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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jr jrod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Senecal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, jr jrod! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Senecal! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! jrod throws a right and a left that Senecal avoids nicely. Senecal rushes jrod and presses him up against the cage. jrod tries to break the clinch but Senecal is controlling the position. Senecal works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. jrod preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Senecal tries to free his leg and advance position but jrod is retaining full guard. Senecal gets to his feet - jrod follows without any prompting. Senecal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with jrod but jrod pushes him off and we're back to square one. Senecal fails with a takedown attempt from distance. jrod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
jrod lands a head kick. Senecal smiles back at him and beckons him forward. jrod misses with a wild combination.
jrod misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
jrod swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
jrod misses with a jab, cross combination.
jrod displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Senecal. jr jrod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Senecal. Senecal tries to clinch there but jrod circles away.
jrod jabs at Senecal's body.
That's one minute gone in the round. jrod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
jrod throws a series of strikes that have Senecal backpedaling.
jrod rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Senecal moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Senecal misses with a takedown attempt - jrod sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Senecal blocks a head kick by jrod.
Senecal shoots in for a takedown but jrod shows good takedown defense. jr jrod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Senecal looks gassed! jrod clinches up with Senecal and pushes him back against the cage. jrod throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. jrod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. jrod misses with a wild combination.
Senecal fails with a takedown attempt. jrod throws a right and a left that Senecal avoids nicely. Senecal is looking to clinch but jrod is avoiding it.
Senecal slips a jab and a cross from jrod.
jrod lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick from jrod lands but Senecal takes it in his stride. jrod fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
jrod connects with a jab. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! jrod is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Some wild striking there from jrod.
jrod lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Senecal misses the target. Senecal shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. jrod manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. jrod wants to get back to his feet but Senecal is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Senecal advances to half guard. Senecal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. jrod defending well though. Senecal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Senecal stops jrod from getting back to his feet.
Senecal throwing shots but jrod is blocking nicely. Senecal not landing any meaningful shots this time. jrod wants to get back to his feet.
Senecal postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for jrod to stand up. jrod misses with a double jab.
Senecal shoots in looking for a takedown. jrod tries to sprawl out of it but Senecal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. jrod manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. jrod lands a right hook to the body.
jrod fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Senecal, pushing him back against the cage. jrod manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. jrod digs a good hook to Senecal's body.
No joy there for jrod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
jrod looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Senecal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. jrod looks to land a combination but Senecal avoids it well. jrod scores with a one two! Senecal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. jrod stalks Senecal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Senecal's face. Senecal staggers backwards, shaken. jrod lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Senecal wants to clinch and jrod counters with a big head kick but Senecal shrugs it off. jrod will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
jrod circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. jrod throws a right and a left that Senecal avoids nicely. jrod lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. jrod is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Senecal shoots and misses and jrod counters with an outside leg kick.
jrod scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jr jrod dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
jrod lands with a nice body punch. No joy there for jrod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - jrod scores with a four punch combination! jrod throws a nice looking combination but Senecal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Senecal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Senecal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Senecal tries to pass the half guard into mount. jrod knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. jrod makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round. Senecal fails with a takedown attempt. Senecal tries to score with a low kick but jrod moves his leg out of the way. Senecal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
jrod stuffs the takedown. jrod throws a series of punches but Senecal avoids them all with ease. jrod throws a combination. Senecal tries to block but a couple of punches get through. jrod connects with a high kick. jrod throws a series of strikes that have Senecal backpedaling.
Senecal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from jrod. jrod fails to land with a series of punches.
Senecal shoots in and drives through. jrod sprawls well. jr jrod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Senecal. Senecal doesn't succeed with the takedown and jrod counters with a left and a right that stings Senecal. Senecal on the wrong end of a nice hook. Senecal tries to clinch up and jrod counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. jrod clinches. Senecal drops down looking for an ankle pick but jrod pulls his leg out and moves away.
jrod will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
jrod's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and jrod duly obliges. jr jrod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Senecal shoots for a takedown but jrod saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. jrod displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. A punch combination from jrod misses. jrod throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Senecal. jrod dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Senecal doesn't succeed with the takedown and jrod counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. jrod misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. jrod lands with a kick to the temple. Senecal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" jrod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Senecal swats him away and circles back towards the center. jrod tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Senecal shoots for a double leg takedown but jrod sprawls well. He's pushed Senecal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Senecal closes the distance and clinches up with jrod, looking for a takedown. Senecal pushes jrod against the cage but jrod circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. jrod swinging wilding here.
jrod looks to land a combination but Senecal avoids it well. jrod is looking to wear down Senecal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Senecal dives in and grabs jrod's left leg, looking for a takedown. jrod pushes down on Senecal's head and hops out. jrod throws a head kick that misses. Senecal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. jrod sprawls well initially but Senecal persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Senecal stops jrod from getting back to his feet.
Senecal is nestled in close to jrod, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Senecal looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. jrod taking some punishment here, with Senecal in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. jrod is in trouble now - Senecal has advanced to mount! jrod really wants to buck Senecal off and get back to his feet. Senecal tries to control but jrod wriggling away. jrod is trying to stand up. Senecal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as jrod is looking to escape. Senecal throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that jr jrod will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Senecal looks to clinch and jrod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. jrod throws a right and a left that both miss. Senecal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Senecal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Senecal unloading with bombs! Senecal goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now jrod is on top in guard.
Alex Senecal has got the better of the ground game so far. jrod has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Senecal is proving hard to escape from. Senecal pushes jrod off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Senecal misses with a takedown attempt - jrod sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. jrod scores with a head kick.
Senecal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Senecal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! jrod's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Senecal throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
jrod is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Senecal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. jrod taking shots to the head. Senecal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Senecal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as jrod is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Senecal with the ground and pound from mount. Senecal is in the full mount, landing strikes. Senecal working jrod over with strikes here. jrod tries to buck Senecal off but he can't manage it. jrod in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. jrod wants to get back to his feet.
Senecal landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Senecal lands a big shot there that rocks jrod but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Senecal thowing shots but they're missing. Senecal landing shots from mount. jrod squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Senecal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can jrod hang on? jrod's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. jrod is in a horrible position here. Senecal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Senecal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Senecal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! jrod is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
jrod wants to get back to his feet.
Senecal scoring with strikes but jrod is staying in there. Senecal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight! Alex Senecal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think jrod has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jr jrod!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
56% |
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