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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
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168 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Austin Justice!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justice.
Bourque throws a right and a left that Justice avoids nicely.
Bourque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Justice shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Justice is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bourque defends it well.
Justice stops Bourque from getting back to his feet.
Justice missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Justice passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bourque!
Bourque is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Justice has taken his back.
Justice has the hooks in. Bourque is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bourque is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque holding both Justice 's hands and preventing any damage.
Justice is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Bourque up.
Bourque showing good submission defense here.
Bourque holding both Justice 's hands and preventing any damage.
Bourque wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice is persistently looking for the submission but Bourque is defending it well.
Well, with Justice on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Bourque is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Bourque is trying to shake Justice off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Justice won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Justice takes one to the chin there.
Justice shoots in but Bourque avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Justice tries to clinch up.
Bourque throws a right and a left that Justice avoids nicely.
Justice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bourque as he jumps to the side.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Justice.
Bourque takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Justice avoids them all with ease.
Bourque connects with a body shot.
Bourque throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
Bourque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justice.
Justice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bourque throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Bourque as Justice shoots in.
Justice drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bourque is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Justice has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bourque knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Justice on the ground.
Justice advances nicely into full mount.
Justice with good strikes from the mount here!
Bourque tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bourque wants to try and get back to his feet.
Justice with good strikes from the mount here!
Bourque is desperately trying to improve his position but Justice has a good base and remains in mount.
Bourque is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Justice dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bourque throws a hook to the side of Justice's head but Justice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Justice defending well as Bourque loads up on a big left hand.
Bourque fails to land with a series of punches.
Bourque connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Justice thuds a left hand into Bourque's body.
Bourque throws a jab but it's blocked by Justice.
Bourque misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bourque connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Justice momentarily.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Justice with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Bourque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Justice.
Bourque displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Justice.
Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourque.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Justice is defended easily by Bourque.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Bourque avoids the body shot from Justice.
Bourque is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Bourque finds it's way through Justice's defenses.
Justice is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bourque rather than just go for the knockout.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice misses with a shot to the body
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bourque counters with a left to the body.
Bourque jabs at Justice's body.
Justice is breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bourque darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Justice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque misses with a body shot.
Bourque scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Justice takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bourque scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Justice is rocked!
Bourque throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range.
Bourque scores with a jab to the jaw.
Justice is still on wobbly legs! Can Bourque finish him?
Bourque fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Justice out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Paul Bourque!
Paul Bourque retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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