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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix St Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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178 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phoenix St Laurent! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Johnson! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! St Laurent wants to clinch. St Laurent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage! St Laurent throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by St Laurent. St Laurent throws a head kick that misses. Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson looks gassed! St Laurent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Phoenix St Laurent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. St Laurent wants to clinch. St Laurent has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
St Laurent unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Laurent putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. St Laurent lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Laurent obliges. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. St Laurent scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jason Johnson has been cut. A knee to the head by St Laurent.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Laurent crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage. St Laurent scores with a knee to the head.
St Laurent scores with a knee to the head.
St Laurent landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Laurent unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. St Laurent connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
St Laurent lands a knee to the head.
St Laurent with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. St Laurent lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. St Laurent using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Laurent landing knees to the head.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but St Laurent keeps him there for the moment. Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Laurent utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. St Laurent crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage. Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Laurent has him pressed against the cage. St Laurent connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson wants to break free but St Laurent has control.
St Laurent lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from St Laurent.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but St Laurent has double underhooks. St Laurent working Johnson over with knees to the body. St Laurent looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but St Laurent won't allow it.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but St Laurent has double underhooks. Johnson has had enough of the clinch but St Laurent keeps him there for the moment. St Laurent working Johnson over with knees to the body. Johnson working hard to break the clinch. St Laurent scores with a knee to the head.
St Laurent lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round. St Laurent tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by St Laurent.
St Laurent throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch. St Laurent with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Laurent with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. St Laurent has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Johnson is trying to force a seperation but St Laurent has the dominant position. St Laurent landing knees to the body.
St Laurent connects with a knee to the head.
St Laurent connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
St Laurent crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage. St Laurent using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
St Laurent has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A knee to the head by St Laurent.
St Laurent landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but St Laurent won't allow it.
St Laurent scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Laurent has him pressed against the cage. St Laurent landing knees to the body.
St Laurent misses with a knee to the head. St Laurent throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Laurent landing knees to the body.
St Laurent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms. Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. St Laurent lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Laurent missing with knees to the body.
St Laurent keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. St Laurent scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but St Laurent is controlling the position. Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Laurent has him pressed against the cage. St Laurent lands a knee to the body.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but St Laurent is controlling the position. St Laurent landing knees to the head.
St Laurent keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. St Laurent with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Johnson wants to break free but St Laurent has control.
A knee to the head by St Laurent.
Johnson tries to break free but St Laurent pushes him back against the cage. St Laurent scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch. St Laurent scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but St Laurent is controlling the position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Knees in the clinch landing for St Laurent.
St Laurent lands a knee to the head.
Johnson wants to break free but St Laurent has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Laurent obliges. Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. St Laurent landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix St Laurent dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jason Johnson's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by St Laurent. St Laurent lands with a slapping head kick. St Laurent fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Laurent throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head. Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Laurent tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance. Johnson keeps the fight on the outside. Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson misses with an uppercut. St Laurent saw that one coming. St Laurent wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance. Johnson is looking to clinch. St Laurent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center. A head kick from St Laurent lands but Johnson takes it in his stride. Phoenix St Laurent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. St Laurent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from St Laurent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. St Laurent tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance. Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by St Laurent. Phoenix St Laurent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. St Laurent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center. St Laurent throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson. St Laurent wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance. Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Laurent throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. St Laurent throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Laurent wants to clinch. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. St Laurent tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range. Johnson avoids the head kick by St Laurent.
St Laurent fails in his attempt to clinch. St Laurent tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. St Laurent throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Laurent tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it. Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Laurent digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs. Phoenix St Laurent is winning the standup battle so far. St Laurent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson. St Laurent tries to clinch up. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. St Laurent throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action! St Laurent throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix St Laurent dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Jason Johnson's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
St Laurent lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward. St Laurent connects with a high kick. St Laurent slips under a jab from Johnson. St Laurent lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! St Laurent takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish! Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Laurent scores with a kick to the midsection. Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! St Laurent throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it. St Laurent lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! St Laurent takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish! Whack! St Laurent lands a heavy head kick that drops Johnson. The ref tackles St Laurent to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Johnson was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Phoenix St Laurent!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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