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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bosco (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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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Bosco!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews stuffs the takedown.
Bosco lands with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bosco.
Andrews connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bosco cracks Andrews with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bosco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bosco.
Bosco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bosco is working for takedown but Andrews is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bosco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bosco lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Bosco scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Andrews throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bosco blocks it with crossed arms.
Andrews misses with a knee strike.
Andrews lands an elbow that stopped Bosco in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Paul Bosco has been cut.
Bosco scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bosco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Andrews gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paul Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bosco.
Andrews is trying to stall.
Andrews's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andrews blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Bosco.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Andrews takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bosco has picked Andrews up - he's going for a ride! Bosco dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Andrews is staying active underneath Bosco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bosco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Andrews defending well though.
Bosco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andrews is in trouble now - Bosco has advanced to mount!
Bosco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bosco working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Bosco connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bosco unloading with bombs!
Bosco with a couple of short strikes.
Bosco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Andrews looks a forlorn figure.
Andrews knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bosco on the ground.
Bosco lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Andrews tries to hold on but Bosco postures up.
Andrews is desperately trying to improve his position but Bosco has a good base and remains in mount.
Bosco cracks Andrews with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Andrews is trying to escape the mount.
Andrews is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosco lands a nice shot to the head.
Andrews in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Bosco.
Bosco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Andrews wants to hold on but Bosco pushes him away.
Bosco cracks Andrews with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Andrews tries to hold on but Bosco pushes him away.
Bosco landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bosco cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Andrews is rocked!
Bosco looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Andrews is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bosco is landing with some decent strikes but Andrews is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bosco working Andrews over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bosco lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosco putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bosco with shots to the head and body - Andrews looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bosco working Andrews over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrews wants to control but Bosco is having none of it.
Bosco landing strikes from the mount and Andrews is in trouble!
Bosco lands a heavy elbow.
Andrews on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Andrews tries to get out of the position.
Bosco working Andrews over with strikes here.
Andrews is in a horrible position here. Bosco smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bosco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrews in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bosco working Andrews over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bosco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bosco's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bosco connects with a looping right hand.
Andrews lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bosco circles away quickly and effectively.
Bosco with a jab.
Bosco shoots in for a takedown but Andrews shows good takedown defense.
Andrews seems to have got his legs back now.
Bosco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bosco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bosco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andrews.
Bosco pushes Andrews back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bosco managing to block the knees to the body from Andrews.
Bosco is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Bosco.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bosco gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Andrews regains guard.
Bosco trying to control but Andrews is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosco postures up in Andrews's guard and throws a big left but Andrews blocks it.
Bosco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bosco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bosco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bosco landing with the ground and pound.
Bosco trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bosco is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bosco postures up in Andrews's guard and throws a big left but Andrews blocks it.
Bosco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bosco lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is trying to control the position but Bosco postures up.
Bosco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Andrews is trying to control the position but Bosco postures up.
Bosco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Andrews keeping moving, preventing Bosco from controlling successfully.
Bosco landing with the ground and pound.
Andrews has momentary wrist control but Bosco slips an elbow through the middle.
Bosco trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrews working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bosco.
Bosco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Andrews's head.
Bosco postures up in Andrews's guard and throws a big left but Andrews blocks it.
Bosco stands up over Andrews, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Andrews keeping moving, preventing Bosco from controlling successfully.
Bosco is working Andrews over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bosco with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bosco landing with the ground and pound.
Andrews has momentary wrist control but Bosco slips an elbow through the middle.
Bosco distracts Andrews with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bosco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Andrews's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosco trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bosco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bosco postures up and lands a big shot to Andrews's brow.
Bosco stands up over Andrews, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bosco with a nice head shot there.
Andrews looking for a sweep. Not yet Andrews, not yet.
Paul Bosco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bosco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bosco chips away with some ground and pound.
Andrews working a defensive guard here.
Bosco with a nice head shot there.
Andrews keeping moving, preventing Bosco from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bosco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Bosco's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice combination there by Bosco.
Bosco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andrews pinned against the cage. Andrews gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bosco clobbers Andrews with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosco clinches up against the cage.
Bosco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bosco has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Andrews tries a knee to the head but Bosco blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bosco wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bosco digs a right hand underneath Andrews's ribcage. Andrews let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Andrews landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosco just leaning against Andrews, taking a breather.
Andrews gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bosco.
Paul Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bosco.
Andrews tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andrews looking to throw knees to the head but Bosco is blocking nicely.
Andrews tries to land a knee to the head but Bosco blocks with his arms.
Bosco gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Andrews wants to get back to full guard.
Andrews looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bosco winds up and cracks Andrews with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bosco is nestled in close to Andrews, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bosco is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Andrews is looking to improve his position but Bosco isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Bosco.
Bosco looking to finish Andrews with some ground and pound. This is bad for Andrews!
Andrews is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bosco cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Bosco connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Bosco.
Bosco unloading with bombs!
Bosco lands a heavy elbow.
Andrews tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosco with the ground and pound from mount.
Bosco landing strikes from the mount.
Andrews is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bosco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bosco connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bosco raining down shots from the mount!
Bosco breaks from Andrews's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bosco looking to finish Andrews with some ground and pound. This is bad for Andrews!
Bosco is landing with some decent strikes but Andrews is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Andrews wants to control but Bosco is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bosco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bosco with good strikes from the mount here!
Paul Andrews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bosco lands a nice shot to the head.
Bosco lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Andrews hang on?
Andrews is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bosco putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Andrews wants to control but Bosco is having none of it.
Bosco scoring with strikes but Andrews is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Bosco.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Bosco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bosco has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bosco!
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