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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Leclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill McBrody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leclair comes to the cage accompanied by king crimson - 21st century schizoid man . The crowd seem to be enjoying McBrody's choice of entrance music: Get Back. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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184 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Leclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bill McBrody!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBrody misses with a jab, cross combination.
McBrody throws a low kick, looking for Leclair's leg but Leclair calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McBrody lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leclair has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leclair and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McBrody throws a hook but Leclair avoids it easily.
Leclair tries to clinch there but McBrody circles away.
Leclair misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McBrody lands a jab-cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBrody throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leclair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBrody.
McBrody lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrody looks to throw the jab but Leclair is out of range.
McBrody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leclair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leclair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBrody.
Leclair checks the leg kick.
Leclair blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Leclair.
No joy there for McBrody, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McBrody checks a leg kick nicely.
McBrody tries to land a front kick but Leclair steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McBrody keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two 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.
Leclair takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leclair takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Leclair tries to clinch but McBrody is having none of it.
Leclair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leclair is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McBrody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBrody tries to score with a low kick but Leclair moves his leg out of the way.
McBrody blocks the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McBrody lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leclair has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leclair and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leclair attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McBrody scores with a hook to the body. Leclair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McBrody throws a jab when Leclair was well out of range.
Leclair blocks a jab.
Leclair connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McBrody misses with a low kick.
McBrody avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McBrody misses with a looping left.
McBrody lands a nice looking body shot.
Leclair moves in looking to clinch but McBrody pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leclair lands with an overhand left.
Leclair throws a sloppy head kick and McBrody moves out of range easily.
Leclair throws a lazy right hand but McBrody sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leclair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leclair on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leclair looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McBrody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBrody throws a shot from downtown. Leclair moves away and avoids it.
McBrody scores with a hook to the body. Leclair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill McBrody dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Leclair misses.
Leclair throws a sloppy head kick
and McBrody counters with a low kick, right behind Leclair 's knee.
Leclair clinches up against the cage.
Leclair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McBrody's elbow.
A short left from McBrody.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McBrody on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McBrody is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leclair is keeping busy.
McBrody holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Leclair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leclair blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from McBrody - that landed with a thud.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McBrody swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leclair tries to work over McBrody's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McBrody working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leclair misses with the head strike.
Leclair tries a knee to the head but McBrody blocks it.
Leclair lands a hook to the side of the head.
McBrody lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leclair backwards.
Leclair blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leclair.
McBrody misses with the head strike.
McBrody tries to land knees in the clinch but Leclair avoids the damage to the body.
Leclair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leclair.
Leclair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McBrody is breathing heavily.
Leclair effectively controlling the action here.
Leclair prevents a body shot from McBrody.
McBrody goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBrody throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leclair lands a knee to the body.
McBrody goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leclair gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
McBrody blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leclair takes a shot to the head.
McBrody misses with some punches.
McBrody stalls.
McBrody misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leclair.
Leclair pressing his opponent against the cage.
McBrody lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leclair takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leclair takes a shot to the head.
Leclair missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leclair.
McBrody lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leclair tries to land knees in the clinch but McBrody avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leclair takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leclair is trying to maintain a safe position but McBrody gets an underhook and turns Leclair into the cage.
McBrody misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBrody.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leclair throws a knee to the head but misses.
McBrody trying to stall but Leclair improves his position.
A short body shot lands from McBrody as the two fighters clinch.
McBrody managing to block the knees to the body from Leclair.
Leclair looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jean Leclair.
McBrody misses the shot to the body.
Leclair tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leclair throws a low kick but McBrody moves out of range easily.
Leclair moves forwards but McBrody connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McBrody scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leclair takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McBrody uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leclair.
A low kick from McBrody misses
and Leclair counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leclair.
Leclair pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leclair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leclair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Leclair.
McBrody has a couple of punches blocked by Leclair.
Leclair lands a knee to the head.
Leclair throws an elbow that misses.
The referee calls for Leclair to work.
McBrody throws a punch but it's blocked by Leclair.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McBrody.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bill McBrody will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Leclair misses with an attempted mid kick.
McBrody lands an overhand right.
Good work by Leclair as he checks the leg kick.
McBrody with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leclair counters with a good, hard body kick but McBrody shrugs it off.
McBrody tries to work over Leclair's front leg with a kick but Leclair checks it.
McBrody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leclair moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBrody feints and then cracks Leclair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leclair down.
Leclair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McBrody throws out the jab.
McBrody feints and then cracks Leclair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leclair down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leclair takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McBrody looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leclair blocks a leg kick.
Leclair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McBrody slips a jab from Leclair.
Leclair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McBrody tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leclair tries to clinch but McBrody moves out of range.
Leclair walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McBrody checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrody takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bill McBrody seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McBrody throws a hook but Leclair avoids it easily.
McBrody will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leclair throws a low kick, looking for McBrody's leg but McBrody calmly moves out of range.
Leclair gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leclair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McBrody in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leclair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McBrody takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leclair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leclair just leaning against McBrody, taking a breather.
McBrody has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrody tries to throw a body punch but Leclair avoids it by throwing McBrody back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leclair.
Leclair content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McBrody misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leclair tries to stall but McBrody uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leclair connects with a knee to the head.
Bill McBrody is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leclair lands an elbow just above McBrody 's eye.
Leclair landing knees to the body.
Leclair is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McBrody dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jean Leclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leclair trying to land knees to the body.
Leclair lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Leclair.
Leclair holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Leclair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leclair landing knees to the head.
Leclair has McBrody pushed against the cage.
Leclair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leclair - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leclair scores a nice knee to the body.
Leclair looking to throw knees to the head but McBrody is blocking nicely.
Leclair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leclair tries to land a knee to the head but McBrody blocks with his arms.
McBrody avoids the elbow strike from Leclair, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Leclair.
McBrody takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leclair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leclair is trying to maintain a safe position but McBrody gets an underhook and turns Leclair into the cage.
Knees to the body from Leclair.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Leclair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McBrody has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bill McBrody!
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FIGHT
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