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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Descharme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 cm
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176 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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185 cm
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179 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Descharme! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zack Fair! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Descharme misses with a low kick.
Fair has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Descharme. Jab from Descharme. Descharme lunges at Fair with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fair's hand. Descharme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Descharme closes the distance and lands a one-two. Descharme digs a good hook to Fair's body.
Descharme fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Descharme takes the fight into the clinch. Descharme stalling against the cage.
Descharme scores with a shot to the side of Fair's head. A short right from Descharme. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fair tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Descharme just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Descharme pressing his opponent against the cage. Fair tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Descharme just stands there and leans against the cage. Descharme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fair backwards. Descharme throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Descharme. A right handed body shot lands from Descharme.
Descharme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fair backwards. Fair manages to pull guard.
Fair keeping moving, preventing Descharme from controlling successfully. Fair looking for a guillotine here but Descharme defends easily.
Descharme with a flurry of punches that miss. Descharme postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Descharme trying to control the position from guard on top but Fair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Fair not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Descharme postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Descharme scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Fair looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Descharme passes into side control.
Descharme lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Descharme working the head with strikes. Descharme is trying to get an arm triangle but Fair is defending well. Descharme lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fair down.
Descharme scoring with punches from side control. Descharme lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fair sneaks back into half guard. Fair actively working from the bottom here. Descharme lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Descharme lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Descharme throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Fair wants to get back to full guard. Descharme decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. Descharme rushes Fair and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Descharme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fair's elbow. Descharme is stalling here.
Descharme lands a nice shot to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Descharme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fair's elbow. Descharme breaks from the clinch.
Descharme stuffs the takedown. Jean Descharme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Fair. Descharme throws a lazy right hand but Fair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jean Descharme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Descharme throws a looping overhand right but Fair ducks down to avoid it. Fair moves out of range of the leg kick from Descharme. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Descharme has Fair up against the cage in a clinch.
Fair fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A shot in the inside from Descharme. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Descharme dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Descharme misses. No joy there for Descharme, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Descharme misses with a body punch
and Fair counters with a single leg into guard. Descharme didn't expect that. Fair sitting in guard here, content to control. Fair drops back, looking for a kneebar! Descharme looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Descharme looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Descharme! Fair tries to improve position but can't. Descharme lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Fair is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Descharme's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. This has been an exciting period of action! Descharme passes to side control. Descharme cracks Fair with a big right hand but Fair just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fair is trying to strike from the bottom but Descharme has passed into full mount. Descharme working away from the top, dropping strikes. Descharme fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fair is rocked! Jean Descharme overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Descharme landing strikes, looking to finish! Fair is still in real trouble! Can Descharme finish him? Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Descharme is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fair has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Descharme looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Fair covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Descharme! A victorious Jean Descharme thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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