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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Zerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Bourdeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Zerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Bourdeau!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourdeau misses with a two punch combination.
Zerra closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bourdeau to the mat! Bourdeau manages to get full guard.
Zerra could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zerra showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bourdeau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zerra.
Zerra tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourdeau is retaining full guard.
Zerra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bourdeau has control of Zerra's left arm, preventing Zerra from doing any damage.
Zerra cracks Bourdeau with a solid left hand.
Bourdeau keeping full guard, as Zerra tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zerra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bourdeau is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zerra is fighting to break Bourdeau's control of his arms but Bourdeau is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andrew Bourdeau wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bourdeau fails with a takedown attempt.
Zerra dives in and scores a takedown into Bourdeau's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourdeau is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bourdeau wants to get back to his feet but Zerra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bourdeau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bourdeau working a defensive guard here.
Zerra looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bourdeau keeping moving, preventing Zerra from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrew Bourdeau was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bourdeau digs a good hook to Zerra's body.
Zerra lands a slapping body shot.
Zerra looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zerra is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeau blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zerra.
Zerra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zerra lands with a punch from half guard.
Zerra trying to control from half guard but Bourdeau is working away.
Zerra prevents Bourdeau from improving his position.
Zerra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zerra is looking to take a break and control but Bourdeau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zerra lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zerra has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bourdeau moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zerra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bourdeau trying to control the position.
Bourdeau is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zerra seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bourdeau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zerra scoring with some ground and pound.
Bourdeau keeping moving, preventing Zerra from controlling successfully.
Zerra working some strikes from top position.
Zerra scoring with some ground and pound.
Zerra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zerra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bourdeau's head.
Zerra postures up.
Bourdeau might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Zerra kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Zerra advances to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zerra working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zerra is keen to just control but Bourdeau is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Zerra there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeau is looking to escape.
Bourdeau looks winded!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zerra connects with a nice short shot to Bourdeau's temple.
Zerra lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zerra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bourdeau's head.
Zerra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zerra is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bourdeau!
Zerra landing shots from mount.
Zerra dominating with strikes here.
Bourdeau is bucking up trying to escape but Zerra cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zerra cracks Bourdeau with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bourdeau is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zerra unloading with bombs!
Zerra connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zerra scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bourdeau?
Zerra avoids the attempt from Bourdeau to control.
Zerra is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Zerra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zerra misses with a straight right.
Zerra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bourdeau.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bourdeau. Zerra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bourdeau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zerra throws a shot from downtown. Bourdeau moves away and avoids it.
Bourdeau with a hook.
Zerra keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zerra takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Donk. Zerra catches Bourdeau right on the button with a cross.
A combination from Zerra does no damage.
Zerra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourdeau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bourdeau tries to sprawl but Zerra drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Zerra is nestled in close to Bourdeau, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zerra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zerra working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zerra working the head and body with strikes.
Bourdeau avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zerra.
Bourdeau tries to kick Zerra off but Zerra keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Matt Zerra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bourdeau is breathing heavily.
Zerra throwing shots but Bourdeau is blocking nicely.
Bourdeau has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zerra is working away from the top position though.
Zerra is keen to just control but Bourdeau is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Zerra.
Zerra passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bourdeau!
Zerra raining down shots from the mount!
Zerra lands with some strikes.
Bourdeau takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zerra lands a big shot there that rocks Bourdeau but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zerra lands with some strikes.
Bourdeau is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zerra connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bourdeau is still in real trouble! Can Zerra finish him?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zerra cracks Bourdeau with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Zerra!
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hype
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RATING
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