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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Vinnie St Croix enters the cage!
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170 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinnie St Croix!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Croix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Turner. No joy for St Croix on that attempt.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by St Croix.
St Croix misses with a takedown attempt - Turner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
James Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie St Croix.
No luck for St Croix with that takedown attempt.
Turner gets a clinch.
Turner pulls St Croix into guard.
Turner tries to strike from the bottom.
Turner is striking from the bottom but St Croix uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Turner trying to hold on to St Croix's head to control him but St Croix postures up.
St Croix drops an elbow to the side of Turner's head.
St Croix is keen to just control but Turner is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner trying to get back to full guard but St Croix takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
St Croix trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Croix is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Turner has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Turner!
Turner wants to control from the top but St Croix keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Croix is looking for a triangle but Turner pushes his legs off easily.
St Croix looks gassed!
Turner wants to control from the top but St Croix keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Turner postures up in St Croix's guard and throws a big left but St Croix blocks it.
Turner wants to pass the guard but St Croix is keeping the position.
Turner passes into half guard.
Turner throwing shots but St Croix is blocking nicely.
Turner is trying to work for a kimura but St Croix is defending well.
Turner tries to pass to full mount but St Croix defends it.
St Croix blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turner.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Turner shoots for a takedown but St Croix saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
St Croix punishes Turner's body with a nice straight punch.
St Croix shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
St Croix with shots to the head and body - Turner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Turner is looking to improve his position but St Croix isn't that keen on the idea.
Turner gets back to half guard.
Turner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner regains full guard. Nicely done.
St Croix postures up.
St Croix preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner working for a triangle but St Croix defends it easily.
Turner wants to sweep here but St Croix controlling him for the moment.
St Croix looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turner is on top in guard.
St Croix working for a triangle but Turner defends it easily.
St Croix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Turner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Turner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Croix tries for a takedown but Turner circles away easily
and Turner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St Croix doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turner counters with a head kick. That will keep St Croix thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
St Croix is rocked!
Turner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Turner tries to land a front kick but St Croix steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St Croix doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Croix's guard.
James Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie St Croix.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. St Croix manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
St Croix manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turner manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix advances to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner is looking for a sweep. St Croix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Croix passes to side control.
St Croix tries for a kimura but Turner is defending well.
Turner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turner is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner sneaks back into half guard.
Turner is trying to maintain the position but St Croix is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Turner tries to land a front kick but St Croix steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St Croix looks to clinch
and Turner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Croix throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
St Croix fails to land with a series of punches.
St Croix misses with a takedown attempt
and Turner counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Turner stuffs the takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by St Croix.
Turner tries to buck St Croix off but St Croix is having none of it.
St Croix tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Croix has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vinnie St Croix has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turner gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner is refusing to be controlled, as St Croix sits in half guard.
Turner punching from the bottom.
Turner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Turner wants to sweep here but St Croix controlling him for the moment.
Turner working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner has his foot on St Croix's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Croix works his way back into a safe position though.
Turner is trying to control the position but St Croix postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Turner dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
St Croix steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Turner. That one must have hurt.
Nice body kick there by Turner.
St Croix walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
St Croix doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turner misses with a head kick.
Turner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turner connects with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Croix tries to clinch up
and Turner counters with a nice double leg into side control. St Croix won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix manages to work his way to half guard, despite Turner's best efforts.
St Croix is defending against the submission attempts here by Turner.
Turner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Turner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turner is trying to control the action in half guard but St Croix is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Turner seems to be looking for submissions.
St Croix has hold of Turner's hands but Turner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Turner trying to control the action but St Croix is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turner is working for a submission of some sort.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Croix gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turner counters with a right hand to the body.
St Croix shoots and misses
and Turner counters with a takedown into side control.
James Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie St Croix.
Turner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
St Croix struggling a bit here.
Turner throwing strikes but St Croix manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Turner is trying to control St Croix's posture but St Croix avoids it.
St Croix passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Turner!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is working to get back to half guard.
St Croix sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
St Croix cracks Turner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Turner is working to get back to half guard.
Turner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Turner is trying to escape the mount.
Turner is squirming around, avoiding St Croix's attempts to control the action.
Turner is desperately trying to improve his position but St Croix has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Croix tries to control but Turner wriggling away.
St Croix looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Turner is squirming around, avoiding St Croix's attempts to control the action.
Turner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinnie St Croix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Croix working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Turner looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by St Croix! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vinnie St Croix!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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