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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Odell Paquette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odell Paquette could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bill Bronson's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Odell Paquette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson throws a lazy right hand but Paquette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paquette fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bronson lands a nice hook to Paquette's body. Paquette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paquette misses with a straight right.
Paquette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paquette blocks a jab.
Bronson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Paquette does it's job there.
Bronson swings for the body but Paquette moves out of range.
Bronson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronson takes a swing at Paquette's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquette scores with a nice right hand.
Bronson loads up on a big right hand but Paquette slips the punch.
Paquette throws a big counter combination but Bronson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A shot to the liver by Bronson. Beautiful body shot.
Paquette lands with a straight right. Bronson didn't see that one coming.
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!
Bronson drives through with a takedown into Paquette's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bronson tries to free his leg and advance position but Paquette is retaining full guard.
Paquette looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson throwing strikes from guard but Paquette blocks nicely.
Bronson is fighting to break Paquette's control of his arms but Paquette is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bronson with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing good reports from Paquette's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Paquette will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paquette has Bronson pulled in close to control his posture.
Bronson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bronson stays in close to Paquette's body and controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bronson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bronson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paquette. Bronson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paquette looks to throw the jab but Bronson is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Bronson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
Paquette throws a right and a left that Bronson avoids nicely.
Paquette throws the left hand but Bronson avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bronson connects with a crisp jab.
Paquette takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bronson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paquette swings for the body but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson avoids the body shot from Paquette.
Bronson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Paquette.
Sloppy strikes from Bronson. Those never looked like landing.
Paquette throws an overhand right that lands on Bronson's shoulder, as Bronson tries to avoid the shot.
Jab from Paquette.
Paquette throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bronson is rocked!
Paquette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson.
Bronson is still on wobbly legs! Can Paquette finish him?
Paquette will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bronson seems to have recovered his senses.
Paquette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson shoots in for a double leg but Paquette sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Odell Paquette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Bronson.
Bronson takes a swing at Paquette's ribcage but misses.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
Bronson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paquette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bronson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Paquette misses with a jab, cross combination.
Odell Paquette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paquette.
Paquette moves out of range as Bronson strikes.
Bronson swings widly with a right hand
and Paquette counters with a straight right hand.
Bronson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paquette's head.
Bronson lands a body shot.
Bronson slips a jab and a cross from Paquette.
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronson dodges the punch combination from Paquette.
Paquette is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Paquette scores with a hook to the body. Bronson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paquette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquette lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bronson backs up against the cage.
Paquette lands a left and a right that send Bronson crashing to the mat, dazed. Paquette thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sloppy strikes from Bronson. Those never looked like landing.
Paquette gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bronson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronson wants to control from the top but Paquette keeps moving.
Bronson working some strikes from top position.
Bronson is stalling in the full guard.
Paquette keeping moving, preventing Bronson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bronson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paquette is trying to keep Bronson in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Paquette dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oooooh!!! Paquette has knocked Bronson down with a huge combo! Paquette steps away and waves a wobbly Bronson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Paquette misses with a hook. Bronson ducked under it nicely.
Paquette looks to land a right hand but Bronson moved out of range.
Paquette is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bronson can do to turn this around?
Paquette misses with a looping left.
Bronson thuds a left hand into Paquette's body.
Bronson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paquette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bronson misses the jab.
Paquette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paquette misses with a few strikes there.
Bronson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bronson works over Paquette's head and body with a nice combination.
Bronson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paquette missing with a left hand there. Bronson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Odell Paquette is winning the standup battle so far.
Paquette scores with a punch to the head.
Paquette connects with a body shot.
A punch combination from Paquette misses.
Paquette scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bronson scores with a jab. Paquette acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paquette fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bronson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paquette keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paquette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paquette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bronson defending well as Paquette loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Paquette does no damage.
Bronson stuns Paquette with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bronson lands with a shot to the body.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
Paquette moves away from the strike by Bronson.
Paquette misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette lands the left hand.
Bronson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paquette.
Paquette scores with the left hand. Bronson knows he should have avoided that one.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paquette was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Bronson blocks a jab.
A left lands for Bronson.
Paquette takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bronson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paquette looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bronson shoots in and gets a takedown into Paquette's guard.
Bronson wants to pass the guard but Paquette is keeping the position.
Bronson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a big elbow that misses.
Bronson throwing strikes but missing.
Paquette not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paquette looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Paquette working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four 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.
Paquette scores with a three punch combo!
Paquette scores with a hook to the body. Bronson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Odell Paquette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bronson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronson takes a swing at Paquette's ribcage but misses.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Paquette seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Paquette fails to land with a series of punches.
Paquette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paquette throws a series of punches but Bronson avoids them all with ease.
Paquette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Paquette wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paquette throws a right hand that Bronson ducks under and follows up with a left that Bronson also avoids with ease.
Bronson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Paquette ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paquette lands a nice shot that snaps Bronson's head back.
Bronson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bronson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Odell Paquette will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paquette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bronson circles away quickly and effectively.
Paquette is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some wild striking there from Paquette.
Paquette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Paquette slips a straight right by Bronson.
Bronson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paquette.
Paquette throws a combination that misses
and Bronson counters with a straight right hand.
Bronson throws out a powerful jab.
Paquette throws the left hand but Bronson avoids the punch easily.
Bronson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paquette but Paquette pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquette lands the left hand.
Paquette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bronson.
Bronson misses with a looping left.
Paquette looks to land a right hand but Bronson moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paquette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Paquette fails to land with a series of punches.
Paquette's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bronson under the eye.
Bronson misses the jab.
Paquette moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paquette was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paquette has time to react.
A slow jab from Bronson misses its intended target.
Paquette misses the shot to the body.
Bronson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paquette throws out the jab.
Bronson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Paquette with a body shot.
Bronson works Paquette's body with a nice hook.
Bronson staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Bronson finds it's target.
Bronson swings widly with a right hand
and Paquette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paquette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bronson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paquette throws a lazy right hand but Bronson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bill Bronson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Paquette's guard.
Bill Bronson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paquette trying to keep a closed guard but Bronson is proving a slippery customer.
Bronson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paquette keeping full guard, as Bronson tries to pass.
Bronson throwing strikes from guard but Paquette blocks nicely.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bronson trying to control the position from guard on top but Paquette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Paquette looks to land a left hand but Bronson moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a hook but Paquette avoids it easily.
Bronson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paquette scores with a sloppy right hand. Bronson should have avoided that one.
Paquette misses with an uppercut
and Bronson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paquette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronson misses with an uppercut
and Paquette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paquette blocks a jab.
Paquette throwing a counter right hand but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paquette.
Paquette slips under a jab.
Paquette connects with a looping right hand.
Paquette looks to land a left hand but Bronson moved out of range nicely.
Bronson loads up on a big right hand but Paquette slips the punch.
Bronson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paquette connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bronson scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Paquette connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paquette to score with a decent uppercut.
Bronson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Paquette lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bronson. Paquette pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Odell Paquette!
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energy
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hype
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