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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Web Du Bois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Bourque has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Web Du Bois!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Du Bois.
Du Bois bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Du Bois fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bourque looks to land a combination but Du Bois avoids it well.
Du Bois's coach down at Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Du Bois's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Du Bois tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bourque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Du Bois tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Du Bois tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Du Bois tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bourque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Du Bois tries to clinch but Bourque moves away
and Bourque makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Du Bois takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque throws a body punch but Du Bois moves out of range.
Du Bois looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bourque listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Web Du Bois has been cut.
Du Bois fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bourque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Du Bois moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bourque misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Bois tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance.
Du Bois is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bourque is looking to counter punch.
Du Bois forces Bourque back against the cage and clinches.
Du Bois working aggressively here.
Du Bois throws a head punch that misses.
Bourque is trying to break the clinch but Du Bois has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Bourque's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Du Bois prevents Bourque from breaking the clinch.
Du Bois tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bourque's elbow.
Du Bois lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Du Bois goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Du Bois misses with a punch on the inside.
Bourque tries to break free but Du Bois pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois misses with some punches.
Bourque breaks the clinch.
Du Bois tries to clinch but Bourque is having none of it.
Bourque is looking to counter punch.
Du Bois is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Du Bois moves away.
Du Bois darts in trying to clinch
and Bourque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Du Bois tries to clinch but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Du Bois catches Bourque with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Du Bois tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bourque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Du Bois misses with a straight left.
Bourque punishes Du Bois's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois has closed the distance and engaged Bourque in a clinch.
Du Bois is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Du Bois lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Du Bois.
Bourque blocking some punches.
Du Bois has a couple of punches blocked by Bourque.
Bourque working hard to break the clinch.
Du Bois misses with a short punch on the inside.
Du Bois misses with a punch to the body.
Du Bois misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Du Bois - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Du Bois has Bourque pressed against the cage, preventing Bourque from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque breaks the clinch.
Du Bois with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bourque to score with a decent uppercut.
Bourque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bourque went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Du Bois slips a jab from Bourque.
A slow jab from Bourque misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Du Bois on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Du Bois tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance.
Bourque swats away the attempt to clinch by Du Bois.
Bourque scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bourque misses with a head kick.
A jab from Du Bois finds it's way through Bourque's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bourque swats away the attempt to clinch by Du Bois.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Bourque dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Web Du Bois's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Du Bois wants to clinch.
Du Bois uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bourque has time to react.
Du Bois tries to clinch but Bourque is having none of it.
Bourque is looking for a counter combo.
Du Bois is looking to clinch.
Du Bois is looking to clinch but Bourque is avoiding it.
Du Bois throws a series of punches but Bourque moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque moves into the clinch.
Bourque working hard to break the clinch.
Bourque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Du Bois can't find room to land a body shot as Bourque controls the action.
Du Bois misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bourque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Du Bois can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Bois lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Du Bois tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Du Bois.
Du Bois cracks Bourque with a nice body shot.
The referee calls for Du Bois to work.
Du Bois working aggressively here.
Du Bois stalling the fight.
Bourque breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Du Bois forces Bourque back against the cage and clinches.
Du Bois slowing the pace effectively.
Du Bois tries a body shot but Bourque blocks it.
Bourque blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois lands with a short shot to the head.
Bourque is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Du Bois lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bourque backwards.
Bourque blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Du Bois.
Du Bois working aggressively here.
Du Bois throws a punch but it's blocked by Bourque.
Du Bois throws a head punch that misses.
Du Bois working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Du Bois's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bourque breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance.
Du Bois tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bourque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bourque gets in close and tags Du Bois with a short punch that almost sends Du Bois to the mat! Oh Du Bois is in big trouble! He turns his back on Bourque, trying to create some distance but Bourque rushes him, striking wildly and Du Bois goes down! The referee tackles Bourque into the cage to end the fight! Bourque is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Bourque!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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