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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 cm
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180 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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180 cm
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172 lbs
47 - 23 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Colon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
47 - 23 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Lemieux! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A looping hook to the body misses from Colon. Lemieux does a little dance to reset his feet. Colon misses with a head kick.
Lemieux misses with a low kick.
Colon misses with a body kick. Colon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Lemieux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Colons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! The fighters circling - Lemieux throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Lemieux misses with a looping right. Colon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lemieux. Lemieux is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lemieux throws a front kick aimed at Colon's knee but Colon avoids it well. Lemieux scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Lemieux missing with a left hand there. Colon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Lemieux keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lemieux slips under a jab from Colon. Colon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Colon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Lemieux blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lemieux moves forwards but Colon connects with a nice, crisp jab. Colon checks a low kick from Lemieux. Lemieux has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Colon. Colon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Colon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Colon throws a push kick but Lemieux slaps the foot to one side. A combination from Lemieux does no damage. Lemieux throws a nice looking combination but Colon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A big right from Colon misses. Lemieux throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Lemieux throws a hook but Colon blocks it. Colon feinted there with a counter leg kick. Lemieux cracks Colon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. A slow jab from Colon misses its intended target. Lemieux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Colon sees it coming and avoids it easily. Colon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Lemieux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Colon. Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colon. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lemieux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Colon is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Colon throws a shot from downtown. Lemieux moves away and avoids it. Colon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lemieux's head. A left lands for Lemieux. Colon misses with a kick to the body and Lemieux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A nice leg kick lands there from Colon. Lemieux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Colon circles away quickly and effectively. Lemieux throws a hook but Colon avoids it easily. Lemieux misses with a few strikes there.
Colon delivers a nice body kick. Colon missing with a left hand there. Lemieux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Colon throws an off balance right hand
letting Lemieux counter with a right hand. A big left from Lemieux misses. Lemieux misses with a looping left. Colon missing with a left hand there. Lemieux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Colon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Lemieux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Colon moves out of range of the strikes. Colon is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A cross from Colon lands. Lemieux throws a series of punches but Colon avoids them all with ease. Lemieux tries to land a leg kick but Colon saw it coming and moves away.
Lemieux tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Colon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lemieux. Lemieux throws out a loose jab but Colon uses good head movement to avoid it. Lemieux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Colon. Colon staying out of range there. Colon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lemieux checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Colon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lemieux misses with a short punch on the inside. Colon lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Colon throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemieux. A short left from Colon. Lemieux wants to get back to striking at distance but Colon won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lemieux is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemieux. Colon lands on the inside with an uppercut. Lemieux drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Colon is defending well against a takedown attempt. Colon can't find room to land a body shot as Lemieux controls the action.
Colon scores with a hook to the body. A nice left hand lands by Colon.
Lemieux is looking to control Colon's arms but Colon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lemieux has his back to the cage. Colon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux lands with a light punch inside. Colon throws a head punch that misses. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Colon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colon lands a body punch in the clinch. Lemieux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lemieux backwards. Colon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Colon dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Colon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lemieux has time to react. A jab from Lemieux misses. Lemieux misses with a leg kick. Lemieux avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lemieux. Lemieux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Colon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Lemieux tests Colon's chin there with a solid looking shot. Lemieux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Colon. Good shot there by Colon. Colon looks to land a right hand but Lemieux moved out of range. Colon throws out a leg kick but Lemieux moves out of range and Colon only half commits. Colon throws a shot from downtown. Lemieux moves away and avoids it. Colon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lemieux can do to turn this around? The fighters circling - Colon throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Colon misses with a looping right. David Lemieux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Colon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lemieux checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Lemieux looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Lemieux lands with a hook. Colon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Santiago Colon is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lemieux moves out of range as Colon throws a body kick.
Lemieux is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Colon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Colon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Lemieux connects with a leg kick. Colon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Lemieux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colon looks to land a right hand but Lemieux moved out of range. Colon lands a nice shot to the body.
Colon throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Colon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Colon dips to his left and cracks Lemieux with an uppercut! Colon dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Lemieux closes the distance and lands a one-two. Lemieux misses with a hook. Colon ducked under it nicely. Colon digs a good body shot into Lemieux's ribs. This has been an exciting period of action! Colon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Colon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lazy left from Colon finds it's target. Lemieux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Colon's head backwards. Colon throws a body punch but Lemieux moves out of range. Colon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Lemieux moves out of range of the leg kick from Colon. Lemieux looks like he wants to counter punch here. Lemieux throws a series of punches but Colon avoids them all with ease. Lemieux misses with a low kick. Colon cracks Lemieux with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A nice inside leg kick there by Colon. That's going to slow Lemieux down. Lemieux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Colon circles away quickly and effectively. Lemieux throws a jab but it's blocked by Colon. Lemieux chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Colon can pounce on him.
A lazy left from Colon finds it's target. Nice jab there from Lemieux. Lemieux chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Colon can pounce on him.
Colon missing with a left hand there. Lemieux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. It seemed like Lemieux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Colon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Colon checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Colon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lemieux. Colon drops his hands momentarily and Lemieux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Lemieux throws out a loose jab but Colon uses good head movement to avoid it. Colon jabs at Lemieux's body. Lemieux slips under a jab. A slow jab from Lemieux misses its intended target. Colon throws an overhand right that lands on Lemieux's shoulder, as Lemieux tries to avoid the shot. A big right from Lemieux misses. Lemieux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lemieux throws an overhand right that lands on Colon's shoulder, as Colon tries to avoid the shot. Lemieux throws a shot from downtown. Colon moves away and avoids it. Lemieux throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Lemieux throws a jab when Colon was well out of range. Lemieux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lemieux throws a jab when Colon was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lemieux misses with a low kick as Colon jumps back. Colon misses with a series of wild punches.
Lemieux missing with a left hand there. Colon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Colon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lemieux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Colon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Colon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lemieux. Colon misses with a low kick. Colon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lemieux. Lemieux thows a left - swing and a miss! Colon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Lemieux throws the left hand but Colon avoids the punch easily. Lemieux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Colon sees it coming and avoids it easily. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Colon misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Colon dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lemieux takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. A telegraphed right hand from Lemieux misses the target. Colon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Lemieux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Colon. The fighters circling - Colon throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Lemieux scores with a leg kick.
Lemieux throws a jab but it's blocked by Colon. As Lemieux backs away, Colon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colon. Lemieux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Colon's hands. A slow jab from Colon misses its intended target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Colon is looking to clinch. A punch combination from Lemieux misses. Nice body kick from Colon. Colon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lemieuxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Lemieux stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Colon takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round. Colon has managed to clinch.
Colon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lemieux backwards. Colon lands a hook that snaps the head of Lemieux backwards. Colon can't find room to land a body shot as Lemieux controls the action.
Lemieux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lemieux throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Colon misses with a body kick. Colon blocks a jab. Colon throws a push kick but Lemieux slaps the foot to one side. Lemieux is looking for the big counter here. Colon throws a hook but Lemieux avoids it easily. Lemieux drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Colon defends it well. Colon looks to land a right hand but Lemieux moved out of range. Lemieux throws out a counter right but Colon avoids it with no problem. Colon wants to slow Lemieux down by chopping away at his legs. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Colon. Colon throws a leg kick and Lemieux counters with an outside leg kick.
Lemieux misses the jab. Lemieux misses with a hook. Colon ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lemieux tries to bum rush Colon with a series of wild strikes but Colon uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Lemieux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Colon to score with a decent uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lemieux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Colon. Lemieux throws a right and a left that both miss. Colon is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Colon throws a front kick aimed at Lemieux's knee but Lemieux avoids it well. Colon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Lemieux staying out of range there. Lemieux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Colon. Colon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Colon throws a leg kick but Lemieux checks it. Lemieux misses with a low kick. Nice shot lands for Colon. Lemieux lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice body punch from Colon. Lemieux throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Santiago Colon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Colon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lemieuxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Lemieux misses with a hook. Colon ducked under it nicely. Colon thumps Lemieux with a low kick. Lemieux takes one to the chin there. Lemieux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Colon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Lemieux pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Colon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lemieux's hands. Nice cross by Lemieux. David Lemieux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Colon misses with a straight left. Lemieux walks into a left hand. Lemieux ducks right into an uppercut from Colon. Colon scores with a spinning back kick! A slow jab from Colon misses its intended target. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Colon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Colon lands a nice shot to the body.
Lemieux's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Lemieux missing with a left hand there. Colon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Colon tries to clinch up. Lemieux tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Lemieux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Lemieux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Colon. Colon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Lemieux misses the jab. A big right from Lemieux misses. Colon ducks under a wild hook from Lemieux. Lemieux throws a looping overhand right but Colon ducks down to avoid it. Colon delivers a nice body kick. Colon throws a front kick that sends Lemieux stumbling back into the cage. Nice straight punches there by Lemieux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lemieux. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lemieux throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Lemieux lands a leg kick that knocks Colon off balance momentarily. Colon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Colon delivers a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Santiago Colon showed his dominance in that final round. Well Colon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Colon! A relieved looking Santiago Colon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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