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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kay Ector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ector kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Monster!. David Lemieux is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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170 lbs
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172 lbs
47 - 24 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kay Ector! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
47 - 24 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Lemieux! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ector wants to clinch up but Lemieux keeps it at a distance. Lemieux throws a right and a left that both miss. A slow jab from Lemieux misses its intended target. Ector scores with a jab. Lemieux connects with a jab. Ector ducks under a wild hook from Lemieux. Lemieux swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ector counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ector. Lemieux misses with a punch on the inside.
Lemieux lands a left hand.
Ector tries to break the clinch but Lemieux is controlling the position. Ector wants to get back to striking at distance but Lemieux won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lemieux has a couple of punches blocked by Ector.
Lemieux is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A punch combination from Lemieux misses. Ector half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ector is looking to chop away at Lemieux's legs. Ector rushes Lemieux and presses him up against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemieux. A short left from Lemieux. A frustrated look appears on Ector's face as he tries to break the clinch. Lemieux has a couple of punches blocked by Ector.
Ector tries to stall but Lemieux uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ector is trying to break free. Lemieux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A battle for position here, against the cage. Lemieux misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lemieux. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Lemieux controlling the action here for a moment.
Ector wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lemieux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Lemieux stalls. Lemieux lands with a left to the head. Ector breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Ector misses its intended target. Ector throws a series of punches but Lemieux moves out of range. Lemieux wants to counter with a clinch but Ector pushes him away. Lemieux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ector paws at him with a jab and circles away. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lemieux pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Lemieux misses with an uppercut. Ector saw that one coming. Lemieux throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Ector tries to counter by clinching up but Lemieux breaks away and moves out of range. Lemieux defending well as Ector loads up on a big left hand. Ector tries to clinch but Lemieux moves out of range. Lemieux buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ector throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lemieux counters with a one-two to the body. Lemieux gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lemieux lands a nice looking body shot.
Lemieux throws a nice outside leg kick. Ector has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lemieux misses with the head strike.
Ector wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
I was talking to Ector's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Lemieux stalling in the clinch but Ector improves position. Lemieux is trying to maintain a safe position but Ector gets an underhook and turns Lemieux into the cage. Lemieux tries to work over Ector's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ector is trying to break the clinch but Lemieux is controlling him. Lemieux stalling the fight.
Ector is trying to push Lemieux away but Lemieux has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch. Lemieux misses with the head strike.
Lemieux trying to stall but Ector improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Ector is trying to break the clinch but Lemieux is controlling him. Ector avoiding damage as Lemieux throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ector. Lemieux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ectors head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ector wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lemieux has him pressed against the cage. Lemieux manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lemieux holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lemieux is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by David Lemieux. Ector slips a jab from Lemieux. Lemieux scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lemieux dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ector throws a body shot but no joy. Ector throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemieux takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Lemieux throws an overhand right that lands on Ector's shoulder, as Ector tries to avoid the shot. Lemieux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Ector wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Ector takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Ector tries to clinch but Lemieux moves out of range. Ector uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lemieux.
Ector tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lemieux swats him away and circles back towards the center. Lemieux throws a body shot but no joy. Lemieux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ector. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lemieux in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. The fighters circle momentarily. Lemieux darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lemieux, as that shot connected.
Lemieux throws a shot from downtown. Ector moves away and avoids it. Ector fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lemieux manages to avoid it. Lemieux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Ector swats away the attempt to clinch by Lemieux.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ector throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Ector pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ector gets tackled into the cage by Lemieux. Lemieux maintains the clinch. Lemieux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemieux tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ector breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lemieux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ector looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Lemieux lands a lovely overhand right. Lemieux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Lemieux misses with some punches.
Lemieux dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Lemieux misses with the head strike.
Ector misses with a hook from the clinch. Ector manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ector looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Lemieux wants to counter with a clinch but Ector pushes him away. Ector takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lemieux swings for the body but Ector moves out of range.
Lemieux slips a jab from Ector. Kay Ector is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lemieux connects with a solid leg kick. Ector scores with a three punch combo!
Ector tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemieux was well out of range. Poor timing from Ector. Ector wants to clinch up but Lemieux keeps it at a distance. Ector throws a body shot but no joy. Ector avoids a lazy jab quite easily. David Lemieux seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ector takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Ector wants to clinch. Lemieux has Ector up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ector lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ector fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lemieux checks it well. Lemieux lands a leg kick that knocks Ector off balance momentarily. Ector feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lemieux's calf. Ector tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lemieux swats him away and circles back towards the center. Lemieux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Ector throws a body shot but no joy. Ector is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lemieux. Lemieux lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Ector tries to clinch up but Lemieux circles away and keeps his distance. Ector is looking to clinch but Lemieux is avoiding it.
Lemieux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ector.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lemieux looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ector lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Good leg kick by Lemieux there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ector instigates a clinch. Still in the clinch, Lemieux scores with a nice short uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lemieux prevents Ector from breaking the clinch. Lemieux scores with an uppercut up the middle. Ector breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lemieux.
Lemieux has closed the distance and engaged Ector in a clinch.
Ector breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lemieux throws a head kick that half lands.
Lemieux tries to clinch but Ector is having none of it. It looked like Ector was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lemieux. Lemieux shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ector lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lemieux has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lemieux and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Ector fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lemieux looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Lemieux is looking to clinch. Ector fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lemieux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ector tries to close the distance and clinch but Lemieux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. The fight moves into the clinch position. Ector taking a breather. Lemieux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ector.
Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch. Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ector scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Lemieux lands with a good body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lemieux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Ector takes one to the side of the head.
Ector misses with a head kick.
Lemieux tries to clinch but Ector moves out of range. Lemieux tries to clinch up but Ector circles away and keeps his distance. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lemieux, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ector fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lemieux digs a good hook to Ector's body.
Lemieux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lemieux checks the leg kick. Ector chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lemieux can pounce on him.
Lemieux is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lemieux wants to clinch up but Ector keeps it at a distance. Ector throws a right and a left that both miss. Lemieux scores with a three punch combo!
Lemieux misses with a looping right. Ector scores with a jab to the jaw. Lemieux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lemieux throws a low kick but Ector moves out of range easily. Lemieux has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A jab from Lemieux misses. Ector doesn't manage to clinch there - Lemieux circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ector is looking to clinch but Lemieux is avoiding it.
Lemieux swats away the attempt to clinch by Ector. Ector tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lemieux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Lemieux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Lemieux moves into the clinch. Ector working hard to break the clinch. Lemieux pressing his opponent against the cage. Lemieux stalling in the clinch but Ector improves position. Lemieux throws a head punch that misses. Lemieux throws a punch but it's blocked by Ector. Ector looks to throw an elbow but misses. Ector wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lemieux has him pressed against the cage. Ector takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lemieux working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ector lands with a left to the head. Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch. Ector blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Lemieux. Ector creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Ector is trying to force a seperation but Lemieux has the dominant position. Ector wants to break free but Lemieux has control.
Kay Ector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! David Lemieux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Ector tries to break the clinch but Lemieux is controlling the position. Ector lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lemieux. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Lemieux keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ector's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ector tries to circle away but Lemieux has him pinned against the cage. Lemieux working aggressively here.
Lemieux blocks the elbow strike.
Lemieux avoids the elbow strike from Ector, against the cage.
Ector blocks an uppercut.
Ector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ector misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight! David Lemieux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Lemieux has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Lemieux! Our winner, David Lemieux, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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