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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Theodoreau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Pierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Titus Theodoreau!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre fails with the takedown
enabling Theodoreau to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Theodoreau counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Theodoreau counter with a right hand.
Pierre throws a hook but Theodoreau blocks it.
Theodoreau checks the leg kick nicely there.
Theodoreau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theodoreau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Theodoreau unleashes a big counter combination but Pierre bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pierre throws a hook but Theodoreau blocks it.
Theodoreau is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jay Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre tries for a takedown but Theodoreau circles away easily
and Theodoreau counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre throws a body punch but Theodoreau moves out of range.
Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Theodoreau sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Theodoreau doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pierre misses with a takedown
and Theodoreau counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre throws the left hand but Theodoreau avoids the punch easily.
Pierre throws a leg kick
and Theodoreau counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Theodoreau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice jab there from Pierre.
Theodoreau stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierre. Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Theodoreau takes one on the button.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Theodoreau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Theodoreau on his heels. He'll look to pass Theodoreau's guard now, I'm sure.
Theodoreau wants to get back to his feet but Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Theodoreau's head.
Theodoreau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Theodoreau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Theodoreau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Theodoreau is retaining full guard.
Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Theodoreau wants to stand up but Pierre is controlling him.
Pierre trying to control but Theodoreau is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 Jay Pierre will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pierre misses with a right hand
and Theodoreau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Theodoreau displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pierre.
Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Theodoreau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre misses with a body shot
letting Theodoreau counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Theodoreau pinned against the cage. Theodoreau gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodoreau moves away from the strike by Pierre.
Despite the aggression on Theodoreau's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Theodoreau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Pierre.
Theodoreau throws a counter combo.
Pierre fails with the takedown
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Theodoreau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodoreau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Despite the aggression on Theodoreau's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Theodoreau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Theodoreau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre misses with a hook
and Theodoreau counters with a right hand to the body.
Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Theodoreau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pierre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Theodoreau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Titus Theodoreau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre with a poor takedown
and Theodoreau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pierre wants to clinch but Theodoreau slips to the side
letting Theodoreau counter with a right hand.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Theodoreau.
Despite the aggression on Theodoreau's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A low kick from Pierre is predictable there
and Theodoreau counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre fails with the takedown
and Theodoreau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre misses with a right hand
and Theodoreau counters with a straight right hand.
Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Theodoreau counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre misses with a takedown
and Theodoreau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre misses with a jab to the body
and Theodoreau counters with a series of strikes. Pierre will be more careful next time no doubt.
Titus Theodoreau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Theodoreau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Theodoreau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pierre misses with a right hand
and Theodoreau counters with a straight right hand.
Theodoreau might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Theodoreau stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierre. Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Pierre fails to land the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Theodoreau! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Theodoreau's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Theodoreau moves away and avoids it.
Theodoreau unleashes a big counter combination but Pierre bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
and Theodoreau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Theodoreau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Theodoreau counter with a right hand.
Pierre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Theodoreau shows good takedown defense.
A nice side step and Theodoreau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Theodoreau counters with a left to the body.
Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Theodoreau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pierre misses with a hook to the body
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Theodoreau counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Theodoreau throws a counter combo.
Pierre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Theodoreau counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Theodoreau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pierre rushes Theodoreau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pierre is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Theodoreau is defending well.
Pierre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Theodoreau prevents it.
Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Theodoreau circles away.
Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Theodoreau counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Pierre misses
and Theodoreau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Theodoreau.
Despite the aggression on Theodoreau's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pierre misses with a hook to the body
and Theodoreau counters with a straight right hand.
Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Theodoreau counter with a right hand.
Pierre misses with a right hand
and Theodoreau counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre throws a lazy uppercut
and Theodoreau counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Theodoreau circles away.
Theodoreau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pierre with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Theodoreau. Theodoreau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Theodoreau really 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.
Theodoreau defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pierre.
Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Theodoreau counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Theodoreau counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Theodoreau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice sprawl there from Theodoreau as Pierre shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre throws a lazy uppercut
and Theodoreau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierre misses with a hook
and Theodoreau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Theodoreau is able to avoid easily.
Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Theodoreau counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Theodoreau counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodoreau taking some punishment here, with Pierre in his half guard.
Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Theodoreau is trying to stand back up but Pierre is controlling him
Pierre wants to control but Theodoreau is keeping him busy.
Theodoreau is trying to stand up here but Pierre is controlling him well.
Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Theodoreau is refusing to be controlled, as Pierre sits in half guard.
Theodoreau has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Pierre is on him like a limpet, forcing Theodoreau back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre catches Theodoreau with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Theodoreau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre takes a swing at Theodoreau's ribcage but misses.
Pierre is looking to chop away at Theodoreau's legs.
Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Theodoreau counters with a straight right hand.
Pierre tries for a takedown but Theodoreau circles away easily
and Theodoreau counters with a left and a right that stings Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Theodoreau tries to avoid it but Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Theodoreau to the ground. Theodoreau escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Theodoreau avoids it really well and circles away.
Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Theodoreau counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pierre thinking.
Pierre misses with a left hand
letting Theodoreau counter with a right hand.
Theodoreau defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Theodoreau dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pierre.
A nice side step and Theodoreau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pierre is looking to clinch but Theodoreau is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre with a poor takedown
and Theodoreau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Theodoreau counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Theodoreau at a distance.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Theodoreau moves away and avoids it.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Theodoreau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Theodoreau moves out of range easily.
As Pierre backs off Theodoreau throws a huge counter combo but Pierre manages to avoid it all.
Pierre fails with the takedown
letting Theodoreau counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodoreau tries to move into range but Pierre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pierre misses with a jab to the body
and Theodoreau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Theodoreau counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre tries to clinch but Theodoreau moves away
and Theodoreau counters with a three punch combo that has Pierre backing up. Pierre nods at Theodoreau to acknowledge the strikes.
Pierre scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre misses with a hook to the body
and Theodoreau counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Theodoreau counters with a nice body shot.
Pierre misses with a left hand
and Theodoreau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pierre misses the jab.
Pierre misses with a combination
and Theodoreau counters with a straight right hand.
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Theodoreau is out of range.
Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre tries for a takedown but Theodoreau circles away easily
and Theodoreau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jay Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Theodoreau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Theodoreaus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Titus Theodoreau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Theodoreau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Theodoreau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Theodoreau has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titus Theodoreau!
Titus Theodoreau is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Titus Theodoreau thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
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