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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Templar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Correa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Phoenix Templar's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Correa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Phoenix Templar!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templar rushes Correa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Templar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Templar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Correa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Templar swings wildly with an uppercut but Correa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Templar swings wildly with an uppercut but Correa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Correa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Templar trying to land knees to the body.
Templar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Templar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Correas head.
Correa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Correa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Templar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Correa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Templar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Correa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Templar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Correa wants a takedown.
Templar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Templar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Correa blocks an uppercut.
Correa lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Templar.
Templar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Templar throws a punch but it's blocked by Correa.
Correa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Templar lands a right hand.
Templar missing with knees to the body.
Templar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Correa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Templar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Correa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Templar misses with the head strike.
Correa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've been hearing reports that Correa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Templar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Correa misses with a punch on the inside.
Correa swings wildly with an uppercut but Templar uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa working aggressively here.
Templar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Correa.
Correa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
Templar presses Correa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Templar lands a nice knee to the body.
Templar tries to throw a body punch but Correa avoids it by throwing Templar back against the cage.
Templar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Correa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Correa managing to block the knees to the body from Templar.
Correa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Correa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Correa blocking some punches.
Correa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Templar tries to stall but Correa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Templar throws a head punch that misses.
Templar is fighting off a takedown attempt but Correa is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Templar to the mat. Templar regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Our spies down at at England Fight Club MMA inform us that Templar has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Correa postures up and lands a big shot to Templar's brow.
Templar managing to control the position.
Correa throwing strikes from guard but Templar blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Templar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Correa 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.
Correa trying to control the position from guard on top but Templar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Correa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Correa won't allow Templar to sweep him here.
Correa throwing strikes but missing.
Templar keeping moving, preventing Correa from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Templar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Correa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Correa stays in close to Templar's body and controls the position.
Correa trying to control but Templar is working from the bottom.
Correa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Templar has control of Correa's left arm, preventing Correa from doing any damage.
Correa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Correa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phoenix Templar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Correa lands a nice looking body shot.
Templar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Correa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Templar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Correa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Correa.
Correa scores with a jab. Templar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templar. Correa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Correa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Templar moves away.
Templar tries to clinch but Correa is having none of it.
Templar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Correa punishes Templar's body with a nice straight punch.
Templar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Correa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Correa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Templar to the ground. Correa is now in Templar's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Correa wants to control from the top but Templar keeps moving.
Correa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Correa throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar trying to keep a closed guard but Correa is proving a slippery customer.
Correa throws a big elbow that misses.
Correa wants to control from the top but Templar keeps moving.
Templar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Correa with a nice head shot there.
Correa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Templar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Correa trying to control the position from guard on top but Templar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Correa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Templar is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Correa, into his guard.
Templar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Correa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Templar trying to keep a closed guard but Correa is proving a slippery customer.
Correa trying to control but Templar is working from the bottom.
Correa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Correa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Correa is looking to work some ground and pound but Templar has wrist control.
Correa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templar is controlling Correa's posture.
Correa is looking to work some ground and pound but Templar has wrist control.
Correa throwing strikes but missing.
Correa looking to pass the guard.
Correa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Templar can do to turn this around?
Correa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Correa trying to control the position from guard on top but Templar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Templar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Templar is looking for a kimura but Correa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Templar to get the leverage.
Templar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa trying to control here.
Correa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Templar pulls his head out easily.
Correa wants to improve his position but Templar is controlling well.
Correa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Templar is working away from the top position though.
Correa looking for submissions off his back.
Correa missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Templar is trying to control the action in half guard but Correa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Correa dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Templar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Correa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Correa swats away the attempt to clinch by Templar.
It looked like Correa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Correa scores with a body shot.
Templar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Correa moves away.
Correa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Templar sprawls well initially but Correa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Templar wants to get back to full guard.
Correa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Templar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Correa is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templar taking some punishment here, with Correa in his half guard.
Correa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar has his hands clasped together around Correa's back. He's all about the action.
Templar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Correa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Correa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Correa trying to control from half guard but Templar is working away.
Templar wants to get back to full guard.
Correa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Templar's head.
Correa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Templar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Correa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Correa trying to control from half guard but Templar is working away.
Correa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Templar defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templar wants to control but Correa is keeping busy.
Correa is nestled in close to Templar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Correa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Correa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Templar defending well though.
Templar trying to control but Correa postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Templar wants to sweep but Correa has passed to side control!
Templar tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Jose Correa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Correa wants to control the pace but Templar is squirming around nicely.
Correa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Correa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Templar looks a forlorn figure.
Templar is rocked!
Correa prevents Templar from getting the reversal.
Templar is still in real trouble! Can Correa finish him?
Correa has control of Templar's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Templar regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Correa postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Templar bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Correa and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Correa!
A relieved looking Jose Correa 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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