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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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163 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Europha Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel throws a big shot that misses.
Emanuel moves in looking to clinch but Bourque pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emanuel tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance.
Bourque gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bourque on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Bourque is having none of it.
Emanuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emanuel misses with a looping left.
A jab from Bourque misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Emanuel there.
Emanuel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bourque throws a hook but Emanuel avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque swinging wildly here.
Bourque looks to throw the jab but Emanuel is out of range.
Bourque moves forwards but Emanuel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Europha Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emanuel. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emanuel lands a nice shot that snaps Bourque's head back.
Emanuel throws a jab when Bourque was well out of range.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Bourque moves out of range.
Emanuel throws an overhand right that lands on Bourque's shoulder, as Bourque tries to avoid the shot.
Emanuel misses with a straight left.
Bourque keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Bourque.
Emanuel tries to clinch there but Bourque circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Emanuel.
Emanuel 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.
Bourque throws out a powerful jab.
Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emanuel.
A swing and a miss from Bourque.
Emanuel throws a body punch but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque defending well as Emanuel loads up on a big left hand.
Emanuel misses with a hook. Bourque ducked under it nicely.
Bourque slips under a jab from Emanuel.
Bourque swats away the attempt to clinch by Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emanuel throws an overhand right that lands on Bourque's shoulder, as Bourque tries to avoid the shot.
Emanuel misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel throws a jab when Bourque was well out of range.
Emanuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emanuel.
Emanuel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emanuel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Emanuel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Bourque keeps it at a distance.
Bourque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emanuel.
Bourque scores with a body shot.
Emanuel throws a big shot that misses.
Bourque keeps the fight on the outside.
Bourque misses with a straight left.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Emanuel's shoulder, as Emanuel tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big right from Bourque misses.
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Bourque keeps it at a distance.
Bourque slips under a jab from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance.
Emanuel loads up on a big right hand but Bourque slips the punch.
Emanuel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Emanuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Bourque.
Emanuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Emanuel.
Emanuel moves in looking to clinch but Bourque pushes him off.
Emanuel misses with a straight right.
Emanuel misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Emanuel.
Emanuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Bourque circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Europha Emanuel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Emanuel looks to land a left hand but Bourque moved out of range nicely.
Bourque slips under a jab.
Emanuel cracks Bourque with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Emanuel throws out a loose jab but Bourque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emanuel throws a hook but Bourque avoids it easily.
Bourque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Bourque misses
and Emanuel counters with a series of strikes. Bourque will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bourque moves out of range as Emanuel strikes.
Emanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque moves out of range of the strikes.
Bourque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
Emanuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Bourque circles away.
Bourque throws a hook but Emanuel avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque avoids the body shot from Emanuel.
Nice jab there from Emanuel.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emanuel.
Bourque uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Emanuel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bourque circles away quickly and effectively.
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Bourque keeps it at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Bourque.
Emanuel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bourque's head backwards.
Emanuel misses with a double jab.
Emanuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bourque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
Emanuel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bourque momentarily.
Emanuel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut.
Bourque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bourque throws a body punch but Emanuel moves out of range.
Bourque misses with a straight right.
Europha Emanuel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emanuel tries to bum rush Bourque with a series of wild strikes but Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bourque looks to throw the jab but Emanuel is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Bourque 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bourque lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bourque.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bourque moves away from the strike by Emanuel.
Bourque just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emanuel.
Some wild striking there from Bourque.
Bourque takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel throws a hook but Bourque avoids it easily.
Emanuel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Emanuel connects with a crisp jab.
Bourque throws a shot from downtown. Emanuel moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emanuel throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bourque counter with a right hand.
Donk. Emanuel catches Bourque right on the button with a cross.
Bourque misses the jab.
Bourque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emanuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bourque misses with a straight right.
Bourque looks to score with a jab to the body but Emanuel is just out of range.
Emanuel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bourque counters with a stiff right hand.
Bourque takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Emanuel looks to clinch
enabling Bourque to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emanuel throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Emanuel. That snapped Bourque's head back.
Bourque misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Bourque will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Emanuel misses its intended target.
Bourque staying out of range there.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourque on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Bourque misses.
Emanuel tries to clinch up.
Bourque circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bourque counters with a series of strikes. Emanuel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emanuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bourque, pushing him back against the cage.
Emanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emanuel avoiding damage.
Bourque breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Bourque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emanuel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Emanuel falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Bourque counter with a right hand.
Emanuel lands a glancing blow to the side of Bourque's head.
A slow jab from Bourque misses its intended target.
Emanuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emanuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bourque closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bourque there as he acknowledges the shot.
Emanuel walks into a straight right hand from Bourque.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emanuel.
A jab from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel throws a jab when Bourque was well out of range.
Bourque bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Emanuel's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourque is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Emanuel.
Emanuel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emanuel misses the shot to the body.
Emanuel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bourque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emanuel.
Emanuel thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emanuel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
Bourque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emanuel manages to avoid it.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to clinch there but Bourque circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bourque walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Bourque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bourque slips a straight right by Emanuel.
Emanuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Emanuel tries to clinch
and Emanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Bourque does no damage.
Emanuel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Bourque moves out of range.
Emanuel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emanuel wants to clinch but Bourque slips to the side
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bourque connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Emanuel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emanuel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bourque throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bourque looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Emanuel tries to clinch there but Bourque circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Paul Bourque did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Emanuel misses with a body shot
and Bourque counters with a left to the body.
Bourque misses with a straight right.
Emanuel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bourque.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Emanuel's shoulder, as Emanuel tries to avoid the shot.
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Bourque keeps it at a distance.
Bourque displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Emanuel. That snapped Bourque's head back.
Bourque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emanuel.
Bourque connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Emanuel misses its intended target.
Bourque on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Emanuel looks to land a right hand but Bourque moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bourque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emanuel throws out the jab.
Emanuel slips a straight right by Bourque.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bourque.
Emanuel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel lands a right hook to the body.
Emanuel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bourque in his tracks.
Bourque moves away from the strike by Emanuel.
Emanuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourque moves out of range of the strikes.
Emanuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bourque.
Emanuel misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Emanuel.
Bourque is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Emanuel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emanuel thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Emanuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bourque showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emanuel.
Emanuel throws the left hand but Bourque avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Emanuel misses with a two punch combination.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut. Bourque saw that one coming.
Bourque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourque takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Emanuel tries to clinch up.
Emanuel misses with a hook. Bourque ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Emanuel misses the target.
Emanuel misses with a body shot
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emanuel ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque staying out of range there.
Emanuel closes the distance and pushes Bourque back into the cage.
Bourque wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Emanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Emanuel.
Emanuel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bourque tries to circle away but Emanuel has him pinned against the cage.
Emanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bourque as Emanuel tries to tie him up.
Emanuel lands a hook that snaps the head of Bourque backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emanuel pushes Bourque back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emanuel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Emanuel digs a right hand into Bourque's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bourque's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque had his way with Europha Emanuel in 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. This is the final round!
Bourque blocks a jab.
Emanuel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Emanuel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bourque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emanuel.
Bourque misses the jab.
Bourque throws a jab but it's blocked by Emanuel.
Emanuel blocks a jab.
Emanuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque lands a jab to the head.
Bourque moves away from the strike by Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a jab to the body
and Bourque counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emanuel misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Emanuel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emanuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut. Bourque saw that one coming.
Bourque moves away from the strike by Emanuel.
Bourque slips under a jab from Emanuel.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bourque ducks under a wild hook from Emanuel.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emanuel.
Bourque staying out of range there.
Emanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emanuel throws a looping overhand right but Bourque ducks down to avoid it.
Paul Bourque is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Emanuel swinging wildly here.
Emanuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourque lands a nice looking body shot.
Bourque misses with a straight left.
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Bourque keeps it at a distance.
Emanuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bourque to counter with a crisp jab.
Bourque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emanuel.
Bourque takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Emanuel looks to clinch
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bourque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emanuel ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Emanuel is looking to clinch but Bourque is avoiding it.
Bourque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Europha Emanuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Bourque keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Bourque misses.
Bourque gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Emanuel.
Bourque circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Bourque counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bourque slips under a jab from Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a double jab.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emanuel closes the distance but Bourque moves to the side
and Bourque counters with a left to the body.
Emanuel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bourque misses with a straight left.
Emanuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourque.
Emanuel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Emanuel tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance.
Bourque lands a nice hook to Emanuel's body. Emanuel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Bourque showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bourque has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bourque!
Paul Bourque retains his lightweight title!
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