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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Legus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanu Mitzucuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
7 - 5 - 1 |
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245 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Legus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kanu Mitzucuik!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Legus.
Legus wants to clinch but Mitzucuik slips to the side
letting Mitzucuik counter with a right hand.
Legus tries to clinch up but Mitzucuik circles away and keeps his distance.
Mitzucuik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legus.
Mitzucuik shoots in looking for a takedown but Legus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mitzucuik's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mitzucuik closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Legus to the mat! Legus manages to get full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Legus wants to stand but Mitzucuik is controlling the position.
Mitzucuik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Legus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Legus tries to get out of the position.
Legus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitzucuik trying to control but Legus is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitzucuik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Legus keeping moving, preventing Mitzucuik from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kanu Mitzucuik wasn't active enough on the ground.
Legus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mitzucuik fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mitzucuik connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Legus tries to clinch but Mitzucuik moves out of range.
Mitzucuik misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Legus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Legus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitzucuik scores with a nice right hand.
Mitzucuik swinging wildly here.
Legus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mitzucuik, pushing him back against the cage.
Mitzucuik gets through Legus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Legus has had enough of the clinch but Mitzucuik keeps him there for the moment.
Mitzucuik misses with a punch to the body.
Legus is trying to push Mitzucuik away but Mitzucuik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mitzucuik has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitzucuik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Legus or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitzucuik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitzucuik keeps control of Legus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Legus blocks a body shot from Mitzucuik.
Legus manages to break the clinch.
Legus looks to land a left hand but Mitzucuik moved out of range nicely.
Legus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andrew Legus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mitzucuik thows a body shot but no joy.
Mitzucuik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Legus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitzucuik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitzucuik sizes up Legus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mitzucuik lands a body shot.
Legus closes the distance but Mitzucuik moves to the side
and Mitzucuik makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitzucuik.
Mitzucuik scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mitzucuik connects with a jab.
Legus thows a leg kick but Mitzucuik checks it
and Legus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitzucuik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Legus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Mitzucuik throws a push kick but Legus slaps the foot to one side.
Mitzucuik explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Legus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mitzucuik.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitzucuik misses the shot to the body.
Mitzucuik checks a low kick from Legus.
Legus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mitzucuik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanu Mitzucuik dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Legus misses the jab.
Mitzucuik digs a good hook to Legus's body.
Mitzucuik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitzucuik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitzucuik. Legus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitzucuik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Legus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mitzucuik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Legus.
Mitzucuik's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mitzucuik duly obliges.
Mitzucuik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitzucuik misses with a body shot.
Legus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kanu Mitzucuik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legus throws a leg kick but Mitzucuik checks it.
Kanu Mitzucuik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mitzucuik dodges the punch combination from Legus.
Mitzucuik connects with a single shot there.
Mitzucuik lands a right hook to the body.
Legus throws a right hand that misses
and Mitzucuik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mitzucuik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legus avoids the body shot from Mitzucuik.
Mitzucuik misses with a low kick.
Mitzucuik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mitzucuik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitzucuik just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitzucuik takes a swing at Legus's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Legus both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Kanu Mitzucuik has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mitzucuik.
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!
Mitzucuik connects with a nice looking jab.
Mitzucuik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mitzucuik cracks a nice hook into Legus's ribs.
Mitzucuik misses with a low kick.
Mitzucuik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mitzucuik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Legus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mitzucuik looks to land a body kick but Legus moved away.
Legus tries to clinch up but Mitzucuik circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitzucuik blocks the body kick.
Legus feints and then cracks Mitzucuik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mitzucuik down.
Legus throws a head kick but Mitzucuik moves out of range.
Mitzucuik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Legus.
Mitzucuik connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mitzucuik connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Legus's hands.
Legus avoids the body shot from Mitzucuik.
Legus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitzucuik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitzucuik pushes Legus away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitzucuik. Legus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Mitzucuik - just one landing.
Legus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mitzucuik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Legus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitzucuik.
Mitzucuik misses with a takedown attempt - Legus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mitzucuik lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Legus misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitzucuik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Legus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitzucuik scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanu Mitzucuik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kanu Mitzucuik's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mitzucuik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mitzucuik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Legus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mitzucuik shoots for a double leg takedown but Legus sprawls well. He's pushed Mitzucuik's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A lazy left from Mitzucuik finds it's target.
Mitzucuik lands a slapping body shot.
Legus thows a body shot but no joy.
Mitzucuik throws out a loose jab but Legus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitzucuik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Legus throws a nice looking combination but Mitzucuik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitzucuik scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legus looks to land a combination. Mitzucuik sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Legus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mitzucuik connects with a looping right hand.
Legus tries to work over Mitzucuik's front leg with a kick but Mitzucuik checks it.
Mitzucuik wants to land a leg kick but Legus is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Legus.
Legus tries to bum rush Mitzucuik with a series of wild strikes but Mitzucuik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitzucuik digs a good body shot into Legus's ribs.
Mitzucuik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Legus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Legus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mitzucuik is defended easily by Legus.
Mitzucuik shoots in looking for a takedown. Legus tries to sprawl out of it but Mitzucuik keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Legus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrew Legus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanu Mitzucuik.
Legus pushes Mitzucuik up against the cage in a clinch.
Legus is trying to break free.
Mitzucuik drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Legus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Legus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mitzucuik up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitzucuik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Legus is trying to break the clinch but Mitzucuik is controlling him.
Mitzucuik stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitzucuik.
Mitzucuik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Legus blocks a body shot from Mitzucuik.
Legus is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mitzucuik's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Legus trying to control the position but instead, Mitzucuik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Legus into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legus working hard to break the clinch.
Legus tries to circle away but Mitzucuik has him pinned against the cage.
Kanu Mitzucuik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Mitzucuik.
A frustrated look appears on Legus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Andrew Legus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitzucuik.
Legus trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legus is trying to break the clinch but Mitzucuik has him pressed against the cage.
Legus tries to land a knee to the head but Mitzucuik blocks with his arms.
Mitzucuik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Legus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrew Legus.
Well Mitzucuik 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kanu Mitzucuik!
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hype
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