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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rassberry Juice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Tuesday's Gone. Rassberry Juice will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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206 lbs
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212 lbs
11 - 15 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rassberry Juice!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
James blocking some punches.
Juice lands a body shot in the clinch.
Juice turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
James is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
James desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Juice prevents James from improving his position.
Juice trying to control from James's half guard. James has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
James keeping moving, preventing Juice from controlling successfully.
Juice throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
Juice throws a strike but James rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
James lands a couple of digs.
James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Juice keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. James manages to get himself to full guard.
Juice wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Juice looking to sit in guard and control but James gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
James working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is working Juice over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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!
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
James keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Juice's head.
Juice working for a triangle but James defends it easily.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Juice.
Juice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Juice escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. James gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control but Juice is working from the bottom.
Juice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
James 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.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Juice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juice is looking for a triangle but James pushes his legs off easily.
James keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Juice's head.
Juice has momentary wrist control but James slips an elbow through the middle.
James cracks Juice with a solid left hand.
James working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Juice's head.
James postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
James sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Juice's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juice moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
James landing some decent shots from guard.
James pushing down on Juice's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juice wants to get back to full guard.
James slips a nice elbow through Juice's hands, connecting with Juice's forehead.
James is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
James is nestled in close to Juice, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
James is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Juice actively working from the bottom here.
Juice is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James working Juice over with strikes.
James looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Juice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Juice is trying to defend against the ground and pound but James scores with a couple of nice shots.
James is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
James slips a nice elbow through Juice's hands, connecting with Juice's forehead.
Juice looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James lands with a punch from half guard.
James works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Juice that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy James dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Juice thuds his shin into the meat of James's side.
James moves in looking to clinch but Juice pushes him off.
James shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
James working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Juice is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Juice is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James lands a big elbow - Juice is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Juice is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tommy James!
Post fight, an emotional Tommy James said 'I want to thank you guys for coming out tonight, my team at Nacho Libre Gym, all of my loved ones back home and King Justus for letting me fight here in the OFC!!'.
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pop
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