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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacques St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donato Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Croix comes to the cage accompanied by Erasure - A Little Respect. Russo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Live-Lightning Crashes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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172 cm
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146 lbs
30 - 22 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques St Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Donato Russo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Russo misses with the combination.
Russo connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from St Croix misses.
Jacques St Croix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Croix misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Russo. No joy for St Croix on that attempt.
A jab from St Croix misses.
Russo tries to land a front kick but St Croix steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St Croix walks forward, straight into a front kick from Russo.
St Croix misses with a looping left.
St Croix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russo manages to avoid it.
St Croix throws a right and a left that Russo avoids nicely.
St Croix connects with a body shot that sends Russo's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Croix.
St Croix throws a jab when Russo was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from St Croix. Those never looked like landing.
St Croix lands a nice looking body shot.
Russo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
St Croix misses with the combination.
Russo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Russo looks to score with a jab to the body but St Croix is just out of range.
Russo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Russo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donato Russo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russo throws a head kick that misses
and St Croix counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Croix thows a body shot but no joy.
Russo looks to land a combination but St Croix avoids it well.
Russo connects with a looping right hand.
Russo looks to land a combination but St Croix avoids it well.
Russo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Croix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Croix lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St Croix.
No joy there for Russo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Croix shoots in looking for a takedown but Russo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing St Croix's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Russo throws a series of punches but St Croix avoids them all with ease.
Russo throws a body kick that misses
letting St Croix counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Russo throws a leg kick
and St Croix counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Donato Russo has been cut.
Russo looks to land a combination but St Croix avoids it well.
Russo takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Russo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Russo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Croix moves out of range of the body kick.
St Croix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Russo's hands.
Russo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Croix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Croix throws a lazy right hand but Russo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from St Croix.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Croix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Russo at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo throws a sloppy head kick and St Croix moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by St Croix - just one landing.
St Croix throws a lazy right hand but Russo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Croix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russo was well out of range. Poor timing from St Croix.
Russo works over St Croix's head and body with a nice combination.
Russo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St Croix is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Russo pushes St Croix away with a front kick.
Russo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Croix tests Russo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Russo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques St Croix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donato Russo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
St Croix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Russo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Russo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Russo is rocked!
St Croix cracks Russo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Russo falls to his knees and St Croix doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques St Croix!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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