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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio dos Passos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio dos Passos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio dos Passos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Passos throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Bourque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bourque lands with a cross.
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 throws the left hand but dos Passos avoids the punch easily.
dos Passos connects with a body shot that sends Bourque's belly button to the back.
Bourque drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Paul Bourque has been cut.
Bourque slips under a jab from dos Passos.
Bourque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dos Passos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from dos Passos misses.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from dos Passos.
dos Passos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A big right from dos Passos misses.
Bourque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dos Passos circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Passos throws a jab but it's blocked by Bourque.
A jab from Bourque misses.
The fighters circling - dos Passos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
dos Passos scores with a nice strike.
dos Passos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bourque is rocked!
dos Passos misses the jab.
Oh Bourque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
dos Passos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bourque sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bourque seems to have got his legs back now.
Bourque throws a right and a left that dos Passos avoids nicely.
Bourque moves out of range as dos Passos strikes.
dos Passos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
dos Passos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio dos Passos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourque is just out of range.
A big right from Bourque misses.
dos Passos throws a shot from downtown. Bourque moves away and avoids it.
Helio dos Passos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourque shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
dos Passos slips under a jab from Bourque.
dos Passos misses with an uppercut.
dos Passos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bourque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
dos Passos jabs Bourque right on the nose. Bourque blinks but takes it well.
Bourque blocks a jab.
dos Passos lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos misses with an uppercut.
Bourque thows a left - swing and a miss!
dos Passos swings widly with a right hand
and Bourque counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
dos Passos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bourque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
dos Passos throws a hook but Bourque avoids it easily.
Paul Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bourque takes a swing at dos Passos's ribcage but misses.
dos Passos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bourque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Bourque.
dos Passos misses with an uppercut
enabling Bourque to counter with a crisp jab.
dos Passos ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Bourque lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dos Passos cracks Bourque with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paul Bourque's cut is getting worse.
dos Passos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourque loads up on a big right hand but dos Passos slips the punch.
dos Passos misses the jab.
dos Passos dodges the punch combination from Bourque.
dos Passos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourque.
dos Passos slips a jab and a cross from Bourque.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from dos Passos. Those never looked like landing.
Bourque throws the left hand but dos Passos avoids the punch easily.
Danga de danga de dang - dos Passos scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio dos Passos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bourque's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
dos Passos lands a big shot that drops Bourque! Can he finish him?
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bourque has dos Passos pulled in close to control his posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dos Passos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bourque is keeping the position for now.
dos Passos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bourque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
dos Passos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bourque is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
dos Passos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque pulls dos Passos in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Paul Bourque just wasn't active enough.
Bourque swings for the body but dos Passos moves out of range.
dos Passos misses with a double jab.
Bourque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
dos Passos throws an overhand right that lands on Bourque's shoulder, as Bourque tries to avoid the shot.
dos Passos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bourque avoids the body shot from dos Passos.
dos Passos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from dos Passos misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
dos Passos swings widly with a right hand
and Bourque counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bourque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
dos Passos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dos Passos misses with a takedown attempt - Bourque sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bourque misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Bourque lands an impressive looking overhand right. dos Passos doesn't seem phased though.
Bourque scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourque misses with a wild body shot.
dos Passos throws a big shot that misses.
dos Passos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from dos Passos.
Bourque blocks a jab.
dos Passos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bourque momentarily.
Helio dos Passos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bourque lunges at dos Passos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by dos Passos's hand.
dos Passos 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.
dos Passos clobbers Bourque with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
dos Passos throws a hook to the side of Bourque's head but Bourque sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bourque works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dos Passos is defended easily by Bourque.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio dos Passos.
Bourque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by dos Passos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque digs a good hook to dos Passos's body.
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!
dos Passos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
dos Passos cracks Bourque with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bourque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
dos Passos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from dos Passos.
dos Passos misses with a shot to the body
and Bourque counters with a straight right hand.
dos Passos is rocked!
Bourque feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending dos Passos crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Bourque!
Paul Bourque is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Bourque thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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