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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Draganov (ranked 641 p4p, 1541 weight class) and Jacques Turcotte (ranked 99 p4p, 204 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Draganov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draganov moves out of range of the strikes.
Draganov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Draganov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draganov throws out a loose jab but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Turcotte.
Draganov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turcotte.
Turcotte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draganov drives through and clinches with Turcotte against the cage.
Turcotte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turcotte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turcotte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draganov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but Turcotte avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the cage.
Draganov lands a right hand.
Draganov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turcotte or not.
Turcotte lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draganov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
Turcotte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turcotte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draganov.
Draganov misses with a lunging right hand
and Turcotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turcotte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Draganov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turcotte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turcotte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Draganov is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Turcotte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Draganov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turcotte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte swats away the attempt to clinch by Draganov.
Turcotte slips a jab and a cross from Draganov.
Draganov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turcotte throws out the jab.
Draganov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Draganov misses with an uppercut. Turcotte saw that one coming.
Draganov scores with a jab to the head.
Draganov jabs at Turcotte's body.
Turcotte scores with a nice strike.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Turcotte throws a hook to the side of Draganov's head but Draganov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Turcotte.
Draganov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Draganov misses.
Draganov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
Draganov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
Draganov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Draganov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turcotte moves out of range as Draganov strikes.
Draganov misses with a body shot.
Turcotte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turcotte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turcotte 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.
Draganov misses with a looping left.
Draganov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov swings widly with a right hand
and Turcotte counters with a nice uppercut.
Draganov moves into the clinch.
Turcotte breaks the clinch.
Turcotte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turcotte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Draganov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turcotte.
Some bone on bone action there as Turcotte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turcotte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turcotte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Draganov.
Turcotte misses with a shot to the body
and Draganov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Turcotte. That snapped Draganov's head back.
Draganov tries to clinch up
and Turcotte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draganov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turcotte moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Turcotte swings for the body but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov misses the body punch
and Turcotte counters with a nice uppercut.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut. Draganov saw that one coming.
Draganov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Draganov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Draganov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draganov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a looping overhand right but Draganov ducks down to avoid it.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut
and Turcotte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Turcotte.
Turcotte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Draganov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Turcotte blocks the body kick.
Turcotte misses with the combination.
Turcotte scores with a hook to the body. Draganov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Draganov forces Turcotte back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Turcotte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Draganov lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Jacques Turcotte has been cut.
Turcotte lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turcotte.
Turcotte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turcotte stalling against the cage.
Turcotte misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Turcotte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Turcotte's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Draganov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A countering left hand to the body from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Draganov catches Turcotte right on the button with a cross.
Draganov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turcotte. That did some damage!
Draganov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Turcotte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draganov tests Turcotte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turcotte connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turcotte. Draganov does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draganov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turcotte finds it's way round the side to connect with Draganov's head.
The fighters circling - Draganov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick from Draganov misses.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turcotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Draganov misses its target.
Draganov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turcotte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Draganov avoids the body shot from Turcotte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov avoids the body shot from Turcotte.
Draganov wants to land a leg kick but Turcotte is out of range.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Turcotte lands a jab.
Draganov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draganov with a nice calf kick.
Some wild striking there from Draganov.
Jacques Turcotte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turcotte circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turcotte counters with a stiff right hand.
Draganov throws a hook to the side of Turcotte's head but Turcotte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draganov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick from Draganov misses
and Turcotte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Draganov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
Turcotte moves into the clinch.
Draganov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov blocks a body shot from Turcotte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draganov working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Draganov.
Turcotte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turcotte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draganov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Turcotte fails to land.
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but Turcotte avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the cage.
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turcotte tries a body shot but Draganov blocks it.
Jacques Turcotte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turcotte misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turcotte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Draganov tries a body shot but Turcotte blocks it.
Turcotte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turcotte misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draganov.
Turcotte tries to throw a body punch but Draganov avoids it by throwing Turcotte back against the cage.
Turcotte blocks an uppercut.
Draganov scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Turcotte.
Turcotte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turcotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turcotte working aggressively here.
Draganov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turcotte has a couple of punches blocked by Draganov.
Draganov blocking some punches.
Turcotte lands an elbow inside that Draganov shrugs off.
Turcotte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Draganov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draganov lands a shoulder strike.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turcotte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draganov's elbow.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Turcotte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turcotte breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a big shot that misses.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Draganov moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turcotte misses with an uppercut. Draganov saw that one coming.
Draganov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Turcotte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draganov.
Turcotte keeps the fight on the outside.
Turcotte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Draganov on the side of the head.
Turcotte scores with a jab to the body.
Turcotte blocks the body kick.
Draganov tries to clinch there but Turcotte circles away.
Turcotte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turcotte ducks under a wild hook from Draganov.
Draganov is looking to clinch but Turcotte is avoiding it.
Draganov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Draganov throws a hook but Turcotte avoids it easily.
Draganov misses with a low kick.
Draganov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turcotte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turcotte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacques Turcotte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacques Turcotte's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Turcotte misses with the combination.
Draganov tried to score with a low kick but Turcotte checks it.
Draganov scores with a hook.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Draganov ducked under it nicely.
Turcotte lands a body shot.
Draganov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turcotte dips to his left and cracks Draganov with an uppercut!
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Draganov with a jab.
Draganov motions for Turcotte to come forward. Draganov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turcotte throws out a loose jab but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turcotte takes one to the chin there.
Draganov misses with a left hand
and Turcotte counters with a left to the body.
Draganov misses the shot to the body.
Draganov has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turcotte lands a nice uppercut.
Turcotte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Draganov misses its intended target.
Draganov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draganov closes the distance and pushes Turcotte back into the cage.
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turcotte swings wildly with an uppercut but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Turcotte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Turcotte can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
Draganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turcotte's elbow.
Draganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turcotte's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Draganov tries to work over Turcotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draganov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turcotte.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draganov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turcotte backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turcotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turcotte blocks a body shot from Draganov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draganov can't find room to land a body shot as Turcotte controls the action.
Turcotte struggles to land a body shot inside as Draganov controls his hands.
Draganov blocks a body shot from Turcotte.
Turcotte tries a body shot but Draganov blocks it.
Turcotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivan Draganov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draganov.
Turcotte can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
Draganov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draganov lands with a left to the head.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Turcotte.
Draganov tries a body shot but Turcotte blocks it.
Draganov blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Draganov.
Draganov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draganov moves away from the strike by Turcotte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draganov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turcotte on the side of the head.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Draganov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draganov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draganov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turcotte has time to react.
Turcotte cracks Draganov with a good jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draganov.
Draganov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draganov swinging wildly here.
Turcotte tries to clinch but Draganov moves out of range.
Draganov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draganov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Draganov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draganov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Draganov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turcotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Draganov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draganov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draganov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turcotte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draganov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov lands a jab.
Turcotte is rocked!
Draganov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Draganov misses.
Turcotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draganov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Turcotte. Beautiful body shot.
Draganov misses with a hook
and Turcotte counters with a stiff right hand.
Turcotte scores with a nice strike.
Turcotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Draganov has time to react.
Draganov throws the kick towards the body but Turcotte avoids it.
Turcotte takes one to the side of the head.
Turcotte is still on wobbly legs! Can Draganov finish him?
Draganov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turcotte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Draganov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Turcotte to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Draganov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turcotte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Turcotte!
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