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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Diefendorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diefendorf might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Welcome to the Jungle. Guida comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stupid Kid - Alkaline Trio kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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140 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wendell Diefendorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Guida!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diefendorf throws a hook but Guida avoids it easily.
Guida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guida throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Diefendorf blocks the leg kick.
Diefendorf throws a leg kick but Guida moved away.
Diefendorf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diefendorf lands a lovely overhand right.
Guida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Guida misses its intended target.
Guida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diefendorf misses with a looping left.
Diefendorf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diefendorf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guida makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diefendorf really felt that one!
Diefendorf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diefendorf walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guida doesn't manage to clinch there - Diefendorf circles away.
Diefendorf swings for the body but Guida moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Diefendorf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida lands a leg kick that knocks Diefendorf off balance momentarily.
Diefendorf checks a leg kick.
Diefendorf scores with a nice right hand.
Diefendorf fails to land with a series of punches.
Guida thows a body shot but no joy.
Diefendorf connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diefendorf jabs Guida right on the nose. Guida blinks but takes it well.
Decent striking displayed by Guida there.
Good exchange - Diefendorf coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Guida.
Diefendorf ducks under a wild hook from Guida.
Guida misses with a low kick.
Guida misses with a low kick.
Guida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guida thumps Diefendorf with a low kick.
Diefendorf avoids the head kick by Guida.
Diefendorf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guida scores with the left hand. Diefendorf knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diefendorf has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diefendorf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guida.
Diefendorf avoids the head kick by Guida.
Guida moves out of range as Diefendorf strikes.
Guida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Guida misses with a head kick.
Guida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diefendorf's calf.
Diefendorf misses with a left hand
and Guida counters with a head kick.
Guida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diefendorf!
Guida lands a head kick. Diefendorf smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Guida throws a head kick that half lands.
Guida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diefendorf is out of range and Guida settles back down.
Diefendorf throws a series of punches but Guida moves out of range.
Diefendorf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guida moves in looking to clinch but Diefendorf pushes him off.
Diefendorf misses with a looping right.
Guida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diefendorf tries to score with a low kick but Guida moves his leg out of the way.
Guida is looking to slow Diefendorf down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Guida.
Guida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diefendorf lands a glancing blow to the side of Guida's head.
Diefendorf shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Guida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guida tries to score with a low kick but Diefendorf moves his leg out of the way.
Diefendorf lands a lovely overhand right.
Diefendorf digs a good body shot into Guida's ribs.
Guida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diefendorf checks it well.
Diefendorf tries to bum rush Guida with a series of wild strikes but Guida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida moves in looking to clinch but Diefendorf pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Guida.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Diefendorf checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diefendorf is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Guida misses with a low kick.
Guida thumps Diefendorf with a low kick.
Guida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diefendorf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diefendorf lands a glancing blow to the side of Guida's head.
Diefendorf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guida pushes Diefendorf away with a front kick.
Diefendorf checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diefendorf throws a hook but Guida blocks it.
Guida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diefendorf is out of range.
Guida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Guida dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diefendorf lunges at Guida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guida's hand.
Guida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diefendorf counters with a series of strikes. Guida will be more careful next time no doubt.
Guida throws a head kick but Diefendorf moves out of range.
Diefendorf thows a leg kick but Guida checks it
letting Guida counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Guida misses
and Diefendorf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diefendorf throws a body kick that misses.
Guida moves in looking to clinch but Diefendorf pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Guida.
Diefendorf lands a jab-cross combination.
Guida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guida.
Diefendorf with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guida thows a body shot but no joy.
Guida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diefendorf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guida tries to clinch but Diefendorf is having none of it.
Diefendorf 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefendorf scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guida in his tracks.
Guida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diefendorf's sensitive parts.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diefendorf!
Diefendorf misses with an uppercut. Guida saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Diefendorf.
A jab from Diefendorf misses.
Guida connects with a looping right hand.
Diefendorf throws a nice looking combination but Guida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diefendorf takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diefendorf throws a wild body kick that Guida sees coming a mile off.
Diefendorf looks to land a left hand but Guida moved out of range nicely.
Guida lands a leg kick that knocks Diefendorf off balance momentarily.
Guida throws a head kick that misses.
Diefendorf works over Guida's head and body with a nice combination.
Guida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diefendorf's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diefendorf misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guida connects with an inside leg kick.
Guida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diefendorf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diefendorf takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Guida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guida slips under a jab.
Guida has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guida there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diefendorf throws a big shot that misses.
Diefendorf is looking to land body kicks.
Guida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diefendorf checks a leg kick.
Diefendorf loads up on a big right hand but Guida slips the punch.
Diefendorf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guida misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf misses the jab.
Diefendorf misses with the body kick
and Guida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diefendorf is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diefendorf stalks Guida and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guida's face. Guida staggers backwards, shaken.
Guida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diefendorf throws out the jab.
Guida throws a good cross that connects.
Guida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diefendorf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diefendorf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guida connects with a looping right hand.
Guida staying out of range there.
Diefendorf misses with a low kick.
Guida is looking to chop away at Diefendorf's legs.
Guida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diefendorf is out of range.
Diefendorf drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diefendorf's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diefendorf scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diefendorf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Diefendorf checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Guida connects with a leg kick. Diefendorf looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diefendorf cracks Guida with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diefendorf.
Diefendorf misses with an uppercut. Guida saw that one coming.
Guida with a nice cross.
Guida looks to throw the jab but Diefendorf is out of range.
Guida thumps Diefendorf with a low kick.
Guida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf throws a jab when Guida was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diefendorf.
Guida throws a head kick that misses
and Diefendorf counters with a good, hard body kick but Guida shrugs it off.
Diefendorf misses with a wild body shot.
Guida throws a push kick but Diefendorf slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wendell Diefendorf will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Diefendorf cracks Guida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diefendorf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guida looks to throw the jab but Diefendorf is out of range.
Guida slips a straight right by Diefendorf.
Diefendorf connects with the punch.
Diefendorf avoids the head kick by Guida.
Guida slips a straight right by Diefendorf.
Diefendorf swats away the attempt to clinch by Guida.
Guida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diefendorf scores with the left hand. Guida knows he should have avoided that one.
Diefendorf on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Diefendorf misses the target.
Diefendorf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Guida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diefendorf throws a right and a left that Guida avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diefendorf throws a leg kick that misses.
Diefendorf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diefendorf tries to bum rush Guida with a series of wild strikes but Guida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Guida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Guida.
Guida lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Guida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diefendorf, pushing him back against the cage.
Guida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Guida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diefendorf dodges an elbow strike from Guida.
Guida lands a damaging elbow.
Diefendorf misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diefendorf.
Guida tries to land a knee to the head but Diefendorf blocks with his arms.
Guida is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Guida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diefendorf blocks an elbow strike from Guida.
Guida blocking some punches.
Guida lands an elbow just above Diefendorf 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diefendorf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diefendorf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diefendorf swings wildly with an uppercut but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diefendorf missing with knees to the body.
Diefendorf misses with a knee to the head.
Guida is trying to stall.
Diefendorf misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guida.
Diefendorf is leaning against Guida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Guida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diefendorf swings wildly with an uppercut but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guida.
Guida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diefendorf backwards.
Diefendorf lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diefendorf lands a shoulder strike.
Diefendorf tries to land knees in the clinch but Guida avoids the damage to the body.
Guida blocks an uppercut.
Diefendorf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diefendorf is trying to maintain a safe position but Guida gets an underhook and turns Diefendorf into the cage.
Guida tries to land a knee to the head but Diefendorf blocks with his arms.
Diefendorf swings wildly with an uppercut but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf lands an elbow that stopped Guida in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diefendorf's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guida.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diefendorf blocks it with crossed arms.
Guida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diefendorf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diefendorf tries a body shot but Guida blocks it.
Diefendorf misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guida.
Diefendorf's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guida.
Ray Guida seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diefendorf lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Diefendorf.
Guida controlling the action here for a moment.
Guida misses with a knee to the head.
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 Wendell Diefendorf.
I think Diefendorf has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wendell Diefendorf!
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hype
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