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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gaylord Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaedo Nijimuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaylord Suarez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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151 lbs
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173 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaylord Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaedo Nijimuri!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nijimuri throws a jab but it's blocked by Suarez.
Nijimuri fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Suarez to the ground. Nijimuri is now in Suarez's guard.
Suarez trying to keep a closed guard but Nijimuri is proving a slippery customer.
Nijimuri trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nijimuri is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nijimuri controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nijimuri postures up.
Suarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nijimuri's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nijimuri throws out a loose jab but Suarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nijimuri lands with an overhand left.
Nijimuri throws a series of strikes that have Suarez backpedaling.
Nijimuri throws the left hand but Suarez avoids the punch easily.
Nijimuri closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Suarez did well to prevent Nijimuri getting side control.
Nijimuri lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nijimuri escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nijimuri misses with a double jab
and Suarez moves into the clinch.
Suarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nijimuri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suarez on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nijimuri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Suarez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nijimuri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suarez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Suarez walks into a jab.
Suarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nijimuri shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Suarez is trying to defend but Nijimuri finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nijimuri wants to take a breather but Suarez is having none of it.
Nijimuri decides to stand and escape the position.
Nijimuri scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijimuri lands with a hook. Suarez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nijimuri tests Suarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suarez.
Suarez throws a sloppy head kick and Nijimuri moves out of range easily.
Nijimuri shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nijimuri showed some decent athleticism there.
Nijimuri seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suarez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Suarez keeping control of the position.
Suarez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Suarez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nijimuri wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
Nijimuri controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Suarez working a defensive guard here.
Nijimuri wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaedo Nijimuri dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Suarez gets caught napping as Nijimuri dives in and scores a takedown. Suarez manages to retain guard.
Suarez is pulling down on Nijimuri's head to control his posture.
Nijimuri trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nijimuri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nijimuri scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nijimuri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nijimuri not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nijimuri wants to get up but he can't break Suarez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nijimuri trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Nijimuri stopping the sweep attempt from Suarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nijimuri gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nijimuri throws a jab when Suarez was well out of range.
Suarez feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Nijimuri.
Suarez avoids the body shot from Nijimuri.
As Nijimuri looks to move away, Suarez throws a big counter combo but Nijimuri just gets out of the way.
Kaedo Nijimuri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nijimuri scores with a takedown into Suarez's guard.
Suarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nijimuri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nijimuri landing with the ground and pound.
Nijimuri cracks Suarez with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nijimuri stacks Suarez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nijimuri!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Nijimuri is looking to take a break and control but Suarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suarez can't do much from the bottom here.
Suarez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nijimuri in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijimuri is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nijimuri decides to stand back up.
Nijimuri closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Suarez to the mat! Suarez manages to get full guard.
Suarez trying to keep a closed guard but Nijimuri is proving a slippery customer.
Suarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Nijimuri throws a big right hand that misses.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Nijimuri from controlling successfully.
Nijimuri with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nijimuri throwing strikes but missing.
Nijimuri is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nijimuri stands up and waves to Suarez to follow him.
Nijimuri swings away with a body shot that misses
and Suarez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nijimuri is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Suarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nijimuri would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nijimuri trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Suarez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaedo Nijimuri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Suarez enables Nijimuri to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Suarez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Suarez trying to strike off his back.
Suarez punching from the bottom - just letting Nijimuri know he's still in a fight.
Suarez is looking for a triangle but Nijimuri pushes his legs off easily.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Nijimuri from controlling successfully.
Nijimuri avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nijimuri controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nijimuri wants to stand but Suarez is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nijimuri defends it easily.
Suarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Suarez, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Suarez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nijimuri to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nijimuri throws a big elbow that misses.
Nijimuri wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez working for a triangle but Nijimuri defends it easily.
Suarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nijimuri cracks Suarez with a solid left hand.
Suarez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nijimuri controls the pace.
Nijimuri throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is striking from the bottom but Nijimuri uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Nijimuri decides to stand up.
Nijimuri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nijimuri lands a jab.
Suarez walks into a jab.
Jab by Nijimuri.
Nijimuri lands a jab.
Suarez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nijimuri jabs Suarez right on the nose. Suarez blinks but takes it well.
Suarez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suarez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Suarez tries to sprawl but Nijimuri drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nijimuri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Suarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nijimuri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nijimuri seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gaylord Suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaedo Nijimuri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nijimuri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaedo Nijimuri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nijimuri winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaedo Nijimuri!
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hype
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