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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Badau Aguiar (ranked 7416 p4p, 453 weight class) and Devon Giguere (ranked 23628 p4p, 485 weight class). Giguere is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Protect Ya Neck - Wu Tang. Badau Aguiar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Badau Aguiar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Giguere!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giguere leaves Aguiar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Giguere is looking for the big counter here.
Giguere is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aguiar has a takedown stuffed.
Aguiar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Aguiar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aguiar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aguiar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Giguere, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giguere is looking for a sweep.
Aguiar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aguiar taking a break here but Giguere is having none of it and regains half guard.
Aguiar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giguere looking for submissions off his back.
Aguiar tries to pass to full mount but Giguere defends it.
Aguiar seems to be looking for submissions.
Aguiar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Giguere has his hands clasped together around Aguiar's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aguiar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Giguere is just riding it out for now. Aguiar eventually gives up the hold.
Giguere is defending against the submission attempts here by Aguiar.
Giguere trying to control but Aguiar postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aguiar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguiar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Giguere is just riding it out for now. Aguiar eventually gives up the hold.
Giguere is pressing down on Aguiar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aguiar is looking to advance position but Giguere has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Giguere tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Giguere tries to control but Aguiar wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguiar tries to hold on but Giguere pushes him away.
Giguere lands a couple of good shots and Aguiar has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguiar tries to escape the position.
Giguere gets his hands free as Aguiar looks to control.
Aguiar wants to escape the position.
Giguere is looking to control Aguiar but Aguiar is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Giguere has the hooks in. Aguiar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Giguere has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Aguiar.
Giguere scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Aguiar is looking for a way out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giguere is hanging on to Aguiar's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Giguere dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aguiar shoots in for a takedown but Giguere shows good takedown defense.
Aguiar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Giguere sprawls well. Giguere wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aguiar gets slowly back to his feet.
Giguere misses with a series of wild punches.
Aguiar tries to counter with a takedown but Giguere is quick to defend against it.
Aguiar shoots in looking for a takedown but Giguere manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aguiar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Badau Aguiar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aguiar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giguere lands a head kick. Aguiar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aguiar misses with a takedown attempt
and Giguere holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Giguere decides to pull guard.
Aguiar trying to control the position from guard on top but Giguere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguiar postures up.
Aguiar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Giguere dives on top into guard.
Giguere trying to control but Aguiar is working from the bottom.
Giguere controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Giguere wants to control from the top but Aguiar keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aguiar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aguiar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aguiar keeping moving, preventing Giguere from controlling successfully.
Aguiar wants to get back to his feet but Giguere is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aguiar is looking for a triangle but Giguere pushes his legs off easily.
Giguere trying to control but Aguiar is working from the bottom.
Aguiar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aguiar is on top in guard.
Aguiar drops back looking for a leg! Giguere is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giguere manages to kick Aguiar off! Aguiar jumps back into Giguere's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giguere controls Aguiar momentarily but Aguiar frees himself.
Aguiar wants to pass the guard but Giguere is keeping the position.
Aguiar postures up.
Giguere keeping moving, preventing Aguiar from controlling successfully.
Our spies down at at Montreal Community Gym inform us that Giguere has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Aguiar is really struggling to control Giguere but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Aguiar tries to free his leg and advance position but Giguere is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Giguere controlling Aguiar's posture.
Aguiar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Giguere swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Aguiar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Giguere dives on top into guard.
Giguere not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Giguere passes Aguiar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aguiar tries to get to full guard but Giguere has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aguiar won't allow Giguere to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Giguere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Aguiar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Aguiar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Giguere throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Giguere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giguere lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Giguere as Aguiar shoots in.
Giguere shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giguere avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aguiar isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Giguere stacks Aguiar 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 Giguere!
Giguere scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giguere swings around for an armbar but Aguiar sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Giguere's guard.
Aguiar passes Giguere's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aguiar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aguiar wants to pass to mount but Giguere is defending the position.
Giguere tries to kick Aguiar off but Aguiar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Giguere is defending against the submission attempts here by Aguiar.
Aguiar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Giguere does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aguiar is looking for a kimura but Giguere is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aguiar to get the leverage.
Giguere keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giguere is looking to improve his position.
Giguere is trying to stand.
Aguiar seems to be working for a kimura but Giguere defends the submission attempt.
Giguere trying to hold on to Aguiar's head to control him but Aguiar postures up.
Giguere looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Giguere trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguiar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Giguere doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aguiar.
Aguiar is looking for a kimura but Giguere is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aguiar to get the leverage.
Giguere works his way to full guard. Good work.
Giguere is trying to keep Aguiar in close.
Aguiar has gone for a leg lock! Giguere slips out almost immediately though and dives into Aguiar's guard.
Giguere scoring with some ground and pound.
Devon Giguere is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguiar keeping moving, preventing Giguere from controlling successfully.
Aguiar being controlled here, momentarily.
Giguere preventing the sweep.
Giguere trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Giguere trying to control but Aguiar is working from the bottom.
Giguere looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giguere is standing up over Aguiar. Aguiar looks to escape but Giguere dives into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devon Giguere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Giguere has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devon Giguere!
After winning the bout, Devon Giguere thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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