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QFC Tournament 199 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Matherix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyan Garamonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Matherix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyan Garamonde!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matherix moves to clinch but Garamonde breaks away
and Matherix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matherix closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Garamonde.
Garamonde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Garamonde.
Garamonde misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matherix missing with knees to the body.
Matherix missing with knees to the body.
Matherix tries for a takedown but Garamonde manages to get underhooks.
Matherix missing with knees to the body.
Garamonde avoiding damage as Matherix throws knees to the body.
Garamonde lands a hook that snaps the head of Matherix backwards.
Matherix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garamonde avoids it.
Garamonde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matherix tries to land knees in the clinch but Garamonde avoids the damage to the body.
Garamonde is trying to break free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garamonde is trying to pull guard but Matherix turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Garamonde lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matherix pulls guard.
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 pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Garamonde is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garamonde advances to half guard.
Matherix is looking to escape.
Matherix trying to get back to full guard but Garamonde takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Garamonde avoids the attempt from Matherix to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garamonde fails to move to back control.
Garamonde looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garamonde's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Matherix is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matherix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garamonde tests Matherix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matherix darts in trying to clinch
and Garamonde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matherix tries to clinch up
and Garamonde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matherix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garamonde shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garamonde showed some decent athleticism there.
Matherix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garamonde is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyan Garamonde dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garamonde ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garamonde closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Matherix doesn't manage to clinch there - Garamonde circles away.
Matherix closes the distance but Garamonde moves to the side
and Garamonde counters with a series of strikes. Matherix will be more careful next time no doubt.
Matherix takes one on the button.
A lazy left from Garamonde finds it's target.
Matherix tries to sprawl but Garamonde drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Matherix is trying to stand back up but Garamonde is controlling him
Garamonde looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Matherix manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matherix wants to stand up but Garamonde is controlling him.
Garamonde passes Matherix's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Matherix kicks Garamonde off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garamonde works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garamonde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garamonde stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garamonde wants it to stay on the feet.
Garamonde throws a shot to the body.
Matherix wants to clinch
and Garamonde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matherix tries to clinch up but Garamonde circles away and keeps his distance.
Garamonde moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garamonde.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matherix closes the distance but Garamonde moves to the side
and Garamonde counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garamonde shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Matherix manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Matherix is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garamonde is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matherix tries to clinch up
and Garamonde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garamonde drives through with a takedown into Matherix's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Matherix wants to stand and escape but Garamonde is having none of it.
Garamonde's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Matherix on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Matherix tries to get out of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Garamonde finds it's way through Matherix's defenses.
Thomas Matherix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matherix ducks right into an uppercut from Garamonde.
Matherix takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matherix wants to clinch up but Garamonde keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matherix tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garamonde counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garamonde scores with a hook to the body. Matherix takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matherix fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyan Garamonde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Garamonde cracks Matherix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matherix wants to clinch but Garamonde slips to the side
and Garamonde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matherix takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Matherix tries to clinch up but Garamonde circles away and keeps his distance.
Matherix tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garamonde counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cyan Garamonde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matherix is defended easily by Garamonde.
Matherix takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garamonde is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matherix has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garamonde finds it's way round the side to connect with Matherix's head.
Garamonde lands a jab-cross combination.
Matherix shoots in for a takedown but Garamonde shows good takedown defense.
Matherix tries to clinch
and Garamonde counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garamonde scores with a jab to the head.
Garamonde scores with a jab. Matherix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matherix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garamonde swats away the attempt to clinch by Matherix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garamonde slaps away a takedown attempt from Matherix, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Matherix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matherix fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matherix tries to clinch up
and Garamonde counters with a stiff right hand.
Matherix shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garamonde defends it nicely.
Garamonde goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garamonde cracks Matherix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matherix is looking to clinch.
Garamonde works over Matherix's head and body with a nice combination.
Garamonde keeps the fight on the outside.
Matherix looks to clinch
and Garamonde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garamonde closes the distance and clinches up with Matherix, looking for a takedown. Garamonde pushes Matherix against the cage but Matherix circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matherix closes the distance but Garamonde moves to the side
and Garamonde counters with a series of strikes. Matherix will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garamonde scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matherix doesn't seem bothered though.
Garamonde moves into range and connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matherix.
Matherix is looking to clinch.
Garamonde cracks Matherix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matherix closes the distance but Garamonde moves to the side
letting Garamonde counter with a right hand.
Matherix tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garamonde cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matherix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matherix tries to clinch but Garamonde moves away
and Garamonde counters with a three punch combo that has Matherix backing up. Matherix nods at Garamonde to acknowledge the strikes.
Garamonde keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matherix ducks right into an uppercut from Garamonde.
Matherix moves in looking to clinch but Garamonde pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matherix looks to clinch
and Garamonde counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matherix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garamonde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matherix tries to clinch
and Garamonde counters with a straight right hand.
Matherix tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garamonde counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garamonde bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matherix's head backwards.
Matherix tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garamonde counters with a stiff right hand.
Matherix takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matherix looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matherix tries to clinch up
and Garamonde counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matherix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matherix tries to clinch but Garamonde is having none of it.
Garamonde swats away the attempt to clinch by Matherix.
Cyan Garamonde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matherix moves in looking to clinch but Garamonde pushes him off.
Matherix shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matherix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matherix with a poor takedown
and Garamonde counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garamonde cracks Matherix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matherix doesn't manage to clinch there - Garamonde circles away.
Matherix tries to clinch
and Garamonde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Garamonde finds it's target.
Garamonde lands a jab to the nose.
Matherix wants to clinch but Garamonde slips to the side
letting Garamonde counter with a right hand.
Thomas Matherix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garamonde circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matherix shoots for a double leg takedown but Garamonde sprawls well. He's pushed Matherix's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garamonde keeps the fight on the outside.
Matherix tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garamonde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyan Garamonde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garamonde 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Cyan Garamonde!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Cyan Garamonde!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Cyan Garamonde!
Cyan Garamonde wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sloan Picard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jona Jaimez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sloan Picard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jona Jaimez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jaimez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Picard somewhat.
Picard drives through and clinches with Jaimez against the cage.
Jaimez letting Picard take a breather here.
Jaimez blocks an elbow strike.
Jaimez has had enough of the clinch but Picard keeps him there for the moment.
Jaimez is trying to drag Picard to the mat but Picard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Picard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jaimez looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Picard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jaimez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Picard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Picard tries to clinch there but Jaimez circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Picard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Picard rushes Jaimez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaimez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Picard working Jaimez over with knees to the body.
Picard lands a good knee to the midsection. Jaimez won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.
Picard lands a nice knee to the body.
Picard working Jaimez over with knees to the body.
Picard crunches a lovely knee into Jaimez's ribcage.
Picard misses with an elbow strike.
Picard working Jaimez over with knees to the body.
Picard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Picard crunches a lovely knee into Jaimez's ribcage.
Picard misses with an elbow over the top.
Picard breaks the clinch.
Picard fails with a takedown attempt.
Picard has Jaimez up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Picard avoiding damage.
Jaimez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Picard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jaimez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Picard lands a knee to the body.
Picard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jaimez up against the cage.
Picard seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Picard working Jaimez over with knees to the body.
Picard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Picard crunches a lovely knee into Jaimez's ribcage.
Picard landing knees to the body.
Jaimez avoids the elbow strike from Picard, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaimez dodges an elbow strike from Picard.
Picard lands a knee to the body.
Picard landing knees to the body.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jaimez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Picard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jaimez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaimez being controlled against the cage.
Picard misses with an elbow over the top.
Picard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Picard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Picard breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picard forces Jaimez back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Picard throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Picard slows down the pace here.
Jaimez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Picard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Picard lands a nice knee to the body.
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sloan Picard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Picard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaimez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Picard is looking to clinch but Jaimez is avoiding it.
Picard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaimez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Picard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Picard working Jaimez over with knees to the body.
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Picard landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picard lands a good knee to the midsection. Jaimez won't want to take too many of those.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jaimez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Picard lands a good knee to the midsection. Jaimez won't want to take too many of those.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jaimez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Picard misses with an elbow strike.
Jaimez is breathing heavily.
Picard lands a nice elbow.
Jaimez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Picard pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaimez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Picard.
Picard breaks from the clinch.
Sloan Picard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Picard clinches.
Jaimez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Picard.
Picard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Picard lands a good knee to the midsection. Jaimez won't want to take too many of those.
Jaimez takes an elbow to the temple.
Picard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Picard moves into the clinch.
Picard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard landing knees to the body.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jaimez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Picard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaimez can do to turn this around?
Picard lands a nice knee to the body.
Picard lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Picard.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Picard obliges.
Picard stalling in the clinch.
Picard misses with an elbow over the top.
Picard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Picard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jaimez jumps guard but Picard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sloan Picard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Picard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jaimez blocks an elbow strike.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jaimez avoids a wild elbow strike from Picard.
Picard is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Picard.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaimez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Picard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Picard lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picard working Jaimez over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Picard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaimez has managed to clinch.
Picard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jaimez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Picard lands a knee to the body.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jaimez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the cage, Picard throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Picard lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sloan Picard dominated that second round.
That's time! Picard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Picard tries to clinch but Jaimez is having none of it.
Sloan Picard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Picard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaimez clinches.
Knees to the body from Picard.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Picard crunches a lovely knee into Jaimez's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picard lands a knee to the body.
Picard pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaimez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jaimez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Picard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jaimez up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Picard throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Picard working Jaimez over with knees to the body.
Picard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard is stalling here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Picard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaimez's brow.
Picard working Jaimez over with knees to the body.
Jaimez blocks an elbow strike.
Picard landing knees to the body.
Picard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Picard obliges.
Jaimez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Picard lands a nice knee to the body.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaimez takes an elbow to the temple.
Picard throws an elbow that misses.
Picard scores a nice knee to the 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!
Picard landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard lands a nice knee to the body.
Picard is struggling to control the position.
Picard lands a good knee to the midsection. Jaimez won't want to take too many of those.
Picard stalling in the clinch.
Picard trying to land knees to the body.
Picard slowing the pace effectively.
Picard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Picard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Picard tries to close the distance and clinch but Jaimez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Picard clinches with his opponent.
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Picard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picard tries to clinch up but Jaimez circles away and keeps his distance.
Picard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaimez, pushing him back against the cage.
Jaimez fails to pull guard.
Picard pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaimez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jaimez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Picard is keeping busy.
Picard crunches a lovely knee into Jaimez's ribcage.
Jaimez tries a knee to the head but Picard blocks it.
Picard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jaimez up against the cage.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Picard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Picard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Picard obliges.
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!
Picard crunches a lovely knee into Jaimez's ribcage.
Picard scores a nice knee to the body.
Picard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jaimez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaimez is trying to pull guard but Picard has him pressed against the cage.
Picard taking a breather.
Picard working Jaimez over with knees to the body.
Sloan Picard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Picard'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.
Jaimez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sloan Picard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Picard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight for Sloan Picard!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Sloan Picard!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Sloan Picard!
Sloan Picard wins by unanimous decision!
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pop
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A | B |
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