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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yannick Riesling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Easton Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Easton Bauer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yannick Riesling's chin.
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199 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
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184 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yannick Riesling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Easton Bauer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauer misses with the combination.
Riesling misses with a wild body shot.
Riesling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riesling lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A lazy left from Bauer finds it's target.
It looks like Yannick Riesling has been cut.
Bauer cracks Riesling with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Riesling looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bauer finish him?
Riesling is rocked!
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!
No joy there for Bauer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Riesling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bauer misses with a hook.
Riesling seems to have got his legs back now.
Bauer cracks Riesling with a big right hand and Riesling goes down!
Bauer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Riesling is proving hard to escape from.
Riesling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bauer stands up from Riesling's guard - Bauer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice jab there from Riesling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer throws a lazy right hand but Riesling sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bauer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bauer throws the left hand but Riesling avoids the punch easily.
Bauer throws a body punch but Riesling moves out of range.
Riesling moves out of range as Bauer strikes.
Bauer throws a jab but it's blocked by Riesling.
Riesling waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bauer.
Bauer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Riesling rushes Bauer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riesling leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bauer can't break the clinch.
Bauer is trying to break free.
Riesling lands with a short shot to the head.
Riesling throws a head punch that misses.
Riesling content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bauer manages to break the clinch.
Riesling has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer misses with a looping left.
Bauer throws a big shot that misses.
Bauer drops Riesling with a left and a right! Oh, Riesling is hurt - Bauer dives into side control looking to finish!
Riesling manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
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!
Bauer tries to stand and escape but Riesling is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riesling wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Riesling scores with a few weak punches.
Bauer wants to stand but Riesling has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Riesling moves into full guard.
Riesling is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Riesling is breathing heavily.
Bauer pushes Riesling off looking to stand but Riesling dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riesling wants to control but Bauer is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riesling has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bauer is trying to stand up.
Bauer is in a horrible position here. Riesling smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bauer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Riesling landing punches.
Bauer is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Riesling has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Riesling with the ground and pound from mount.
Riesling lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bauer hang on?
Riesling is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bauer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Riesling dominating with strikes here.
Riesling is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bauer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer wants to try and get back to his feet.
Riesling unloading with bombs!
Riesling lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Riesling unloading with bombs!
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!
Bauer trying desperately to get to his feet.
Riesling landing strikes, looking to finish!
Riesling content just to control the position here.
Riesling working Bauer over with strikes here.
Bauer's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riesling scoring with strikes but Bauer is staying in there.
Bauer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Riesling is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Riesling dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Easton Bauer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yannick Riesling's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riesling bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bauer misses with a two punch combination.
Bauer throws a right hand that Riesling ducks under and follows up with a left that Riesling also avoids with ease.
Riesling decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bauer is in trouble now - Riesling has advanced to mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bauer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Riesling working the ground and pound effectively.
Bauer wants to try and get back to his feet.
Riesling lands a nice shot to the head.
Riesling landing punches.
Riesling lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bauer hang on?
Riesling is landing with some decent strikes but Bauer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bauer is trying to stand.
Riesling lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riesling lands a big shot there that rocks Bauer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riesling looking to finish Bauer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bauer!
Bauer is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Riesling lands a heavy elbow.
Riesling working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bauer is trying to stand up.
Riesling scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bauer?
Riesling landing punches.
Bauer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Riesling tries to control but Bauer wriggling away.
Bauer wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riesling unloading with bombs!
Riesling lands with some strikes.
Riesling tries to control but Bauer wriggling away.
Bauer wants to try and get back to his feet.
Riesling is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bauer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bauer is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Riesling postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bauer looks a forlorn figure.
Bauer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Riesling landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Riesling throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bauer is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bauer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riesling. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Riesling has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bauer's face.
Riesling lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bauer is trying to stand.
Riesling in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Riesling thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bauer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Riesling cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bauer tries to buck Riesling off but he can't manage it.
Riesling scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bauer trying desperately to get to his feet.
Riesling putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Riesling unloading with bombs!
Riesling landing punches.
Riesling thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Riesling thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Riesling thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
You get the feeling that Bauer really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Riesling landing strikes from the mount.
Bauer wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bauer taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yannick Riesling dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yannick Riesling's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bauer throws a series of punches but Riesling avoids them all with ease.
Riesling scores with a nice head shot.
Bauer avoids the head kick by Riesling.
Bauer misses with a combination
and Bauer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bauer misses with an uppercut. Riesling saw that one coming.
Bauer thows a body shot but no joy.
Riesling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bauer.
Bauer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riesling.
Riesling shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Riesling fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Riesling looking to finish Bauer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bauer!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bauer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Riesling.
You get the feeling that Bauer really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riesling working Bauer over with strikes here.
Riesling content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Riesling.
Bauer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Riesling raining down shots from the mount!
Riesling wants to control the pace but Bauer is squirming around nicely.
Yannick Riesling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riesling lands with some strikes.
Bauer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Riesling landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bauer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Riesling with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bauer is trying to stand up.
Riesling looking to control but Bauer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bauer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bauer is in a horrible position here. Riesling smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Riesling working the ground and pound effectively.
Bauer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Riesling is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Riesling scoring with strikes but Bauer is staying in there.
Bauer really wants to buck Riesling off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riesling dominating with strikes here.
Bauer is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Riesling fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bauer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Riesling landing shots from mount.
Bauer's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Riesling with good strikes from the mount here!
Bauer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Riesling looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bauer is bucking up trying to escape but Riesling cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bauer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Riesling landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bauer tries to buck Riesling off but he can't manage it.
Riesling with the ground and pound from mount.
Bauer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Riesling postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bauer looks a forlorn figure.
Bauer is trying to stand up.
Bauer taking shots to the head.
Riesling lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bauer is bucking up trying to escape but Riesling cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bauer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yannick Riesling clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Yannick Riesling's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Riesling ducks under a wild hook from Bauer.
Riesling slips a straight right by Bauer.
The fighters circling - Riesling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bauer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riesling shoots in and bounces Bauer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bauer wants to get back to his feet but Riesling is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riesling scoring with some ground and pound.
Riesling lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Riesling scoring with punches to the head and body.
Riesling trying to control but Bauer is working from the bottom.
Bauer wants to get back to his feet but Riesling is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riesling passes Bauer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Riesling working over Bauer with some ground and pound. Bauer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Riesling prevents Bauer from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Riesling seems content to control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Riesling lands a nice short elbow.
Bauer is refusing to be controlled, as Riesling sits in half guard.
Riesling throwing shots but Bauer is blocking nicely.
Bauer pushes Riesling off looking to stand but Riesling dives back in and keeps control.
Riesling takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Riesling ducks under a wild hook from Bauer.
Bauer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riesling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bauer 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bauer misses with an uppercut. Riesling saw that one coming.
Riesling closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bauer to the mat! Bauer manages to get full guard.
Riesling trying to control but Bauer is working from the bottom.
Riesling scoring with punches to the head and body.
Riesling prevents Bauer from getting back to his feet.
Riesling pushing down on Bauer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bauer taking some punishment here, with Riesling in his half guard.
Riesling throwing shots but Bauer is blocking nicely.
Riesling missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Riesling throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bauer has one foot on Riesling's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bauer throws a shot from downtown. Riesling moves away and avoids it.
Riesling closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riesling misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riesling throws a head kick but Bauer moves out of range.
Riesling throws a head kick but Bauer moves out of range.
Riesling misses with a straight right.
Riesling has a takedown stuffed.
Riesling slips a jab and a cross from Bauer.
Riesling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bauer throws a left and a right that both miss
so Riesling counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Riesling working some strikes from top position.
Riesling is pushing down on Bauer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bauer is fighting to maintain full guard but Riesling has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bauer wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riesling is keen to just control but Bauer is a slippery customer.
Bauer is trying to stand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Riesling lands a head shot.
Riesling decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bauer is trying to stand up here but Riesling is controlling him well.
Riesling seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Riesling is keen to just control but Bauer is a slippery customer.
Bauer kicks off Riesling and gets to his feet.
Bauer throws a looping overhand right but Riesling ducks down to avoid it.
Riesling shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Riesling showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yannick Riesling had his way with Easton Bauer in that round.
The cut man is working on Yannick Riesling's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bauer stuffs the takedown attempt from Riesling. Riesling gets slowly back to his feet.
Riesling misses with the combination.
Riesling connects with a right hand. Bauer shakes it off.
Riesling throws a lazy right hand but Bauer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riesling avoids the body shot from Bauer.
Riesling is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauer throws a lazy right hand but Riesling sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Riesling shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bauer pinned against the cage. Bauer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Riesling slips under a jab from Bauer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer throws a series of punches but Riesling avoids them all with ease.
Bauer misses with a hook. Riesling ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Riesling.
Bauer dodges the punch combination from Riesling.
Bauer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Bauer.
Bauer misses with a looping left.
Bauer misses with the combination.
Riesling lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A slow jab from Bauer misses its intended target.
Riesling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bauer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riesling counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riesling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riesling steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bauer.
Easton Bauer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bauer misses with a combination
and Riesling counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bauer's guard now.
Riesling trying to control the position from guard on top but Bauer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bauer wants to stand but Riesling is controlling the position.
Riesling is pushing down on Bauer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bauer is fighting to maintain full guard but Riesling has managed to sneak the leg through.
Riesling controlling the action here.
Bauer makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Riesling paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Easton Bauer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riesling misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bauer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bauer throws a jab but it's blocked by Riesling.
Riesling scores with a body shot.
Bauer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Easton Bauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riesling bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riesling scores with the left hand. Bauer knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Riesling!
Easton Bauer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riesling throws a series of punches but Bauer avoids them all with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riesling.
Bauer scores with a one two! Riesling had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bauer misses with an uppercut. Riesling saw that one coming.
Riesling scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Riesling.
Riesling scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riesling working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Riesling's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bauer wants to get back to his feet.
Bauer bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Bauer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riesling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Riesling.
Nice shot lands for Bauer.
Riesling gets a clinch.
Bauer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bauer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Easton Bauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yannick Riesling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riesling keeps control of Bauer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bauer can't break the clinch.
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 Yannick Riesling.
I think Riesling 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yannick Riesling!
Yannick Riesling is the new middleweight champion!
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