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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Munoz (ranked 25379 p4p, 3586 weight class) and Mathew Lavoie (ranked 406 p4p, 299 weight class). Lavoie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Forever. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cesar Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Lavoie!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavoie pushes Munoz up against the cage in a clinch.
Lavoie successfully pulls guard.
Munoz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Munoz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lavoie avoids it really well and circles away.
Lavoie blocks a head kick by Munoz.
Lavoie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Munoz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lavoie circles away.
Lavoie closes the distance and clinches.
Lavoie is struggling to control the position.
Munoz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Munoz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lavoie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lavoie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Munoz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lavoie blocking some punches.
Lavoie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Munoz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lavoie avoids it.
Munoz tries to break the clinch but Lavoie is controlling the position.
Lavoie scores a nice knee to the body.
Lavoie prevents a body shot from Munoz.
Munoz is trying to pull guard but Lavoie has him pressed against the cage.
Munoz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Munoz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lavoie.
Munoz fails to pull guard.
Lavoie works on Munoz's body with a couple of short punches.
Lavoie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lavoie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Munoz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Munoz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lavoie's elbow.
Lavoie has Munoz pressed against the cage, preventing Munoz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Munoz missing with knees to the body.
Lavoie avoiding damage as Munoz throws knees to the body.
Munoz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lavoie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Lavoie forces Munoz back against the cage and clinches.
Munoz trying to land knees to the body.
Munoz trying to land knees to the body.
Lavoie just leaning against Munoz, taking a breather.
Lavoie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Munoz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lavoie pushes Munoz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lavoie working Munoz over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lavoie prevents a body shot from Munoz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz successfully pulls guard.
Munoz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lavoie stands and steps away. Munoz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lavoie takes the fight into the clinch.
Lavoie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lavoie clinches with his opponent.
Munoz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lavoie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Munoz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Munoz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lavoie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lavoie.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lavoie.
Lavoie lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavoie lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lavoie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lavoie closes the distance and pushes Munoz back into the cage.
Lavoie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Munoz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lavoie rushes Munoz and presses him up against the cage.
Munoz is working for takedown but Lavoie is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lavoie.
Lavoie crunches a lovely knee into Munoz's ribcage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lavoie.
Lavoie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Munoz up against the cage.
Lavoie manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Lavoie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lavoie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Lavoie.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lavoie.
Lavoie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lavoie is struggling to control the position.
Lavoie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lavoie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lavoie has Munoz pressed against the cage.
Munoz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lavoie avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz misses with a knee strike.
Munoz jumps guard but Lavoie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Munoz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lavoie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lavoie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lavoie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Munoz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz lands a good knee to the midsection. Lavoie won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Munoz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lavoie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cesar Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavoie clinches up with Munoz and pushes him back against the cage.
Lavoie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Munoz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lavoie rushes Munoz and presses him up against the cage.
Munoz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lavoie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Munoz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lavoie working Munoz over with knees to the body.
Munoz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lavoie is defending well for now.
Munoz wants to get back to striking at distance but Lavoie won't allow it.
Lavoie managing to block the knees to the body from Munoz.
Lavoie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavoie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lavoie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mathew Lavoie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Lavoie.
Lavoie has Munoz pressed against the cage, preventing Munoz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lavoie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lavoie scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Lavoie.
Lavoie breaks from the clinch.
Lavoie closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Lavoie.
Munoz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lavoie has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavoie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Munoz.
Lavoie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lavoie moves into the clinch.
Lavoie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lavoie closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lavoie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lavoie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lavoie darts in and clinches Munoz up against the cage.
Lavoie has Munoz pressed against the cage, preventing Munoz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lavoie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Munoz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lavoie just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lavoie looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavoie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lavoie lands a good knee to the midsection. Munoz won't want to take too many of those.
Lavoie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Munoz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lavoie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz tries to pull guard but Lavoie holds him up against the cage and eventually Munoz drops back down to his feet.
Lavoie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Munoz is trying to break free.
Lavoie lands an elbow inside.
Munoz fails to pull guard.
Lavoie stalling against the cage.
Lavoie manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Lavoie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Munoz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lavoie pushes Munoz up against the cage in a clinch.
Lavoie is working Munoz over against the cage.
Lavoie scores a nice knee to the body.
Munoz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lavoie avoids it.
Lavoie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Cesar Munoz has been cut.
Lavoie lands a nice knee to the body.
Munoz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lavoie is defending well for now.
Lavoie is trying to drag Munoz to the mat but Munoz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lavoie lands a good knee to the midsection. Munoz won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavoie lands a good knee to the midsection. Munoz won't want to take too many of those.
Lavoie is pressed up against the cage. Munoz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lavoie down to the mat. Lavoie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Munoz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lavoie circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavoie drives through and clinches with Munoz against the cage.
Munoz can't break the clinch.
Lavoie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lavoie clinches up with Munoz and pushes him back against the cage.
Lavoie wants to take the fight to the mat but Munoz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lavoie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lavoie has managed to clinch.
Munoz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lavoie walks away with a smile on his face. Munoz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lavoie has managed to clinch.
Lavoie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Munoz trying to land knees to the body.
Lavoie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavoie has Munoz up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Munoz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lavoie's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lavoie.
Munoz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lavoie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Munoz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lavoie clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavoie avoiding damage.
Munoz tries a knee to the head but Lavoie blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavoie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Munoz.
Lavoie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Munoz being controlled against the cage.
Lavoie landing knees to the body.
Lavoie tries to score a body lock takedown but Munoz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lavoie lands an elbow inside.
Munoz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lavoie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lavoie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavoie clinches up against the cage.
Lavoie landing knees to the body.
Lavoie is struggling to control the position.
Lavoie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Munoz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Munoz throws a punch but it's blocked by Lavoie.
Munoz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lavoie avoids it.
Lavoie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lavoie walks away with a smile on his face. Munoz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Munoz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lavoie.
Lavoie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cesar Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mathew Lavoie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lavoie scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Lavoie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lavoie 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew Lavoie!
Mathew Lavoie very nearly forgot to thank Bloodbath MMA Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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