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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eusebio Montoya (ranked 1916 p4p, 3522 weight class) and The Purple Gang (ranked 226 p4p, 356 weight class). Eusebio Montoya could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to The Purple Gang's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eusebio Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Purple Gang!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Montoya is out of range and Gang settles back down.
Gang closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Montoya's guard.
Montoya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gang postures up and lands a big shot to Montoya's brow.
Gang connects with a couple of short punches.
Gang is looking to work some ground and pound but Montoya has wrist control.
Gang content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Montoya is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gang throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montoya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gang throwing strikes from guard but Montoya blocks nicely.
Gang throwing strikes from guard but Montoya blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gang is working Montoya over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gang is in close to Montoya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Montoya has momentary wrist control but Gang slips an elbow through the middle.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gang working his ground and pound in the gym.
Gang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gang connects with a couple of short punches.
Gang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Montoya looking to control.
Gang throwing strikes from guard but Montoya blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gang lands with an uppercut that bounces Montoya off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Eusebio Montoya has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Gang.
Gang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gang showed some decent athleticism there.
Gang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gang stops Montoya from getting back to his feet.
Gang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gang slips a nice elbow through Montoya's hands, connecting with Montoya's forehead.
Gang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gang landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gang is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Montoya reverses the position - he's now on top in Gang's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya wants to stand and escape but instead Gang has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gang throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Montoya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Montoya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gang postures up in Montoya's guard and throws a big left but Montoya blocks it.
Montoya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Montoya wants to stand up but Gang is controlling him.
Montoya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Montoya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gang makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice leg kick from Gang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Montoya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Montoya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montoya misses with a right hand
enabling Gang to counter with a crisp jab.
Gang fails with a takedown attempt.
Montoya swings widly with a right hand
and Gang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Montoya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montoya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Montoya looks to land a body kick but Gang moved away.
Gang misses with a double jab.
Montoya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gang scores with a takedown into Montoya's guard.
Montoya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Montoya is looking to stand up but Gang isn't so interested in that idea.
Gang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gang throws a big elbow that misses.
Gang stands up over Montoya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gang with a nice head shot there.
Gang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gang scoring with some ground and pound.
Gang with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gang throws a big elbow that misses.
Montoya is looking to stand up but Gang isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Montoya doesn't seem bothered though.
Gang looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montoya regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gang.
Gang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is looking to stand up but Gang isn't so interested in that idea.
Gang is looking to work some ground and pound but Montoya has wrist control.
Gang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gang landing some decent shots from guard.
Gang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gang tries to free his leg and advance position but Montoya is retaining full guard.
Montoya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montoya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montoya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Montoya is breathing heavily.
Gang chips away with some ground and pound.
Gang postures up in Montoya's guard and throws a big left but Montoya blocks it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's eight 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.
Gang works the jab nicely.
Gang misses with a takedown attempt - Montoya sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eusebio Montoya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Purple Gang.
Gang shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gang was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gang working the strikes but Montoya uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Montoya looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gang looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Montoya with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Montoya tries to kick Gang off but Gang keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gang thows a huge punch but Montoya dodges it nicely.
Gang prevents Montoya from standing back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Montoya has hold of Gang's hands but Gang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Montoya is rocked!
Gang is nestled in close to Montoya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oh Montoya is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gang scores with a big shot! Montoya's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Montoya! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Purple Gang!
A relieved looking The Purple Gang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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