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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bryce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryce comes to the cage accompanied by In a Heartbeat. Seth Bryce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seth Bryce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryce takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira shoots in for a double leg but Bryce sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bryce throws a jab when Ferreira was well out of range.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bryce napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bryce tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ferreira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bryce is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bryce looks to move to half guard but instead Ferreira has passed into mount! Damn!
Bryce takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryce is looking to get to half guard.
Ferreira controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira looking to control but Bryce is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ferreira scoring with strikes but Bryce is staying in there.
Bryce is trying to stand up.
Ferreira lands a big shot there that rocks Bryce but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two 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.
Ferreira content just to control the position here.
Bryce tries to reverse the position but Ferreira maintains control.
Ferreira with good strikes from the mount here!
Ferreira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ferreira lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ferreira with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ferreira lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bryce is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ferreira with shots to the head and body - Bryce looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Bryce really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bryce tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bryce taking shots to the head.
Bryce is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bryce is working hard here to advance position.
Ferreira working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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.
Ferreira working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bryce is looking to get to half guard.
Ferreira looking to control but Bryce is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bryce tries to reverse the position but Ferreira maintains control.
Bryce in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bryce is trying to stand.
Ferreira controlling from mount.
Bryce is desperately trying to improve his position but Ferreira has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Ferreira dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bryce misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bryce looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bryce is trying to get back to half guard.
Ferreira looks up at the clock and then as Bryce takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ferreira smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bryce is looking to reverse the position.
Ferreira lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bryce is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bryce manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ferreira tries to roll over but Bryce keeps him under control.
Ferreira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bryce forces his way into half guard.
Ferreira wants to control but Bryce is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferreira is looking for a sweep. Bryce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bryce is just content to waste time from the top position. Ferreira takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Bryce from controlling successfully.
Ferreira looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferreira, not yet.
Bryce trying to control but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
Ferreira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Bryce throws a body kick that misses.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bryce sprawls well. Bryce wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ferreira gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryce throws a shot from downtown. Ferreira moves away and avoids it.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bryce throws a body kick that misses.
Bryce throws a leg kick but Ferreira moved away.
That's four 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.
Ferreira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ferreira slips under a jab from Bryce.
Ferreira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Seth Bryce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Ferreira.
Bryce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferreira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bryce.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryce throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ferreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bryce.
Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Seth Bryce will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bryce pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ferreira is out of range and Bryce settles back down.
Bryce looks to land a left hand but Ferreira moved out of range nicely.
Bryce is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ferreira's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bryce throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira.
A low kick from Bryce misses
and Ferreira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryce lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ferreira!
Ferreira tries to hold on but Bryce pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryce goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ferreira is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferreira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ferreira trying to control but Bryce is working from the bottom.
Bryce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferreira wants to control from the top but Bryce 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.
Bryce is looking to stand back up but Ferreira counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bryce.
Ferreira is looking to take a break and control but Bryce is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bryce regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ferreira trying to control but Bryce is working from the bottom.
Ferreira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ferreira's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, James Ferreira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bryce leaves Ferreira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bryce throws a hook but Ferreira blocks it.
Seth Bryce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bryce avoids it really well and circles away.
Bryce misses with a looping right.
Ferreira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bryce pinned against the cage. Bryce gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Seth Bryce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Ferreira.
Ferreira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bryce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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.
Bryce throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ferreira counters with a thumping low kick.
Ferreira fails with the takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bryce.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferreira fails with a takedown attempt.
Bryce thows a leg kick but Ferreira checks it
and Ferreira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Ferreira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ferreira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Ferreira!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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