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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reece Edward Duenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Stones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duenas comes to the cage accompanied by California Gurls. Stones has chosen T2 Theme by Austrian Death Machine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
24
166 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reece Edward Duenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Stones!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Duenas.
Duenas moves forwards but Stones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Damien Stones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duenas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stones has his hands clasped together around Duenas's back. He's all about the action.
Duenas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Duenas 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.
Stones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Duenas wants to control from the top but Stones keeps moving.
Duenas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Duenas trying to control but Stones is working from the bottom.
Duenas won't allow Stones to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stones wants to take a breather but Duenas is having none of it.
Duenas tries to roll over but Stones keeps him under control.
Stones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Duenas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stones throwing strikes from guard but Duenas blocks nicely.
Duenas looking for subs off his back but Stones has passed one foot through into half guard.
Duenas is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duenas wants to control but Stones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Duenas tries to get to full guard but Stones has control of the leg.
Duenas is working hard here to advance position.
Stones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stones wants to stand but Duenas has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Duenas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stones swivels and escapes.
Stones throws a big shot that misses.
Stones throws a lazy right hand but Duenas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duenas tries to clinch but Stones is having none of it.
Duenas shoots in for a takedown but Stones shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reece Edward Duenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stones clobbers Duenas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stones clobbers Duenas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stones misses with a two punch combination.
Stones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stones misses with a series of wild punches.
Stones fails to land with a series of punches.
Duenas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stones is fending him off so far but Duenas persists. Nope, Stones circles away and we're back to standing.
Stones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Duenas shoots in looking for a takedown. Stones tries to sprawl out of it but Duenas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stones lands a jab to Duenas's midsection.
Duenas tries to clinch but Stones moves out of range.
Stones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duenas shoots for a double leg takedown but Stones sprawls well. He's pushed Duenas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Duenas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duenas tries to clinch but Stones is having none of it.
Stones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duenas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Stones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Decent striking displayed by Stones there.
Duenas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stones.
Duenas misses with a takedown attempt - Stones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from Stones does no damage.
Duenas staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Stones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stones.
No joy there for Stones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duenas shoots for a double leg takedown but Stones sprawls well. He's pushed Duenas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Duenas wants to clinch up but Stones keeps it at a distance.
Stones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stones avoids the body shot from Duenas.
Stones moves out of range of the leg kick from Duenas.
Duenas slips a straight right by Stones.
A big right from Stones misses.
Duenas moves out of range as Stones strikes.
Stones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stones misses the jab.
Stones misses with a looping right.
Duenas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stones is trying to defend but Duenas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Duenas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duenas prevents Stones from improving his position.
Stones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Duenas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Duenas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stones looking for a guillotine here but Duenas defends easily.
Duenas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stones has Duenas pulled in close to control his posture.
Duenas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stones looking to control.
Duenas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Duenas throwing strikes from guard but Stones blocks nicely.
Stones looking to control but Duenas passes into half guard.
Duenas prevents Stones from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Duenas lands a nice short elbow.
Duenas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Duenas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stones tries to roll over but Duenas keeps him under control.
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.
Duenas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Duenas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Duenas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Duenas throwing strikes but missing.
Duenas postures up in Stones's guard and throws a big left but Stones blocks it.
Stones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duenas looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duenas staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damien Stones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Duenas feints and as Stones raises his hands in defense, Duenas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stones trying to keep a closed guard but Duenas is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stones thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Duenas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duenas connects with a couple of short punches.
Stones punching to the body, from the bottom.
Duenas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duenas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stones throws the left hand but Duenas avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stones throws a solid leg kick but Duenas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stones.
Duenas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Duenas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stones working to try and regain half guard.
Duenas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Duenas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Duenas with shots to the head and body - Stones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Duenas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stones is looking to escape.
Stones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Duenas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stones is looking to escape.
Stones gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Duenas pulls his head out easily.
Reece Edward Duenas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stones wants to control but Duenas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Duenas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Duenas.
Reece Edward Duenas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duenas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duenas's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duenas trying to control the action but Stones just sinks the hooks in.
Duenas tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Duenas regains half guard.
Duenas works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duenas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stones manages to get himself to full guard.
Duenas throwing strikes from guard but Stones blocks nicely.
Stones is trying to keep Duenas in close.
Duenas looking to sit in guard and control but Stones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Duenas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Duenas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Duenas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duenas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Duenas working the ground and pound effectively.
Stones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stones is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Stones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Damien Stones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duenas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stones is working to get back to half guard.
Stones tries to hold on but Duenas pushes him away.
Stones flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Stones tries to lock up and control but Duenas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reece Edward Duenas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stones 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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