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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Flying Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guida has chosen Stupid Kid - Alkaline Trio as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flying Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Guida!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Phoenix with that takedown attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Guida.
Phoenix fails with a takedown attempt.
Phoenix looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Guida is fending him off so far but Phoenix persists. Nope, Guida circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flying Phoenix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guida.
Ray Guida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guida misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guida.
Guida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Guida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Guida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Phoenix fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phoenix's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Phoenix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phoenix really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phoenix.
Guida throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guida.
Good leg kick by Guida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Guida.
Guida scoring well with a low kick there.
Phoenix is breathing heavily.
Guida lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Guida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Guida as he connects with a hook.
Phoenix tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guida cracks the inside of Phoenix's front leg.
Guida misses with a few strikes there.
Phoenix has a takedown stuffed.
Guida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guida. That's going to slow Phoenix down.
Ray Guida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Guida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guida thumps Phoenix with a low kick.
Guida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phoenix. That did some damage!
Guida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Guida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Phoenix shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guida sprawls well. Guida wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Phoenix gets slowly back to his feet.
Guida tries to close the distance and clinch but Phoenix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Phoenix shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guida pinned against the cage. Guida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guida clinches up with Phoenix and pushes him back against the cage.
Guida misses with an elbow over the top.
Phoenix looking to slow down the pace here.
Phoenix is working for takedown but Guida is calmly controlling the position for now.
Guida lands an elbow inside that Phoenix shrugs off.
Guida stalling.
Guida lands a damaging elbow.
Guida gets underhooks to prevent Phoenix's takedown attempt.
Phoenix is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guida.
Guida is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Phoenix tries for a takedown but Guida manages to get underhooks.
Guida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guida looking to throw knees to the head but Phoenix is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guida.
Phoenix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guida landing knees to the head.
Guida lands a nice elbow.
Guida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guida lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Phoenix changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guida fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Guida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guida throws a leg kick which misses Phoenix's front leg but catches the back leg as Phoenix tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Guida dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guida.
Guida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Phoenix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guida.
Guida leaves Phoenix with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Guida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phoenix.
Guida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guida lands a head kick!
Guida lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy left from Guida finds it's target.
Phoenix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guida has closed the distance and engaged Phoenix in a clinch.
Phoenix blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guida lands an elbow that stopped Phoenix in his tracks for a moment.
Phoenix avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Guida misses with an elbow over the top.
Phoenix avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Guida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phoenix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phoenix avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Phoenix changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guida fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Phoenix. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Guida scores with the left hand. Phoenix knows he should have avoided that one.
Guida feints and then cracks Phoenix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Phoenix down.
Phoenix tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Phoenix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guida. Guida obviously looking to wear him down.
Guida connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Phoenix tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guida swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flying Phoenix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Guida.
Guida connects with a solid leg kick.
Guida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phoenix.
Phoenix fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phoenix on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Phoenix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guida can pounce on him.
Phoenix shoots for a takedown but Guida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida lands with a kick to the ribs.
Phoenix gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Guida lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by Guida.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guida.
Guida scores with a push kick.
Phoenix sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good leg kick by Guida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Guida scoring well with a low kick there.
Guida scoring well with a low kick there.
Guida instigates a clinch.
Phoenix is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Guida gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Guida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phoenix's face.
Guida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phoenix will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phoenix drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Guida gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Guida holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Guida lands a nice elbow.
Guida lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phoenix's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Guida lands a nice elbow.
Guida misses with an elbow strike.
Guida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phoenix blocks the elbow strike.
Phoenix tries to score a body lock takedown but Guida shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guida lands a knee to the head.
Guida lands an elbow inside that Phoenix shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guida tries to land a knee to the head but Phoenix blocks with his arms.
Guida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phoenix avoids a wild elbow strike from Guida.
Guida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phoenix has clasped his hands together around Guida's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Guida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Guida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Phoenix changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guida tries to avoid it but Phoenix manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guida to the ground. Guida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Guida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Guida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Guida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phoenix. That did some damage!
Guida thumps Phoenix with a low kick.
Guida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guida.
Guida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Guida - that will leave a mark!
Phoenix steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Guida. That one must have hurt.
Phoenix shoots in for a double leg but Guida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Phoenix somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flying Phoenix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guida connects with a solid leg kick.
Guida lands a head kick!
Guida bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A good leg kick by Guida.
Guida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phoenix wants a takedown but no success here.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Guida.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix goes for a takedown attempt but Guida pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Guida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phoenix.
Guida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phoenix shoots in for a double leg but Guida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Guida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guida closes the distance and clinches.
Guida tries to land a knee to the head but Phoenix blocks with his arms.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Phoenix has Guida pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Guida manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guida misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phoenix's brow.
Guida stalling in the clinch but Phoenix improves position.
Phoenix takes an elbow to the temple.
Phoenix has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Guida is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Guida manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Phoenix is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida lands an elbow inside.
Phoenix blocks the elbow strike.
Guida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phoenix blocks the elbow strike.
Phoenix takes an elbow to the temple.
Guida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phoenix blocks it with crossed arms.
Phoenix wants to get back to striking at distance but Guida won't allow it.
Phoenix tries for a takedown. No joy.
Guida slows down the pace here.
Phoenix goes for a takedown attempt but Guida pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Guida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phoenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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.
Guida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phoenix fails with the takedown.
Guida sizes up Phoenix with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Phoenix is defended easily by Guida.
Nice body kick from Guida.
Guida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phoenix gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Guida throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Guida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Guida winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Guida!
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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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