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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Roque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Dudas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roque comes to the cage accompanied by Parangolé - Balacobaco. Dudas has chosen Bodies---- Drowning Pool as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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175 cm
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149 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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144 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitor Roque! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Dudas! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dudas forces Roque back against the cage and clinches. Roque has Dudas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dudas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Dudas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roque's face.
It looks like Vitor Roque has been cut. Dudas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roque is defending well for now. Dudas lands a knee to the head.
Dudas with a knee to the head.
Roque tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dudas smiles and moves away.
Dudas tries to clinch there but Roque circles away.
Roque closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dudas quickly recovers to half guard. Still in half guard, Roque seems content to control. Dudas is trying to stand up here but Roque is controlling him well. Roque tries to stand and escape but Dudas is controlling the position. Roque is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dudas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roque. Dudas looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roque is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Roque is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dudas defends it well. Roque thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Roque is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two 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. Roque is working for a guillotine from mount but Dudas frees his head quite easily.
Roque is breathing heavily. Roque goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dudas turns into him and now he's in Roque's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Roque working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dudas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dudas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Roque working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dudas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dudas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Dudas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Dudas thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dudas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Dudas tries to stand but Roque is controlling from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Roque is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dudas wanted to stand there but Roque had control of the position. Roque trying to control the position.
Dudas lands a couple of digs. Roque is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dudas defends well. Roque throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dudas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dudas throwing strikes from guard but Roque blocks nicely. Dudas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Roque is looking for a triangle but Dudas pushes his legs off easily.
Dudas wants to get up but he can't break Roque's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Dudas gets to his feet. Roque looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Dudas is looking to clinch but Roque is avoiding it.
Dudas doesn't manage to clinch there - Roque circles away.
Roque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dudas is looking to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Roque dominated that round. The cut man is working on Vitor Roque's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dudas doesn't manage to clinch there - Roque circles away.
Roque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joey Dudas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dudas moves in looking to clinch but Roque pushes him off. Dudas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Roque fails with a takedown attempt. Dudas moves in looking to clinch but Roque pushes him off. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Roque tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dudas swivels and escapes. Dudas rushes Roque and presses him up against the cage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Dudas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roque's face.
Roque tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dudas just stands there and leans against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Roque. That's going to take a lot out of him. Knees to the body from Dudas.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roque jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dudas walks away with a smile on his face. Roque gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roque is defended easily by Dudas. Dudas wants to clinch up but Roque keeps it at a distance. Dudas doesn't manage to clinch there - Roque circles away.
Roque shoots in and drives through. Dudas sprawls well. Dudas rushes Roque and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. A knee to the head by Dudas.
Dudas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roque's defenses. Dudas misses with a knee to the head. Dudas lands a nice knee to the body. Dudas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roque's face.
Dudas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Dudas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dudas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Dudas lands a good knee to the midsection. Roque won't want to take too many of those. Knees in the clinch landing for Dudas.
Dudas landing knees to the head.
Dudas tries a knee to the head but Roque blocks it.
Dudas misses with a knee strike.
Dudas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roque avoids it. Dudas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roque's face.
Dudas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Roque jumps into guard, dragging Dudas to the mat.
Roque is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dudas is aware though and is defending well. Roque working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dudas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dudas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Roque working for a triangle but Dudas defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dudas with a flurry of punches that miss. Roque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Dudas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Roque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Roque has a closed guard, preventing Dudas from standing up. Dudas trying to control but Roque is working from the bottom. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joey Dudas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Roque circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Roque throws a head kick that misses. Roque swats away the attempt to clinch by Dudas. Dudas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dudas fails in his attempt to clinch. Dudas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roque paws at him with a jab and circles away. Dudas tries to clinch up. Dudas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Dudas tries to clinch up but Roque circles away and keeps his distance. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Dudas gets in close and instigates a clinch. Roque avoiding damage as Dudas throws knees to the body.
Dudas landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Dudas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Vitor Roque's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Dudas wants to clinch. Roque shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dudas pinned against the cage. Dudas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Dudas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roque swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dudas tries to close the distance and clinch but Roque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Dudas doesn't manage to clinch there - Roque circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Roque throws a jab but it's blocked by Dudas. Dudas darts in and clinches Roque up against the cage. Dudas lands a knee to the body.
Roque takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round. Dudas lands a knee to the body.
Dudas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dudas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roque in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Dudas lands a nice knee to the body. Dudas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dudas tries to close the distance and clinch but Roque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Dudas wants to clinch. Roque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dudas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roque swats him away and circles back towards the center. Roque shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dudas but Dudas pushes him off and we're back to square one. Vitor Roque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dudas closes the distance and pushes Roque back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roque takes a knee to the side of the body. Dudas landing knees to the head.
Dudas lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dudas obliges. Dudas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roque's face.
Dudas tries to land knees in the clinch but Roque avoids the damage to the body. Dudas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Dudas tries to land knees in the clinch but Roque avoids the damage to the body. Roque avoiding damage as Dudas throws knees to the body.
Dudas lands an elbow that stopped Roque in his tracks for a moment. Knees to the body from Dudas.
Dudas misses with a knee to the head. Dudas has had enough of the clinch but Roque keeps him there for the moment. Dudas scores with a knee to the head.
Roque pulls Dudas into guard.
Dudas is posturing up here but Roque has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Dudas tries to roll out but it's too tight and Dudas has to tap! Slick submission there by Roque!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vitor Roque!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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