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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Querido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Querido has chosen Tiger Mask as his entrance music. Pedro Querido is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 cm
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180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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179 cm
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165 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan McCarthy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Querido! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McCarthy jabs Querido right on the nose. Querido blinks but takes it well. McCarthy takes a swing at Querido's ribcage but misses. McCarthy cracks Querido with an open hand slap. McCarthy cracks Querido with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Jab from McCarthy. Querido looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Querido takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. McCarthy tries to kick Querido off but Querido keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Querido controlling the action here. McCarthy wants to get back to full guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Querido in particular looking to stall.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pedro Querido hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Querido does a little dance to reset his feet. McCarthy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two 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. McCarthy lands with an overhand left. McCarthy's corner calls for a 1-2. McCarthy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Ryan McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Querido is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCarthy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. McCarthy connects with a body shot. McCarthy dips to his left and cracks Querido with an uppercut! Querido takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ryan McCarthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. McCarthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Querido.
Querido closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McCarthy to the mat! McCarthy manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Querido slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. A lull in the action here as Querido stalls from top position. Querido prevents McCarthy from escaping the position.
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. McCarthy struggling a bit here. Querido moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Sloppy strikes there by Querido. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. McCarthy holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage. McCarthy struggling a bit here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Querido takes a little break here. McCarthy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan McCarthy dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCarthy throws a right hand that Querido ducks under and follows up with a left that Querido also avoids with ease. McCarthy lands a jab to Querido's midsection. A shot to the liver by McCarthy. Beautiful body shot. A cross from McCarthy lands. Querido drops his hands momentarily and McCarthy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. McCarthy lands a jab to Querido's midsection. Querido is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. McCarthy throws a one two combo.
Querido is rocked! McCarthy lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Querido head around and knocks him out cold! McCarthy hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan McCarthy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
70% |
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