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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between South Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bayani De Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). South Spartan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 cm
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179 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
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175 lbs
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Great wrestler
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, South Spartan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bayani De Guzman! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice defenses there by Spartan. Spartan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Spartan showed some decent athleticism there. Spartan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Spartan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Guzman defending well though. Spartan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Spartan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Guzman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. De Guzman pushes Spartan off looking to stand but Spartan dives back in and keeps control.
Spartan working the head and body with strikes. Spartan throws a strike but De Guzman avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Spartan is standing up over De Guzman. De Guzman looks to escape but Spartan dives into side control.
Spartan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but De Guzman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spartan wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Guzman keeps working. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. De Guzman wants to get back to his feet but Spartan drags him back down. Spartan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and De Guzman works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. Spartan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. De Guzman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spartan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Spartan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Guzman's head.
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. Spartan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Spartan wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Guzman keeps working. De Guzman has hold of Spartan's hands but Spartan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Spartan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. De Guzman is trying to stand.
Spartan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Spartan wants to control but De Guzman is keeping him busy. Spartan working over De Guzman with some ground and pound. De Guzman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Guzman wants to stand back up but Spartan manages to pass into side control.
An elbow from Spartan crashes against the mat.
Spartan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Spartan working the ground and pound but De Guzman is defending the strikes. Spartan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but De Guzman is avoiding damage well.
Spartan tries to advance to mount but De Guzman denies him. Spartan 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. De Guzman is not content to let Spartan control 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. An elbow from Spartan crashes against the mat.
Spartan controls the position. Spartan cracks De Guzman with a big elbow. Spartan throws an elbow but De Guzman slips to the side and avoids it well. De Guzman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Spartan landing strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
South Spartan dominated that round. That's time! Spartan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Guzman stuffs the takedown attempt from Spartan. Spartan gets slowly back to his feet. Spartan shoots in for a takedown but De Guzman shows good takedown defense. Spartan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Guzman's waist but De Guzman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spartan off to one side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for South Spartan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Spartan fails with the takedown and De Guzman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. De Guzman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. De Guzman lands a glancing blow to the side of Spartan's head. De Guzman scores with a hook to the body. Spartan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Sloppy strikes from De Guzman. Those never looked like landing. De Guzman dips to his left and cracks Spartan with an uppercut! De Guzman jabs at Spartan's body. De Guzman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Spartan tries for a takedown but De Guzman circles away easily and De Guzman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. De Guzman scores with a body shot.
De Guzman scores with a decent looking hook. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Spartan shoots in for a takedown but De Guzman shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spartan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Guzman's waist but De Guzman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spartan off to one side. De Guzman looks to score with a jab to the body but Spartan is just out of range. Spartan blocks a head kick by De Guzman.
De Guzman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Good shot there by De Guzman. De Guzman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Spartan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. De Guzman scores with a jab to the jaw. De Guzman lands with a good body shot. Nice body punch from De Guzman. De Guzman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. South Spartan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. De Guzman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Spartan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Guzman sizes up Spartan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. De Guzman scores with a hook to the body. Spartan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. De Guzman scores with a hook to the body. Spartan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. De Guzman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Spartan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from De Guzman finds it's way through Spartan's defenses. De Guzman scores with a jab to the body. De Guzman jabs Spartan to the body, keeping him at a distance. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Spartan needs to keep his hands up - De Guzman had a free shot at his head there. De Guzman scores with a decent looking hook. Nice shot by De Guzman. De Guzman thows a body shot but no joy. De Guzman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Guzman misses the shot to the body. Spartan tries for a takedown but De Guzman circles away easily and De Guzman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. De Guzman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. De Guzman lands a jab to Spartan's midsection. De Guzman lands a jab to Spartan's midsection. Spartan takes a shot right to the bread basket. Spartan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. De Guzman lunges at Spartan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spartan's hand. De Guzman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Guzman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Good shot there by De Guzman. The crowd cheers as De Guzman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spartan doesn't seem phased though. Spartan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Bayani De Guzman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. De Guzman jabs at Spartan's body. De Guzman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
De Guzman lands a body shot.
De Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spartan manages to avoid it. De Guzman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. De Guzman lunges at Spartan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spartan's hand. Good standup being displayed there by De Guzman as he connects with a hook. Spartan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. De Guzman stuns Spartan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. De Guzman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spartan doesn't seem bothered though. Bayani De Guzman seems to be getting the better of the standup. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Spartan takes a shot right to the bread basket. De Guzman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Spartan has time to react. De Guzman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Guzman works Spartan's body with a nice hook. De Guzman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Spartan has time to react. De Guzman with a body punch. A glancing blow. Spartan walks into a left hand. De Guzman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. De Guzman sizes up Spartan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Spartan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Jab from De Guzman. Spartan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. De Guzman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spartan is rocked! De Guzman throws a good cross that connects.
Oh Spartan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Spartan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spartan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. De Guzman lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Spartan takes a shot right to the bread basket. De Guzman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Spartan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. De Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bayani De Guzman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Spartan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Spartan seems to have got his legs back now. Spartan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Spartan shoots in for a takedown but De Guzman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. De Guzman lands a two punch combo.
De Guzman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. De Guzman tests Spartan's chin there with a solid looking shot. De Guzman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Guzman tries a head kick but it misses.
Spartan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. De Guzman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spartan was well out of range. Poor timing from De Guzman. De Guzman scores with a spinning back kick! De Guzman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spartan misses with a takedown attempt and De Guzman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. De Guzman throws a head kick but Spartan moves out of range.
Spartan walks into a jab. De Guzman cracks Spartan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Both fighters are breathing heavily. De Guzman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. De Guzman has been the more effective fighter overall so far. De Guzman misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Guzman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. De Guzman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Guzman just misses with a punch to the body.
De Guzman throws a head kick but Spartan moves out of range.
De Guzman connects with a single shot there. De Guzman cracks Spartan with an open hand slap. De Guzman darts in and out, connecting with a jab. De Guzman connects with a body shot that sends Spartan's belly button to the back. De Guzman scores with a jab. Spartan acknowledges it with a nod of the head. De Guzman lands with a hook. Spartan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. De Guzman cracks Spartan with an open hand slap. Spartan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spartan with a poor takedown and De Guzman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for South Spartan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Guzman, as that shot connected.
De Guzman lands a jab to Spartan's midsection. De Guzman lands a slapping body shot.
De Guzman works over Spartan's head and body with a nice combination. De Guzman scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! De Guzman with a nice cross. De Guzman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. A jab from De Guzman finds it's way through Spartan's defenses. De Guzman cracks a nice hook into Spartan's ribs. De Guzman misses with a two punch combination.
Spartan seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. De Guzman shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Spartan is backing up but De Guzman catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Spartan covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! De Guzman Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bayani De Guzman!
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energy
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hype
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