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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kreg Yamovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 cm
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151 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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173 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Guzman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kreg Yamovitch! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yamovitch looks to land a body kick but Guzman moved away. Guzman avoids the head kick by Yamovitch.
Guzman scores with a kick to the body.
Yamovitch clinches up against the cage. Guzman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamovitch trying to stall but Guzman improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Yamovitch.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Guzman lands a good knee to the midsection. Yamovitch won't want to take too many of those. Yamovitch wants to stall.
Guzman lands an elbow that stopped Yamovitch in his tracks for a moment. Yamovitch blocking some punches.
Guzman lands a nice knee to the body. Guzman with a knee to the head.
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! Guzman can't find room to land a body shot as Yamovitch controls the action.
Guzman misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yamovitch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guzman scores with a nice hook to the head. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guzman as Yamovitch tries to tie him up. Guzman stalling in the clinch.
Yamovitch displaying some good clinch control by pressing Guzman up against the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kreg Yamovitch. Guzman is looking to clinch but Yamovitch is avoiding it.
Guzman tries to clinch there but Yamovitch circles away.
Guzman closes the distance but Yamovitch moves to the side and Yamovitch counters by moving into the clinch. Yamovitch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Guzman. Guzman lands an elbow inside. Guzman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Yamovitch takes a knee to the side of the body. Yamovitch looks gassed! 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! Yamovitch takes an elbow to the temple. Guzman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Yamovitch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Guzman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamovitch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A short uppercut from Guzman. Yamovitch looking to stall.
Knees to the body from Guzman.
Guzman scores with a shot to the side of Yamovitch's head. Yamovitch takes a knee to the side of the body. Guzman lands an elbow just above Yamovitch 's eye. Yamovitch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yamovitch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. A shot in the inside from Guzman. Guzman working Yamovitch over with knees to the body. Guzman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamovitch backwards. Guzman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Guzman lands a nice elbow. Guzman cracks Yamovitch with a nice body shot. Guzman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Guzman lands a nice elbow. Guzman scores a nice knee to the body.
Guzman lands a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guzman. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Guzman scores with a shoulder strike. Yamovitch takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Guzman. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Guzman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guzman lands on the inside with an uppercut. Yamovitch is trying to force a seperation but Guzman has the dominant position. Guzman stalling.
Guzman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamovitch's defenses. Guzman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Guzman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Guzman stalls. Both guys are working to get underhooks. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Guzman lands a knee to the body.
Guzman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Guzman dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yamovitch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Guzman has closed the distance and engaged Yamovitch in a clinch.
Guzman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Guzman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guzman scores with a hook to the body. A nice glancing elbow lands by Guzman. Guzman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Guzman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Esteban Guzman has scored more points in the clinch so far. Yamovitch trying to stall but Guzman improves his position.
Nice elbow from Guzman. Both fighters working to control the clinch. A short right from Guzman on the inside. A short body shot lands from Guzman as the two fighters clinch.
Guzman is leaning against Yamovitch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Yamovitch is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yamovitch trying to stall but Guzman improves his position.
Yamovitch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Yamovitch takes a shot to the head. A bit of stalling here from Guzman.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Nice elbow from Guzman. A right handed body shot lands from Guzman.
Guzman lands an elbow inside. Guzman lands a good knee to the midsection. Yamovitch won't want to take too many of those. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Guzman lands a good knee to the midsection. Yamovitch won't want to take too many of those. Yamovitch takes an elbow to the forehead. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Guzman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamovitch's defenses. Guzman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guzman obliges. Guzman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short left from Guzman. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Guzman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Guzman scores with an uppercut up the middle. Good body shot from Guzman.
Guzman scores with a nice hook to the head. Guzman lands an elbow that stopped Yamovitch in his tracks for a moment. A right handed body shot lands from Guzman.
Yamovitch is trying to stall.
Guzman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guzman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamovitch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Guzman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamovitchs head. Nice elbow from Guzman. Guzman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yamovitch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Guzman lands a right hand. Guzman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Guzman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamovitch backwards. Guzman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Guzman lands an elbow just above Yamovitch 's eye. Guzman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Yamovitch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! The referee calls for Guzman to work.
A short uppercut from Guzman. Guzman crunches a lovely knee into Yamovitch's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guzman obliges. 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! Yamovitch prevents a body shot from Guzman. Yamovitch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Guzman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yamovitch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Guzman works on Yamovitch's body with a couple of short punches. A nice right hand lands inside from Guzman. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yamovitch in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Guzman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A short body shot lands from Guzman as the two fighters clinch.
Guzman working Yamovitch over with knees to the body. Guzman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Nice body punch from Guzman. Guzman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamovitch can do to turn this around? Guzman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamovitch's defenses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Guzman lands an uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guzman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Guzman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamovitch or not. Yamovitch takes a knee to the side of the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Guzman dominated that second round. That's time! Guzman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Guzman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamovitch swats him away and circles back towards the center. Guzman clinches with his opponent.
Guzman tries a body shot but Yamovitch blocks it.
Guzman lands a shoulder strike. Yamovitch takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamovitch is trying to stall.
Guzman with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Guzman. A nice glancing elbow lands by Guzman. Yamovitch stalling in the clinch but Guzman improves position. A nice right hand lands inside from Guzman. Guzman lands a damaging elbow. Yamovitch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Guzman working Yamovitch over with knees to the body. Guzman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamovitch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Guzman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yamovitch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guzman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Guzman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Guzman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Guzman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Guzman pressing his opponent against the cage. Guzman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Guzman gets through Yamovitch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Guzman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Guzman scores with a nice short uppercut. Guzman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Guzman. Guzman lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Guzman scores with a shoulder strike. Yamovitch takes an elbow to the forehead. A nice glancing elbow lands by Guzman. A quick uppercut on the inside from Guzman.
Yamovitch is rocked! Guzman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Yamovitch is still on wobbly legs! Can Guzman finish him? The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yamovitch is trying to break the clinch but Guzman has him pressed against the cage. Yamovitch seems to have recovered his senses. Yamovitch is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guzman. Guzman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Guzman scores with a shot to the side of Yamovitch's head. Guzman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yamovitch is keeping busy. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guzman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Guzman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Guzman - that landed with a thud.
Guzman lands a nice uppercut. Guzman lands a nice shot to the body. A nice glancing elbow lands by Guzman. Yamovitch takes an elbow to the forehead. Guzman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Guzman pushes Yamovitch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A knee to the head by Guzman.
Guzman lands an elbow just above Yamovitch 's eye. Guzman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Guzman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yamovitch up against the cage. Guzman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kreg Yamovitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A left hand lands to the body for Guzman.
Yamovitch tries to circle away but Guzman has him pinned against the cage. Guzman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamovitch backwards. Esteban Guzman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Yamovitch is trying to stall.
Guzman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamovitch backwards. Guzman unloads a knee to the mid-section. A nice right hand lands inside from Guzman. Yamovitch trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Guzman avoiding damage as Yamovitch throws knees to the body.
Yamovitch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guzman rushes Yamovitch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Esteban Guzman showed his dominance in that final round. Well Guzman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26 Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban Guzman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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