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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cj Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 cm
30
151 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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176 cm
31
153 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
Solid 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
10 - 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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cj Riley! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Guzman wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance. Riley lands a body shot.
Guzman connects with an inside leg kick. Riley shoots in but Guzman avoids the takedown attempt easily. Guzman throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Riley keeps the fight on the outside. Riley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guzman avoids the head kick by Riley.
Guzman throws a push kick but Riley slaps the foot to one side. Riley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guzman was well out of range. Poor timing from Riley. Riley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Guzman tries to close the distance and clinch but Riley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Riley takes one to the side of the head.
Guzman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Riley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Nice sprawl there from Guzman as Riley shoots in. Esteban Guzman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. That kick from Guzman tenderised Riley's leg. Riley is trying to keep his angry face on. Guzman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Riley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Guzman fails in his attempt to clinch. Guzman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Riley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guzman. Guzman tries to clinch there but Riley circles away.
Guzman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riley. That did some damage! Guzman scores with a jab. Guzman has Riley up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Guzman lands a nice shot to the body. Nice elbow from Guzman. Riley misses with some punches.
Guzman scores with a shot to the side of Riley's head. Guzman landing knees to the head.
Guzman lands an elbow inside that Riley shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Riley stalling against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guzman. Guzman pushes Riley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Guzman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Riley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Guzman lands a nice shot to the body. Riley looks gassed! Guzman is leaning against Riley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Riley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guzmans head. Guzman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Guzman lands an elbow inside. A short right from Guzman on the inside. Riley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Guzman blocks the elbow strike.
Riley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Guzman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. A bit of stalling here from Riley.
Riley has a couple of punches blocked by Guzman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guzman. Riley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice elbow from Guzman. Guzman lands an elbow that stopped Riley in his tracks for a moment. Guzman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards. Guzman lands with a left to the head. Guzman misses with a body punch.
Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Guzman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Riley tries to land knees in the clinch but Guzman avoids the damage to the body. A nice glancing elbow lands by Guzman. Guzman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Guzman lands a nice uppercut. Guzman misses with a knee strike.
Guzman gets through Riley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Guzman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Riley misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Guzman scores with a nice short uppercut. Guzman lands a knee to the body.
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 lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Guzman lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guzman working some nice short punches in the clinch. Guzman scores with a shot to the side of Riley's head. Guzman lands an elbow inside. A quick uppercut on the inside from Guzman. A short right hand to the side of the head by Guzman. Riley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Riley looking to throw knees to the head but Guzman is blocking nicely.
Riley misses with a short punch on the inside. Guzman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Nice elbow from Guzman. Riley trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Guzman. Guzman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Guzman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Guzman lands with a right to the head. Guzman lands a body punch in the clinch. Guzman working Riley over with knees to the body. Guzman lands with a short head shot on the inside. Guzman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Guzman dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Guzman throws a right hand that Riley ducks under and follows up with a left that Riley also avoids with ease. Guzman misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Guzman. Guzman is looking to clinch but Riley is avoiding it.
Guzman thuds a left hand into Riley's body. Guzman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Guzman. Riley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guzman. Guzman lands a jab-cross combination. The fight moves into the clinch position. Guzman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riley backwards. Guzman lands an elbow just above Riley 's eye. Guzman lands an elbow that stopped Riley in his tracks for a moment. Guzman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Esteban Guzman has scored more points in the clinch so far. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Guzman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riley is breathing heavily. Guzman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Riley takes an elbow to the temple. Riley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A nice left hand lands by Guzman.
Riley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riley takes an elbow to the forehead. Guzman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Guzman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riley can do to turn this around? A short left from Guzman. A nice right hand lands inside from Riley. Guzman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riley is defending well for now. Riley tries to work over Guzman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Guzman misses with an elbow strike.
Riley misses with the head strike.
Riley tries to work over Guzman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Riley misses with the head strike.
Guzman lands with a right to the head. Riley misses with some punches.
Guzman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Riley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Riley fails to land. Guzman lands a good knee to the midsection. Riley won't want to take too many of those. The referee is keeping an eye on Riley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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 scores with an uppercut up the middle. A nice glancing elbow lands by Guzman. Guzman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riley is rocked! Riley working aggressively here.
Guzman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Guzman trying to land knees to the body.
Guzman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riley blocks it with crossed arms. Riley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Guzman.
Guzman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Guzman lands with a right to the head. Riley is still on wobbly legs! Can Guzman finish him? Guzman lands a nice knee to the body. Riley seems to have recovered his senses. Riley takes an elbow to the temple. Riley takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guzman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards. Guzman lands with a short shot to the head. Riley takes an elbow to the temple. Guzman lands with a light punch inside. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riley. Guzman scores a nice knee to the body.
Guzman scores with a nice hook to the head. Guzman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards. Riley swings wildly with an uppercut but Guzman uses good head movement to avoid it. Guzman lands an elbow just above Riley 's eye. Guzman lands an elbow just above Riley 's eye. Riley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guzman obliges. Guzman lands an elbow inside that Riley shrugs off. Guzman lands a damaging elbow. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Guzman is leaning against Riley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Guzman lands an elbow inside that Riley shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guzman lands an elbow that stopped Riley in his tracks for a moment. Guzman lands an elbow just above Riley 's eye. A short right from Guzman on the inside. Guzman lands an elbow just above Riley 's eye. Guzman lands a damaging elbow. Riley takes a shot to the head. Guzman lands a knee to the body.
Guzman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Guzman lands a hook that snaps the head of Riley backwards. Guzman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guzman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Guzman landing knees to the body.
Guzman throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Guzman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short uppercut from Guzman. Guzman lands with a light punch inside. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guzman. Nice body punch from Guzman - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Guzman dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Guzman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Riley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guzman. Guzman wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance. Riley keeps the fight on the outside. Guzman just misses with a punch to the body.
Guzman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riley gets tackled into the cage by Guzman. Guzman maintains the clinch. Riley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A hook to the body from Guzman.
Guzman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rileys head. Guzman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Guzman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Guzman lands an elbow just above Riley 's eye. Riley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Riley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riley lands with a light punch inside. Guzman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riley.
That's one minute gone in the round. Riley swings wildly with an uppercut but Guzman uses good head movement to avoid it. Guzman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rileys head. Guzman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riley blocks it with crossed arms. Guzman lands a knee to the body.
Guzman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Guzman lands an elbow just above Riley 's eye. Riley takes an elbow to the temple. Guzman lands an elbow that stopped Riley in his tracks for a moment. Guzman scores a nice knee to the body.
Guzman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A right hand to the body from Guzman.
Riley is trying to maintain a safe position but Guzman gets an underhook and turns Riley into the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Riley seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks. Riley takes an elbow to the forehead. Still in the clinch, Guzman scores with a nice short uppercut. Guzman scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A left hand lands to the body for Guzman.
Guzman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Guzman crunches a lovely knee into Riley's ribcage. Guzman gets through Riley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Guzman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Guzman landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guzman. A nice left hand lands by Guzman.
Guzman lands an uppercut. Riley struggles to land a body shot inside as Guzman controls his hands.
Guzman scores a nice knee to the body.
Guzman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Guzman pushes Riley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Nice elbow from Guzman. Guzman presses Riley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A right handed body shot lands from Guzman.
Guzman misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guzman lands a hook that snaps the head of Riley backwards. A shot in the inside from Guzman. Guzman crunches a lovely knee into Riley's ribcage. Guzman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guzman lands an uppercut. Guzman lands a damaging elbow. Guzman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Guzman lands an elbow inside that Riley shrugs off. Guzman lands an elbow that stopped Riley in his tracks for a moment. Riley misses with some punches.
Riley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Riley tries to land a knee to the head but Guzman blocks with his arms.
Guzman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Guzman lands a shot to the body. Guzman lands a shoulder strike. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Guzman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short right from Guzman. Guzman gets through Riley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Riley takes an elbow to the forehead. Esteban Guzman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Riley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guzman is defending well for now. Riley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riley is trying to maintain a safe position but Guzman gets an underhook and turns Riley into the cage. Riley misses with a short punch on the inside. Cj Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Riley swings wildly with an uppercut but Guzman uses good head movement to avoid it. Guzman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Guzman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rileys head. Guzman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
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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