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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Montana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Push It To The Limit. Stamatis has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
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176 cm
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184 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Stamatis misses its intended target.
Montana jabs at Stamatis's body.
Montana lands a leg kick that knocks Stamatis off balance momentarily.
Montana tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stamatis fails with a takedown attempt.
Stamatis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montana.
Stamatis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stamatis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Montana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stamatis throws a hook but Montana blocks it.
Montana throws a solid leg kick but Stamatis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Montana.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Stamatis.
Montana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montana. That's going to slow Stamatis down.
Montana thows a body shot but no joy.
Stamatis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stamatis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Montana.
Montana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stamatiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Montana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stamatis.
An inside leg kick from Stamatis misses.
Stamatis tries to land a body kick
and Montana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stamatis gets the takedown into side control.
Montana avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stamatis.
Montana is trying to control Stamatis's posture but Stamatis avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montana looks to move to half guard but instead Stamatis has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Montana to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Montana shrugs it off.
Stamatis dominating with strikes here.
Stamatis wants to control the pace but Montana is squirming around nicely.
Montana is working to get back to half guard.
Montana tries to hold on but Stamatis postures up.
Stamatis controlling his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stamatis with shots to the head and body - Montana looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stamatis with a couple of short strikes.
Stamatis content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montana is working hard here to advance position.
Stamatis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stamatis controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Stamatis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Montana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stamatis with the ground and pound from mount.
Stamatis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stamatis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Montana looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stamatis with good strikes from the mount here!
Montana is trying to escape the mount.
Stamatis lands a big elbow.
Stamatis trying to control but Montana is having none of it.
Stamatis working Montana over with strikes here.
Stamatis dominating with strikes here.
Stamatis dominating with strikes here.
Montana is rocked!
Montana is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stamatis trying to control but Montana is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Montana blocks a leg kick.
Montana throws a solid leg kick but Stamatis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Montana.
Montana throws a body punch but Stamatis moves out of range.
Montana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stamatis.
Montana connects with a solid leg kick.
Stamatis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stamatis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stamatis throws a low kick but Montana moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Stamatis.
Montana scores with a jab.
Stamatis moves out of range as Montana throws a body kick.
Montana throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stamatis tries to work over Montana's front leg with a kick but Montana checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Montana does no damage.
Montana takes a swing at Stamatis's ribcage but misses.
Montana goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stamatis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Montana is looking to wear down Stamatis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A bone on bone clash there as Montana blocks the leg kick.
Stamatis works the jab nicely.
Montana misses with a low kick.
Montana throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stamatis counters with a low kick, right behind Montana 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. Stamatis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stamatis shoots for a takedown but Montana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Montana throws a leg kick which misses Stamatis's front leg but catches the back leg as Stamatis tries to avoid it.
Stamatis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stamatis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stamatis.
Montana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stamatis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Montana swivels and escapes.
Montana catches Stamatis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Montana throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Montana misses its intended target.
Stamatis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Montana counters with an outside leg kick.
Stamatis misses with a body kick.
Stamatis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Montana. That did some damage!
Stamatis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Montana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stamatis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Montana.
Stamatis slips a straight right by Montana.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses.
Antonio Montana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stamatis was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Stamatis scores with a hook.
Nice body kick from Stamatis.
Stamatis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Montana lands with a cross.
Stamatis throws a push kick but Montana slaps the foot to one side.
Montana throws a low kick, looking for Stamatis's leg but Stamatis calmly moves out of range.
Athan Stamatis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Montana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Montana takes a step back to recover.
Stamatis fails with a takedown attempt.
Antonio Montana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Athan Stamatis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Montana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stamatis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stamatis is looking to score with low kicks.
Montana pushes Stamatis away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Montana. That's going to slow Stamatis down.
Montana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stamatis.
Stamatis wants to land a leg kick but Montana is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Montana will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Montana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stamatis's sensitive parts.
Montana stuffs the takedown attempt from Stamatis. Stamatis gets slowly back to his feet.
Stamatis walks into a jab.
Montana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stamatis's calf.
Stamatis lands a lovely overhand right.
Montana is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Montana throws the kick towards the body but Stamatis avoids it.
Stamatis throws the kick towards the body but Montana avoids it.
Montana swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stamatis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Stamatis misses the target.
Stamatis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Montana cracks Stamatis with an open hand slap.
Montana checks a low kick from Stamatis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana swings for the body but Stamatis moves out of range.
Stamatis throws a head kick but Montana moves out of range.
Montana lands the left hand.
Montana throws a leg kick but Stamatis moved away.
Montana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stamatis can pounce on him.
Montana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stamatis misses with the body kick
and Montana counters with a nice body kick.
Stamatis dips to his left and cracks Montana with an uppercut!
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Montana as he avoids it easily.
Stamatis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Montana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stamatis at a distance.
Stamatis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stamatis misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana scores with a leg kick.
Montana slaps away a takedown attempt from Stamatis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Antonio Montana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Athan Stamatis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Montana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Montana lands a front kick.
Stamatis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Montana is trying to defend but Stamatis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Montana has his hands clasped together around Stamatis's back. He's all about the action.
Montana is trying to stand.
Montana trying to control but Stamatis postures up.
Montana desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Montana is looking to control Stamatis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Montana avoid being mounted?
Antonio Montana has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Montana.
Stamatis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Montana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Montana dips to his left and cracks Stamatis with an uppercut!
Montana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montana checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis misses with a leg kick.
Stamatis looks to land a body kick but Montana moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Montana.
Montana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stamatis on the side of the head.
Montana throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stamatis counters with a leg kick.
Montana throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stamatis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stamatis lands a leg kick that knocks Montana off balance momentarily.
Stamatis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Montana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stamatis throws a sloppy head kick and Montana moves out of range easily.
Stamatis takes one to the side of the head.
Stamatis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montana.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Montana showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Montana has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Antonio Montana!
Antonio Montana decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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