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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Juan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Monteforte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clyde Monteforte will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Juan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clyde Monteforte!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juan scores with a leg kick.
Monteforte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monteforte stuffs the takedown attempt from Juan. Juan gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Juan.
Juan clinches up with Monteforte and pushes him back against the cage.
Juan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Monteforte smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Juan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juan feints and as Monteforte raises his hands in defense, Juan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteforte keeping moving, preventing Juan from controlling successfully.
Monteforte has a closed guard, preventing Juan from standing up.
Monteforte wants to stand but Juan is controlling the position.
Juan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sean Juan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Juan has Monteforte up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juan tightens his grip and picks Monteforte up, before dumping him to the ground. Monteforte manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monteforte can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Juan controls the pace.
Juan is looking to advance position but Monteforte has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Juan reaches up and holds on to Monteforte to control the position.
Juan is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteforte avoids the attempt from Juan to control.
Juan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Juan preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Monteforte seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Juan keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Monteforte trying to mount his opponent but Juan defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juan controlling the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sean Juan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Juan doesn't manage to clinch there - Monteforte circles away.
Juan tries to land a front kick but Monteforte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monteforte gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Juan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Juan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Juan moves in looking to clinch but Monteforte pushes him off.
Juan throws out a leg kick but Monteforte moves out of range and Juan only half commits.
Monteforte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Juan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Juan fails to land the takedown.
Juan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan connects with a solid leg kick.
Juan tries to clinch there but Monteforte circles away.
Juan fails with the takedown
and Monteforte counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Juan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monteforte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juan.
Juan moves into the clinch.
Juan breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Juan misses the body punch
and Monteforte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Juan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Monteforte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Monteforte lands with a right hand.
Sean Juan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monteforte's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Juan is predictable there
and Monteforte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juan looking to score a takedown here. Monteforte is defending well but Juan drives through and ends up in Monteforte's guard.
Sean Juan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Juan tries to free his leg and advance position but Monteforte is retaining full guard.
Juan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Monteforte's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Juan seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Monteforte has recovered full guard.
Juan looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteforte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Juan trying to control but Monteforte is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sean Juan just wasn't active enough.
Monteforte scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juan feints and as Monteforte raises his hands in defense, Juan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Juan stands up from Monteforte's guard - Juan perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Juan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Monteforte jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Juan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juan feints and then cracks Monteforte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monteforte down.
Juan throws a head kick that misses.
Juan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monteforte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan cracks the inside of Monteforte's front leg.
Juan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sean Juan is winning the standup battle so far.
Juan misses with a body kick.
Monteforte moves out of range as Juan throws a body kick.
Juan misses with the body kick
and Monteforte counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Juan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Monteforte defends it nicely.
Juan is looking to score with low kicks.
Sean Juan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clyde Monteforte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteforte scores with a decent looking hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Juan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monteforte blocks a head kick by Juan.
A jab lands there for Monteforte.
Juan throws a shot from downtown. Monteforte moves away and avoids it.
Monteforte cracks Juan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juan shoots in and drives through. Monteforte sprawls well.
Juan wants to clinch but Monteforte slips to the side
and Monteforte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monteforte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick misses from Juan.
Juan throws a chopping leg kick but Monteforte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Juan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Juan slips nicely into half guard.
Juan slows the pace down in half guard.
Clyde Monteforte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan wants to pass the guard but Monteforte is defending well.
Juan is working hard here to advance position.
Juan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Juan works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juan controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Juan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Juan 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Juan!
A very excited looking Sean Juan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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