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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ducky Gonquer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ducky Gonquer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Serra!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonquer throws a push kick but Serra slaps the foot to one side.
Gonquer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonquer fails to land the takedown.
Gonquer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Serra bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gonquer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Serra wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gonquer wants to control but Serra postures up.
Gonquer is looking for a sweep.
Gonquer struggling a bit here.
Gonquer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Serra's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Serra drops an elbow to the side of Gonquer's head.
Serra wants to control but Gonquer is keeping him busy.
Serra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Serra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gonquer is looking for a sweep. Serra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonquer is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serra lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Serra trying to control from half guard but Gonquer is working away.
Gonquer is looking for a sweep. Serra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Serra is tying to control. Gonquer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Serra connects with a nice short shot to Gonquer's temple.
Gonquer is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Serra pulls his head out easily.
Serra is tying to control. Gonquer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gonquer is trying to get back to full guard.
Serra moves into full mount! Gonquer won't be happy about that!
Serra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Serra cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gonquer tries to reverse the position but Serra maintains control.
Serra connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gonquer tries to hold on but Serra postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra lands with some strikes.
Serra unloading with bombs!
Serra is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gonquer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gonquer is looking to improve his position but Serra isn't that keen on the idea.
Serra is landing with some decent strikes but Gonquer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gonquer is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serra lands a big elbow.
Serra landing punches.
Serra is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Serra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonquer is in a horrible position here. Serra smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Gonquer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Serra with a couple of short strikes.
Gonquer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Serra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Serra dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Serra doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonquer circles away.
Gonquer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Serra avoids the head kick by Gonquer.
Serra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gonquer swivels and escapes.
Gonquer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gonquer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gonquer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gonquer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Serra is trying to maintain the position but Gonquer is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Serra is looking to get back to full guard here but Gonquer has managed to pass to side control instead.
Serra wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gonquer.
Serra is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gonquer goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Serra is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonquer keeping full guard, as Serra tries to pass.
Gonquer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ducky Gonquer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonquer throws out a leg kick but Serra moves out of range and Gonquer only half commits.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gonquer.
Gonquer misses with a head kick.
Serra closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Serra lands in his opponent's guard.
Serra pushes down on Gonquer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Matt Serra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Serra blocks the strikes from Gonquer.
Serra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonquer gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Serra stopping the sweep attempt from Gonquer.
Gonquer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Serra won't allow Gonquer to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Serra's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Serra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Serra is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Serra advances to half guard.
Serra lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gonquer gets full guard.
Gonquer wants to stand but Serra is controlling the position.
Serra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gonquer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Serra wants to control from the top but Gonquer keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Serra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Serra shoots for a double leg takedown but Gonquer sprawls well. He's pushed Serra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gonquer misses with a takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gonquer looking to control.
Serra chips away with some ground and pound.
Gonquer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Serra doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Serra manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonquer wants to stand but Serra is controlling the position.
Serra scoring with some ground and pound.
Gonquer wants to control the position but Serra says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gonquer throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
BOOM! Serra connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gonquer working to try and regain half guard.
Serra looking to control but Gonquer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Serra avoids the attempt from Gonquer to control.
Gonquer is desperately trying to improve his position but Serra has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gonquer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Serra scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gonquer?
Serra landing strikes from the mount and Gonquer is in trouble!
Serra prevents Gonquer from getting the reversal.
Serra lands a heavy elbow.
Serra unloading with bombs!
Gonquer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Serra lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonquer is working to get back to half guard.
Gonquer is squirming around, avoiding Serra's attempts to control the action.
Serra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Serra avoids the attempt from Gonquer to control.
Serra landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Serra cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Serra lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonquer working to try and regain half guard.
Gonquer is in a horrible position here. Serra smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Serra looking to control but Gonquer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Serra with the ground and pound from mount.
Serra lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Serra lands a big elbow.
Serra blocks Gonquer's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Serra with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Serra really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gonquer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gonquer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Serra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gonquer as he jumps to the side.
Gonquer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonquer looks to land a body kick but Serra moved away.
Nice takedown defense from Serra. No joy for Gonquer on that attempt.
Gonquer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Serra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Serra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gonquer tries to reverse the position but Serra maintains control.
Gonquer is squirming around, avoiding Serra's attempts to control the action.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Serra is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonquer regains half guard.
Gonquer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Serra won't allow Gonquer to sweep him here.
Serra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Serra landing some decent shots from guard.
Serra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra is in close to Gonquer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gonquer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gonquer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Serra landing with the ground and pound.
Serra content to stall in guard here.
Serra trying to control but Gonquer is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonquer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonquer looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gonquer tries a low kick but Serra avoids it.
Serra misses with a head kick.
Serra scores a takedown into full mount!
Gonquer working to try and regain half guard.
Serra throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonquer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gonquer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gonquer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonquer is not content to let Serra control the position.
Gonquer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gonquer is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Serra dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Gonquer misses with a double jab.
Gonquer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serra tries for a takedown but Gonquer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Serra shoots in and bounces Gonquer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gonquer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Serra has gone for a leg lock! Gonquer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Serra's guard.
Serra trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Serra throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonquer drops back looking for a leg! Serra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Serra manages to kick Gonquer off! Gonquer jumps back into Serra's guard.
Serra keeping full guard, as Gonquer tries to pass.
Serra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonquer manages to get himself to full guard.
Serra drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gonquer dives on top into guard.
Gonquer stands and throws Serra's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonquer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Serra is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gonquer off and has taken his back!
Gonquer trying to control the position but Serra manages to sink in the hooks.
Gonquer is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Serra.
Gonquer holding both Serra 's hands and preventing any damage.
Serra trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra scores with punches to the body.
Gonquer manages to escape to his feet.
Serra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonquer as he avoids it easily.
A combination from Gonquer does no damage.
Gonquer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Serra tries for a takedown but Gonquer circles away easily
and Gonquer counters with an outside leg kick.
Ducky Gonquer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Serra.
Gonquer is looking to land body kicks.
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.
Gonquer throws a lazy body kick
and Serra counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Serra trying to pass the guard but Gonquer defending well.
Gonquer is trying to maintain the position but Serra is very close to passing his half guard.
Serra stops Gonquer from getting back to his feet.
Gonquer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonquer wants to control but Serra is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Serra lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Serra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Serra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Serra!
Matt Serra is the new light heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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