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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyprien Noe Cyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Frog Song. Fidel Bautista could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cyprien Noe Cyr's chin.
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207 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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168 cm
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220 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyprien Noe Cyr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista misses with a low kick as Cyr jumps back.
Bautista has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cyr.
Cyr moves away from the strike by Bautista.
Bautista has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cyr.
Cyr misses with a wild combination.
Bautista takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cyr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bautista is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cyr tries to land a front kick but Bautista steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cyr lands with a kick to the temple. Bautista shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Fidel Bautista has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Bautista misses the target.
Cyr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautista throws out the jab.
Cyr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Cyr misses
and Bautista counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cyr thinking.
Cyr throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bautista.
Bautista keeps the fight on the outside.
Cyr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bautista manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Bautista misses.
Cyr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bautista napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cyr working away.
Cyr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bautista keeps working.
Bautista wants to control but Cyr postures up.
Cyr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bautista can't do much from the bottom here.
Bautista is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista tries to buck Cyr off but Cyr is having none of it.
Cyr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bautista is looking for a sweep.
Cyr misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bautista tries to bench press Cyr off him but Cyr keeps the position.
Cyr wants to control but Bautista is keeping him busy.
Bautista tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista struggling a bit here.
Cyr misses with the ground and pound.
Bautista is trying to improve his position.
Cyr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cyr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cyr throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is looking for a sweep.
Cyr working away.
Bautista gets back to half guard.
Bautista is looking for a sweep. Cyr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cyr is stalling here. Bautista is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cyr seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bautista has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bautista staying calm.
You can see the frustration on Cyr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyprien Noe Cyr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fidel Bautista's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice combo by Cyr! Oh, that's hurt him - Bautista falls to the canvas and Cyr follows him into side control.
Bautista is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cyr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oh Bautista is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bautista tries to buck Cyr off but Cyr is having none of it.
Bautista seems to have got his legs back now.
Bautista is working hard here to advance position.
Cyr is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cyr tries to score with some ground and pound. Bautista controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bautista can't do much from the bottom here.
Cyr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bautista is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cyr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cyr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista is trying to get back to half guard.
Cyr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bautista is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cyr is trying to get an arm triangle but Bautista is defending well.
Cyr tries for a kimura but Bautista is defending well.
Bautista struggling a bit here.
Bautista tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyr lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bautista tries to buck Cyr off but Cyr is having none of it.
Cyr working away.
Bautista tries to buck Cyr off but Cyr is having none of it.
Cyr takes a little break here. Bautista wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cyr is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bautista is trying to escape and Cyr transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bautista is forced to tap! Nice work there by Cyr! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cyprien Noe Cyr!
A relieved looking Cyprien Noe Cyr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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