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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aryah Thurston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jamal cordova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aryah Thurston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, jamal cordova!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thurston shoots in looking for a takedown. cordova tries to sprawl out of it but Thurston keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. cordova manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thurston shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thurston is fighting to break cordova's control of his arms but cordova is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Thurston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. cordova is keeping the position for now.
Thurston won't allow cordova to sweep him here.
Thurston wants to control from the top but cordova keeps moving.
cordova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thurston trying to control but cordova is working from the bottom.
Thurston would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thurston avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thurston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
cordova looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thurston trying to control but cordova postures up.
Thurston is doing well to control the position and prevent cordova from advancing to side control.
Thurston trying to control from the bottom.
cordova performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Thurston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thurston gets full guard.
cordova makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
cordova trying to control the position from guard on top but Thurston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thurston is trying to keep cordova in close.
Thurston manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
cordova looks gassed!
Thurston punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns cordova that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thurston is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. cordova can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thurston trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cordova is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thurston cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thurston is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But cordova has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from cordova!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thurston looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but cordova puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Thurston moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thurston wants to sweep but no luck.
cordova throwing strikes from guard but Thurston blocks nicely.
cordova wants to control from the top but Thurston keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thurston looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thurston wants to sweep but no luck.
Thurston has his foot on cordova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. cordova works his way back into a safe position though.
Thurston lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for cordova!
cordova prevents any damage by holding on tight.
cordova working to try and regain half guard.
Thurston landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aryah Thurston dominated that 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.
cordova lands with a slapping head kick.
Thurston shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thurston was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
cordova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thurston cracks cordova with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thurston working the ground and pound effectively.
Thurston sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thurston stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
cordova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thurston moves away.
Aryah Thurston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
cordova doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thurston decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in cordova's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thurston controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cordova wants to stand but Thurston is controlling the position.
Thurston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thurston stands up and waves to cordova to follow him.
Thurston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thurston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thurston gets a takedown into half guard.
Thurston decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cordova closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thurston circles away.
cordova takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thurston shoots in but cordova avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thurston misses with a takedown attempt
and cordova counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aryah Thurston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
cordova stopping the sweep attempt from Thurston.
cordova throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thurston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thurston not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thurston might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thurston has a closed guard, preventing cordova from standing up.
Thurston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
cordova gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
cordova clinches but Thurston breaks the clinch
so Thurston counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
cordova has a closed guard, preventing Thurston from standing up.
cordova is trying to control the position from the bottom.
cordova kicks Thurston off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cordova misses with a takedown
and Thurston counters with a takedown into side control.
Aryah Thurston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jamal cordova.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thurston is putting a hurting on cordova here, landing some big shots from side control.
Thurston cracks cordova with a big elbow.
Thurston tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
cordova manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thurston's best efforts.
cordova trying to hold on to Thurston's head to control him but Thurston postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
cordova misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Thurston prevents cordova from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aryah Thurston dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thurston rushes cordova and presses him up against the cage.
cordova gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thurston.
cordova pulls guard effortlessly.
Thurston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
cordova not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thurston scoring with some ground and pound.
Thurston postures up.
Thurston is working cordova over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
cordova pulls Thurston in close to his closed guard and prevents Thurston from doing any damage or advancing position.
Thurston stands up and waves to cordova to follow him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thurston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cordova misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Thurston trying to control the position but cordova is working away.
Thurston decides to stand back up.
Thurston with a poor takedown
and cordova moves into the clinch.
Thurston tightens his grip and picks cordova up, before dumping him to the ground. cordova manages to land in guard.
Thurston stands up from cordova's guard - Thurston perhaps looking for a knockout.
cordova keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aryah Thurston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cordova shoots and misses
and Thurston counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thurston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed cordova's head.
Thurston stands up and beckons cordova to join him on the feet.
Thurston moves into the clinch successfully.
cordova prevents Thurston from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for cordova.
cordova misses with a knee strike.
cordova gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thurston has cordova pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Thurston pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending cordova tumbling to the mat - Thurston dives into cordova's guard.
Thurston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thurston gets to his feet - cordova follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurston swinging wilding here.
Nice shot lands for cordova.
Thurston closes the distance and clinches.
cordova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thurston wants to clinch.
Thurston throws a combination. cordova tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thurston has his takedown stuffed
and cordova counters with a single leg into guard. Thurston didn't expect that.
Thurston isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. cordova stacks Thurston on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by cordova!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thurston trying to control but cordova flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
cordova connects with a big shot to the side of Thurston's head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - cordova's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Thurston manages to reverse the position and now he's in cordova's guard. Nice work there by Thurston.
Thurston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thurston passes cordova's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
cordova is trying to maintain the position but Thurston is very close to passing his half guard.
Thurston working over cordova with some ground and pound. cordova looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aryah Thurston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thurston, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aryah Thurston!
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