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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robby Landelford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robby Landelford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Lima!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landelford rushes Lima and presses him up against the cage.
Landelford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Landelford misses with an elbow over the top.
Lima drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Landelford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Landelford has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Landelford lands a nice shot to the body.
Landelford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lima wants the takedown. Landelford is fighting it off but Lima persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Landelford's guard against the cage.
Landelford escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lima gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Landelford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lima is stalling in the full guard.
Landelford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landelford working a defensive guard but Lima passes into half guard.
Lima decides to stand and escape the position.
Lima is looking to slow Landelford down with leg kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Lima blocks the leg kick.
Lima slips a jab and a cross from Landelford.
Lima wants to clinch.
Lima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landelford.
Lima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landelford.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Landelford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lima.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch but Landelford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lima tries to clinch up but Landelford circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Landelford misses.
Landelford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Landelford throws a nice looking combination but Lima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lima tries to clinch there but Landelford circles away.
Lima tries to clinch but Landelford is having none of it.
A combination from Landelford does no damage.
Lima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lima throws a sloppy head kick and Landelford moves out of range easily.
Lima tries to clinch up but Landelford circles away and keeps his distance.
Landelford gets tackled into the cage by Lima. Lima maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landelford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lima.
Landelford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landelford tries a head kick but it misses.
Landelford moves in looking to clinch but Lima pushes him off.
Lima moves out of range of the body kick.
Landelford has Lima up against the cage in a clinch.
Lima changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Landelford fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Landelford misses with a series of wild punches.
Lima tries to clinch there but Landelford circles away.
Lima moves into range and clinches up with Landelford.
Lima looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landelford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lima is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lima stalling against the cage.
Lima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Landelford stops a takedown attempt from Lima.
Robby Landelford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Lima.
Landelford tries to land knees in the clinch but Lima avoids the damage to the body.
Landelford looking to throw knees to the head but Lima is blocking nicely.
Lima avoiding damage as Landelford throws knees to the body.
Lima trying to stall but Landelford improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lima.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landelford gets underhooks to prevent Lima's takedown attempt.
Lima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lima throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima clinches up with Landelford and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lima dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lima tries to clinch but Landelford moves out of range.
Landelford misses with the combination.
Landelford throws a head kick that misses.
Landelford misses with a hook. Lima ducked under it nicely.
Lima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Landelford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Landelford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lima counters with an outside leg kick.
Lima lands a nice looking kick to the body. Landelford takes a step back to recover.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lima!
Landelford takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Landelford misses with a left hand
and Lima holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lima stalling in the clinch but Landelford improves position.
Landelford blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima looking to slow down the pace here.
Lima managing to block the knees to the body from Landelford.
Landelford is trying to force a seperation but Lima has the dominant position.
Landelford is trying to stall.
Lima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Landelford throws an elbow but it misses.
Landelford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Landelford backwards.
Landelford avoiding damage as Lima throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Landelford blocks an uppercut.
Lima is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lima effectively controlling the action here.
Landelford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Landelford scores with a shot to the side of Lima's head.
A short right from Lima.
Lima will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Landelford up against the cage.
Lima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lima controlling the action here for a moment.
Lima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Landelford backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landelford tries a body shot but Lima blocks it.
Landelford stalling in the clinch but Lima improves position.
Landelford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lima is defending well for now.
Lima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robby Landelford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lima is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Landelford throws a body punch but Lima moves out of range.
Lima tries to clinch up.
Landelford swats away the attempt to clinch by Lima.
Landelford is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lima.
Lima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Landelford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lima counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Landelford is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diego Lima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lima clinches up against the cage.
Landelford taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landelford tries to work over Lima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Landelford stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Landelford as Lima tries to tie him up.
Lima tries to throw a body punch but Landelford avoids it by throwing Lima back against the cage.
Landelford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lima prevents a body shot from Landelford.
Diego Lima seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landelford is trying to maintain a safe position but Lima gets an underhook and turns Landelford into the cage.
Lima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landelford's elbow.
Lima scores with a shot to the side of Landelford's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lima tries to clinch but Landelford is having none of it.
Lima rushes Landelford and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Landelford is pressed up against the cage. Lima has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Landelford down to the mat. Landelford avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Landelford misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Lima misses.
Lima avoids the body shot from Landelford.
Landelford doesn't manage to clinch there - Lima circles away.
Landelford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lima landing knees to the head.
It looks like Robby Landelford has been cut.
Lima lands a left hand.
Landelford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Lima.
Lima displaying some good clinch control by pressing Landelford up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Lima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lima clinches.
Lima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lima manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lima has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Landelford avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lima drops down looking for an ankle pick but Landelford pulls his leg out and moves away.
Robby Landelford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Lima.
Landelford misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landelford misses with a looping left.
Lima throws a leg kick which misses Landelford's front leg but catches the back leg as Landelford tries to avoid it.
Landelford forces Lima back against the cage and clinches.
Landelford misses with a knee to the head.
Landelford tries to stall but Lima uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diego Lima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lima is looking to take this one to the mat.
Landelford misses with a body punch.
Lima slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landelford stalling in the clinch but Lima improves position.
Lima misses with a body punch.
Landelford missing with knees to the body.
Lima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Landelford has Lima pushed against the cage.
Landelford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landelford throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landelford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lima is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Landelford is defending well.
Lima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Landelford tries to clinch but Lima moves out of range.
Lima avoids the head kick by Landelford.
Lima moves out of range of the body kick from Landelford.
Landelford gets tackled into the cage by Lima. Lima maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lima controlling the action here for a moment.
Landelford prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Lima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lima has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Lima!
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