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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordred Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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140 lbs
23 - 18 - 1 |
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140 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Buckner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mordred Deschain!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Buckner.
A jab lands there for Deschain.
Buckner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Deschain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Buckner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Deschain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buckner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice uppercut lands for Deschain. That snapped Buckner's head back.
Buckner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buckner avoids a wild elbow strike from Deschain.
Buckner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Deschain just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Buckner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buckner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deschain is defending well for now.
Buckner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deschain's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckner lands a takedown into guard.
Buckner stops Deschain from standing up.
Deschain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buckner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Deschain, up you get!
Buckner closes the distance and clinches up with Deschain, looking for a takedown. Buckner pushes Deschain against the ropes but Deschain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Deschain to counter with a crisp jab.
Deschain throws a nice head kick!
A left lands for Deschain.
Buckner shoots in for a takedown but Deschain shows good takedown defense.
Deschain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mordred Deschain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buckner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Deschain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deschain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Deschain bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Buckner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Deschain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Buckner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Deschain defends well and Buckner ends up having to push Deschain into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deschain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Deschain lands with a nice body kick.
Deschain throws a head kick but Buckner moves out of range.
Deschain lands a high kick!
Buckner is rocked!
Deschain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Deschain pushes off an throws an elbow but Buckner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Deschain lands an elbow inside that Buckner shrugs off.
Deschain gets underhooks to prevent Buckner's takedown attempt.
Deschain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Deschain throws an elbow but misses.
Buckner stalling in the clinch but Deschain improves position.
Deschain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deschain lands a knee to the head.
Deschain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buckner's face.
Deschain creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Deschain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deschain tries to land a knee to the head but Buckner blocks with his arms.
Buckner is trying to drag Deschain to the mat but Deschain just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Deschain prevents a takedown attempt there.
Deschain lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Deschain.
Buckner is looking for a takedown.
Deschain avoids the elbow strike from Buckner, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Deschain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buckner's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschain is pressed up against the ropes. Buckner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Deschain down to the mat. Deschain avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Deschain thows a body kick. Buckner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Deschain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Buckner shoots and misses
and Deschain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buckner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buckner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Deschain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Buckner is breathing heavily.
Deschain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Buckner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Deschain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buckner seems to have got his legs back now.
Deschain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buckner's defenses.
Deschain scores a nice knee to the body.
Deschain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buckner jumps guard but Deschain turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Deschain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Matt Buckner has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deschain tries to land a knee to the head but Buckner blocks with his arms.
Deschain tries to land a knee to the head but Buckner blocks with his arms.
Buckner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deschain misses with a knee to the head.
Buckner tries to pull guard but Deschain won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Deschain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Deschain.
Deschain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deschain gets underhooks to prevent Buckner's takedown attempt.
Buckner misses with some punches.
Deschain misses with a knee to the head.
Buckner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Buckner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Deschain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Deschain misses with a knee strike.
Buckner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Deschain.
Deschain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Buckner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Deschain connects with a knee to the head.
Buckner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Deschain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deschain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buckner blocks it with crossed arms.
Deschain lands an elbow just above Buckner 's eye.
Deschain misses with a knee strike.
Deschain is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordred Deschain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Buckner's cut.
That's time! Buckner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buckner.
Deschain throws a counter combo.
Deschain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Deschain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Deschain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Buckner is looking to control Deschain's arms but Deschain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Buckner has his back to the ropes.
Deschain lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buckner has clasped his hands together around Deschain's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Buckner in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Deschain taking punishment in the form of punches.
Buckner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Buckner tries to score with some ground and pound. Deschain controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Buckner misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Deschain is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckner landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain is trying to buck Buckner off.
Buckner misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Buckner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Buckner connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Deschain some visible discomfort.
Buckner working the ground and pound from side control.
Deschain is not content to let Buckner control the position.
Deschain bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Deschain.
Buckner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Deschain scores with a jab. Buckner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Deschain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Deschain wants it to stay on the feet.
Buckner shoots in but Deschain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Buckner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deschain cracks Buckner with a good jab.
Deschain tries to sprawl but Buckner drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buckner trying to control from half guard but Deschain is working away.
Buckner misses with a head shot. Deschain uses the momentum to regain guard.
Buckner stops Deschain from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deschain is keeping the position for now.
Buckner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Deschain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Buckner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Buckner is standing up over Deschain. Deschain looks to escape but Buckner dives into side control.
Buckner throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Deschain works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Buckner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Buckner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Deschain defending well though.
Buckner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Buckner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Deschain looks like he's trying to stand up.
Buckner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Buckner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Buckner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Buckner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Deschain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Deschain misses with a knee to the head.
Buckner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Deschain lands an elbow that stopped Buckner in his tracks for a moment.
Deschain lands a nice elbow.
Deschain stops a takedown attempt from Buckner.
Buckner dodges an elbow strike from Deschain.
Buckner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Deschain is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Buckner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buckner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Deschain prevents it.
Buckner is trying to pull guard but Deschain turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deschain throws an elbow that misses.
Mordred Deschain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Buckner is trying to pull guard but Deschain has him pressed against the ropes.
Deschain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buckner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buckner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Deschain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buckner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Deschain fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Deschain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buckner wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Deschain is trying to defend but Buckner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Buckner stops Deschain from getting back to his feet.
Buckner throwing shots but Deschain is blocking nicely.
Deschain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Buckner.
Matt Buckner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buckner prevents Deschain from standing back up.
Buckner is trying to control. Deschain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Buckner drops an elbow to the side of Deschain's head.
Buckner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Buckner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buckner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Deschain defends well and Buckner ends up having to push Deschain into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Buckner blocks a head kick by Deschain.
Buckner is looking for a counter combo.
Deschain scores with a head kick.
Buckner dives in and grabs Deschain's left leg, looking for a takedown. Deschain pushes down on Buckner's head and hops out.
Deschain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Buckner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Deschain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deschain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Buckner darts in and clinches Deschain up against the ropes.
Deschain looking to throw knees to the head but Buckner is blocking nicely.
Deschain prevents the takedown attempt.
Deschain connects with a knee to the head.
Deschain throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschain misses with a knee strike.
Buckner tries for a takedown but Deschain manages to get underhooks.
Deschain gets underhooks to prevent Buckner's takedown attempt.
Deschain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deschain gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Buckner.
Deschain lands a damaging elbow.
Deschain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buckner's face.
Deschain creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Deschain throws an elbow but it misses.
Buckner has Deschain pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Deschain manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Deschain gets underhooks to prevent Buckner's takedown attempt.
Deschain throws an elbow but it misses.
Buckner wants to take the fight to the mat but Deschain manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Deschain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Deschain.
Deschain lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Deschain lands an elbow inside.
Deschain looking to throw knees to the head but Buckner is blocking nicely.
Buckner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deschain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buckner wants to take the fight to the mat but Deschain manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Deschain lands a damaging elbow.
Deschain lands an elbow inside that Buckner shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Deschain.
Deschain is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Deschain throws an elbow that misses.
Buckner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Deschain.
Buckner tried to counter with a leg kick but Deschain avoided it.
Buckner goes for a double leg but Deschain avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Deschain continues to drive forward.
Buckner darts in looking for a takedown but Deschain gets double underhooks and turns Buckner into the ropes.
Deschain thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Buckner if he has to take too many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordred Deschain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Deschain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordred Deschain!
After the big win, Mordred Deschain made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Museum of Monsters & Madmen and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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