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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Moraes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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141 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moraes swivels and escapes.
Moraes misses with the combination.
Caine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice takedown defense from Moraes. No joy for Caine on that attempt.
Moraes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moraes.
Caine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moraes as he avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Moraes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Caine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moraes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moraes throws a series of punches but Caine avoids them all with ease.
Caine shoots and misses
and Moraes counters with a nice body shot.
Caine avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moraes's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Moraes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moraes wants to stand up but Caine is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moraes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Caine landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moraes is keeping the position for now.
Moraes keeping moving, preventing Caine from controlling successfully.
Caine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moraes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caine working some strikes from top position.
Caine landing some decent shots from guard.
Caine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caine with a nice head shot there.
Caine wants to control from the top but Moraes keeps moving.
Caine scoring with punches to the head and body.
Caine throws a big right hand that misses.
Caine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caine throws a right hand that Moraes ducks under and follows up with a left that Moraes also avoids with ease.
Moraes misses with a combination
and Caine counters with a three punch combo that has Moraes backing up. Moraes nods at Caine to acknowledge the strikes.
Caine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Caine wants to control from the top but Moraes keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes keeping full guard, as Caine tries to pass.
Caine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moraes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Caine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Caine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moraes is looking to stand up but Caine isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Caine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moraes is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Caine dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moraes scores with a sloppy right hand. Caine should have avoided that one.
Moraes throws a one two combo.
Caine shoots in but no luck this time.
Jason Caine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moraes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caine circles away quickly and effectively.
Moraes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caine shoots in for a takedown but Moraes shows good takedown defense.
Moraes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Moraes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ricardo Moraes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Moraes misses.
Good shot there by Moraes.
Caine avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Moraes misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caine circles away quickly and effectively.
Caine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moraes pinned against the cage. Moraes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Caine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moraes misses with a wild combination.
Moraes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moraes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caine closes the distance and pushes Moraes back into the cage.
Caine goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moraes prevents it.
Caine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moraes walks away with a smile on his face. Caine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Moraes.
Caine lands with a shot to the body.
Moraes misses with a double jab.
Moraes stuffs the takedown.
Caine closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Moraes quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moraes tries to kick Caine off in order to stand up. Caine Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Caine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moraes keeps working.
Caine tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Caine has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caine tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Caine has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jason Caine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caine looks up at the clock and then as Moraes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Caine smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Moraes wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Moraes parries the strikes from Caine easily there. Caine is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Moraes to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Caine throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Caine is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Caine throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Caine in side control lands a decent elbow.
Caine 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.
Caine tries for a kimura but Moraes is defending well.
Moraes wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Moraes 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! This is the final round!
Caine fails to land the takedown.
Caine closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Moraes's guard.
Caine wants to control from the top but Moraes keeps moving.
Moraes wants to get back to his feet but Caine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moraes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Caine sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Caine makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Caine wants to control from the top but Moraes keeps moving.
Moraes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Caine trying to control the position from guard on top but Moraes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Moraes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caine.
Moraes looks to land a right hand but Caine moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Caine is defended easily by Moraes.
Caine moves in looking to clinch but Moraes pushes him off.
Caine closes the distance and clinches up with Moraes, looking for a takedown. Caine pushes Moraes against the cage but Moraes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Caine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Moraes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moraes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caine.
Moraes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Caine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moraes's waist but Moraes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Caine off to one side.
Moraes misses with a few strikes there.
Ricardo Moraes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moraes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caine misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moraes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Caine does no damage.
Moraes throws a right and a left that Caine avoids nicely.
It appears Caine was looking to counter with a kick there.
A punch combination from Moraes misses.
Moraes stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Moraes as Caine shoots in.
Moraes unleashes a big counter combination but Caine bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Moraes throws a right and a left that Caine avoids nicely.
Moraes misses with a few strikes there.
Moraes slaps away a takedown attempt from Caine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caine shoots in for a double leg but Moraes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Caine goes for a double leg but Moraes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Moraes continues to drive forward.
Moraes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Caine back to the cage. Moraes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Moraes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Caine backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caine slips a jab and a cross from Moraes.
Caine misses with the combination.
Moraes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice sprawl there from Moraes as Caine shoots in.
Caine closes the distance and clinches.
Caine manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Moraes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moraes 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Moraes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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