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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Letang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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160 cm
28
130 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Letang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor Davis!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Davis.
Letang wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Letang moves into the clinch.
Letang is stalling here.
Letang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Davis.
Letang slows down the pace here.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
Letang manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Letang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Davis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to bum rush Letang with a series of wild strikes but Letang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Letang seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Letang drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Letang in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis is trying to control Letang's posture but Letang avoids it.
Letang cracks Davis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Davis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Letang.
Davis dodges the ground and pound from Letang.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davis is looking for a sweep.
Davis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Letang connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letang trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis is trying to get back to half guard.
Letang scoring with punches from side control.
Davis is not content to let Letang control the position.
Letang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Letang scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Davis to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Letang crashes against the mat.
Letang throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Davis is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Letang cracks Davis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Letang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Davis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Letang 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.
Letang working away.
Letang controlling from side mount.
Letang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letang controls the position.
Letang working the ground and pound.
Letang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Letang lands some shots froms side control.
Letang is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Letang working the head and body with strikes.
Letang 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Letang connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Letang dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Letang is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Letang dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Letang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
Letang manages to pull guard.
Letang is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Letang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davis manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Letang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Letang chips away with some ground and pound.
Davis has momentary wrist control but Letang slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letang pushes down on Davis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nice strikes from Letang there.
Letang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis is defending against the submission attempts here by Letang.
Davis tries to get to full guard but Letang has control of the leg.
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Letang.
Letang is working for a submission of some sort.
Davis is refusing to be controlled, as Letang sits in half guard.
Pierre Letang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letang seems to be working for a kimura but Davis defends the submission attempt.
Davis tries to roll over but Letang keeps him under control.
Letang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Davis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Letang working Davis over with strikes.
Davis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Letang scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letang landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Davis is rocked!
Davis taking some punishment here, with Letang in his half guard.
Davis is still in real trouble! Can Letang finish him?
Letang is working for a submission of some sort.
Davis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Davis makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Letang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Letang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
Davis cracks a nice hook into Letang's ribs.
Letang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Letang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Letang moves into the clinch successfully.
Letang lands with a left to the head.
Letang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Letang pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Letang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Letang lands a right hand.
Letang avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letang can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Letang has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Letang is controlling him.
Letang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davis throws a combination. Letang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Letang seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Letang circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Letang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Letang dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Letang.
Letang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Davis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Letang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Letang is looking to counter the offense by Davis and move into the clinch.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Letang seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Letang counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis keeping moving, preventing Letang from controlling successfully.
Letang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Letang distracts Davis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Letang distracts Davis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Letang loads up on a big left hand. Davis felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Letang looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Davis can't hide his disappointment, as Letang celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Letang!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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