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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between EJ Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dinsdale Piranha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). EJ Junior has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 cm
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, EJ Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dinsdale Piranha!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior lands a head kick. Piranha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Piranha takes the fight into the clinch.
Junior wants to break free but Piranha has control.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Piranha won't allow it.
Junior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Piranha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Junior wants to break free but Piranha has control.
Piranha keeps control of Junior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Piranha breaks from the clinch.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piranha tries to clinch but Junior moves out of range.
Junior takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like EJ Junior has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piranha rushes Junior and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Piranha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Junior throws a leg kick which misses Piranha's front leg but catches the back leg as Piranha tries to avoid it.
Junior throws a series of punches but Piranha moves out of range.
Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Piranha throws a head kick but Junior moves out of range.
Junior throws a head kick but Piranha moves out of range.
Piranha tries to clinch up.
Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piranha closes the distance and clinches.
Piranha keeps control of Junior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Junior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Junior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piranha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Piranha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Junior throws a right hand that Piranha ducks under and follows up with a left that Piranha also avoids with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Junior!
Piranha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piranha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Piranha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Junior.
Junior scores with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior throws a series of punches but Piranha avoids them all with ease.
Piranha blocks a head kick by Junior.
Piranha moves in looking to clinch but Junior pushes him off.
Piranha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Junior is breathing heavily.
Junior throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piranha wants to clinch up but Junior keeps it at a distance.
Piranha is looking to clinch but Junior is avoiding it.
Piranha moves in looking to clinch but Junior pushes him off.
Piranha throws a lazy head kick
and Junior counters with a big head kick but Piranha shrugs it off.
Piranha closes the distance and clinches.
Junior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Junior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Piranha scores a nice knee to the body.
Piranha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Piranha.
Piranha tries to clinch there but Junior circles away.
Junior blocks a head kick by Piranha.
Piranha clinches.
Piranha lands an elbow just above Junior 's eye.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Piranha has him pressed against the cage.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Piranha won't allow it.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Piranha has him pressed against the cage.
Piranha scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Piranha.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Piranha.
Piranha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piranha moves in looking to clinch but Junior pushes him off.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piranha is looking to clinch but Junior is avoiding it.
Piranha tries to clinch up.
Piranha wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piranha tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
Piranha ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
Piranha moves out of range as Junior throws a body kick.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piranha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Junior misses with a head kick.
Junior tries to keep at a distance but Piranha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Piranha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piranha has closed the distance and engaged Junior in a clinch.
Piranha crunches a lovely knee into Junior's ribcage.
Piranha breaks the clinch.
Piranha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Piranha tries to clinch up.
Junior avoids the head kick by Piranha.
Piranha tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piranha fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piranha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Piranha clinches.
Junior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Piranha manages to break the clinch.
Junior throws a right and a left that Piranha avoids nicely.
Junior tries to keep at a distance but Piranha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Junior has had enough of the clinch but Piranha keeps him there for the moment.
Piranha keeps control of Junior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Piranha prevents Junior from breaking the clinch.
Piranha prevents Junior from breaking the clinch.
Piranha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piranha tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piranha throws a head kick that Junior semi-blocks.
Junior feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piranha's calf.
Junior throws a right hand that Piranha ducks under and follows up with a left that Piranha also avoids with ease.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dinsdale Piranha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on EJ Junior's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A solid body kick from Piranha.
Piranha moves in looking to clinch but Junior pushes him off.
Piranha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piranha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Junior looks to land a body kick but Piranha moved away.
Piranha wants to clinch up but Junior keeps it at a distance.
Junior scores with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Junior.
Piranha instigates a clinch.
Piranha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Junior can't break the clinch.
Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Junior wants to break free but Piranha has control.
Piranha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Piranha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Junior's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piranha misses with a knee to the head.
Junior has had enough of the clinch but Piranha keeps him there for the moment.
Junior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piranha has him pressed against the cage.
Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Junior tries to break the clinch but Piranha is controlling the position.
Piranha connects with a knee to the head.
Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Piranha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Piranha tries to land a knee to the head but Junior blocks with his arms.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Piranha has him pressed against the cage.
Junior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Junior takes a knee right on the jaw!
Piranha tries a knee to the head but Junior blocks it.
Piranha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piranha tries to clinch up but Junior circles away and keeps his distance.
Piranha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Junior. That's going to slow Piranha down.
Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Junior is looking to slow Piranha down with leg kicks.
Junior throws a nice outside leg kick.
Junior misses with a two punch combination.
Piranha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
EJ Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piranha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Piranha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Junior displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Piranha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Piranha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior tries to bum rush Piranha with a series of wild strikes but Piranha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Junior throws a right and a left that Piranha avoids nicely.
Junior misses with a low kick.
Junior throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Piranha's head.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Piranha.
Piranha tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
Piranha is looking to clinch but Junior is avoiding it.
Piranha blocks a head kick by Junior.
Piranha lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Junior backs up against the cage.
Piranha blocks a head kick by Junior.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Junior.
Piranha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Junior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Junior cracks the inside of Piranha's front leg.
Piranha tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
Junior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piranha tries to clinch up but Junior circles away and keeps his distance.
Piranha tries to clinch up but Junior circles away and keeps his distance.
Piranha tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
Junior throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Piranha's head.
Piranha tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior feints and then cracks Piranha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Piranha down.
Piranha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Junior chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Piranha throws a head kick that misses.
Junior has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Junior fakes the leg kick and cracks Piranha in the body.
A head kick from Junior lands but Piranha takes it in his stride.
Piranha connects with a high kick.
Junior feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piranha's calf.
Junior lands a jab-cross combination.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piranha tries to clinch up.
Junior connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Piranha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Junior wants to break free but Piranha has control.
Junior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Piranha scores with a shot to the side of Junior's head.
Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Piranha breaks the clinch.
Piranha forces Junior back against the cage and clinches.
Piranha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piranha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Junior moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dinsdale Piranha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on EJ Junior's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Piranha tries to clinch up
and Junior counters with an inside leg kick.
Piranha is looking to clinch.
Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piranha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piranha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Piranha.
Piranha avoids the head kick by Junior.
Piranha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piranha closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Piranha looking to throw knees to the head but Junior is blocking nicely.
Piranha misses with a knee to the head.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Piranha won't allow it.
Piranha looking to throw knees to the head but Junior is blocking nicely.
Junior wants to break free but Piranha has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piranha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Junior is looking to break free of the clinch but Piranha has double underhooks.
Junior blocks a body shot from Piranha.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Piranha has him pressed against the cage.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Piranha won't allow it.
Junior can't break the clinch.
Junior wants to break free but Piranha has control.
Junior is looking to break free of the clinch but Piranha has double underhooks.
Piranha breaks the clinch.
Junior throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Piranha won't allow it.
Piranha breaks from the clinch.
Piranha takes a kick to the side of the head.
Piranha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Junior.
Junior throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Piranha counters by clinching up.
Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Piranha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Junior tries to break the clinch but Piranha is controlling the position.
Junior can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Junior blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Piranha prevents Junior from breaking the clinch.
Piranha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piranha is looking to clinch.
Piranha is looking to clinch.
Junior keeps the fight on the outside.
Junior throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Piranha's head.
Piranha scores with a head kick.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dinsdale Piranha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Piranha slips a jab and a cross from Junior.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piranha tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
Piranha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Junior counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Piranha.
Piranha misses with a head kick.
Piranha wants to clinch.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Piranha is looking to clinch but Junior is avoiding it.
Junior lands a head kick!
Piranha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piranha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Piranha takes the fight into the clinch.
Junior tries to break the clinch but Piranha is controlling the position.
EJ Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Piranha tries a knee to the head but Junior blocks it.
Piranha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Junior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piranha has him pressed against the cage.
Piranha prevents Junior from breaking the clinch.
Junior tries to break the clinch but Piranha is controlling the position.
Piranha prevents Junior from breaking the clinch.
Junior can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Piranha.
Piranha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Junior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Piranha manages to break the clinch.
Piranha lands with a slapping head kick.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Junior lands a high kick!
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior keeps the fight on the outside.
Dinsdale Piranha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Piranha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Junior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piranha dodges the punch combination from Junior.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dinsdale Piranha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Piranha 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dinsdale Piranha!
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hype
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