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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Monteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cilian Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cilian Lynch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricardo Monteban's chin.
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148 lbs
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157 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Monteban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cilian Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch tries to score with a low kick but Monteban moves his leg out of the way.
Lynch throws a hook but Monteban blocks it.
Monteban attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Monteban sets himself, and Lynch steps forward looking for the clinch! Monteban avoids it this time.
A jab from Monteban finds it's way through Lynch's defenses.
Lynch misses with a hook
and Monteban counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lynch thinking.
Lynch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lynch throws a jab but it's blocked by Monteban.
Monteban appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Monteban has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lynch misses with a low kick.
Lynch tries to clinch up
and Monteban counters with a shoot takedown. Lynch fights it but they end up in guard.
Monteban pushes down on Lynch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lynch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Monteban.
Monteban is working for a kimura but Lynch is defending it quite comfortably.
Monteban trying to mount his opponent but Lynch defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch trying to control but Monteban postures up.
Monteban throws a strike but Lynch avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Monteban looking to sit in guard and control but Lynch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Monteban trying to control the position.
Monteban working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lynch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lynch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Monteban is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lynch manages to get himself to full guard.
Monteban 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.
Monteban trying to control but Lynch is working from the bottom.
Monteban scoring with punches to the head and body.
Monteban throwing strikes from guard but Lynch blocks nicely.
Lynch is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lynch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lynch holds on and takes a little breather.
Monteban throwing strikes from guard but Lynch blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch seems keen to control Monteban's posture.
Lynch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lynch pulls Monteban in to control the position.
Monteban throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lynch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Monteban trying to control the position from guard on top but Lynch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice defenses there by Monteban.
Monteban tried to counter with a leg kick but Lynch avoided it.
Monteban scores with a jab.
Lynch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Monteban will feel that in the morning.
A swing and a miss from Lynch.
Lynch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monteban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lynch checks a leg kick.
Lynch misses with a wild body shot.
Lynch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monteban.
Lynch wants to clinch.
Monteban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lynch was well out of range. Poor timing from Monteban.
Lynch throws a body punch but Monteban moves out of range.
Monteban closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lynch stops a takedown attempt from Monteban.
Lynch misses with the head strike.
Monteban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Monteban is trying to pull guard but Lynch has him pressed against the cage.
Monteban wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Monteban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lynch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lynch has a couple of punches blocked by Monteban.
Monteban swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monteban looking to slow down the pace here.
Lynch keeps control of Monteban as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lynch lands a nice shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Monteban is trying to push Lynch away but Lynch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Monteban is looking to break free of the clinch but Lynch has double underhooks.
Lynch throws a head punch that misses.
Lynch lands with a left to the head.
Lynch misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Monteban tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Monteban jumps guard but Lynch stands there with Monteban around his waist. Monteban gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lynch.
Lynch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Monteban.
Lynch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monteban missing with a left hand there. Lynch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monteban ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monteban throws a leg kick
and Lynch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lynch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Monteban looks to throw the jab but Lynch is out of range.
Lynch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cilian Lynch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Lynch misses.
Monteban tries to land a body kick
and Lynch counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lynch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Monteban tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lynch lands a nice uppercut.
Lynch prevents a body shot from Monteban.
Lynch lands with a left to the head.
Monteban is rocked!
Monteban blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lynch.
Lynch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Monteban is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lynch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monteban seems to have got his legs back now.
Lynch throws a punch but it's blocked by Monteban.
Lynch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Monteban tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lynch smiles and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Monteban blocks the low kick.
Monteban throws a body kick that misses.
Lynch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lynch cracks Monteban with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Monteban looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lynch finish him?
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monteban moves away from the strike by Lynch.
Monteban throwing a counter right hand but Lynch manages to avoid it.
Lynch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monteban.
Lynch lands a nice shot to the body.
Monteban takes a swing at Lynch's ribcage but misses.
Monteban throws a hook but Lynch avoids it easily.
Lynch throws a body shot but no joy.
Lynch pushes Monteban away with a front kick.
Monteban drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lynch pulls Monteban in close to prevent any damage.
Monteban stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lynch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lynch controls Monteban momentarily but Monteban frees himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Monteban lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Monteban throws a big elbow that misses.
Monteban trying to control but Lynch is working from the bottom.
Lynch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Monteban trying to control but Lynch is working from the bottom.
Monteban looking to pass the guard.
Monteban working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cilian Lynch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lynch 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 9:10
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 9:10
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cilian Lynch!
A victorious Cilian Lynch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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