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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quetzal Montezuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montezuma comes to the cage accompanied by The Mayan Predator. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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242 lbs
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273 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Quetzal Montezuma! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wick! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Montezuma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Montezuma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Montezuma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Montezuma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montezuma working some nice short punches in the clinch. Montezuma throws a punch but it's blocked by Wick. Montezuma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Montezuma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montezuma misses with a hook from the clinch. Montezuma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice left hand lands by Montezuma.
Montezuma working some nice short punches in the clinch. Montezuma swings wildly with an uppercut but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it. Montezuma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wick being controlled against the cage. Wick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Montezuma is defending well against a takedown attempt. Montezuma scores with a shot to the side of Wick's head. Wick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Montezuma prevents it.
Quetzal Montezuma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wick. A head punch blocked on the inside by Wick. Montezuma lands a right hand. Montezuma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Wick has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Quetzal Montezuma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Wick cracks Montezuma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Wick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montezuma manages to avoid it. Montezuma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montezuma lands an overhand right. Montezuma moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Quetzal Montezuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Montezuma takes a swing at Wick's ribcage but misses. Montezuma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut there from Montezuma. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Montezuma pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Montezuma keeps the fight on the outside. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wick. Montezuma throws a body shot but no joy. Wick tries to counter by closing the distance. Wick throws out a leg kick but Montezuma moves out of range and Wick only half commits. Montezuma moves out of range of the strikes. Wick with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Montezuma plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Montezuma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Wick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Montezuma cracks the inside of Wick's front leg. Wick pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Montezuma looks to land a right hand but Wick moved out of range. Montezuma lands an overhand right.
Wick is rocked! Montezuma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montezuma avoids the head kick by Wick.
Wick misses with a looping right. Wick moves forwards but Montezuma connects with a nice, crisp jab. Wick is still on wobbly legs! Can Montezuma finish him? Wick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montezuma.
Wick seems to have recovered his senses. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Montezuma connects with a right hand. Wick shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Montezuma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Montezuma bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Wick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montezuma cracks Wick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Good leg kick by Montezuma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Montezuma swings for the body but Wick moves out of range.
Wick throws a leg kick that misses. An inside leg kick from Wick misses. Montezuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Montezuma - that will leave a mark!
Montezuma connects with a crisp jab. Montezuma throws a leg kick which misses Wick's front leg but catches the back leg as Wick tries to avoid it. Montezuma throws out a loose jab but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it. Wick tries to counter with a clinch but Montezuma shakes him off and moves away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quetzal Montezuma dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Montezuma thows a left - swing and a miss! Wick looking to score a takedown here. Montezuma is defending well but Wick drives through and ends up in Montezuma's guard. Montezuma pulls Wick in to control the position. Montezuma keeping moving, preventing Wick from controlling successfully. Wick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Montezuma managing to control the position. Wick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Montezuma is controlling Wick's posture. Montezuma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wick can do to turn this around? Wick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Wick wants to control from the top but Montezuma keeps moving. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. Montezuma is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Montezuma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wick was well out of range. Poor timing from Montezuma. Montezuma throws a nice outside leg kick. Montezuma misses with a straight right. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Montezuma here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Montezuma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montezuma scores with a leg kick.
Montezuma misses with a straight right. Wick feints a counter leg kick. Montezuma lands a nice hook to Wick's body. Wick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Montezuma jabs Wick to the body, keeping him at a distance. Wick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montezuma. Montezuma sets himself, and Wick steps forward looking for the clinch! Montezuma avoids it this time. Wick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Montezuma but Montezuma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Montezuma throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wick defending well as Montezuma loads up on a big left hand. Montezuma tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action! Wick just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Montezuma tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. A head kick misses from Wick. A solid leg kick lands there for Montezuma.
Montezuma connects with a nice looking jab.
Good work by Montezuma as he checks the leg kick. And Montezuma counters with a quick kick to the body but Wick blocks it. Montezuma misses with a body shot.
Montezuma lands with a good body shot. Montezuma throws a head kick but Wick moves out of range.
Wick tries to counter with a clinch but Montezuma shakes him off and moves away. Wick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Montezuma.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wick moves out of range of the body kick. Montezuma avoids the head kick by Wick.
Montezuma drives through and clinches with Wick against the cage.
Montezuma lands a hook to the side of the head. Quetzal Montezuma has scored more points in the clinch so far. Montezuma breaks the clinch.
Montezuma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Montezuma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Wick steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montezuma. Montezuma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Montezuma scores with a push kick. Montezuma lands with a nice body punch. A thudding body kick lands there by Montezuma!
Montezuma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Montezuma moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wick is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wick wants to clinch. Wick has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Montezuma. Montezuma throws a body kick that misses. Wick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Montezuma. Montezuma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wick under the eye. Montezuma scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Montezuma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wick. That kick from Montezuma tenderised Wick's leg. Wick is trying to keep his angry face on. Wick fails with the takedown. A slow jab from Montezuma misses its intended target. Montezuma scores with a jab to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quetzal Montezuma dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Montezuma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Wick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Montezuma throws a body shot but no joy. Montezuma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Wick closes the distance and pushes Montezuma back into the cage. Montezuma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wick backwards. Montezuma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Montezuma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Montezuma looks to score with a jab to the body but Wick is just out of range. Wick moves forwards but Montezuma connects with a nice, crisp jab. Wick takes one to the chin there. Wick slips a jab from Montezuma. Wick steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montezuma. Montezuma misses with a wild body shot. Wick is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Montezuma - that will leave a mark!
Montezuma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wick circles away quickly and effectively. Wick is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Montezuma keeps Wick at a distance using the push kick. Wick tries to clinch and Montezuma counters with a nice leg kick. Wick needs to keep his hands up - Montezuma had a free shot at his head there. Montezuma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wick was well out of range. Poor timing from Montezuma. Wick was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. A lazy body kick from Montezuma and Wick counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Montezuma won't allow Wick to pass to mount. Montezuma trying to control from the bottom.
Wick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montezuma does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Wick stalling away here and it's allowed Montezuma to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Montezuma wants to sweep here but Wick controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Montezuma is keeping the position for now. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wick looking to sit in guard and control but Montezuma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Wick looking to control.
Montezuma sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wick's guard. Wick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Montezuma is working away from the top position though. Montezuma controlling the action here. Montezuma stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Montezuma closes the distance and clinches. Wick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Come on Montezuma - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Montezuma misses with some punches.
Montezuma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John Wick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Montezuma throws a leg kick which misses Wick's front leg but catches the back leg as Wick tries to avoid it. Montezuma delivers a nice body kick. Wick fails in his attempt to clinch. Wick swats away the attempt to clinch by Montezuma. Wick misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Montezuma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Wick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montezuma paws at him with a jab and circles away. Quetzal Montezuma is winning the standup battle so far. A big right from Montezuma misses. Wick is looking to clinch but Montezuma is avoiding it.
Wick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montezuma.
Montezuma slips a jab and a cross from Wick.
Montezuma blocks a low kick nicely. A quick step to the side and Montezuma tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Montezuma misses with a kick to the body.
Wick wants to counter the offense by Montezuma and move into the clinch position. Wick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Montezuma. Wick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wick slips a jab from Montezuma. Montezuma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wick takes a step back to recover. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quetzal Montezuma clearly takes that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Montezuma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Montezuma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montezuma thumps Wick with a low kick. Wick tries to close the distance and clinch but Montezuma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Montezuma cracks Wick with an open hand slap. Wick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Montezuma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wick circles away quickly and effectively. Montezuma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wick in his tracks. Montezuma dodges the punch combination from Wick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice sprawl there from Montezuma as Wick shoots in. Montezuma connects with a leg kick. Wick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. A solid leg kick lands there for Montezuma.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Montezuma. A solid leg kick lands there for Montezuma.
A slapping leg kick lands for Montezuma.
Wick throws a low kick but Montezuma moves out of range easily. Montezuma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Wick misses with a leg kick and Montezuma counters with a body kick that stops Wick in his tracks momentarily. Wick shoots for a double leg takedown but Montezuma sprawls well. He's pushed Wick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Wick is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Wick ducks under a wild hook from Montezuma. Despite the aggression on Wick's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Montezuma scores with a sloppy right hand. Wick should have avoided that one. Wick avoids the body shot from Montezuma.
Montezuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wick.
Wick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. You can see that Wick has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks Montezuma throws a nice outside leg kick. Wick looks to score with a jab to the body but Montezuma is just out of range. Montezuma digs a good body shot into Wick's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wick tries to bum rush Montezuma with a series of wild strikes but Montezuma uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Montezuma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Nice straight punches there by Wick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Montezuma with a body punch. A glancing blow. Wick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Good shot there by Montezuma. Wick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montezuma.
Wick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Montezuma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Montezuma lands a nice shot that snaps Wick's head back.
Montezuma looks to land a combination but Wick avoids it well. Wick wants to counter the offense by Montezuma and move into the clinch position. Wick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Wick looks to move away, Montezuma throws a big counter combo but Wick just gets out of the way. Montezuma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wick avoids the body shot from Montezuma.
Wick throws out a counter right but Montezuma avoids it with no problem. Wick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Montezuma throws a leg kick which misses Wick's front leg but catches the back leg as Wick tries to avoid it. Montezuma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Montezuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wick moves away. Wick wants to counter with a clinch but Montezuma pushes him away. Wick moves in looking to clinch but Montezuma pushes him off. Montezuma swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. A jab from Wick misses. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Montezuma checks a leg kick. Montezuma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montezuma keeps Wick at a distance using the push kick. Wick thows a left - swing and a miss! An attempted straight right counter from Montezuma misses the target. Montezuma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Wick slips a straight right by Montezuma. Wick feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Montezuma punishes Wick's body with a nice straight punch. Montezuma misses with a two punch combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Montezuma blocks the leg kick.
Montezuma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wick moves in looking to clinch but Montezuma pushes him off. A good leg kick by Montezuma. Montezuma connects with a solid leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The crowd cheers as Montezuma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wick doesn't seem phased though. Montezuma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Wick moves out of range of the body kick from Montezuma.
A head kick misses from Montezuma. Wick throws a fast counter high kick but Montezuma manages to duck under it in time. The fighters circling - Montezuma throws out the jab but it was never going to land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quetzal Montezuma had his way with John Wick in that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Montezuma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wick throws a leg kick but Montezuma moved away. Wick tries to clinch up but Montezuma circles away and keeps his distance. Montezuma sizes up Wick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Montezuma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montezuma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wick circles away quickly and effectively. Montezuma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Wick drops down looking for an ankle pick but Montezuma pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Montezuma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Wick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Montezuma.
That's one minute gone in the round. Montezuma throws a nice inside leg kick. Wick is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Montezuma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wick wants to counter with a clinch but Montezuma pushes him away. Montezuma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montezuma lands a nice looking body kick. Wick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Wick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montezuma swats him away and circles back towards the center. Montezuma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Montezuma checks a low kick from Wick. Montezuma thinks about countering with a head kick. Wick tries to clinch up. Montezuma drives through and clinches with Wick against the cage.
John Wick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Montezuma scores with a nice short uppercut. Montezuma lands with a light punch inside. Montezuma tries to work over Wick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Montezuma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wicks head. Montezuma lands with a short shot to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wick being controlled against the cage. Montezuma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Montezuma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wick tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Some wild striking there from Wick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Montezuma looks to land a right hand but Wick moved out of range. Both fighters circling a little - Montezuma finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Nice takedown defense from Montezuma. No joy for Wick on that attempt. Montezuma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Jab, jab by Montezuma - just one landing. Wick tries for a takedown but Montezuma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Quetzal Montezuma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wick. Wick is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Wick moves forwards but Montezuma connects with a nice, crisp jab. Wick slips a straight right by Montezuma. An inside leg kick lands from Montezuma. Wick throws a low kick but it's checked well by Montezuma. Montezuma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wick ducks right into an uppercut from Montezuma.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A good leg kick by Montezuma. Wick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Montezuma drops Wick with a naaaaasty hook - Wick is in real trouble here! Montezuma dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quetzal Montezuma! Quetzal Montezuma retains his heavyweight title! An out of breath Quetzal Montezuma thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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