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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Quint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry comes to the cage accompanied by country boy. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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171 cm
36
136 lbs
26 - 13 - 2 |
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170 cm
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137 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Cletus Landry! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sam Quint! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A nice inside leg kick there by Quint. That's going to slow Landry down. Nice shot by Landry. Landry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Landry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Landry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Landry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quint. Landry throws out a loose jab but Quint uses good head movement to avoid it. Landry connects with a jab. Quint throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Landry. Quint throws out a loose jab but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it. Quint avoids the body shot from Landry.
Quint jabs Landry to the body, keeping him at a distance. Quint throws a leg kick but Landry sees it coming and moves out of range. Quint pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Landry scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Landry throws a nice outside leg kick. Quint moves out of range as Landry strikes. Quint scores with a leg kick.
Quint throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Landry is looking for a counter combo. Quint throws a chopping leg kick but Landry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Quint will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Quint moves out of range of the leg kick from Landry. Quint misses with a body shot.
Landry throws a quick counter head kick but Quint was just out of range. Quint slips a jab from Landry. Quint throws out a loose jab but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it. Landry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Quint throws a leg kick but Landry sees it coming and checks it nicely. Quint misses with a straight right. A clash of legs there as Landry blocks the low kick. A slow jab from Landry misses its intended target. Landry tries to clinch up but Quint circles away and keeps his distance. Landry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Landry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quint. Landry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Quint throws a body punch but Landry moves out of range. Landry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Quints jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Quint uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Landry has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Quint slips a straight right by Landry. Landry thows a left - swing and a miss! Landry thows a leg kick but Quint checks it and Quint counters with a left and a right that stings Landry. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Quint fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Landry is out of range. Quint throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Landry is looking for a counter combo. Landry misses with a two punch combination.
Landry throws a right and a left that both miss. Landry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A little jabbing left from Quint on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Landry is looking to score with low kicks. Quint lands a right hook to the body.
Landry with a jab. Quint throws a body punch but Landry moves out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Landry misses the target. Quint punishes Landry's body with a nice straight punch. Landry throws a front kick aimed at Quint's knee but Quint avoids it well. Landry misses with a double jab.
Landry dodges the punch combination from Quint.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Quint throws a head kick but Landry moves out of range.
Quint lands with a kick to the ribs.
Quint shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Quint looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quint misses with a looping left. Quint takes one to the chin there. Landry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Landry looks to score with a jab to the body but Quint is just out of range. Quint walks into a jab. A punch lands to the side of Landry 's head but he takes it in his stride. Quint throws a body kick that misses. Landry is looking to counter punch. Landry misses with a series of wild punches.
Quint walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Landry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. A nice leg kick lands there from Landry. Landry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. 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! Quint throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Quint misses its intended target. Landry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quint checks it well. No joy there for Quint, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Landry misses its intended target. A good leg kick by Landry. A nice inside leg kick there by Landry. That's going to slow Quint down. Quint checks a low kick from Landry. Landry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Landry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quint lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Quint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Landry. Landry looking to throw knees to the head but Quint is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nice body punch from Landry. Quint tries to land knees in the clinch but Landry avoids the damage to the body. Quint lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Landry backwards. Quint lands a hook that snaps the head of Landry backwards. Quint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Quint will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Landry.
Quint misses the jab. Good work by Landry as he checks the leg kick. Landry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Cletus Landry is winning the standup battle so far. Quint throws a sloppy head kick and Landry moves out of range easily. Quint throws a push kick but Landry slaps the foot to one side. Landry doesn't manage to clinch there - Quint circles away.
Landry misses with a low kick.
Landry connects with an inside leg kick. Landry lands a jab-cross combination. Landry throws a low kick but Quint avoids it. Quint moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Quint dodges the punch combination from Landry.
Quint rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Landry moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Quint misses with a low kick. Landry tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Quint manages to circle out of the way. Landry misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Landry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quint's head. A jab lands there for Quint. Quint walks into a jab. Landry throws a quick inside leg kick. Landry misses with the combination.
Quint thinks about the counter body kick. Quint throws a series of punches but Landry avoids them all with ease. Quint with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Landry moves into the clinch. Still in the clinch, Quint scores with a nice short uppercut. Quint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quint.
Quint throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Quint's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! With the two fighters working up against the cage, Landry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quint's brow. Quint is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Landry is keeping busy. Landry throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Quint lands a right hand. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quint. Landry missing with knees to the body.
Quint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Quint blocks an elbow strike. Quint softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Quint blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quint looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Quint scores with a nice short uppercut. Landry missing with knees to the body.
Quint managing to block the knees to the body from Landry.
Quint avoiding damage as Landry throws knees to the body.
Quint is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Quint misses with a punch on the inside.
Landry tries a knee to the head but Quint blocks it.
Quint's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Quint scores with a nice hook to the head. Quint swings wildly with an uppercut but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it. Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quint.
Sam Quint seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Quint misses with a punch on the inside.
Landry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Quint's defenses.
It looks like Sam Quint has been cut. Quint jumps into guard, dragging Landry to the mat.
Landry wanted to stand there but Quint had control of the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Landry stands and steps away. Quint gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Landry misses with a body kick. Quint on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Landry throws a solid leg kick but Quint takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Landry. Quint looks to land a right hand but Landry moved out of range. Landry rushes Quint and presses him up against the cage. Quint lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Landry backwards. Quint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Quint takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Quint misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Quint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Landry has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Quint tries to throw a body punch but Landry avoids it by throwing Quint back against the cage. Quint missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Quint. Quint avoids the elbow strike from Landry, against the cage.
Landry misses with a hook from the clinch. Landry tries to work over Quint's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Quint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quint.
Quint blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Landry lands with a left to the head. Landry misses with a short punch on the inside. Quint managing to block the knees to the body from Landry.
Quint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Quint.
A short right from Landry. Quint lands a shoulder strike. Landry lands a nice elbow from the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cletus Landry will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Sam Quint's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Landry misses with a series of wild punches.
Landry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quint. Landry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Landry misses with an uppercut
and Quint counters with a straight right hand. Landry lands a jab. Quint thuds a left hand into Landry's body. Quint lands a really nice looking cross but Landry seems unphased.
Good work by Landry as he checks the leg kick. Landry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Cletus Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Landry instigates a clinch. Quint has a couple of punches blocked by Landry.
Landry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Quint misses with a punch to the body.
Landry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quint jumps guard but Landry stands there with Quint around his waist. Quint gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
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! Landry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Landry. Quint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Landry cracks Quint with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Quint looks to land a combination but Landry avoids it well. Quint defending well as Landry loads up on a big left hand. Landry clinches up against the cage. Landry misses with a punch on the inside.
Quint struggles to land a body shot inside as Landry controls his hands.
Landry presses Quint against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Landry. Landry blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Landry.
Quint is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Quint throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Landrys head. Landry misses with an elbow strike.
Landry takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Good anti-grappling being displayed by Landry as Quint tries to tie him up. A short left from Quint. Quint lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Landry backwards. Landry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Quint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quint blocks an uppercut.
Quint cracks Landry with a nice body shot. Quint is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Landry misses with the head strike.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quint.
Quint lands with a short shot to the head. Landry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Quint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Landry is looking to slow Quint down with leg kicks. Landry lands with a straight right. Quint didn't see that one coming. Landry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Landry looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Good standup being displayed there by Quint as he connects with a hook. A slow jab from Quint misses its intended target. Landry half committed to a counter leg kick. That kick from Quint tenderised Landry's leg. Landry is trying to keep his angry face on. Quint has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Landry. A thudding body kick lands there by Quint!
Landry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quint. Quint misses with a wild body shot. A good leg kick by Quint. Landry does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Landry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Landry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quint throws a half hearted mid kick. Quint cracks the inside of Landry's front leg. Quint scores with a crisp jab that stopped Landry in his tracks. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Landry gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Quint misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Quint managing to block the knees to the body from Landry.
Landry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Quint blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Landry lands a left hand.
Quint lands a left hand that snaps the head of Landry backwards. Quint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quint blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Quint. Landry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Quint's defenses. Quint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Landry pushes Quint up against the cage in a clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A shot in the inside from Landry. Landry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quint tries to work over Landry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cletus Landry. I think Landry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cletus Landry! A victorious Cletus Landry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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