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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Monteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry comes to the cage accompanied by country boy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
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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
31 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Cletus Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Monteban!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteban gets a clinch.
Landry can't break the clinch.
Monteban jumps guard.
Monteban looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Monteban has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Landry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Landry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Monteban has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Landry has managed to get both his arms back between Monteban's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Landry tries to stand but Monteban is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monteban is working an open guard so Landry takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Monteban moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monteban fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Landry is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry misses with a hook.
Landry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Landry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Monteban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monteban shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Monteban was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Monteban misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Landry is trying to get back to his feet.
Monteban tries for a kimura but Landry is defending well.
Monteban wants to lay and pray for a moment but Landry keeps working.
Monteban tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Monteban has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Landry struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry is trying to work for a sweep but Monteban has mounted him!
Monteban is landing with some decent strikes but Landry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Landry is working to get back to half guard.
Monteban is landing with some decent strikes but Landry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landry sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Landry wants to improve his position but Monteban is controlling well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Monteban seems to be looking for submissions.
Landry moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
My spies in The Coffee Shop inform me that Monteban has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Landry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monteban is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry keeping moving, preventing Monteban from controlling successfully.
Monteban throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Landry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Monteban pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Landry is keeping the position for now.
Monteban wants to control from the top but Landry keeps moving.
Landry working a defensive guard here.
Monteban postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Monteban wants to control from the top but Landry keeps moving.
Monteban stands up over Landry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Monteban showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Monteban is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Monteban lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Monteban throws a strike but Landry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Monteban working for a triangle but Landry defends it easily.
Landry stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Landry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monteban lands a lovely overhand right.
Landry misses with a low kick.
Monteban swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Monteban scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Monteban drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Monteban dominated that round.
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.
Nice body punch from Landry.
Landry connects with a crisp jab.
Monteban connects with a solid leg kick.
Landry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Monteban momentarily.
Monteban has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Landry misses the shot to the body.
Monteban misses the shot to the body.
Landry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Monteban in his tracks.
Monteban slips under a jab from Landry.
Landry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monteban manages to avoid it.
Landry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Landry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monteban.
Landry looks to throw the jab but Monteban is out of range.
Landry misses with the combination.
Landry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Monteban finds it's way round the side to connect with Landry's head.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Monteban. Landry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monteban cracks Landry with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban is looking to clinch.
Landry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monteban connects with a leg kick. Landry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Monteban takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Landry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Monteban shoots in and drives through. Landry sprawls well.
Landry throws a hook to the side of Monteban's head but Monteban sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Landry missing with a left hand there. Monteban was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Landry scores with a hook.
Landry misses with a wild body shot.
Landry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monteban.
Monteban swings for the body but Landry moves out of range.
Landry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Landry.
Landry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Landry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monteban stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Landry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Landry manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Monteban has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Landry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Monteban tries for a takedown but Landry manages to get underhooks.
Cletus Landry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Monteban.
Monteban misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Landry breaks from the clinch.
Cletus Landry is winning the standup battle so far.
Landry misses the jab.
Monteban explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Landry connects with a crisp jab.
Landry lands a right hook to the body.
Landry throws a predictable looking body shot
and Monteban counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Landry misses.
Landry looks to score with a jab to the body but Monteban is just out of range.
Monteban takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses.
Cletus Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monteban to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry misses with an uppercut. Monteban saw that one coming.
And Monteban responds with a good body kick, but Landry manages to step out the way in time.
Monteban wants to clinch.
Landry tries to score with a low kick but Monteban moves his leg out of the way.
Monteban connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Monteban scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Monteban avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Landry gets tackled into the cage by Monteban. Monteban maintains the clinch.
Landry is trying to stall.
Monteban is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Landry is defending well.
Monteban tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landry's elbow.
Monteban can't find room to land a body shot as Landry controls the action.
Monteban is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Monteban tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Monteban gets control of Landry's arms and successfully pulls guard. Monteban will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landry trying to stand up but can't free himself from Monteban's guard.
Monteban working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Landry has passed into half guard!
Landry seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Landry stands up from half guard.
Landry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monteban.
Landry is looking for a counter combo.
Nice shot lands for Landry.
Landry scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Landry 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!
Landry throws out a powerful jab.
Landry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Landry misses the shot to the body.
Monteban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landry was well out of range. Poor timing from Monteban.
Monteban has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Landry finds it's way round the side to connect with Monteban's head.
Landry throws a hook but Monteban avoids it easily.
Landry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Landry throws a hook to the side of Monteban's head but Monteban sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monteban steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Landry.
Monteban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Landry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Landry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Landry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Monteban counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Monteban throws a leg kick but Landry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Monteban throws an overhand right that lands on Landry's shoulder, as Landry tries to avoid the shot.
Landry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monteban throws out a loose jab but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Monteban ducks under a wild hook from Landry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban throws a poor cross that misses
and Landry counters with a nice body kick.
Monteban wants to land a leg kick but Landry is out of range.
Monteban connects with a leg kick. Landry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Monteban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Landry.
Landry swings away with a body shot that misses
so Monteban counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Landry is trying to control the position but Monteban postures up.
Landry pulls Monteban in to control the position.
Monteban throwing strikes but missing.
Monteban is looking to work some ground and pound but Landry has wrist control.
Monteban wants to pass the guard but Landry is keeping the position.
Landry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Monteban throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Landry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Landry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monteban is one step ahead there.
Monteban is in close to Landry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Landry pulls Monteban in close to his closed guard and prevents Monteban from doing any damage or advancing position.
Monteban postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Monteban with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monteban trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monteban trying to control the position from guard on top but Landry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteban working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Landry is trying to control the position but Monteban postures up.
Monteban is looking to work some ground and pound but Landry has wrist control.
Monteban drops back looking for a leg! Landry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Landry manages to kick Monteban off! Monteban jumps back into Landry's guard.
Landry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monteban tries to land a leg kick but Landry saw it coming and moves away.
Cletus Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monteban throws a jab when Landry was well out of range.
Monteban checks a leg kick.
Landry misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Landry there.
Monteban shoots in for a takedown but Landry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Monteban misses.
Landry scores with a hook.
Landry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monteban was well out of range. Poor timing from Landry.
Monteban scores with a kick to the midsection.
Landry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monteban lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Landry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Landry swings for the body but Monteban moves out of range.
Landry ducks under a wild hook from Monteban.
Landry lands a jab to Monteban's midsection.
Monteban ducks under a wild hook from Landry.
Nice body punch from Monteban.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Landry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monteban.
Landry just misses with a punch to the body.
Landry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Landry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monteban. Monteban circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Landry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricardo Monteban.
I think Monteban 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cletus Landry!
During a confident post fight interview, Cletus Landry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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