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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bennett Ewing (ranked 5890 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Cyrus (ranked 25393 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Cyrus has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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151 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bennett Ewing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Cyrus!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyrus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ewing could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cyrus looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ewing struggling a bit here.
Ewing holds on to Cyrus's head and controls the position momentarily.
Ewing sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cyrus prevents Ewing from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ewing manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ewing controlling the position.
Cyrus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyrus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ewing swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ewing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cyrus wants to stand but Ewing has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ewing has his hands on Cyrus's head, controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ewing swinging wildly here.
Cyrus unleashes a big counter combination but Ewing bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cyrus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ewing is trying to get back to full guard.
Ewing is concentrating on defense, preventing Cyrus from advancing position.
Ewing works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyrus trying to control but Ewing is working from the bottom.
Ewing managing to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ewing keeping moving, preventing Cyrus from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cyrus feints and as Ewing raises his hands in defense, Cyrus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cyrus trying to control the position from guard on top but Ewing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ewing holds on and takes a little breather.
Ewing working for a triangle but Cyrus defends it easily.
Ewing has his hands on Cyrus's head, controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Cyrus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cyrus stuffs the takedown.
Ewing looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cyrus!
Cyrus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ewing working the head and body with strikes.
Cyrus manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ewing wants to improve his position but Cyrus is controlling well.
Ewing is working hard here to advance position.
Ewing controlling the position well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cyrus is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cyrus is working away from the top position though.
Ewing is positioning himself well to prevent Cyrus advancing to mount.
Ewing manages to get to full guard.
Cyrus being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cyrus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cyrus is trying to control. Ewing wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cyrus seems to be working for a kimura but Ewing defends the submission attempt.
Ewing controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Cyrus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing striking from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ewing decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ewing missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ewing thows a huge punch but Cyrus dodges it nicely.
Ewing is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Cyrus manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ewing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cyrus working a defensive guard here.
Cyrus looking for a guillotine here but Ewing defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ewing scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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 Bennett Ewing will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cyrus manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ewing on his heels. He'll look to pass Ewing's guard now, I'm sure.
Ewing keeping moving, preventing Cyrus from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ewing is on top in guard.
Ewing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ewing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ewing works over Cyrus with some ground and pound from guard.
Ewing scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ewing landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing scoring with some ground and pound.
Cyrus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ewing stands up and waves to Cyrus to follow him.
Cyrus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ewing changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ewing darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ewing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyrus is looking for a sweep. Ewing is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ewing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ewing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cyrus on the ground.
Nice strikes from Ewing there.
Ewing scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ewing trying to control from half guard but Cyrus is working away.
Ewing prevents Cyrus from improving his position.
Ewing lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyrus has hold of Ewing's hands but Ewing slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ewing lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ewing scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ewing is taking a breather. Cyrus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ewing is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Ewing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyrus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ewing looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cyrus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ewing lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ewing throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ewing working over Cyrus with some ground and pound. Cyrus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ewing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bennett Ewing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ewing has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bennett Ewing!
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FIGHT
RATING
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