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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Three Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quetzal Montezuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montezuma is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Mayan Predator. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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288 lbs
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242 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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 New York, Three Dog!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Quetzal Montezuma!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog throws a lazy right hand but Montezuma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montezuma takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montezuma.
Dog pushes Montezuma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montezuma.
Montezuma can't find room to land a body shot as Dog controls the action.
Dog gets control of Montezuma's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dog will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog pulls Montezuma in close to prevent any damage.
Montezuma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Montezuma wants to control from the top but Dog keeps moving.
Dog seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montezuma trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dog's guard.
Dog trying to keep a closed guard but Montezuma is proving a slippery customer.
Dog is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Montezuma is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montezuma trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dog's guard.
Dog throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Montezuma escapes and throws Dog's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Montezuma working away.
Montezuma is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dog knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Montezuma wants to stand but Dog is controlling his arm.
Dog is not content to let Montezuma control the position.
A lull in the action here as Montezuma stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dog is looking to regain half guard here but Montezuma keeps moving and retains side control.
Dog manages to work his way to half guard, despite Montezuma's best efforts.
Dog keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Montezuma is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dog trying to hold on to Montezuma's head to control him but Montezuma postures up.
Montezuma seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Montezuma misses the body punch
and Dog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montezuma was well out of range. Poor timing from Dog.
Montezuma moves out of range as Dog strikes.
Montezuma keeps Dog at a distance using the push kick.
A clash of legs there as Montezuma blocks the low kick.
Montezuma lands with a straight right. Dog didn't see that one coming.
Dog avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dog looks to throw a body kick
and Montezuma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Montezuma.
Good leg kick by Montezuma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Montezuma lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montezuma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montezuma misses with a straight right.
That kick from Montezuma tenderised Dog's leg. Dog is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dog misses with a head kick.
Dog takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montezuma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dog. That did some damage!
Montezuma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dog looks to throw the jab but Montezuma is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quetzal Montezuma dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Montezuma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Montezuma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Montezuma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dog misses with a body shot.
Montezuma lands a jab to Dog's midsection.
Dog looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dog throws a right and a left that Montezuma avoids nicely.
Dog moves out of range as Montezuma throws a body kick.
Dog 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.
Montezuma thuds his shin into the meat of Dog's side.
A slow jab from Montezuma misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montezuma cracks a nice hook into Dog's ribs.
Dog looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Montezuma is looking to slow Dog down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog throws a right and a left that Montezuma avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Montezuma.
Dog is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dog defending well as Montezuma loads up on a big left hand.
Dog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dog on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Montezuma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Dog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dog throws a sloppy body shot
and Montezuma counters with a head kick.
Dog tries to clinch up.
Montezuma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montezuma connects with a right hand. Dog shakes it off.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montezuma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Montezuma.
Dog takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Montezuma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dog. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Montezuma. That's going to slow Dog down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Montezuma.
A slapping body kick lands there for Montezuma.
Donk. Dog catches Montezuma right on the button with a cross.
Dog will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Montezuma throws a shot from downtown. Dog moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montezuma. That's going to slow Dog down.
Dog slips a straight right by Montezuma.
Dog feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Montezuma jabs Dog to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dog tries to clinch but Montezuma is having none of it.
Montezuma lands with a good body shot.
Dog throws a right and a left that Montezuma avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montezuma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Montezuma has Dog up against the cage in a clinch.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Montezuma controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Montezuma.
Montezuma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Montezuma.
The referee is keeping an eye on Montezuma - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Montezuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Dog controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Montezuma.
Montezuma is leaning against Dog and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Montezuma. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Montezuma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dog misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Montezuma counters with a nice uppercut.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montezuma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montezuma throws a combination. Dog tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Montezuma lands a leg kick that knocks Dog off balance momentarily.
Montezuma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Montezuma.
Montezuma checks a leg kick nicely.
Montezuma throws a counter combo.
Montezuma misses with a hook.
Montezuma throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog misses with a looping right.
Montezuma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dog takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Montezuma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dog looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Montezuma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Montezuma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Montezuma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dog shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Montezuma explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quetzal Montezuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Montezuma throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Montezuma. Dog shrugs it off though.
Dog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quetzal Montezuma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Montezuma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montezuma throws a hook to the side of Dog's head but Dog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montezuma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Montezuma lands a leg kick that knocks Dog off balance momentarily.
Montezuma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Montezuma lands a head kick. Dog smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montezuma thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dog if he has to take too many more of those.
A shot to the liver by Montezuma. Beautiful body shot.
Dog 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.
Montezuma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montezuma scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montezuma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dog on the side of the head.
Montezuma getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Montezuma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dog under the eye.
Montezuma throws a looping overhand right but Dog ducks down to avoid it.
Dog blocks the body kick.
Montezuma throws a big shot that misses.
Dog moves out of range of the body kick.
Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montezuma.
Dog slips under a jab from Montezuma.
Montezuma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Montezuma darts in and clinches Dog up against the cage.
Montezuma lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma is trying to break the clinch but Dog has him pressed against the cage.
Montezuma has Dog pushed against the cage.
Dog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dog blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montezuma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montezuma.
Montezuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dog tries to work over Montezuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montezuma working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Dog.
A head punch on the inside from Dog fails to land.
Dog is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Montezuma to keep the fight standing.
Montezuma lands with a light punch inside.
Dog is trying to pull guard but Montezuma has him pressed against the cage.
Dog is trying to pull guard but Montezuma turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Three Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma stalling against the cage.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Montezuma lands with a left to the head.
Dog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montezuma gets through Dog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Montezuma lands a right hand.
Dog's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Montezuma lands with a short shot to the head.
Montezuma tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montezuma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montezuma throws a shot to the body.
Montezuma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dog closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montezuma counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Montezuma connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montezuma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dog's calf.
Dog closes the distance and pushes Montezuma back into the cage.
Montezuma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog lands a shoulder strike.
Montezuma pushes Dog back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Montezuma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Montezuma just leaning against Dog, taking a breather.
Montezuma scores with a shoulder strike.
Montezuma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Montezuma scores with a shoulder strike.
Montezuma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montezuma connects with a leg kick. Dog looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quetzal Montezuma really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Montezuma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Dog misses
enabling Montezuma to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montezuma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montezuma throws a jab but it's blocked by Dog.
Dog has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Montezuma.
Montezuma digs a good hook to Dog's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montezuma scores with a body shot.
Montezuma cracks the inside of Dog's front leg.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Montezuma throws a hook but Dog blocks it.
Quetzal Montezuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montezuma throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog tries to clinch up
and Montezuma counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Dog misses its intended target.
Montezuma is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dog with a body shot.
Montezuma throws a sloppy head kick and Dog moves out of range easily.
Montezuma throws a leg kick which misses Dog's front leg but catches the back leg as Dog tries to avoid it.
Dog on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Montezuma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Montezuma catches Dog right on the button with a cross.
Montezuma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Montezuma lands with a nice body kick.
Montezuma misses with a left hand
and Dog counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma lands a front kick.
Nice body punch from Montezuma.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog throws a big shot that misses.
Montezuma lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dog moves out of range as Montezuma strikes.
Montezuma tries a head kick but it misses.
Montezuma throws a head kick that half lands.
Dog misses with a few strikes there.
Montezuma is looking to slow Dog down with leg kicks.
Dog moves to clinch but Montezuma breaks away
and Montezuma counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries to land a leg kick but Montezuma saw it coming and moves away.
Montezuma throws an overhand right that lands on Dog's shoulder, as Dog tries to avoid the shot.
Dog is looking to clinch but Montezuma is avoiding it.
A big right from Montezuma misses.
Montezuma punishes Dog's body with a nice straight punch.
Montezuma misses with a lunging right hand
and Dog counters with a good low kick that Montezuma was not able to check.
Dog takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dog takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dog crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Montezuma - the referee stops the clock and Dog gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Montezuma. Dog manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Montezuma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montezuma throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dog's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Montezuma.
Montezuma scores with a leg kick.
Dog tries to score with a low kick but Montezuma moves his leg out of the way.
Montezuma closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montezuma throws a head punch that misses.
Dog has Montezuma pressed against the cage, preventing Montezuma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Montezuma prevents a body shot from Dog.
Dog misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montezuma.
Montezuma leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Montezuma fails to land.
Montezuma blocking some punches.
Dog lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Montezuma or not.
Montezuma looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quetzal Montezuma dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dog moves out of range of the strikes.
Dog works Montezuma's body with a nice hook.
Montezuma keeps Dog at a distance using the push kick.
Dog looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Montezuma.
Montezuma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Dog was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Montezuma.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Montezuma.
Dog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montezuma lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montezuma scores with a nice body kick.
Dog tries to clinch up.
Montezuma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dog takes a step back to recover.
Dog defending well as Montezuma loads up on a big left hand.
Dog swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montezuma throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dog throws a right hand that misses
and Montezuma counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dog swings widly with a right hand
and Montezuma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montezuma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dog doesn't manage to clinch there - Montezuma circles away.
Montezuma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dog tries to clinch but Montezuma moves out of range.
Dog swings widly with a right hand
enabling Montezuma to counter with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Montezuma.
Montezuma scores with a nice body kick.
Dog has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montezuma.
Three Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Montezuma.
Montezuma rushes Dog and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montezuma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montezuma gets through Dog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Montezuma lands a nice uppercut.
Montezuma holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Montezuma lands with a light punch inside.
Quetzal Montezuma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Montezuma.
A short right from Montezuma.
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montezuma tries a body shot but Dog blocks it.
Montezuma blocks a body shot from Dog.
Montezuma lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montezuma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Montezuma throws a head kick that misses.
Dog was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dog throws a right hand that Montezuma ducks under and follows up with a left that Montezuma also avoids with ease.
Montezuma closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Montezuma.
Montezuma leaning against his opponent.
Montezuma receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montezuma.
Montezuma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Montezuma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Montezuma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Montezuma - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Montezuma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dog jumps guard but Montezuma stands there with Dog around his waist. Dog gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Montezuma smiles and moves away.
Montezuma scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Montezuma.
Montezuma lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog takes a swing at Montezuma's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Montezuma blocks the low kick.
A head kick by Dog misses
and Montezuma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Montezuma as he connects with a hook.
Montezuma throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quetzal Montezuma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Montezuma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quetzal Montezuma!
Quetzal Montezuma is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Quetzal Montezuma thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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