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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Monferand (ranked 2565 p4p, 2998 weight class) and Little Late (ranked 340 p4p, 379 weight class). Joseph Monferand has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Monferand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Late!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Late darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Late not doing much here.
Monferand is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Late looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Monferand trying to control but Late postures up.
Monferand is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Late trying to control the action but Monferand is working from the bottom.
Late passes to side control.
Monferand can't do much from the bottom here.
Monferand is trying to escape the position but Late is controlling the position.
Late stands up and beckons Monferand to his feet.
Late misses with a combination
and Monferand counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Monferand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Late wants to sweep here but Monferand controlling him for the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Monferand's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Late lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monferand looking to control.
Monferand had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Late defends it easily.
Late engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Late wants to control from the top but Monferand keeps moving.
Late looking to pass the guard.
Late stopping the sweep attempt from Monferand.
Late slips nicely into half guard.
Monferand controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monferand keeps working.
Late thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Monferand is trying to control but can't.
Late stalling.
Late is trying to control. Monferand wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Late wants to free his trapped foot but Monferand is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Monferand is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Monferand is refusing to be controlled, as Late sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Late is working for a kimura but Monferand is defending it quite comfortably.
Monferand is doing well to control the position and prevent Late from advancing to side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Late has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Late controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Late trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Little Late dominated that round.
That's time! Monferand's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Late lands a jab.
Late throws a nice looking combination but Monferand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Late misses with a few strikes there.
Monferand appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Late throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monferand counters with a shoot takedown. Late fights it but they end up in guard.
Late is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Monferand presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Late breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Late has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Late finds it's way through Monferand's defenses.
Sloppy strikes from Late. Those never looked like landing.
Monferand half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Monferand showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Late.
Late throws a leg kick that misses.
Monferand tries to counter with a takedown but Late is quick to defend against it.
Late lands with a straight right. Monferand didn't see that one coming.
Late has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Late. Beautiful body shot.
Late tries to bum rush Monferand with a series of wild strikes but Monferand uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monferand drops down looking for a counter takedown but Late sprawls and moves away.
Late pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monferand is out of range and Late settles back down.
Monferand changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Late is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Late misses with a double jab
so Monferand counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Monferand trying to control but Late is working from the bottom.
Monferand looking to pass the guard.
Late being controlled here, momentarily.
Late trying to keep a closed guard but Monferand is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Late seems keen to control Monferand's posture.
Monferand throws an elbow that misses. Late uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Monferand's guard. Nice move by Late!
Late trying to control the position from guard on top but Monferand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monferand tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Monferand has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Late has passed into side control.
Late happy to just control the position for now.
Late stands up and beckons Monferand to his feet.
Late misses with a body punch
and Monferand counters with a nice double leg into side control. Late won't be happy with that.
Late bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monferand takes one to the side of the head.
Late scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Late prevents Monferand from improving his position.
Late stands up and beckons Monferand to join him on the feet.
Late scores with a nice head shot.
Late throws a series of punches but Monferand avoids them all with ease.
Monferand tries to counter with a takedown but Late is quick to defend against it.
Late misses with a wild combination.
Monferand feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four 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!
Late will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monferand attempts a counter takedown but Late avoids it well and moves away.
Late swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Monferand counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Late looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monferand is one step ahead there.
Monferand is looking to pass into half guard but Late pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Late is in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Monferand is on top in guard.
Monferand is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Late throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Monferand works over Late with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Little Late showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Monferand's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from Late misses.
Monferand appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Late throws a jab but it's blocked by Monferand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Late looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Little Late seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monferand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Late throws out the jab.
Monferand appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Late lands with a nice body punch.
Late cracks Monferand with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Late misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Late throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monferand counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Late!
Late bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Late throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monferand counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Monferand is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Late is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Monferand.
Monferand winds up and cracks Late with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Monferand with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Monferand throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Late is holding on to half guard well.
Monferand thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Late's head.
Monferand not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Late trying to control from the bottom.
Late is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Monferand scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monferand throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Late is refusing to be controlled, as Monferand sits in half guard.
Late regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Monferand.
Monferand scoring with some ground and pound.
Late avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Monferand wants to control from the top but Late keeps moving.
Monferand throws an elbow that misses. Late uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Monferand's guard. Nice move by Late!
Monferand has his foot on Late's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Late works his way back into a safe position though.
Late advances to half guard.
Monferand is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monferand wants to sweep but Late has passed to side control!
Monferand is looking for a sweep.
Late is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Monferand will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Monferand wants to control but Late postures up.
Monferand tries to improve position but can't.
Late stands up and beckons Monferand to his feet.
Monferand takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Late misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monferand.
Late looking to score a takedown here. Monferand is defending well but Late drives through and ends up in Monferand's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monferand looking for a sweep. Not yet Monferand, not yet.
Joseph Monferand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Late trying to control but Monferand is working from the bottom.
Monferand trying to keep a closed guard but Late is proving a slippery customer.
Late avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Late trying to control the position from guard on top but Monferand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monferand can't keep his opponent in guard - Late advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Late prevents Monferand from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Little Late comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Late 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Late!
A victorious Little Late thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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