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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Da Vinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conor Da Vinci!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Vinci tries a head kick but it misses.
Da Vinci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
is trying hard to land a takedown here. Da Vinci sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Da Vinci.
Conor Da Vinci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Vinci dives in and grabs 's left leg, looking for a takedown. pushes down on Da Vinci's head and hops out.
Da Vinci stuffs the takedown attempt from . gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Vinci throws a combination but it was largely blocked by .
closes the distance and clinches up with Da Vinci, looking for a takedown. pushes Da Vinci against the cage but Da Vinci circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vinci shoots in for a takedown but shows good takedown defense.
Da Vinci feints and as raises his hands in defense, Da Vinci changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
is looking to stand up but Da Vinci isn't so interested in that idea.
Da Vinci trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Da Vinci stands up and waves to to follow him.
Da Vinci fails with the takedown.
Da Vinci avoids the head kick by .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
shoots in for a takedown but Da Vinci shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Da Vinci throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. was covering up waiting for the punch and Da Vinci finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Da Vinci not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Da Vinci prevents from getting back to his feet.
Da Vinci throws a big elbow that misses.
looking for a guillotine here but Da Vinci defends easily.
is breathing heavily.
Da Vinci advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Da Vinci stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four 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.
Da Vinci fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Vinci closes the distance and clinches.
Da Vinci pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Da Vinci closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Da Vinci decides to stand back up.
Da Vinci fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with , pushing him back against the cage.
Da Vinci scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Da Vinci is trying to pull guard but has him pressed against the cage.
prevents the takedown attempt.
Da Vinci breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Da Vinci dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Da Vinci connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from is defended easily by Da Vinci.
tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Da Vinci defends well and ends up having to push Da Vinci into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Vinci shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Da Vinci goes for a takedown in the clinch but prevents it.
Da Vinci tries to pull guard but won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vinci avoiding damage.
Da Vinci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Vinci misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Vinci tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but swivels and escapes.
tries to score a power double leg takedown but Da Vinci sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from .
Da Vinci darts in looking for a takedown but gets double underhooks and turns Da Vinci into the cage.
is looking to counter with head kicks.
Some wild striking there from Da Vinci.
An attempted straight right counter from misses the target.
Da Vinci is breathing heavily.
Da Vinci lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but circles away quickly and effectively.
Da Vinci plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
fails to land the takedown.
Da Vinci shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Da Vinci but Da Vinci pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Da Vinci tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
tries for a takedown but Da Vinci sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Da Vinci shoots for a takedown but saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
shoots in but no luck this time.
misses with a takedown attempt - Da Vinci sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Da Vinci wants to counter with a clinch but pushes him away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci has pressed against the cage.
Da Vinci is trying to work for a single leg takedown but pulls him back up using the underhooks.
being controlled against the cage.
prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Da Vinci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Da Vinci darts in and clinches up against the cage.
Da Vinci breaks the clinch.
Da Vinci fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
shoots in and drives through. Da Vinci sprawls well.
Da Vinci looks like he wants to counter punch here.
throws a looping overhand right but Da Vinci ducks down to avoid it.
Da Vinci closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Vinci manages to break the clinch.
Da Vinci shoots in but no luck this time.
fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vinci has managed to clinch.
Da Vinci dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
has Da Vinci pushed against the cage.
Da Vinci has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Da Vinci fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gerry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Da Vinci.
Da Vinci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Da Vinci looking for a takedown.
Da Vinci takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Da Vinci stalling.
gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci tries to pull guard but holds him up against the cage and eventually Da Vinci drops back down to his feet.
Da Vinci jumps guard.
in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
got a little sloppy there for a moment and Da Vinci has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, has managed to get both his arms back between Da Vinci's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Da Vinci looking for a sweep. Not yet Da Vinci, not yet.
with a nice head shot there.
Da Vinci utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Conor Da Vinci has got the better of the ground game so far.
scoring with some ground and pound.
throws a big elbow that misses.
distracts Da Vinci with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Vinci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
looking to pass the guard.
stands up and waves to Da Vinci to follow him.
misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from .
shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Da Vinci defends it nicely.
Conor Da Vinci is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Da Vinci rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
throws a counter high kick but Da Vinci was just alert enough to avoid it.
fails with the takedown
and Da Vinci counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Da Vinci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Da Vinci 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Da Vinci!
Conor Da Vinci seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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