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QFC Tournament 608 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velazques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viv Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cain Velazques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viv Richards!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards takes a swing at Velazques's ribcage but misses.
Cain Velazques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velazques throws a front kick aimed at Richards's knee but Richards avoids it well.
Velazques fails with an attempt to clinch.
Velazques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richards looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Velazques is looking to clinch.
Richards checks a leg kick nicely.
Velazques gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richards tries a body shot but Velazques blocks it.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Velazques.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Velazques breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Velazques shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Velazques ducks under a wild hook from Richards.
Velazques misses with a low kick as Richards jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazques throws a low kick but it's checked well by Richards.
As Velazques backs off Richards throws a huge counter combo but Velazques manages to avoid it all.
Velazques tries to clinch there but Richards circles away.
Velazques tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Richards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Richards misses the target.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velazques fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richards, pushing him back against the cage.
Velazques looking to stall.
Velazques breaks the clinch.
Velazques darts in trying to clinch
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Velazques.
Velazques has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazques can't break the clinch.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Velazques tries to stall but Richards uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Velazques wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Velazques blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Velazques is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Velazques's head.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Velazques wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Richards prevents Velazques from breaking the clinch.
Velazques manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velazques tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velazques attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Richards is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Velazques with a body shot.
Velazques moves out of range of the strikes.
Richards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richards connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Velazques's hands.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Velazques.
Richards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Velazques throws a front kick aimed at Richards's knee but Richards avoids it well.
Velazques misses with a low kick as Richards jumps back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Velazques looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Richards looks to land a right hand but Velazques moved out of range.
Velazques doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.
Velazques tries a low kick but Richards avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Richards on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Velazques throws a low kick but Richards avoids it.
Richards misses with a looping left.
Richards takes a swing at Velazques's ribcage but misses.
Velazques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Richards scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Velazques tries to score with a low kick but Richards moves his leg out of the way.
Velazques tries to clinch up.
Velazques fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viv Richards dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Richards checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Velazques does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velazques throws a leg kick but Richards sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Velazques is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velazques moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Richards checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Richards on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Velazques tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Richards swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Velazques misses with a low kick.
Velazques throws a low kick, looking for Richards's leg but Richards calmly moves out of range.
Velazques attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazques steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richards.
Richards connects with a crisp jab.
Velazques wants to slow Richards down by chopping away at his legs.
Velazques tries to land a leg kick but Richards saw it coming and moves away.
Velazques tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards checks the leg kick nicely there.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Velazques moves into range and clinches up with Richards.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Velazques.
Velazques has Richards pressed against the cage.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Velazques controls the action.
Velazques blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazques wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Velazques.
Velazques's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richards working aggressively here.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Velazques controls the action.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Velazques uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Richards.
Velazques trying to control the position but instead, Richards has worked for underhooks and has pushed Velazques into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velazques.
Velazques manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Velazques wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Velazques.
Velazques is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Velazques wants to break free but Richards has control.
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Velazques's head.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Velazques's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Velazques prevents a body shot from Richards.
Velazques is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Velazques takes a shot to the head.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velazques trying to control the position but instead, Richards has worked for underhooks and has pushed Velazques into the cage.
Velazques blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Richards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richards as Velazques tries to tie him up.
Richards tries to work over Velazques's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velazques looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Velazques looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cain Velazques.
Velazques gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Velazques blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Velazques's head.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Velazques avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Velazques controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Velazques's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viv Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Richards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velazques.
Velazques tries to land a leg kick but Richards saw it coming and moves away.
Richards now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Richards just misses with a punch to the body.
Velazques will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Richards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot by Richards.
Velazques is rocked!
Richards steps in with a hook that catches Velazques right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Richards follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Velazques looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viv Richards!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larith Shun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larith Shun!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shun shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Shun was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Quinn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shun thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shun thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A control attempt from Quinn but he's now mounted!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shun wants to control the pace but Quinn is squirming around nicely.
Shun has hold of Quinn's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Quinn manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Quinn tries to hold on but Shun postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shun trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shun goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Quinn turns into him and now he's in Shun's guard.
Shun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quinn is in close to Shun's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quinn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shun looking for a guillotine here but Quinn defends easily.
Shun throws his legs up looking for a submission but Quinn uses it to pass to side control.
Shun tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Quinn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shun keeps trying to improve his position.
Shun gets back to half guard.
Shun wants to get back to full guard.
Quinn drops an elbow to the side of Shun's head.
Quinn not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shun wants to get back to full guard.
Quinn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shun's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shun manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Quinn trying to control but Shun is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shun is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
Shun is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shun working a defensive guard but Quinn manages to pass into side control anyway.
Shun is letting Quinn control him for a moment.
Quinn gets to mount! Shun was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Shun is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shun is squirming around, avoiding Quinn's attempts to control the action.
Quinn prevents Shun from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Larith Shun will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shun changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Quinn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Shun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quinn keeps working.
Shun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shun throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Quinn wants to control but Shun postures up.
Quinn gets back to half guard.
Shun is keen to just control but Quinn is a slippery customer.
Quinn controlling the position well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shun looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shun wants to control but Quinn is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shun landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shun trying to mount his opponent but Quinn defends it.
Shun is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Quinn!
Quinn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quinn could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shun can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Quinn is looking to escape.
Quinn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shun lands a big shot there that rocks Quinn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shun trying to control but Quinn is having none of it.
Shun looking to isolate an arm here. Quinn doesn't see it coming and as Shun extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Shun!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Larith Shun!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Geffrey Lefebvre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jam Part (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geffrey Lefebvre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jam Part!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Part tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lefebvre checks a low kick from Part.
Part thows a leg kick but Lefebvre checks it
and Lefebvre counters with a shoot takedown. Part fights it but they end up in guard.
Part controls Lefebvre momentarily but Lefebvre frees himself.
Lefebvre wants to control from the top but Part keeps moving.
Lefebvre won't allow Part to sweep him here.
Lefebvre wants to pass the guard but Part is keeping the position.
Lefebvre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lefebvre preventing the sweep.
Part manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lefebvre manages to get himself to full guard.
Lefebvre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Part defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Part wants to control but Lefebvre is keeping busy.
Lefebvre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lefebvre is trying to control. Part wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Part wants to control but Lefebvre is keeping busy.
Part is positioning himself well to prevent Lefebvre advancing to mount.
Lefebvre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Part is not content to let Lefebvre control the position.
Lefebvre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Part gets back to full guard.
Part wants to hit a switch here but Lefebvre passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Part there!
Part 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.
Lefebvre wants to free his trapped foot but Part is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lefebvre is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Part avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lefebvre.
Part is staying active underneath Lefebvre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Part preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Part is looking to control Lefebvre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Part avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Part is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Part gets full guard.
Lefebvre is looking to work some ground and pound but Part has wrist control.
Part is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lefebvre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Part looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Part is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Part wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lefebvre trying to control the position from guard on top but Part is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Part manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lefebvre manages to get himself to full guard.
Lefebvre is trying to keep Part in close.
Lefebvre has a closed guard, preventing Part from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lefebvre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Part defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geffrey Lefebvre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good work by Lefebvre as he checks the leg kick.
Lefebvre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Part wants to land a leg kick but Lefebvre is out of range.
Lefebvre feinted with a counter takedown.
Lefebvre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Part can do to turn this around?
Part gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Part escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Part attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lefebvre feinted with a counter takedown.
Lefebvre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lefebvre checks a leg kick nicely.
Part tries to close the distance and clinch but Lefebvre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Part tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lefebvre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Part fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre gets tackled into the cage by Part. Part maintains the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Part.
Part slowing the pace effectively.
Part is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Part's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jam Part is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Part moves in looking to clinch but Lefebvre pushes him off.
Part throws a low kick, looking for Lefebvre's leg but Lefebvre calmly moves out of range.
Part throws a leg kick
and Lefebvre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Part's guard.
Lefebvre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Part looking to control.
Lefebvre passes into half guard.
Lefebvre is thwarting Part's attempts to control the position.
Lefebvre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Part has his hands clasped together around Lefebvre's back. He's all about the action.
Lefebvre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lefebvre trying to mount his opponent but Part defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre is thwarting Part's attempts to control the position.
Part is positioning himself well to prevent Lefebvre advancing to mount.
Lefebvre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Part wants to control but Lefebvre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lefebvre is trying to work for a kimura but Part is defending well.
Lefebvre wants to pass to mount but Part is defending the position.
Part trying to control here.
Lefebvre wants to pass to mount but Part is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre wants to take a breather but Part is having none of it.
Part is holding on to half guard well.
Lefebvre wants to control but Part is keeping him busy.
Part keeping control of the position.
Part tries to get to full guard but Lefebvre has control of the leg.
Lefebvre trying to pass the guard but Part defending well.
Lefebvre wants to take a breather but Part is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Part is looking to chop away at Lefebvre's legs.
A leg kick checked by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Part sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Part rushes Lefebvre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Part is pushing Lefebvre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Part leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Part's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Part breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Part clinches.
Part leaning his opponent against the cage.
Part's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Part tries to close the distance and clinch but Lefebvre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lefebvre half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Part gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Part manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jam Part showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Part breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lefebvre shoots in looking for a takedown but Part manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lefebvre's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good work by Lefebvre as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Part looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Part closes the distance and pushes Lefebvre back into the cage.
Lefebvre is trying to break the clinch but Part is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Part leaning his opponent against the cage.
Part breaks from the clinch.
Lefebvre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Part avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Part misses.
Lefebvre changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Part closes the distance and clinches.
Part pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Part closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Part breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lefebvre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Part quickly recovers to half guard.
Part manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lefebvre is looking to work some ground and pound but Part has wrist control.
Part looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lefebvre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Part is trying to control the position but Lefebvre postures up.
Lefebvre is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Part controls Lefebvre momentarily but Lefebvre frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Part is on top in guard.
Part got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lefebvre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Part has managed to get both his arms back between Lefebvre's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Part has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lefebvre is proving hard to escape from.
Lefebvre has his hands on Part's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Part preventing the sweep.
Part has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lefebvre is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lefebvre is on top in guard.
Lefebvre preventing the sweep.
Part is still trying to improve position.
Lefebvre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Part pulls Lefebvre in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Part manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lefebvre manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lefebvre looking for a sweep. Not yet Lefebvre, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jam Part comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Part 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Geffrey Lefebvre!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Jam Part!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Jam Part!
Jam Part wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimme Buttler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimme Buttler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Buttler.
Silva avoids the head kick by Buttler.
Buttler has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Buttler tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Buttler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Buttler.
Buttler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Buttler on that attempt.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Buttler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Buttler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buttler crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva looks winded!
Buttler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Buttler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buttler lands a knee to the body.
Buttler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buttler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buttler.
Buttler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Buttler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Buttler lands a takedown into guard.
Buttler looking to pass the guard.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Buttler throwing strikes but missing.
Buttler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buttler is working hard here to advance position.
Buttler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Buttler from controlling successfully.
Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttler tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Buttler trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva drives through and clinches with Buttler against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Buttler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Buttler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva working aggressively here.
Buttler scores with a knee to the head.
Buttler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Buttler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Buttler.
Buttler lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buttler.
Buttler connects with a knee to the head.
Buttler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Buttler.
A knee to the head by Buttler.
Buttler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buttler.
Buttler scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buttler landing knees to the body.
Buttler lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buttler.
Buttler lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buttler.
Buttler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Buttler scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttler prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Buttler landing knees to the head.
Buttler scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buttler with a knee to the head.
Buttler trying to land knees to the body.
Buttler tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Buttler has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buttler prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Buttler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buttler landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Buttler has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buttler tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimme Buttler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buttler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buttler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva is looking to chop away at Buttler's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimme Buttler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Buttler tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva is looking to clinch but Buttler is avoiding it.
Silva avoids the head kick by Buttler.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Buttler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buttler connects with a knee to the head.
Buttler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Buttler.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buttler.
Buttler tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Buttler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buttler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buttler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buttler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Buttler backwards.
Buttler tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jimme Buttler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva wants to break free but Buttler has control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Buttler.
A short left from Silva.
Buttler tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva tries to break free but Buttler pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buttler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buttler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buttler throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Buttler checks a leg kick.
Buttler throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Buttler.
Silva cracks the inside of Buttler's front leg.
Jimme Buttler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buttler misses with a head kick.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Buttler checks it.
Silva avoids the head kick by Buttler.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Buttler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Buttler.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Buttler.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Buttler blocking some punches.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Buttler obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buttler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Buttler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Buttler has double underhooks.
Buttler lands a knee to the head.
Buttler keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buttler has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buttler trying to land knees to the body.
Buttler landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Buttler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva lands an uppercut.
Buttler blocks an uppercut.
Buttler blocking some punches.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Buttler.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Buttler crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Buttler connects with a knee to the head.
Buttler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buttler with a knee to the head.
Buttler lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buttler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buttler misses with a knee to the head.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buttler lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Buttler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Buttler has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Buttler has the dominant position.
Silva is trying to break free.
Buttler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buttler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva tries to counter with a clinch but Buttler shakes him off and moves away.
Silva misses with a low kick as Buttler jumps back.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Jimme Buttler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buttler moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva tries to counter with a clinch but Buttler shakes him off and moves away.
Buttler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Buttler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimme Buttler dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Buttler shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Buttler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva avoiding damage as Buttler throws knees to the body.
Buttler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Buttler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buttler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to break free but Buttler pushes him back against the cage.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Buttler.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Buttler tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has Buttler up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buttler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva avoids the head kick by Buttler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Buttler.
Silva tries a low kick but Buttler avoids it.
Buttler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva tries to clinch there but Buttler circles away.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buttler moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Buttler clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Buttler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Buttler has the dominant position.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Buttler moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Buttler throws a head kick that misses.
Buttler checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jimme Buttler is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva clinches.
Buttler trying to land knees to the body.
Buttler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Buttler tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva tries to break free but Buttler pushes him back against the cage.
Buttler keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buttler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buttler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva gets through Buttler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva wants to break free but Buttler has control.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Buttler.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buttler.
Buttler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva gets through Buttler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buttler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Buttler is controlling the position.
Buttler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Jimme Buttler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Buttler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to break free but Buttler pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is trying to push Buttler away but Buttler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Buttler has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buttler breaks from the clinch.
Buttler takes the fight into the clinch.
Buttler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttler breaks from the clinch.
Buttler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Buttler throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Buttler checks a leg kick nicely.
Buttler swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Buttler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buttler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva tries to clinch but Buttler moves out of range.
Buttler thinks about countering with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Buttler lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buttler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buttler has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimme Buttler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buttler 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 William Peck scores the fight for Jimme Buttler!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Jimme Buttler!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Jimme Buttler!
Jimme Buttler wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valery Lukyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valery Lukyanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Adam!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam throws a sloppy head kick and Lukyanov moves out of range easily.
Adam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lukyanov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Adam tries to clinch there but Lukyanov circles away.
Adam lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Valery Lukyanov has been cut.
Lukyanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adam looks for a takedown but Lukyanov sprawls well.
Lukyanov throws a big counter combination but Adam scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Adam tries a head kick but it misses.
Adam lands with a kick to the temple. Lukyanov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Adam misses with a takedown attempt
and Lukyanov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adam tries to break the clinch but Lukyanov is controlling the position.
Adam wants to get back to striking at distance but Lukyanov won't allow it.
Adam tries to land a knee to the head but Lukyanov blocks with his arms.
Adam misses with a knee strike.
Lukyanov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Adam tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Adam looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adam is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukyanov controlling the position easily from mount.
Adam taking shots to the head.
Lukyanov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lukyanov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Adam's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adam is trying to stand but he's just given Lukyanov his back.
Lukyanov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Adam's body.
Lukyanov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukyanov has got one arm under Adam's chin. This could be trouble... Adam trying to control the other hand but Lukyanov gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Adam has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Valery Lukyanov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Buffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Hales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Buffer!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hales shoots in for a takedown but Buffer shows good takedown defense.
Hales pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buffer slaps away a takedown attempt from Hales, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buffer throws a solid leg kick but Hales takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buffer.
It looked like Hales was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Buffer tries a low kick but Hales avoids it.
Hales bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Buffer is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Hales working away.
Hales wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Buffer, who protects the arm well.
Buffer regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buffer desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Buffer gets full guard.
Buffer controlling Hales's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hales accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hales trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buffer is pulling down on Hales's head to control his posture.
Buffer is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Buffer the control monster continue. Boring.
Buffer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hales's guard.
Buffer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hales is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buffer preventing the sweep.
Buffer wants to get up but he can't break Hales's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hales wants to stand but Buffer is controlling the position.
Buffer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hales is proving hard to escape from.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Hales manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Buffer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hales has him pressed against the cage.
Buffer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hales tries a head kick but it misses.
Hales blocks a low kick nicely.
Buffer is looking to score with low kicks.
Buffer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hales is able to avoid easily.
Hales lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Buffer tries to score with a low kick but Hales moves his leg out of the way.
Good work by Hales as he checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hales blocks the leg kick.
Buffer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hales checks the leg kick.
Bruce Buffer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buffer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hales checks a leg kick.
Buffer moves into the clinch.
Buffer is looking to control Hales's arms but Hales gets an underhook and turns him. Now Buffer has his back to the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Buffer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hales crunches a lovely knee into Buffer's ribcage.
Buffer looks winded!
Hales is stalling here.
Buffer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hales unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hales has managed to clinch.
Buffer wants to break free but Hales has control.
Hales scores a nice knee to the body.
Hales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hales scores a nice knee to the body.
Hales landing knees to the head.
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hales.
Hales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Buffer tries to break free but Hales pushes him back against the cage.
Hales scores with a knee to the head.
Hales drags the fight down to the ground.
Hales pushes Buffer off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hales throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buffer tries to keep at a distance but Hales has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hales.
Hales lands a good knee to the midsection. Buffer won't want to take too many of those.
Hales lands a nice knee to the body.
Hales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buffer.
Hales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buffer avoids it.
Hales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buffer avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hales dominated that round.
That's time! Hales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buffer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buffer tries to clinch but Hales is having none of it.
Hales is looking to clinch.
Hales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hales throws a head kick that misses.
Hales gets a clinch.
Buffer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hales misses with a knee to the head.
Hales tries a knee to the head but Buffer blocks it.
Hales landing knees to the head.
Hales looking to slow down the pace here.
Buffer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Joe Hales has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buffer breaks the clinch.
Buffer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Buffer tries to clinch but Hales is having none of it.
Buffer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Buffer is trying to push Hales away but Hales has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Buffer looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hales.
Buffer is breathing heavily.
Buffer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Buffer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buffer misses with a low kick.
Hales throws a sloppy head kick and Buffer moves out of range easily.
Hales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buffer is looking to chop away at Hales's legs.
Hales seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Buffer wants to clinch.
Hales throws a counter high kick but Buffer was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bruce Buffer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buffer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hales.
Hales throws a head kick but Buffer moves out of range.
Buffer keeps the fight on the outside.
Buffer doesn't manage to clinch there - Hales circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buffer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hales counters with a one-two to the body.
Joe Hales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buffer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buffer keeps the fight on the outside.
Buffer throws a leg kick but Hales sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hales throws a big counter combination but Buffer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Buffer is looking to clinch but Hales is avoiding it.
Hales appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buffer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buffer keeps the fight on the outside.
Buffer tries to clinch but Hales moves out of range.
Hales is looking for a counter combo.
Hales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hales tries to clinch up.
Hales misses with a takedown attempt - Buffer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buffer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hales lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Buffer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buffer moves into the clinch.
Buffer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hales is keeping busy.
Buffer managing to block the knees to the body from Hales.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hales scores a nice knee to the body.
Hales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buffer looking to stall.
Hales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hales letting Buffer take a breather here.
Hales missing with knees to the body.
Hales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buffer avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Buffer tries to circle away but Hales has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hales as Buffer tries to tie him up.
Hales breaks from the clinch.
Hales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hales fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hales looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hales sets himself, and Buffer steps forward looking for the clinch! Hales avoids it this time.
Buffer throws a low kick but Hales moves out of range easily.
Hales keeps the fight on the outside.
Buffer doesn't manage to clinch there - Hales circles away.
Buffer closes the distance and clinches.
Buffer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hales looking to throw knees to the head but Buffer is blocking nicely.
Buffer is stalling here.
Buffer stalling in the clinch.
Hales crunches a lovely knee into Buffer's ribcage.
Hales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Buffer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hales is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hales dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hales shoots in for a double leg but Buffer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hales checks a leg kick.
Hales throws a head kick that misses.
Hales tries to clinch but Buffer is having none of it.
Buffer misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hales is defended easily by Buffer.
Buffer wants to counter the offense by Hales and move into the clinch position.
Some bone on bone action there as Hales checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Buffer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Buffer has Hales up against the cage in a clinch.
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.
Buffer manages to break the clinch.
Buffer misses with a low kick.
Buffer blocks a head kick by Hales.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hales misses with a head kick.
Hales wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hales tries a head kick but it misses.
Buffer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buffer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buffer throws a low kick, looking for Hales's leg but Hales calmly moves out of range.
Buffer throws a front kick aimed at Hales's knee but Hales avoids it well.
Hales tries to clinch but Buffer is having none of it.
Buffer blocks a head kick by Hales.
Buffer tries to work over Hales's front leg with a kick but Hales checks it.
Buffer is looking to chop away at Hales's legs.
Buffer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Buffer throws a leg kick but Hales sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buffer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hales is looking to clinch but Buffer is avoiding it.
Hales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buffer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buffer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Hales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buffer has closed the distance and engaged Hales in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buffer is trying to maintain a safe position but Hales gets an underhook and turns Buffer into the cage.
Hales lands a knee to the body.
Hales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buffer is defending well for now.
Buffer looking to slow down the pace here.
Buffer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Buffer tries to circle away but Hales has him pinned against the cage.
Buffer wants to stall.
Hales tries to land knees in the clinch but Buffer avoids the damage to the body.
Hales unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Buffer is trying to push Hales away but Hales has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buffer avoids it.
Hales is looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buffer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buffer is defending well for now.
Buffer stalling in the clinch.
Hales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buffer wants to stall.
Joe Hales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buffer has Hales pressed against the cage.
Hales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buffer avoids it.
Buffer is trying to stall.
Buffer taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Buffer.
Buffer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Buffer tries to land a leg kick but Hales saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hales checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buffer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hales is looking to clinch but Buffer is avoiding it.
Hales throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hales tries to clinch but Buffer moves out of range.
Bruce Buffer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buffer swats away the attempt to clinch by Hales.
Buffer tries to clinch up but Hales circles away and keeps his distance.
Hales shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Buffer sprawls well. Buffer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hales gets slowly back to his feet.
Buffer throws a leg kick but Hales sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hales lands a head kick. Buffer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hales has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Buffer.
Hales throws a right and a left that Buffer avoids nicely.
Buffer throws a leg kick which misses Hales's front leg but catches the back leg as Hales tries to avoid it.
Bruce Buffer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hales throws a sloppy head kick and Buffer moves out of range easily.
Hales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Buffer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hales has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Joe Hales!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Joe Hales!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Joe Hales!
Joe Hales wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Death Scripture. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Lester!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo feints a jab promting Lester to slip. Aldo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lester slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aldo lands a head kick!
Aldo leaves Lester with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aldo scores with a nice right hand.
Aldo rushes Lester and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lester tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aldo defends well and Lester ends up having to push Aldo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aldo is looking to counter punch.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo avoids the head kick by Lester.
A little feinted left hand from Aldo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Lester circles away and keeps his distance.
Lester gets tackled into the cage by Aldo. Aldo maintains the clinch.
Lester pulls guard successfully.
Aldo with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lester working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lester stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Aldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aldo striking off his back but it's not causing Lester any problems.
Aldo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Lester from controlling successfully.
Lester is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Aldo striking off his back but it's not causing Lester any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester stands and steps away. Aldo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Lester circles away and keeps his distance.
And Lester tries to counter it with a takedown but Aldo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Aldo moves into the clinch.
Aldo lands an elbow inside that Lester shrugs off.
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lester avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Lester moves out of range of the body kick from Aldo.
Lester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lester rushes Aldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lester.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Lester.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo gets caught flat footed, as Lester shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lester is pushing down on Aldo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aldo is fighting to maintain full guard but Lester has managed to sneak the leg through.
Aldo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aldo tries to get out of the position.
Lester postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Aldo to stand up.
Aldo gets tackled into the cage by Lester. Lester maintains the clinch.
Lester decides to pull guard.
Lester is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aldo wants to stand but Lester is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aldo throws an elbow that misses. Lester uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aldo's guard. Nice move by Lester!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lester won't allow Aldo to get back to his feet.
Lester trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aldo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Aldo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Aldo wants to sweep but no luck.
Lester advances position into side control!
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Lester trying to control the action but Aldo is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jose Aldo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aldo forces Lester back against the cage and clinches.
Lester wants a takedown but no success here.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Aldo scores with a four punch combination!
Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
And Lester tries to counter it with a takedown but Aldo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lester looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aldo throws a big counter combination but Lester scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aldo looks to throw a body kick
and Lester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lester can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Lester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lester is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo clinches with his opponent.
Lester is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aldo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Lester.
Aldo looking to slow down the pace here.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Lester avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Lester fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aldo avoids it really well and circles away.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Aldo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Aldo lands a damaging elbow.
Aldo has Lester pushed against the cage.
Lester is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lester wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldo throws a shot to the body.
Lester dives in for a single leg takedown but Aldo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aldo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lester, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lester feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lester is breathing heavily.
Lester connects with a couple of short punches.
Aldo trying to strike off his back.
Aldo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lester drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lester jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aldo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Aldo striking off his back but it's not causing Lester any problems.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Lester from controlling successfully.
Lester scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to strike from the bottom.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Lester from controlling successfully.
Aldo wants to stand and escape but Lester is having none of it.
Aldo striking off his back but it's not causing Lester any problems.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lester scores with a jab to the body.
Lester closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aldo to the mat! Aldo manages to get full guard.
Aldo is looking to sweep but instead, Lester has passed into half guard.
Aldo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aldo keeps working.
Aldo strikes from the bottom but Lester passes into mount!
Aldo is trying to reverse the position but instead Lester has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lester lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aldos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lester shoots in for a double leg but Aldo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lester moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
It looked like Aldo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lester scores with a one two! Aldo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo throws a combination that misses
and Lester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Lester has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lester is trying to pull guard but Aldo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester wants to get back to striking at distance but Aldo won't allow it.
Lester wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lester blocks a head kick by Aldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lester dives in for a single leg takedown but Aldo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Lester.
Lester takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lester tries to keep at a distance but Aldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Lester has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aldo pushes off an throws an elbow but Lester leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldo's elbow.
Jose Aldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lester is working for takedown but Aldo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aldo defends well and Lester ends up having to push Aldo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aldo lands a jab to Lester's midsection.
Aldo darts in and clinches Lester up against the cage.
Aldo works on Lester's body with a couple of short punches.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Lester is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Lester fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lester shoots in and drives through. Aldo sprawls well.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Lester is avoiding it.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo forces Lester back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo stalks Lester and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lester's face. Lester staggers backwards, shaken.
Aldo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lester misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lester gets tackled into the cage by Aldo. Aldo maintains the clinch.
Lester breaks from the clinch.
Lester fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Lester bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo tries to bum rush Lester with a series of wild strikes but Lester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lester takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lester stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lester has managed to clinch.
Lester gets control of Aldo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lester will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Aldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lester is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lester is trying to control the position but Aldo postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aldo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Jose Aldo!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Jose Aldo!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo wins by unanimous decision!
Jose Aldo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Ethan Lester was interviewed post fight and said 'How did this happen to me'.
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