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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marques Roy (ranked 1194 p4p, 579 weight class) and Cassius Fielder (ranked 154 p4p, 80 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marques Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cassius Fielder!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy defending well as Fielder loads up on a big left hand.
Fielder has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Roy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fielder throws out the jab.
Fielder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fielder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Marques Roy has been cut.
Roy looks for a takedown but Fielder sprawls well.
Roy shoots in looking for a takedown. Fielder tries to sprawl out of it but Roy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fielder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roy fails with the takedown
and Fielder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fielder misses with a looping left.
Roy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Roy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fielder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy wants to control from the top but Fielder keeps moving.
Fielder wants to stand but Roy is controlling the position.
Fielder being controlled here, momentarily.
Roy throwing strikes from guard but Fielder blocks nicely.
Roy 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.
Roy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Roy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fielder throws a hook but Roy avoids it easily.
Roy misses with a takedown attempt - Fielder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fielder! But no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Fielder as Roy shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roy.
Roy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fielder quickly recovers to half guard.
Fielder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy throwing shots but Fielder is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fielder can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roy drops an elbow to the side of Fielder's head.
Roy wants to free his trapped foot but Fielder is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Roy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fielder keeps working.
Roy thows a huge punch but Fielder dodges it nicely.
Roy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fielder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roy throwing shots but Fielder is blocking nicely.
Roy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fielder desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy trying to control from half guard but Fielder is working away.
Roy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fielder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Roy.
Fielder controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Roy prevents Fielder from improving his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fielder is positioning himself well to prevent Roy advancing to mount.
Fielder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roy content to control rather than advance.
Roy trying to control the action but Fielder is working from the bottom.
Roy content to control rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cassius Fielder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's six 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.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fielder.
Fielder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roy fails to land the takedown.
Roy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fielder!
Fielder takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fielder struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Roy crashes against the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Roy throws an elbow but Fielder slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fielder struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Roy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Roy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Fielder is trying to control Roy's posture but Roy avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roy looks up at the clock and then as Fielder takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Roy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fielder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fielder is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fielder is trying to control Roy's posture but Roy avoids it.
Fielder is looking for a sweep.
Roy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fielder taking a bit of punishment here - Roy scoring with strikes.
Roy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fielder dodges the ground and pound from Roy.
The strikes coming from Roy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roy working away.
Fielder dodges the ground and pound from Roy.
Fielder takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Roy taking a breather here.
The ground and pound from Roy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Roy is looking to take a break and control but Fielder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fielder is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marques Roy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marques Roy's cut.
That's time! Roy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roy shoots in but Fielder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marques Roy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fielder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Roy showed some decent athleticism there.
Roy is trying to control. Fielder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy throws a strike but Fielder avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Roy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roy landing with the ground and pound.
Roy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fielder can do to turn this around?
Roy throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fielder wants to sweep but no luck.
Roy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fielder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roy.
Roy preventing the sweep.
Roy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Roy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Roy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fielder misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fielder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fielder avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roy shoots in for a takedown but Fielder shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fielder throws a lazy right hand but Roy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Roy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fielder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fielder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fielder enables Roy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fielder manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Roy wants to control from the top but Fielder keeps moving.
Fielder trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy postures up in Fielder's guard and throws a big left but Fielder blocks it.
Roy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fielder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roy wants to control from the top but Fielder keeps moving.
Fielder controlling Roy's posture.
Roy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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.
Fielder keeping moving, preventing Roy from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fielder gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Roy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fielder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roy throwing strikes from guard but Fielder blocks nicely.
Marques Roy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roy won't allow Fielder to sweep him here.
Roy tries to free his leg and advance position but Fielder is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fielder is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roy trying to control the position from guard on top but Fielder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fielder but Fielder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cassius Fielder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fielder lands a lovely overhand right.
Roy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fielder counters with a nice uppercut.
Fielder might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Roy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Roy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fielder is trying to control Roy's posture but Roy avoids it.
Roy looks up at the clock and then as Fielder takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Roy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fielder tries to bench press Roy off him but Roy keeps the position.
Fielder defending against the ground and pound.
Roy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Roy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fielder keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fielder wants to control but Roy postures up.
Roy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fielder taking punishment in the form of punches.
Roy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Roy trying to control the position but Fielder is working away.
Roy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fielder to see if he's OK.
Roy is working Fielder over with some ground and pound from side control.
Roy wants to control but Fielder is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Roy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fielder keeps working.
Fielder parries the strikes from Roy easily there. Roy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fielder to escape.
Fielder tries to improve position but can't.
Roy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fielder some visible discomfort.
Roy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Roy misses with the ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Roy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Roy is putting a hurting on Fielder here, landing some big shots from side control.
Roy wants to control but Fielder is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Roy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Roy misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fielder is not content to let Roy control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Roy working the ground and pound but Fielder is defending the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marques Roy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marques Roy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fielder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roy.
Roy shoots in but Fielder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fielder pinned against the cage. Fielder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roy has his takedown stuffed
letting Fielder counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fielder displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roy.
A little jabbing left from Fielder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roy goes for a double leg but Fielder avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fielder continues to drive forward.
Roy is trying to pull guard but Fielder has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fielder smiles and moves away.
Roy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roy shoots and misses
and Fielder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fielder catches Roy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roy looks for a takedown but Fielder sprawls well.
Fielder throws out a counter right but Roy avoids it with no problem.
Horrible takedown attempt by Roy or perhaps it was just good defense by Fielder, which made it look bad.
Roy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fielder controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Roy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Roy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roy controlling the action here.
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!
Fielder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fielder has hold of Roy's hands but Roy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fielder is looking to improve his position.
Roy tries to pass to full mount but Fielder defends it.
Fielder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fielder is staying active underneath Roy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roy thows a huge punch but Fielder dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roy is trying to control the action in half guard but Fielder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fielder cracks Roy with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roy is defended easily by Fielder.
A swing and a miss from Roy.
Roy fails to land the takedown.
Fielder throws a hook to the side of Roy's head but Roy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roy darts in looking for a takedown but Fielder gets double underhooks and turns Roy into the cage.
Roy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fielder walks away with a smile on his face. Roy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Roy closes the distance and clinches up with Fielder, looking for a takedown. Roy pushes Fielder against the cage but Fielder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roy blocks a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fielder drops Roy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Roy looks back up at him and smiles so Fielder waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Roy is rocked!
Fielder closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Roy out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cassius Fielder!
Cassius Fielder bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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