CEFC 85 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Split Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ysdbj-WzvI. Ultimate Damage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Damage
vs
Rush

175 cm
28
185 lbs
14 - 15 - 0

185 cm
20
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Split Rush!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Damage dives in and scores a takedown into Rush's guard.
Rush looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damage is one step ahead there.
Rush has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Damage has passed into side control.
Damage controlling from side mount.
Rush is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush sneaks back into half guard.
Rush wants to improve his position but Damage is controlling well.
Damage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rush wants to improve his position but Damage is controlling well.
Damage controlling the pace.
Damage trying to control the action but Rush is working from the bottom.
Rush is trying to control but can't.
Damage is trying to control the action in half guard but Rush is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Damage is thwarting Rush's attempts to control the position.
Damage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rush's head.
Rush is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Damage is taking a breather. Rush says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Damage shoots in for a takedown but Rush shows good takedown defense.

Damage drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Damage decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Damage has Rush up against the cage in a clinch.
Rush has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Damage is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Damage gets control of Rush's arms and successfully pulls guard. Damage will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rush got a little sloppy there for a moment and Damage has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rush has managed to get both his arms back between Damage's legs - danger averted.

Damage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rush can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rush wants to control from the top but Damage keeps moving.
Damage is controlling Rush's posture.
Rush wants to control from the top but Damage keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Damage trying to keep a closed guard but Rush is proving a slippery customer.

Rush got a little sloppy there for a moment and Damage has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rush has managed to get both his arms back between Damage's legs - danger averted.
Damage will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Damage keeping moving, preventing Rush from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damage is trying to control the position but Rush postures up.
Rush really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Damage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ultimate Damage dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Damage.
Rush tries to bench press Damage off him but Damage keeps the position.
Rush sneaks back into half guard.
Rush is looking for a sweep. Damage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Damage seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rush wants to improve his position but Damage is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damage lands strikes from half guard.
Damage controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush trying to control from the bottom.
Rush has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Damage tries to pass to full mount but Rush defends it.
Damage is taking a breather. Rush says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rush has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Damage is working away from the top position though.
Rush might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Damage haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Damage wants to take a breather but Rush is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rush shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Damage sprawls well. Damage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rush gets slowly back to his feet.
Rush shoots in and drives through. Damage sprawls well.

Rush gets caught napping as Damage dives in and scores a takedown. Rush manages to retain guard.
Damage passes Rush's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rush trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Damage content just to control the position here.
Damage lands a big shot there that rocks Rush but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Damage jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rush manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush is looking to reverse the position.
Rush looking for a sweep but Damage has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Rush is squirming around, avoiding Damage's attempts to control the action.
Damage postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Rush in real trouble here! The ref calls for Rush to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ultimate Damage!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zuese Zorro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Maure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Zorro
vs
Maure

195 cm
34
220 lbs
20 - 22 - 0

185 cm
27
220 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zuese Zorro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Maure!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maure throws a right hand that misses

and Zorro counters by moving into the clinch.
Zorro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maure lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zorro connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Dan Maure has been cut.
Zorro scores a nice knee to the body.
Maure looks winded!
Zorro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zorro landing knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Zorro has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Maure takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zorro lands a knee to the head.
Zorro lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zorro working Maure over with knees to the body.
Zorro landing knees to the body.
Zorro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maure's defenses.
Maure wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zorro with a knee to the head.
Zorro scores with a knee to the head.

Maure is rocked!
Zorro creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Maure! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Zorro.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zuese Zorro!
Zuese Zorro thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stacee Jaxee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaxee's entrance music is Pour Some Sugar on Me by Stacee Jaxx. A fine choice. Stacee Jaxee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jaxee
vs
Stark

171 cm
22
157 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

176 cm
24
166 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stacee Jaxee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Jaxee.
Rickon Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stark throws a right and a left that Jaxee avoids nicely.

Stark closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Stark working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Stark misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jaxee is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Stark grinds an elbow into Jaxee's temple.
Stark working the ground and pound but Jaxee is defending the strikes.
Stark working the strikes but Jaxee uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Stark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaxee is trying to maintain the position but Stark is very close to passing his half guard.
Stark winds up and cracks Jaxee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stark thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stark is thwarting Jaxee's attempts to control the position.
Stark throwing shots but Jaxee is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaxee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stark.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stark lands a nice short elbow.
Jaxee wants to control but Stark is keeping busy.
Stark trying to control the pace.
Jaxee is not content to let Stark control the position.
Stark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jaxee's head.
Jaxee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stark scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stark working Jaxee over with strikes.
Jaxee wants to get back to full guard.

Jaxee actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stark is nestled in close to Jaxee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stark slips a nice elbow through Jaxee's hands, connecting with Jaxee's forehead.
Jaxee tries to get to full guard but Stark has control of the leg.
Jaxee's coaches at Bruize Brothers have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Stark lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jaxee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stark misses with a head shot. Jaxee uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Jaxee has his feet on Stark's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Stark fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stark closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jaxee quickly recovers to half guard.
Stark takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jaxee won't allow Stark to pass to mount.
Stark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jaxee controlling the position for now.
Stark content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Jaxee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stark controlling the action here.
Stark trying to control from half guard but Jaxee is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaxee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Jaxee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stark thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Jaxee is defending well.
Stark lands strikes from half guard.
Jaxee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stark.
Stark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jaxee's head.
Stark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jaxee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickon Stark dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stark closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jaxee quickly recovers to half guard.
Jaxee taking some punishment here, with Stark in his half guard.
Stark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jaxee has hold of Stark's hands but Stark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stark prevents Jaxee from improving his position.
Stark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stark trying to control the action but Jaxee is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stark seems to be looking for submissions.

Stark is working for a submission of some sort.
Stark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stark wants to control but Jaxee is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaxee is trying to stand up here but Stark is controlling him well.
Stark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stark is trying to control the action in half guard but Jaxee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, if Stark is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Stark looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jaxee is trying to maintain the position but Stark is very close to passing his half guard.

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.
Stark throwing shots but Jaxee is blocking nicely.
Stark thows a huge punch but Jaxee dodges it nicely.
Jaxee is looking for a sweep. Stark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jaxee's head.
Stark landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jaxee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stark thows a huge punch but Jaxee dodges it nicely.
Stark is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jaxee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stark.
Stark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Jaxee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jaxee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stark moves into full mount! Jaxee won't be happy about that!
The referee warns Jaxee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jaxee tries to reverse the position but Stark maintains control.
Jaxee in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stark lands a couple of good shots and Jaxee has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Stark somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Stark punches the canvas rather than the man.
Stark punishes Jaxee with strikes from the back mount.
Jaxee is trapped and Stark is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Jaxee takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Stark is landing with strikes. Jaxee can't take much more of this.

Jaxee is rocked!
Jaxee breaks Stark's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Oh Jaxee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaxee pushing down on Stark's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stark is holding on to half guard well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaxee seems to have got his legs back now.
Jaxee is taking a breather. Stark says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stark moves into full guard.
Jaxee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stark managing to control the position.
Jaxee preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaxee tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard.
Stark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stark is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickon Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jaxee misses with the combination.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaxee.
Jaxee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jaxee sprawls well. Jaxee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stark gets slowly back to his feet.
Jaxee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice cross by Jaxee.

Stark 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark throws a big elbow that misses.
Jaxee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stark is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jaxee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jaxee's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark misses with an elbow to the head.
Jaxee is in bad spot here.
Stark cracks Jaxee with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Jaxee from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Stark missing with strikes from the back.
Jaxee is trying to break free.
Jaxee covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Stark landing with strikes.
Jaxee takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Stark is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Jaxee is really stuck here.
Stark looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Jaxee staying busy and making it hard for Stark to control.
Stark lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Well, with Stark on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Jaxee is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Stark trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Stark is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Stark trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark missing with strikes.
Stark lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

Stark looking for the choke from the back.
Stark wants to control but Jaxee is keeping busy.
Jaxee is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Stark scores with punches and elbows.
Jaxee tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stark connects with a couple of big shots that have Jaxee covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Jaxee! Stark fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickon Stark!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rickon Stark made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
22%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patches Meech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Boom! Shake The Room . The crowd seem to be enjoying Meech's choice of entrance music: shear it maybe. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Anderson
vs
Meech

177 cm
30
198 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

183 cm
31
190 lbs
12 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
VIRAL COMBAT

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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patches Meech!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meech misses with a wild body shot.
Meech swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
A combination from Meech does no damage.
Meech looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Meech throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Meech misses with a double jab
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meech throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a big head kick but Meech shrugs it off.
Meech misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Meech throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
Meech fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Meech swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a big right hand! Oh Meech is in trouble here! Anderson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brownie Anderson!
A relieved looking Brownie Anderson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fancy Nancy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frenchy Fuqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuqua has chosen Prodigy- Diesal Power as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nancy
vs
Fuqua

192 cm
37
259 lbs
33 - 15 - 0

194 cm
37
274 lbs
33 - 30 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fancy Nancy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frenchy Fuqua!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuqua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fuqua has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fuqua misses with a head kick.
Fuqua leaves Nancy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nancy cracks Fuqua with a right hand to the side of the head.

Fuqua shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fuqua throws an elbow that misses. Nancy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fuqua's guard. Nice move by Nancy!

Nancy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fuqua trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuqua looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nancy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fuqua trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuqua makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fuqua.
Fuqua looking to control.
Fuqua has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nancy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fuqua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fuqua wants to sweep but no luck.

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.

Fuqua working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nancy has passed into half guard!
Fuqua is looking for a sweep. Nancy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Nancy seems content to control.
Fuqua trying to control here.
Fuqua wants to improve his position but Nancy is controlling well.
Fuqua keeps trying to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nancy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuqua takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Nancy.
Fuqua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nancy jabs at Fuqua's body.
Fuqua misses with a head kick.
Nancy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nancy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fuqua takes one to the chin there.
Fuqua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nancy.
Nancy cracks Fuqua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fuqua misses with a straight left.
Nancy throws a right and a left that Fuqua avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nancy feints a jab promting Fuqua to slip. Nancy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fuqua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nancy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fuqua swivels and escapes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fuqua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nancy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fuqua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fuqua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nancy swats away the attempt to clinch by Fuqua.
The crowd cheers as Nancy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fuqua doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Nancy does it's job there.
Jab from Nancy.
Fuqua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Fuqua is rocked!
Nancy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fuqua is still on wobbly legs! Can Nancy finish him?
Nancy throws a monster overhand right that drops Fuqua! Nancy follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fancy Nancy!
In defeat, Frenchy Fuqua stepped up to the mic, saying 'if i dont win my next fight i will probably retire!'.

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Booker McQuade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQuade is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eyes of a Ranger. Booker McQuade has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Edmundo Edilhson's chin.

Edilhson
vs
McQuade

175 cm
30
168 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

178 cm
26
165 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Booker McQuade!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQuade throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McQuade swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Edilhson lands with a slapping head kick.
Edilhson tries to clinch up.
McQuade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McQuade takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Edilhson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McQuade throws a wild body kick that Edilhson sees coming a mile off.

Oooooh!!! McQuade has knocked Edilhson down with a huge combo! McQuade steps away and waves a wobbly Edilhson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Edilhson is rocked!
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!
Edilhson jabs McQuade to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Edilhson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McQuade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edilhson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McQuade tries to avoid it but Edilhson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McQuade to the ground. McQuade escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Edilhson clinches up against the cage.
McQuade prevents a body shot from Edilhson.
Edilhson seems to have got his legs back now.
McQuade looking to throw knees to the head but Edilhson is blocking nicely.
Edilhson effectively controlling the action here.
Edilhson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Edilhson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson tries to pull guard but McQuade forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Edilhson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McQuade struggles to land a body shot inside as Edilhson controls his hands.
Edilhson tries to stall but McQuade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Edilhson managing to block the knees to the body from McQuade.
Edilhson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Edilhson takes a knee to the side of the body.
McQuade putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Edilhson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McQuade struggles to land a body shot inside as Edilhson controls his hands.
McQuade avoids the elbow strike from Edilhson, against the cage.
McQuade scores a nice knee to the body.
Edilhson is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from McQuade.
McQuade trying to land knees to the body.
Edilhson'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.
McQuade tries to land knees in the clinch but Edilhson avoids the damage to the body.
Edilhson tries to pull guard but McQuade holds him up against the cage and eventually Edilhson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmundo Edilhson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edilhson backwards.
McQuade lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from McQuade.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQuade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McQuade throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McQuade is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McQuade lands an elbow inside.
I was talking to Edilhson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McQuade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McQuade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McQuade using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Edilhson to work.
Edilhson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edilhson tries to pull guard but McQuade forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McQuade can't find room to land a body shot as Edilhson controls the action.
McQuade tries to land knees in the clinch but Edilhson avoids the damage to the body.
Edilhson avoiding damage as McQuade throws knees to the body.

Edilhson tightens his grip and picks McQuade up, before dumping him to the ground. McQuade manages to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuade utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McQuade wants to stand up but Edilhson is controlling him.
Edilhson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McQuade told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Edilhson postures up in McQuade's guard and throws a big left but McQuade blocks it.

Edilhson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McQuade controlling Edilhson's posture.
McQuade is trying to control the position but Edilhson postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McQuade wants to stand up but Edilhson is controlling him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Booker McQuade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McQuade throws a leg kick that is checked

and Edilhson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

McQuade kicks off Edilhson and gets to his feet.
McQuade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Edilhson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McQuade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Edilhson.
Edilhson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McQuade finds it's way round the side to connect with Edilhson's head.
Some bone on bone action there as McQuade checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edilhson connects with a high kick.
McQuade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edilhson looks to land a left hand but McQuade moved out of range nicely.
McQuade misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Booker McQuade 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.

Edilhson throws a poor cross that misses
and McQuade counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edilhson thinking.
Edilhson throws a chopping leg kick but McQuade manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McQuade lands a slapping body shot.
Edilhson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McQuade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edilhson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McQuade has time to react.
McQuade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edilhson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

McQuade darts in and clinches Edilhson up against the cage.
McQuade lands a good knee to the midsection. Edilhson won't want to take too many of those.
McQuade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McQuade blocks a body shot from Edilhson.
McQuade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McQuade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edilhson is defending well for now.
Edilhson blocks a body shot from McQuade.
McQuade looking to throw knees to the head but Edilhson is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edilhson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McQuade's elbow.
McQuade cracks Edilhson with a nice body shot.
McQuade blocks an elbow strike from Edilhson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson takes an elbow to the temple.
McQuade misses with a knee strike.
Edilhson avoids the elbow strike from McQuade, against the cage.
Edilhson lands a shoulder strike.
Edilhson wants to stall.
Edilhson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Edilhson misses with a punch on the inside.
McQuade lands a good knee to the midsection. Edilhson won't want to take too many of those.
McQuade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edilhson misses with the head strike.
Edilhson pressing his opponent against the cage.
McQuade comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McQuade blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McQuade.
McQuade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson scores with a shot to the side of McQuade's head.
Booker McQuade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McQuade looking to throw knees to the head but Edilhson is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McQuade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edilhson backwards.
Edilhson taking a breather.
McQuade looking to throw knees to the head but Edilhson is blocking nicely.

Edilhson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edilhson misses with a straight left.
Edilhson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Edilhson counters with a single leg into guard. McQuade didn't expect that.
McQuade is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McQuade 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.

McQuade uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuade jabs at Edilhson's body.

Edilhson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Edilhson in the domination position with McQuade hanging on.
Edilhson is trying to move to mount but McQuade reverses beautifully and ends up in Edilhson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edilhson wants to control the position but McQuade says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
McQuade is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
McQuade sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Edilhson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQuade tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McQuade is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McQuade is trying to control the position from the bottom.

McQuade scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Booker McQuade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Edilhson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Edilhson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edilhson lands with a thumping leg kick.
McQuade's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McQuade duly obliges.
McQuade tries a head kick but it misses.
McQuade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edilhson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McQuade pushes Edilhson away with a front kick.
Edilhson misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McQuade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edilhson.
McQuade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McQuade throws a body kick that misses.
McQuade avoids the head kick by Edilhson.
McQuade misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McQuade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Edilhson counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on McQuade's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McQuade prevents Edilhson from improving position.
Edilhson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McQuade regains half guard.
Edilhson trying to control from McQuade's half guard. McQuade has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
McQuade not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Edilhson stops McQuade from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson trying to control but McQuade is working from the bottom.
Edilhson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McQuade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

McQuade wriggles free and stands up.
McQuade moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edilhson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McQuade checks a leg kick.
A jab from Edilhson does it's job there.
McQuade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edilhson.

Edilhson clinches.
McQuade creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Edilhson's defenses.
Edilhson takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McQuade.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuade tries to stall but Edilhson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McQuade tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McQuade working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from McQuade.
Knees to the body from McQuade.
McQuade tries to work over Edilhson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edilhson lands a damaging elbow.
McQuade tries a knee to the head but Edilhson blocks it.
McQuade is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McQuade has a couple of punches blocked by Edilhson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from McQuade on the inside.
McQuade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edilhson misses with a punch on the inside.
McQuade takes a shot to the head.
McQuade tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McQuade misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McQuade.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edilhson managing to block the knees to the body from McQuade.
McQuade looking to throw knees to the head but Edilhson is blocking nicely.
McQuade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McQuade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Edilhson lands a damaging elbow.
Edilhson wants to get back to striking at distance but McQuade won't allow it.
McQuade misses with an elbow strike.
Edilhson is trying to maintain a safe position but McQuade gets an underhook and turns Edilhson into the cage.
McQuade misses with a body punch.
Edilhson managing to block the knees to the body from McQuade.
McQuade looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Edilhson can't break the clinch.
Edilhson looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Booker McQuade really 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.

McQuade throws a quick inside leg kick.

Edilhson gets the takedown into side control.
Edilhson working away.
McQuade is looking to reverse the position.
Edilhson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Edilhson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McQuade is pushing Edilhson's head away, looking to escape. Edilhson manages to hold on to the position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Edilhson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuade is trying to get back to his feet.
Edmundo Edilhson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edilhson is putting a hurting on McQuade here, landing some big shots from side control.
McQuade tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Edilhson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McQuade wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Edilhson working the strikes but McQuade uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Edilhson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Edilhson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McQuade defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Edilhson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Edilhson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McQuade has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Edilhson is working away from the top position though.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Edilhson dodges the punch combination from McQuade.
That kick from McQuade tenderised Edilhson's leg. Edilhson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Edilhson with a jab.
Edilhson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Edilhson shoots in and gets a takedown into McQuade's guard.
McQuade keeping moving, preventing Edilhson from controlling successfully.
McQuade is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson looking to sit in guard and control but McQuade gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

McQuade decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Edilhson, up you get!
McQuade throws a hook but Edilhson avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from McQuade.
Edilhson blocks the body kick.
Edilhson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edilhson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Edilhson looks to clinch
and McQuade finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McQuade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McQuade fails in his attempt to clinch.
McQuade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Edilhson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McQuade quickly recovers to half guard.
Edilhson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McQuade's head.
Edilhson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Edilhson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Edilhson 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.
Edilhson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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!
Edilhson is looking to stall here but McQuade recovers full guard.

McQuade manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Edmundo Edilhson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A decent looking cross lands there for Edilhson.
Edilhson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McQuade.
Edilhson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Edilhson avoids the head kick by McQuade.
Edilhson shoots in and drives through. McQuade sprawls well.
Booker McQuade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McQuade throws a low kick, looking for Edilhson's leg but Edilhson calmly moves out of range.
Edilhson slips a jab and a cross from McQuade.

McQuade has closed the distance and engaged Edilhson in a clinch.
Edilhson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McQuade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edilhson is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McQuade looking to slow down the pace here.
Edilhson avoids the elbow strike from McQuade, against the cage.
Edilhson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Edilhson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuade throws a shot from downtown. Edilhson moves away and avoids it.
McQuade lands a front kick.
McQuade misses with a hook.
McQuade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edilhson.

Edilhson clinches up against the cage.
McQuade trying to land knees to the body.
Edilhson blocks the elbow strike.
Edilhson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Edilhson avoids a wild elbow strike from McQuade.
Edilhson avoids a wild elbow strike from McQuade.
Edilhson avoiding damage as McQuade throws knees to the body.
McQuade utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from McQuade.
Edilhson blocks an elbow strike from McQuade.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edilhson.
Edilhson pressing his opponent against the cage.
McQuade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Edilhson.
McQuade with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Edilhson tries to pull guard but McQuade holds him up against the cage and eventually Edilhson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmundo Edilhson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Edilhson.
McQuade trying to control the position but instead, Edilhson has worked for underhooks and has pushed McQuade into the cage.
McQuade tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edilhson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edilhson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, McQuade scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuade prevents a body shot from Edilhson.

Edilhson pulls guard effortlessly.
Edmundo Edilhson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McQuade tries to stand but Edilhson is controlling from the bottom.
McQuade slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McQuade wanted to stand there but Edilhson had control of the position.
McQuade won't allow Edilhson to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

McQuade gets to his feet - Edilhson follows without any prompting.
Edilhson throws a hook but McQuade blocks it.
McQuade slips under a jab.
Edilhson looks for a takedown but McQuade sprawls well.
Edilhson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McQuade as he avoids it easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A nice leg kick lands there from McQuade.
McQuade throws a good cross that connects.
McQuade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McQuade misses with a straight right.
McQuade walks into a straight right hand from Edilhson.
Booker McQuade is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick by Edilhson misses
and McQuade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McQuade scores with a crisp jab that stopped Edilhson in his tracks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Booker McQuade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McQuade 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Booker McQuade!
Booker McQuade is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Booker McQuade, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Edmundo Edilhson spoke after the fight, saying 'Great fight "The Lone Wolf" Booker McQuade I managed to get you in an armbar the first fight but you won fair and square this time I will be back to get my title tho!'.