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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Assad Fez (ranked 4300 p4p, 4094 weight class) and Marco Montgomery (ranked 518 p4p, 501 weight class). Marco Montgomery has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Assad Fez's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Assad Fez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left and a right from Fez both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Marco Montgomery has been cut.
Fez clinches up with Montgomery and pushes him back against the cage.
Fez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montgomery.
Fez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Montgomery looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fez.
Fez blocking some punches.
Montgomery lands a hook that snaps the head of Fez backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fez working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Fez.
Fez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montgomery misses with the head strike.
Fez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fez swings wildly with an uppercut but Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fez lands a shot to the body.
Montgomery trying to control the position but instead, Fez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Montgomery into the cage.
Montgomery lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montgomery stalling in the clinch but Fez improves position.
Fez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Montgomery is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fez is keeping busy.
Montgomery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fez's elbow.
Fez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Montgomery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fez.
Fez misses with a punch on the inside.
Fez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Fez as the two fighters clinch.
Montgomery stalling in the clinch but Fez improves position.
Fez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montgomery.
Montgomery looking to slow down the pace here.
Fez misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fez.
Montgomery throws a punch but it's blocked by Fez.
Fez lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fez is working Montgomery over against the cage.
Montgomery blocking some punches.
Fez misses with the head strike.
Fez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fez working aggressively here.
Fez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montgomerys head.
Fez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Montgomery lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Montgomery tries a body shot but Fez blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fez.
Montgomery lands with a left to the head.
Montgomery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montgomery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery stalling in the clinch but Fez improves position.
Fez lands a right hand.
Fez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Fez misses with the head strike.
Fez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fez misses with the head strike.
Montgomery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Montgomery.
Fez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Montgomery looks winded!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fez.
Fez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montgomery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fez swings wildly with an uppercut but Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montgomery throws a head punch that misses.
Fez scores with a shot to the side of Montgomery's head.
Montgomery stalling in the clinch but Fez improves position.
Montgomery is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fez is keeping busy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fez as Montgomery tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fez can't find room to land a body shot as Montgomery controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montgomery.
Fez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montgomery's elbow.
Montgomery scores with a nice hook to the head.
Montgomery throws a head punch that misses.
Fez scores with a shot to the side of Montgomery's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Fez.
Montgomery blocks an uppercut.
Fez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Montgomery scores with a nice hook to the head.
Montgomery is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fez has a couple of punches blocked by Montgomery.
Montgomery tries to work over Fez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fez lands with a short shot to the head.
Montgomery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Assad Fez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Montgomery's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fez instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Montgomery - that landed with a thud.
Montgomery tries a body shot but Fez blocks it.
Fez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Fez swings wildly with an uppercut but Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montgomery scores with a shot to the side of Fez's head.
Fez misses with a punch on the inside.
Fez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montgomery tries to stall but Fez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Montgomery lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Montgomery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montgomery looking to stall.
Fez tries to work over Montgomery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fez misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Montgomery tries to stall but Fez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Montgomery is trying to stall.
Assad Fez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fez misses with a punch on the inside.
Montgomery looking to slow down the pace here.
Montgomery blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Fez as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fez.
Fez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Montgomery is breathing heavily.
Montgomery taking a breather.
Fez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fez is leaning against Montgomery and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fez lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fez.
Fez working aggressively here.
Montgomery is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Montgomery is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montgomery can do to turn this around?
Fez lands with a left to the head.
Montgomery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fez throws a punch but it's blocked by Montgomery.
Fez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montgomery has a couple of punches blocked by Fez.
Fez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fez prevents a body shot from Montgomery.
Fez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fez lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montgomery.
Montgomery takes a shot to the head.
Fez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fez lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fez lands a nice uppercut.
Fez lands a shoulder strike.
Fez lands a shoulder strike.
Fez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fez lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fez.
Montgomery digs a right hand into Fez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fez's gas tank.
Montgomery misses with a punch to the body.
Fez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fez.
A short uppercut from Fez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fez working aggressively here.
Fez digs a right hand into Montgomery's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Montgomery's gas tank.
Fez lands a right hand.
Montgomery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montgomery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Fez on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to throw a body punch but Fez avoids it by throwing Montgomery back against the cage.
Fez gets through Montgomery's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Montgomery throws a punch but it's blocked by Fez.
Fez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Fez.
Montgomery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fez scores with a hook to the body.
Montgomery is trying to stall.
Fez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Montgomery misses with a body punch.
Fez working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Montgomery is looking to control Fez's arms but Fez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Montgomery has his back to the cage.
Montgomery trying to stall but Fez improves his position.
Fez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Fez throws a punch but it's blocked by Montgomery.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Assad Fez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marco Montgomery's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Montgomery.
Fez gets a clinch.
Montgomery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montgomery is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Montgomery is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Montgomery can't find room to land a body shot as Fez controls the action.
Montgomery's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Fez working aggressively here.
Montgomery digs a right hand into Fez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fez's gas tank.
Fez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery misses with a punch to the body.
Montgomery blocking some punches.
Fez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Montgomery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montgomerys head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fez misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Fez.
Fez lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Fez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montgomery wants to stall.
Fez scores with a shot to the side of Montgomery's head.
Fez cracks Montgomery with a nice body shot.
Fez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Fez.
Montgomery scores with a shot to the side of Fez's head.
Fez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head punch on the inside from Fez fails to land.
Fez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Montgomery blocking some punches.
Fez throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Fez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery takes a shot to the head.
Montgomery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fez lands a shot to the body.
Fez lands an uppercut.
Fez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fez.
Fez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montgomery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fez lands with a right to the head.
Fez working aggressively here.
Fez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fez lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Montgomery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fez scores with a hook to the body.
Fez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Fez.
Fez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Fez scores with a shoulder strike.
Fez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
A short right from Fez on the inside.
Montgomery is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Fez.
Assad Fez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montgomery is still on wobbly legs! Can Fez finish him?
Fez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Montgomery misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Montgomery fails to land.
Montgomery seems to have recovered his senses.
Montgomery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Montgomery is looking to control Fez's arms but Fez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Montgomery has his back to the cage.
Marco Montgomery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Montgomery fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montgomery taking a breather.
Montgomery looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marco Montgomery.
Fez misses with a looping left.
Montgomery misses with a head kick.
Fez cracks a nice hook into Montgomery's ribs.
Assad Fez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fez misses with a series of wild punches.
Montgomery steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fez.
Fez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montgomery.
Fez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marco Montgomery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fez throws a jab but it's blocked by Montgomery.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fez lands a really nice looking cross but Montgomery seems unphased.
Fez clinches up with Montgomery and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Assad Fez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fez 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Assad Fez!
An out of breath Assad Fez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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