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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To The Jungle. Zack Fair has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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172 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zack Fair!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Creed misses the shot to the body.
Creed darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Creed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Creed is working for a submission of some sort.
Creed is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fair is just riding it out for now. Creed eventually gives up the hold.
Fair is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Creed scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair has hold of Creed's hands but Creed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Creed throwing shots but Fair is blocking nicely.
Fair trying to control but Creed postures up.
Creed frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Creed lands a heavy elbow.
Fair is working to get back to half guard.
Creed is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Creed goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Fair is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fair wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Creed looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Creed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fair wants to pass the guard but Creed is keeping the position.
Creed trying to control the position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Creed manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fair on his heels. He'll look to pass Fair's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed stopping the sweep attempt from Fair.
Creed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Creed is looking to work some ground and pound but Fair has wrist control.
Creed looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creed is looking to work some ground and pound but Fair has wrist control.
Fair working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Creed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Creed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Creed throwing strikes from guard but Fair blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fair works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Creed looking to pass the guard.
Creed is working hard here to advance position.
Creed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Creed throwing strikes from guard but Fair blocks nicely.
Fair has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Creed is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fair.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creed is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fair has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Creed dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Creed shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Creed is working for a kimura but Fair is defending it quite comfortably.
Creed working the head and body with strikes.
Creed 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.
Fair flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fair is just riding it out for now. Creed eventually gives up the hold.
Creed wants to free his trapped foot but Fair is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Creed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fair regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Creed.
Fair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Creed passes Fair's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Creed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fair won't allow Creed to pass to mount.
Fair taking some punishment here, with Creed in his half guard.
Creed with the ground and pound but Fair uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Creed throwing strikes but missing.
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!
Creed chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fair looking to control.
Creed connects with a couple of short punches.
Creed scoring with some ground and pound.
Fair looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Creed working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jake Creed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Creed throwing strikes from guard but Fair blocks nicely.
Fair looking to control.
Creed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Creed has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Creed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fair works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Creed throws an elbow that misses. Fair uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Creed's guard. Nice move by Fair!
Creed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fair keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Creed throwing shots but Fair is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fair has hold of Creed's hands but Creed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Creed scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed is trying to work for a kimura but Fair is defending well.
Fair is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fair trying to control here.
Creed is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fair is just riding it out for now. Creed eventually gives up the hold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Creed is looking to advance position but Fair won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Creed dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Donk. Creed catches Fair right on the button with a cross.
Creed fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fair to the ground. Creed is now in Fair's guard.
Fair tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Creed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fair is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Creed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Creed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fair is keeping the position for now.
Creed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed throwing strikes from guard but Fair blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Creed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Creed throwing strikes from guard but Fair blocks nicely.
Creed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Creed keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fair's head.
Fair is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Creed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Creed with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands a couple of digs.
Creed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fair can do to turn this around?
Creed cracks Fair with a solid left hand.
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!
Creed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fair is rocked!
Creed looking to pass the guard.
Fair is still in real trouble! Can Creed finish him?
Fair wants to sweep but no luck.
Fair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Creed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Creed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fair working for a triangle but Creed defends it easily.
Creed passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fair seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed tries for a kimura but Fair is defending well.
Fair takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Creed working the ground and pound.
Fair taking a bit of punishment here - Creed scoring with strikes.
Creed is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fair has escaped the position, nice work there.
Creed tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jake Creed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed trying to control the action but Fair is working from the bottom.
Fair tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Creed wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Creed trying to control the action but Fair is working from the bottom.
Fair is letting Creed control him for a moment.
Zack Fair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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!
Fair trying his best to control but Creed has mounted him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fair regains half guard.
Fair actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Creed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Creed has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Creed!
Our winner, Jake Creed, 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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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