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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wedge Xiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Wedge Xiii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Perseen Suti!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Xiii checks a low kick from Suti.
Xiii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Xiii throws a looping overhand right but Suti ducks down to avoid it.
Suti catches Xiii with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Xiii connects with the punch.
Xiii's corner calls for a 1-2. Xiii obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Xiii misses with a left hand
and Xiii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from Suti. No joy for Xiii on that attempt.
Suti with the counter takedown but Xiii avoids it easily.
Suti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Suti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiii fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wedge Xiii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiii shoots in looking for a takedown but Suti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Xiii's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Suti throws out a counter right but Xiii avoids it with no problem.
Xiii closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Xiii stops Suti from getting back to his feet.
Xiii is trying to control the action in half guard but Suti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti wants to control but Xiii is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Suti slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Xiii passes into half guard.
Xiii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Xiii lands a nice short elbow.
Suti is trying to stand back up but Xiii is controlling him
Xiii perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Xiii 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.
Suti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Xiii.
Suti wants to control but Xiii is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Xiii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Suti's head.
Xiii trying to pass the guard but Suti defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti is trying to stand back up but Xiii is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suti trying to control here.
Suti is trying to stand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Xiii throws a shot to the body.
Suti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiii moves away.
Suti misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xiii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suti is out of range and Xiii settles back down.
Xiii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suti.
Suti throws out a loose jab but Xiii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiii moves into range and clinches up with Suti.
Suti is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Xiii is defending well.
Suti tries to break free but Xiii pushes him back against the cage.
Suti has Xiii pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Xiii manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Xiii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sutis head.
Xiii swings wildly with an uppercut but Suti uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiii misses with a punch on the inside.
Suti tightens his grip and picks Xiii up, before dumping him to the ground. Xiii manages to land in guard.
Xiii bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suti's guard.
Suti is trying to keep Xiii in close.
Suti wants to sweep but no luck.
Xiii postures up in Suti's guard and throws a big left but Suti blocks it.
Suti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Xiii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xiii stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xiii wants to control from the top but Suti keeps moving.
Xiii postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Xiii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xiii stays in close to Suti's body and controls the position.
Xiii throws an elbow that misses. Suti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Xiii's guard. Nice move by Suti!
Xiii is trying to control the position but Suti postures up.
Xiii 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.
Suti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wedge Xiii dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Suti looks to land a right hand but Xiii moved out of range.
Xiii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suti. Xiii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiii ducks right into an uppercut from Suti.
Suti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Suti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xiii. Xiii circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Suti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xiii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suti.
Xiii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Suti throws a big shot that misses.
Xiii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xiii scores with a hook.
Xiii dives in and grabs Suti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Suti pushes down on Xiii's head and hops out.
Suti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Xiii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Suti throws an off balance right hand
and Xiii counters with a nice uppercut.
Xiii shoots for a double leg takedown but Suti sprawls well. He's pushed Xiii's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suti unleashes a big counter combination but Xiii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Xiii fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wedge Xiii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti fails with a takedown attempt.
Xiii looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wedge Xiii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Suti backs away, Xiii returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Suti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Xiii closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Suti to the mat! Suti manages to get full guard.
Xiii cracks Suti with a solid left hand.
Suti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Suti pulls Xiii in to control the position.
Suti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suti is looking to stand up but Xiii isn't so interested in that idea.
Suti wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiii is looking to work some ground and pound but Suti has wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Xiii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xiii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Xiii won't allow Suti to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Xiii gets a clinch.
Xiii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiii gets underhooks to prevent Suti's takedown attempt.
Xiii stops a takedown attempt from Suti.
Xiii scores with a hook to the body.
Suti goes for a takedown attempt but Xiii pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Suti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiii closes this distance looking for a takedown but Suti circles away.
Xiii takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti gets the takedown into side control.
Xiii tries to buck Suti off but Suti is having none of it.
Xiii can't do much from the bottom here.
Xiii is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Bruize Brothers, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Suti sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Xiii is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Xiii struggling a bit here.
Wedge Xiii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Xiii tries to improve position but can't.
Suti is working Xiii over with some ground and pound from side control.
Xiii is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Suti's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Suti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xiii keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiii is trying to stand back up but Suti is controlling him
Xiii is trying to control but can't.
Xiii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Suti landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Xiii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suti drops an elbow to the side of Xiii's head.
Suti prevents Xiii from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Xiii as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perseen Suti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xiii fails with a takedown attempt.
Suti blocks a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Xiii.
Xiii finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Xiii shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Suti wants to sweep but no luck.
Suti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Xiii wants to pass the guard but Suti is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiii with a flurry of punches that miss.
Xiii stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Suti holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti is trying to keep Xiii in close.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Xiii fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wedge Xiii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Xiii is pressed up against the cage. Suti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Xiii down to the mat. Xiii avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Suti throws a jab when Xiii was well out of range.
Xiii cracks a nice hook into Suti's ribs.
Suti gets the takedown into side control.
Suti trying to control the action but Xiii is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Xiii's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Suti tries for a kimura but Xiii is defending well.
Xiii is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Suti trying to control the position but Xiii is working away.
Xiii manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiii trying to hold on to Suti's head to control him but Suti postures up.
Xiii is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Suti connects with a nice short shot to Xiii's temple.
Suti prevents Xiii from improving his position.
Suti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Xiii defending well though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Xiii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suti looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Xiii tries to get to full guard but Suti has control of the leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Suti lands a nice looking body shot.
Xiii has his takedown stuffed
and Suti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xiii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suti.
Xiii avoids the body shot from Suti.
Xiii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Xiii fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Suti swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perseen Suti really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Suti connects with a leg kick. Xiii looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xiii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suti fails with a takedown attempt.
Xiii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Xiii misses with a low kick.
Xiii shoots in and drives through. Suti sprawls well.
Xiii looks to land a right hand but Suti moved out of range.
Suti tries to sprawl but Xiii drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Suti keeping control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiii is stalling here. Suti is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Xiii seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Suti has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Suti just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Xiii is right now.
Suti misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Xiii avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Suti.
Suti trying to control the position but Xiii is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Xiii manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Suti is trying to get back to full guard.
Suti trying to control from the bottom.
Xiii prevents Suti from improving his position.
Xiii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Suti manages to get to full guard.
Suti is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiii throws a strike but Suti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Suti sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Xiii's guard.
Suti is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Xiii still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Xiii has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Xiii wants to control but Suti is keeping him busy.
Suti sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiii throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Suti to regain full guard.
Suti wants to stand and escape but Xiii is having none of it.
Xiii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suti is keeping the position for now.
Xiii won't allow Suti to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xiii wants to control from the top but Suti keeps moving.
Suti has Xiii pulled in close to control his posture.
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 Wedge Xiii will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Xiii is looking to clinch but Suti is avoiding it.
Xiii fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suti, pushing him back against the cage.
Xiii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suti backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Suti looking for a takedown.
Xiii goes for a takedown attempt but Suti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Suti fails to land with a series of punches.
Xiii misses with a takedown attempt - Suti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Suti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiii misses with a takedown
and Suti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wedge Xiii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xiii forces Suti back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suti goes for a takedown attempt but Xiii pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Suti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiii moves away.
Xiii lands a jab to the head.
Suti just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Suti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Xiii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Xiii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suti cracks a nice hook into Xiii's ribs.
Perseen Suti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suti rushes Xiii and presses him up against the cage.
Xiii gets underhooks to prevent Suti's takedown attempt.
Xiii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiii misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Xiii.
Suti avoids the elbow strike from Xiii, against the cage.
Xiii lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Xiii.
Xiii tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Suti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Xiii.
Xiii tries a body shot but Suti blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti is trying to drag Xiii to the mat but Xiii just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Suti gets underhooks to prevent Xiii's takedown attempt.
Suti has Xiii pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Xiii manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Xiii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suti backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suti wants a takedown but no success here.
Suti breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Suti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suti connects with a jab.
Suti swings for the body but Xiii moves out of range.
Suti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Suti looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Suti is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Xiii wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suti is one step ahead there.
Suti is fighting to break Xiii's control of his arms but Xiii is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Suti throwing strikes from guard but Xiii blocks nicely.
Suti working some strikes from top position.
Suti chips away with some ground and pound.
Suti wants to control from the top but Xiii keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee 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.
Suti passes into half guard.
Xiii blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suti.
Xiii wants to control but Suti is keeping busy.
Suti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Xiii looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Xiii slips under a jab from Suti.
A jab from Xiii finds it's way through Suti's defenses.
Suti misses with a looping left.
Xiii misses with a takedown attempt
and Xiii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Perseen Suti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suti 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perseen Suti!
Perseen Suti is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Perseen Suti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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