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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Efrain Cantu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Spoiler (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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214 lbs
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193 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Efrain Cantu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gus Spoiler!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spoiler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spoiler fails to land the takedown.
Spoiler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spoiler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cantu is looking to clinch.
Cantu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cantu wants it to stay on the feet.
Cantu is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spoiler.
Efrain Cantu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gus Spoiler.
Spoiler takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spoiler lands a shoulder strike.
Spoiler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spoiler swats away the attempt to clinch by Cantu.
Spoiler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spoiler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cantu smiles and moves away.
Spoiler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cantu doesn't manage to clinch there - Spoiler circles away.
Spoiler shoots in for a takedown but Cantu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And Cantu counters with a quick kick to the body but Spoiler blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spoiler swivels and escapes.
Spoiler shoots in looking for a takedown but Cantu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spoiler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spoiler fails with the takedown.
Cantu tries to counter by clinching up but Spoiler breaks away and moves out of range.
Spoiler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cantu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cantu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Spoiler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cantu as he avoids it easily.
Cantu tries to counter by clinching up but Spoiler breaks away and moves out of range.
Spoiler looks winded!
Cantu leaves Spoiler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As Spoiler tries to get set, Cantu tries to push him back and clinch up but Spoiler manages to avoid the attempt.
Spoiler pushes Cantu up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spoiler wants to get back to striking at distance but Cantu won't allow it.
Cantu tries to stall but Spoiler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cantu decides to pull guard.
Spoiler wants to control from the top but Cantu keeps moving.
Spoiler throwing strikes but missing.
Cantu trying to control the position.
Cantu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spoiler's guard.
Cantu with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spoiler throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cantu uses it to pass to side control.
Cantu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cantu landing strikes.
Cantu swings around for an armbar but Spoiler sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cantu's guard.
Spoiler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cantu is trying to keep Spoiler in close.
Cantu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spoiler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spoiler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cantu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gus Spoiler will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spoiler.
Spoiler forces Cantu back against the cage and clinches.
Spoiler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cantu throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spoiler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cantu smiles and moves away.
Efrain Cantu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gus Spoiler.
Spoiler tries a head kick but it misses.
Cantu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Spoiler shoots in for a double leg but Cantu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spoiler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cantu avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cantu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spoiler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cantu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spoiler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Spoiler tries to counter it with a takedown but Cantu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Spoiler shoots in for a takedown but Cantu shows good takedown defense.
Spoiler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cantu, pushing him back against the cage.
Spoiler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spoiler shoots in and drives through. Cantu sprawls well.
Cantu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Spoiler.
Spoiler is breathing heavily.
Cantu tries to clinch but Spoiler is having none of it.
Spoiler lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cantu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Spoiler manages to circle out of the way.
Nice takedown defense from Cantu. No joy for Spoiler on that attempt.
Spoiler leaves Cantu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spoiler keeps the fight on the outside.
Spoiler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spoiler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cantu working hard to break the clinch.
Cantu trying to control the position but instead, Spoiler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cantu into the cage.
Spoiler has Cantu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cantu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spoiler tries to pull guard but Cantu won't allow it.
Spoiler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cantu smiles and moves away.
Spoiler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cantu counters by moving into the clinch.
Cantu gets control of Spoiler's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cantu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cantu is on top in guard.
Cantu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cantu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spoiler's head.
Cantu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spoiler is working an open guard so Cantu takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cantu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spoiler clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Spoiler.
Cantu misses with some punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cantu.
Spoiler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gus Spoiler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cantu wants to clinch up but Spoiler keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Efrain Cantu 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cantu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spoiler is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Spoiler closes the distance and clinches.
Cantu working aggressively here.
Cantu trying to land knees to the body.
Cantu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spoiler.
Cantu effectively controlling the action here.
Cantu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spoiler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantu moves to clinch but Spoiler breaks away
and Spoiler counters with a left and a right that stings Cantu.
Spoiler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantu misses with a punch on the inside.
Spoiler breaks the clinch.
Spoiler darts in and clinches Cantu up against the cage.
Cantu is trying to pull guard but Spoiler turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Spoiler tries to pull guard but Cantu holds him up against the cage and eventually Spoiler drops back down to his feet.
Spoiler avoiding damage as Cantu throws knees to the body.
Spoiler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gus Spoiler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spoiler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cantu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Spoiler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cantu smiles and moves away.
Efrain Cantu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gus Spoiler.
Spoiler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Efrain Cantu has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantu scores with a takedown into Spoiler's guard.
Cantu 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.
Spoiler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cantu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cantu is in close to Spoiler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spoiler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cantu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cantu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cantu landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantu throwing strikes but missing.
Cantu throws a strike but Spoiler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Spoiler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Spoiler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spoiler decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Spoiler looks to land a body kick but Cantu moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantu tries to clinch there but Spoiler circles away.
Spoiler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cantu circles away.
Cantu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spoiler fails with the takedown.
As Spoiler tries to get set, Cantu tries to push him back and clinch up but Spoiler manages to avoid the attempt.
Spoiler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cantu swivels and escapes.
Cantu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spoiler's waist but Spoiler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cantu off to one side.
Spoiler replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cantu blocks it well.
Spoiler has managed to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spoiler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cantu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spoiler tries to avoid it but Cantu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spoiler to the ground. Spoiler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gus Spoiler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spoiler 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Efrain Cantu!
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energy
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RATING
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