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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Cantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Dreesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Cantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Virgil Dreesen!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cantor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dreesen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cantor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dreesen circles away.
Dreesen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cantor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dreesen's sensitive parts.
We've been hearing reports that Cantor has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cantor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dreesen doesn't seem bothered though.
Dreesen thows a body kick. Cantor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cantor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cantor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dreesen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cantor.
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!
Cantor wants to take a breather but Dreesen is having none of it.
Well, if Cantor 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor wants to take a breather but Dreesen is having none of it.
Cantor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dreesen defending well though.
Dreesen is looking to improve his position.
Cantor throwing shots but Dreesen is blocking nicely.
Cantor misses with a head shot. Dreesen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cantor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dreesen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cantor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cantor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dreesen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Cantor trying to control the position from guard on top but Dreesen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cantor throws a strike but Dreesen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Virgil Dreesen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cantor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dreesen defends well and Cantor ends up having to push Dreesen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cantor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dreesen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cantor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cantor scores with a nice strike.
Cantor misses with a takedown attempt - Dreesen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little jabbing left from Dreesen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Cantor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantor throws a looping overhand right but Dreesen ducks down to avoid it.
Dreesen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cantor can pounce on him.
Dreesen feints a jab promting Cantor to slip. Dreesen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cantor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cantor misses with a takedown attempt - Dreesen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cantor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dreesen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantor throws a body punch but Dreesen moves out of range.
Dreesen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dreesen connects with a crisp jab.
Dreesen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cantor throws a head kick that Dreesen semi-blocks.
Good leg kick by Dreesen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cantor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dreesen's waist but Dreesen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cantor off to one side.
Cantor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dreesen.
Cantor throws a solid leg kick but Dreesen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cantor.
It seemed like Dreesen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dreesen tries to land a front kick but Cantor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dreesen lunges at Cantor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cantor's hand.
Dreesen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dreesen blocks a leg kick.
Cantor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cantor tries to bum rush Dreesen with a series of wild strikes but Dreesen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dreesen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cantor. That did some damage!
Cantor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Cantor finds it's way through Dreesen's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantor misses with a straight left.
Cantor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dreesen lands a leg kick that knocks Cantor off balance momentarily.
A head kick from Dreesen lands but Cantor takes it in his stride.
Good shot there by Cantor.
Dreesen slaps away a takedown attempt from Cantor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Cantor.
A left lands for Cantor.
Cantor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cantor lands a head kick. Dreesen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cantor throws a sloppy head kick and Dreesen moves out of range easily.
Dreesen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cantor moves away.
Cantor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dreesen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cantor avoids the body shot from Dreesen.
Cantor throws a body punch but Dreesen moves out of range.
Cantor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cantor misses the shot to the body.
Dreesen defending well as Cantor loads up on a big left hand.
Dreesen slips under a jab from Cantor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Virgil Dreesen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cantor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cantor throws a shot from downtown. Dreesen moves away and avoids it.
Dreesen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cantor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dreesen pinned against the cage. Dreesen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cantor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dreesen counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Dreesen as Cantor shoots in.
Dreesen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dreesen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cantor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cantor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cantor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Virgil Dreesen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dreesen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dreesen throws a body kick that misses.
Dreesen gets caught flat footed, as Cantor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dreesen kicks Cantor off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Dreesen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cantor darts in looking for a takedown but Dreesen gets double underhooks and turns Cantor into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Cantor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantor throws a head kick that misses.
Cantor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreesen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Cantor.
Dreesen lands a high kick!
Dreesen lands a nice hook to Cantor's body. Cantor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dreesen.
Nice cross by Dreesen.
A jab from Dreesen does it's job there.
Cantor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dreesen stuns Cantor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cantor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dreesen misses with a body shot.
Dreesen avoids the head kick by Cantor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dreesen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Dreesen. No joy for Cantor on that attempt.
Cantor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dreesen connects with a leg kick. Cantor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cantor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cantor misses with a leg kick.
Cantor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cantor misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantor avoids a kick to the body.
Dreesen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cantor.
Cantor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dreesen. Dreesen obviously looking to wear him down.
Dreesen lands a high kick!
Dreesen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cantor's head.
Cantor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dreesen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cantor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dreesen checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Dreesen.
Cantor misses with a leg kick.
Dreesen ducks under a wild hook from Cantor.
Dreesen lands with a hook. Cantor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dreesen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dreesen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cantor finds it's way round the side to connect with Dreesen's head.
Dreesen connects with a solid leg kick.
Cantor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dreesen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cantor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dreesen dips to his left and cracks Cantor with an uppercut!
Dreesen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreesen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dreesen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cantor blocks a head kick by Dreesen.
Dreesen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dreesen throws a lazy right hand but Cantor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cantor throws a solid leg kick but Dreesen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cantor.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dreesen! But no joy.
Cantor throws a jab but it's blocked by Dreesen.
Dreesen avoids the body shot from Cantor.
Dreesen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cantor under the eye.
Cantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cantor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dreesen cracks Cantor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dreesen lands with an overhand left.
Cantor missing with a left hand there. Dreesen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dreesen.
Cantor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dreesen is trying to defend but Cantor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cantor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreesen is not content to let Cantor control the position.
Dreesen controlling the position well.
Dreesen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cantor trying to control from half guard but Dreesen is working away.
Dreesen trying to hold on to Cantor's head to control him but Cantor postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cantor is controlling the pace.
Cantor thows a huge punch but Dreesen dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Dreesen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cantor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dreesen pinned against the cage. Dreesen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Cantor.
Cantor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cantor shoots in looking for a takedown but Dreesen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cantor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cantor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dreesen.
Cantor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dreesen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Cantor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dreesen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dreesen just misses with a punch to the body.
Dreesen cracks the inside of Cantor's front leg.
Cantor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dreesen swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dreesen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cantor tries to move into range but Dreesen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cantor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donk. Dreesen catches Cantor right on the button with a cross.
Cantor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreesen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cantor.
Cantor gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cantor wants to pass to mount but Dreesen is defending the position.
Dreesen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dreesen keeping moving, preventing Cantor from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dreesen managing to control the position.
Cantor trying to control the position from guard on top but Dreesen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Virgil Dreesen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantor passes Dreesen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cantor wants to pass the guard but Dreesen is defending well.
Dreesen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cantor is working away from the top position though.
Cantor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cantor is keen to just control but Dreesen is a slippery customer.
Roger Cantor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dreesen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cantor.
Dreesen gets full guard.
Cantor throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantor trying to control the position from guard on top but Dreesen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dreesen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dreesen keeping moving, preventing Cantor from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dreesen 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jab from Cantor.
Cantor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dreesen did well to prevent Cantor getting side control.
Dreesen has one foot on Cantor's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dreesen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cantor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dreesen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreesen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dreesen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cantor.
Dreesen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Cantor misses the shot to the body.
Dreesen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dreesen throws a low kick but Cantor moves out of range easily.
Cantor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dreesen throws a leg kick which misses Cantor's front leg but catches the back leg as Cantor tries to avoid it.
Cantor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dreesen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cantor. That did some damage!
Dreesen slaps away a takedown attempt from Cantor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dreesen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cantor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cantor is defended easily by Dreesen.
Roger Cantor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some bone on bone action there as Dreesen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dreesen checks a low kick from Cantor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Dreesen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dreesen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Dreesen!
Virgil Dreesen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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