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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bastien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cavill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastien comes to the cage accompanied by Started From The Bottom. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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167 cm
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146 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Bastien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Cavill!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastien fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Bastien.
David Cavill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cavill avoids the head kick by Bastien.
Cavill scores with a takedown into Bastien's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bastien has Cavill pulled in close to control his posture.
Cavill preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cavill pushing down on Bastien's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bastien has hold of Cavill's hands but Cavill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cavill trying to control the action but Bastien is working from the bottom.
Cavill looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastien controlling the position for now.
Bastien trying to control but Cavill postures up.
Cavill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bastien keeps working.
Cavill prevents Bastien from improving his position.
Bastien trying to hold on to Cavill's head to control him but Cavill postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cavill working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cavill blocks the strikes from Bastien.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Bastien scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like David Cavill has been cut.
Cavill clinches with his opponent.
Bastien lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bastien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cavill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cavill is looking to clinch.
Bastien defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cavill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastien fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bastien tries a head kick but it misses.
Bastien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Bastien.
Cavill dives in and grabs Bastien's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bastien pushes down on Cavill's head and hops out.
Cavill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bastien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adam Bastien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Cavill.
Bastien takes the fight into the clinch.
Bastien manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastien has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bastien stops a takedown attempt from Cavill.
Bastien breaks the clinch.
Cavill avoids the head kick by Bastien.
Cavill tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bastien defends well and Cavill ends up having to push Bastien into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bastien half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cavill takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bastien jabs Cavill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cavill looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cavill rushes Bastien and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bastien.
Bastien is pressed up against the cage. Cavill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bastien down to the mat. Bastien avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bastien avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Bastien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Cavill's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cavill blocks a head kick by Bastien.
Adam Bastien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cavill dives in for a single leg takedown but Bastien sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bastien wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bastien doesn't manage to clinch there - Cavill circles away.
Bastien lands a jab.
Bastien misses with an attempted mid kick.
Adam Bastien is winning the standup battle so far.
Cavill wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cavill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bastien tries to counter with a takedown but Cavill is quick to defend against it.
A head kick misses from Bastien.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavill closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bastien did well to prevent Cavill getting side control.
Cavill is trying to control the action in half guard but Bastien is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cavill stops Bastien from getting back to his feet.
Bastien controlling the position for now.
Cavill is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bastien has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bastien trying to get back to full guard but Cavill takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bastien tries to hold on but Cavill pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastien has given up his back here.
Cavill not allowing Bastien to control his hands.
Bastien tries to escape but Cavill has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
David Cavill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bastien trying to control the hands but Cavill breaks the grip.
Bastien is trying to get back to his feet but Cavill has full control of the position and if anything, Bastien has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Bastien looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bastien manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cavill's guard. Nice work there by Bastien.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavill is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cavill wants to improve his position but instead Bastien has moved into half guard.
Bastien is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cavill sees it coming and defends easily.
Cavill is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bastien seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cavill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bastien controlling the pace.
Bastien working over Cavill with some ground and pound. Cavill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bastien is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cavill is doing well to control the position and prevent Bastien from advancing to side control.
Cavill is refusing to be controlled, as Bastien sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Bastien dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Cavill's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cavill fails to land the takedown.
Cavill throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bastien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cavill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bastien throws a shot to the body.
Bastien tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastien forces Cavill back against the cage and clinches.
Bastien trying to control the position but instead, Cavill has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bastien into the cage.
Cavill pulls Bastien into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastien wants to control from the top but Cavill keeps moving.
Bastien is really struggling to control Cavill but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bastien tries to free his leg and advance position but Cavill is retaining full guard.
Cavill trying to control the position here.
Cavill keeping moving, preventing Bastien from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cavill wants to stand up but Bastien is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cavill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bastien counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bastien rushes Cavill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bastien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Bastien.
Come on Bastien - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bastien breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavill forces Bastien back against the cage and clinches.
Bastien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bastien throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cavill.
A head kick by Cavill misses
and Bastien counters with a left to the body.
Bastien lands a nice shot to the body.
Cavill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cavill tries to clinch but Bastien moves out of range.
Adam Bastien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cavill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bastien's waist but Bastien gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cavill off to one side.
Bastien seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Adam Bastien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Cavill.
Cavill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastien darts in and clinches Cavill up against the cage.
Bastien stalling against the cage.
Bastien taking a breather.
Bastien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cavill can do to turn this around?
Cavill unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bastien lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bastien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cavill gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastien is trying to improve his position.
David Cavill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Bastien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bastien is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Bastien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bastien, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Bastien!
Our winner, Adam Bastien, 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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RATING
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