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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiff Needell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaine Cantwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cantwell's choice of entrance music: Paper Planes Remix. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiff Needell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blaine Cantwell!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Needell blocks a leg kick.
Cantwell tries to clinch up.
Needell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cantwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Needell circles away.
Needell closes the distance and clinches up with Cantwell, looking for a takedown. Needell pushes Cantwell against the cage but Cantwell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cantwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Needell moves away.
Needell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Needell is looking to clinch but Cantwell is avoiding it.
Needell blocks a head kick by Cantwell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantwell avoids the head kick by Needell.
A head kick by Cantwell misses
and Needell counters with a good low kick that Cantwell was not able to check.
Cantwell misses with a wild combination.
Cantwell wants to clinch
and Needell counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cantwell.
Cantwell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Needell counters by moving into the clinch.
Cantwell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cantwell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tiff Needell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaine Cantwell.
Needell avoiding damage as Cantwell throws knees to the body.
Needell manages to break the clinch.
Needell drives through and clinches with Cantwell against the cage.
Needell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Needell tries for a takedown but Cantwell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cantwell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cantwell looks gassed!
Cantwell throws an elbow but Needell slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell is looking to take a break and control but Needell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Needell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cantwell.
Needell tries to improve position but can't.
Cantwell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Needell is avoiding damage well.
Needell wants to get back to his feet.
Needell wants to control but Cantwell postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Donk. Cantwell catches Needell right on the button with a cross.
Cantwell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Needell counters with a good, hard body kick but Cantwell shrugs it off.
Needell misses with a kick to the body.
Needell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Needell doesn't manage to clinch there - Cantwell circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Needell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cantwell, pushing him back against the cage.
Needell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cantwell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Needell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Needell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cantwell throws a leg kick
and Needell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cantwell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Needell.
Cantwell with a poor takedown
and Needell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cantwell prevents Needell from breaking the clinch.
Needell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cantwell throws a leg kick
and Needell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiff Needell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Needell has managed to clinch.
Cantwell tries to pull guard but Needell holds him up against the cage and eventually Cantwell drops back down to his feet.
Cantwell pushes off an throws an elbow but Needell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cantwell managing to block the knees to the body from Needell.
Cantwell tries for a takedown but Needell manages to get underhooks.
Cantwell tries to work over Needell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Needell breaks from the clinch.
Cantwell has a takedown stuffed.
Tiff Needell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaine Cantwell.
A head kick by Needell misses
and Cantwell counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Cantwell misses
and Needell counters by clinching up.
Needell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Needell drives through and clinches with Cantwell against the cage.
Cantwell is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Needell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantwell looking to stall.
Needell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Needell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Needell throws a head kick that Cantwell semi-blocks.
Needell rushes Cantwell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Needell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Needell throws a head kick that Cantwell semi-blocks.
Needell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cantwell's head.
Cantwell darts in trying to clinch
and Needell counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Needell.
Needell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cantwell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Needell throws a head kick but Cantwell moves out of range.
Needell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cantwell avoiding damage as Needell throws knees to the body.
Cantwell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Needell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cantwell prevents Needell from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Needell breaks the clinch.
Blaine Cantwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cantwell has a takedown stuffed.
Needell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cantwell.
Needell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Needell tries to clinch but Cantwell is having none of it.
A low kick from Cantwell misses
and Needell counters with a low kick, right behind Cantwell 's knee.
Needell lands a high kick!
Needell takes a swing at Cantwell's ribcage but misses.
Cantwell misses with a leg kick
and Needell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Needell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Needell.
Cantwell throws a sloppy head kick
and Needell counters with a nice leg kick.
Needell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Needell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cantwell tries to clinch
and Needell counters by moving into the clinch.
Needell avoids a wild elbow strike from Cantwell.
Needell breaks from the clinch.
Needell shoots in for a takedown but Cantwell shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cantwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Needell moves into the clinch.
Needell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Needell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiff Needell dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Needell throws a sloppy head kick and Cantwell moves out of range easily.
Cantwell tries to clinch
and Needell counters with a body kick.
Cantwell gets a clinch.
Needell prevents the takedown attempt.
Needell breaks from the clinch.
Cantwell blocks a head kick by Needell.
Cantwell throws a sloppy head kick
and Needell counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Needell throws a head kick but Cantwell moves out of range.
Cantwell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Needell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cantwell's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Needell throws a head kick but Cantwell moves out of range.
Tiff Needell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Cantwell with that takedown attempt.
Needell scores with a nice body kick.
Needell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Needell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Needell lands a nice knee to the body.
Needell wants to break free but Cantwell has control.
Needell manages to break the clinch.
Cantwell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Needell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Needell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Needell tries a head kick but it misses.
Cantwell misses with a takedown attempt - Needell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tiff Needell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaine Cantwell.
Cantwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cantwell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Needell.
Cantwell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Needell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Blaine Cantwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Needell throws a head kick that misses.
Cantwell avoids the head kick by Needell.
Cantwell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Needell's calf.
Cantwell wants to clinch
and Needell counters with a big head kick but Cantwell shrugs it off.
Cantwell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Needell circles away.
Needell moves in looking to clinch but Cantwell pushes him off.
Cantwell throws a sloppy head kick
and Needell counters with a low kick, right behind Cantwell 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Needell counters with a head kick.
Needell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Needell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cantwell looks to throw a body kick
and Needell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Needell throws a head kick but Cantwell moves out of range.
Cantwell throws a head kick that misses
and Needell counters with an inside leg kick.
Cantwell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Needell.
Cantwell shoots for a takedown but Needell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tiff Needell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cantwell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiff Needell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Needell, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiff Needell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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