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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Crispian (ranked 3401 p4p, 3972 weight class) and Lord Vehk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vehk has chosen Morrowind 2047 as his entrance music. Lord Vehk has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lord Vehk!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vehk tries to keep at a distance but Crispian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crispian taking a breather.
Crispian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vehk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crispian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crispian misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crispian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crispian tries to stall but Vehk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crispian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crispian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Crispian misses
and Vehk counters with a shoot takedown. Crispian fights it but they end up in guard.
Crispian is looking to stand back up but Vehk counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Crispian.
Vehk gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crispian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vehk. Vehk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Lord Vehk has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Vehk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vehk moves away from the strike by Crispian.
Vehk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crispian defends it well.
Vehk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crispian.
Vehk with the counter takedown but Crispian avoids it easily.
Crispian throws a leg kick
and Vehk counters with a single leg into guard. Crispian didn't expect that.
Vehk gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Crispian lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vehk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crispian.
Crispian connects with a solid leg kick.
Ben Crispian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vehk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crispian.
Crispian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vehk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vehk decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Crispian, up you get!
Crispian closes the distance and clinches.
Crispian lands a shoulder strike.
Vehk tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vehk tries to score a body lock takedown but Crispian shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ben Crispian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lord Vehk.
Crispian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crispian misses the jab.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vehk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vehk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crispian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vehk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Crispian has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lord Vehk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crispian moves into the clinch.
Crispian tries a body shot but Vehk blocks it.
Crispian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crispian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vehk.
Crispian misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vehk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crispian gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crispian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vehk turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vehk manages to end up in side control.
Crispian is trying to get back to half guard.
Crispian can't do much from the bottom here.
Vehk stands up and beckons Crispian to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian throws a big shot that misses.
And Vehk tries to counter it with a takedown but Crispian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
An inside leg kick from Crispian misses.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crispian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crispian just misses with a punch to the body.
Crispian throws a leg kick but Vehk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crispian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vehk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crispian's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crispian working a defensive guard but Vehk passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vehk gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Crispian throws a leg kick
and Vehk counters with a shoot takedown. Crispian fights it but they end up in guard.
Crispian is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Vehk dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian tries to buck Vehk off but Vehk is having none of it.
Vehk decides to stand back up. Vehk steps back and let's Crispian get back to his feet.
Crispian thows a leg kick but Vehk checks it
and Vehk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crispian's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crispian looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vehk passes into side control.
Crispian can't do much from the bottom here.
Vehk decides to stand up, so the ref orders Crispian to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Vehk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lord Vehk's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Crispian's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vehk under the eye.
Crispian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Crispian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vehk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vehk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vehk decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Crispian, up you get!
We've been told by Crispian's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crispian throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vehk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crispian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian pulls Vehk in close to prevent any damage.
Crispian working for submissions but it's allowed Vehk to get to half guard.
Crispian wants to get back to full guard.
Vehk stands up from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crispian scores with a leg kick.
Vehk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crispian cracks Vehk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crispian throws a low kick, looking for Vehk's leg but Vehk calmly moves out of range.
Vehk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crispian defends it well.
Crispian misses with a combination
and Vehk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crispian wants to get back to his feet but Vehk passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vehk stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Vehk avoids the body shot from Crispian.
Ben Crispian is winning the standup battle so far.
Vehk moves away from the strike by Crispian.
Vehk with the counter takedown but Crispian avoids it easily.
Crispian tries to land a body kick
and Vehk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Crispian won't be happy with that.
Vehk decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Crispian throws a poor cross that misses
and Vehk counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Crispian!
Lord Vehk has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vehk decides to stand up, so the ref orders Crispian to his feet.
Vehk avoids the body shot from Crispian.
Crispian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crispian works over Vehk's head and body with a nice combination.
Crispian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vehk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vehk.
Vehk stands and steps away. Crispian gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Crispian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vehk.
Vehk with the counter takedown but Crispian avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lord Vehk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vehk 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lord Vehk!
A victorious Lord Vehk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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