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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sleep Tight (ranked 3504 p4p, 3617 weight class) and Joey Chandler (ranked 395 p4p, 402 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sleep Tight !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tight shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chandler counters with a straight right hand.
Chandler leaves Tight with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tight shoots in for a double leg but Chandler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sleep Tight . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chandler.
Tight shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chandler but Chandler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tight shoots in looking for a takedown. Chandler tries to sprawl out of it but Tight keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chandler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler stuffs the takedown.
Chandler scores with a punch to the head.
Tight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tight shoots for a takedown but Chandler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chandler. Tight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tight misses with a takedown
and Chandler counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tight looks for a takedown but Chandler sprawls well.
Nice body punch from Chandler.
Tight fails with the takedown
and Chandler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chandler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tight .
Chandler misses with the combination.
Tight changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chandler tries to avoid it but Tight manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chandler to the ground. Chandler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chandler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tight tries for a takedown but Chandler circles away easily
letting Chandler counter with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chandler!
Tight tries to clinch there but Chandler circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tight tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chandler defends well and Tight ends up having to push Chandler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tight has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chandler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chandler throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Chandler - that landed with a thud.
Tight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chandler.
Chandler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tight .
Tight turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Chandler is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chandler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tight 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tight 's back!
Chandler scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Chandler trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Tight doesn't escape.
Chandler scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Tight is looking for a way out.
Chandler tries to get the hooks in deep but Tight pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler gets his hands free as Tight looks to control.
Chandler is landing with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tight is really stuck here.
Chandler is punishing Tight with strikes - can he finish him?!
Tight trying to control the hands but Chandler won't let him.
Chandler throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Tight !
Can Tight hold on?! Chandler is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Chandler is punishing Tight with strikes - can he finish him?!
Chandler is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chandler lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chandler scores with punches to the body.
Tight is rocked!
Chandler loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Tight hold on?
Oh Tight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chandler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler avoiding Tight 's attempts to control his hands.
Tight seems to have got his legs back now.
Tight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chandler on the ground.
Chandler scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Tight is looking for a way out.
You can see the frustration on Tight 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Chandler has his opponent's back but Tight is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Chandler.
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!
Tight with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chandler scores with a body shot.
Sleep Tight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Chandler. Those never looked like landing.
Tight misses with a takedown attempt
and Chandler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tight takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Tight .
Tight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tight with a poor takedown
enabling Chandler to counter with a crisp jab.
Tight shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chandler defends it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Chandler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chandler digs a good hook to Tight 's body.
Chandler stuffs the takedown.
Chandler has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chandler. Tight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chandler throws out the jab.
Chandler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tight manages to avoid it.
Chandler throws a nice looking combination but Tight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tight shoots in and drives through. Chandler sprawls well.
Chandler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tight with a body shot.
Sleep Tight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tight fails to land the takedown.
It seemed like Chandler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sleep Tight . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chandler scores with a jab.
Tight misses with a takedown
and Chandler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chandler throws a hook but Tight avoids it easily.
Joey Chandler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler misses with a looping left.
Tight tries to clinch but Chandler is having none of it.
A nice side step and Chandler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tight tries for a takedown but Chandler circles away easily
and Tight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for Tight with that takedown attempt.
Chandler stuffs the takedown attempt from Tight . Tight gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Chandler.
Chandler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tight with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chandler counters with a nice body shot.
Tight is looking to clinch but Chandler is avoiding it.
Tight drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tight has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chandler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tight 's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chandler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chandler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chandler is in close to Tight 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chandler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chandler slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chandler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chandler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chandler stopping the sweep attempt from Tight .
Chandler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chandler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chandler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chandler works over Tight with some ground and pound from guard.
Chandler landing with the ground and pound.
Tight looking to control.
Tight throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Chandler escapes and throws Tight 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Chandler landing strikes.
Chandler trying to control the position but Tight is working away.
Chandler scoring with punches and elbows.
Tight is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tight moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler lands a couple of digs.
Tight wants to control but Chandler passes easily into half guard.
Ground and pound from Chandler.
Chandler working the head and body with strikes.
Chandler passes into side control, despite Tight 's attempt to control the position.
Chandler landing strikes.
Chandler creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chandler scores with punches from side control.
Chandler scores with punches from side control.
Tight is looking for a sweep.
Chandler working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
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!
Chandler content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Chandler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tight moves out of range of the strikes.
Chandler stuffs the takedown attempt from Tight . Tight gets slowly back to his feet.
Chandler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tight looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tight is defended easily by Chandler.
Chandler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sleep Tight . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tight has his takedown stuffed
and Chandler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tight thinking.
Chandler checks a leg kick.
Tight looks for a takedown but Chandler sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chandler leaves Tight with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tight fails with a takedown attempt.
Chandler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tight takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chandler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tight circles away quickly and effectively.
Chandler looks to throw the jab but Tight is out of range.
Tight darts in and clinches Chandler up against the cage.
Tight 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chandler tries to work over Tight 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tight looking for a takedown.
Tight wants to take the fight to the mat but Chandler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Chandler.
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tight tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chandler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chandler lands a nice uppercut.
Tight tries to score a body lock takedown but Chandler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chandler.
Chandler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tight blocks a body shot from Chandler.
Chandler lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chandler.
A hook to the body from Chandler.
Chandler works on Tight 's body with a couple of short punches.
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chandler gets through Tight 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chandler.
Chandler lands a nice shot to the body.
Chandler can't find room to land a body shot as Tight controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler tries to throw a body punch but Tight avoids it by throwing Chandler back against the cage.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
Tight has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chandler after a bit of a struggle.
Chandler misses with a body punch.
Chandler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chandler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tight is trying to pull guard but Chandler turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chandler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tight 's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Chandler.
Chandler works on Tight 's body with a couple of short punches.
Tight jumps guard but Chandler stands there with Tight around his waist. Tight gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chandler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chandler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chandler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chandler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chandler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tight has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chandler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler pushes Tight back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Chandler.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Chandler.
Tight is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tight stalling in the clinch but Chandler improves position.
Chandler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tight 's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tight prevents a body shot from Chandler.
Chandler can't find room to land a body shot as Tight controls the action.
Tight tries to pull guard but Chandler holds him up against the cage and eventually Tight drops back down to his feet.
Tight tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tight jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chandler walks away with a smile on his face. Tight gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chandler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chandler with a hook.
Chandler swings for the body but Tight moves out of range.
Tight shoots in and drives through. Chandler sprawls well.
Chandler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sleep Tight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chandler tests Tight 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Chandler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chandler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Chandler!
A very excited looking Joey Chandler made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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