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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Slay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whissell comes to the cage accompanied by Rose Of Sharon. The crowd seem to be enjoying Slay's choice of entrance music: Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cassius Slay!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slay slips under a jab from Whissell.
Nice defenses there by Slay.
Whissell looks to score with a jab to the body but Slay is just out of range.
Nice shot by Slay.
Slay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whissell moves out of range of the strikes.
Whissell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whissell throws a solid leg kick but Slay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whissell.
Whissell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Whissell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slay slips under a jab from Whissell.
Slay with a jab.
Slay tries to close the distance and clinch but Whissell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whissell misses with a looping right.
Slay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whissell momentarily.
Whissell throws a lazy right hand but Slay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell misses with an uppercut.
Whissell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Slay.
George Whissell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whissell scores with a punch to the head.
Slay moves out of range of the strikes.
Whissell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slay scores with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Slay blocks the leg kick.
Whissell connects with the punch.
Nice cross by Whissell.
Slay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whissell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slay was well out of range. Poor timing from Whissell.
No joy there for Whissell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slay keeps the fight on the outside.
Whissell tries to clinch up
and Slay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell wants to clinch.
Cassius Slay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slay falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Whissell to counter with a crisp jab.
Whissell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Slay counters with a stiff right hand.
Slay forces Whissell back against the cage and clinches.
Slay slows down the pace here.
A short right from Slay on the inside.
Whissell tries to score a body lock takedown but Slay shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Whissell breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Slay as Whissell shoots in.
Whissell scores with a hook.
Slay misses with a looping right.
Whissell throws a combination that misses
and Slay counters by moving into the clinch.
Slay stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slay lands a right hand.
Whissell tries to circle away but Slay has him pinned against the cage.
Whissell breaks the clinch.
Slay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whissell darts in trying to clinch
and Slay counters with a nice uppercut.
Slay moves in looking to clinch but Whissell pushes him off.
A jab from Slay does it's job there.
Whissell misses with a shot to the body
and Slay counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Slay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Slay working aggressively here.
Whissell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slay stalls.
The crowd are getting on Slay's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Slay fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell blocking some punches.
Whissell can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slay.
Whissell looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Whissell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slay scores with a shot to the side of Whissell's head.
Slay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whissell blocking some punches.
Whissell is trying to force a seperation but Slay has the dominant position.
Slay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whissell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whissell is looking to break free of the clinch but Slay has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Slay.
Slay prevents Whissell from breaking the clinch.
Whissell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whissell misses with a looping left.
Whissell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Slay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whissell moves out of range of the strikes.
Whissell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whissell misses with a hook to the body
and Slay moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassius Slay dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Whissell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Slay is trying to maintain the position but Whissell is very close to passing his half guard.
Whissell slips a nice elbow through Slay's hands, connecting with Slay's forehead.
Whissell is working for a kimura but Slay is defending it quite comfortably.
Whissell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slay is doing well to control the position and prevent Whissell from advancing to side control.
Slay moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slay wants to stand but Whissell is controlling the position.
Slay manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Slay trying to control but Whissell is having none of it.
Whissell wants to hold on but Slay pushes him away.
Slay controlling the pace for now.
Whissell tries to hold on but Slay pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slay controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whissell is working to get back to half guard.
Slay tries to control but Whissell wriggling away.
Slay prevents Whissell from getting the reversal.
Whissell wants to hold on but Slay pushes him away.
Slay can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Whissell is looking to escape.
Slay controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slay trying to control but Whissell is having none of it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Cassius Slay just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whissell closes the distance but Slay moves to the side
and Slay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whissell misses with a hook.
Whissell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slay. Slay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whissell throws a sloppy body shot
and Slay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slay scores with the left hand. Whissell knows he should have avoided that one.
Whissell throws a shot from downtown. Slay moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell misses the jab.
Whissell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slay thumps Whissell with a low kick.
George Whissell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Whissell misses the target.
Whissell misses with a straight right.
Slay misses the jab.
Slay slips under a jab.
Whissell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A cross from Slay lands.
Whissell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cassius Slay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slay tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whissell counters with a three punch combo that has Slay backing up. Slay nods at Whissell to acknowledge the strikes.
Whissell throws out a loose jab but Slay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whissell scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cassius Slay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Whissell misses the shot to the body.
Whissell thows a body shot but no joy.
Slay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whissell shoots and misses
and Slay counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Slay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slay is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Slay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whissell blocks an uppercut.
Slay lands a shoulder strike.
Whissell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slay misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whissell misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slay.
Whissell slips a jab and a cross from Slay.
Slay might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A telegraphed right hand from Whissell misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Whissell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whissell is looking to chop away at Slay's legs.
Slay is looking to slow Whissell down with leg kicks.
Whissell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Whissell lands in his opponent's guard.
Whissell stops Slay from standing up.
Whissell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whissell wants to stand but Slay has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Whissell preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slay wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Slay looking for a sweep. Not yet Slay, not yet.
Whissell is looking to work some ground and pound but Slay has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Whissell misses.
Whissell thows a leg kick but Slay checks it
and Slay counters with a nice uppercut.
Slay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whissell, pushing him back against the cage.
Whissell is trying to force a seperation but Slay has the dominant position.
Slay misses with the head strike.
Slay has a couple of punches blocked by Whissell.
Slay scores with a shoulder strike.
Whissell blocks an uppercut.
Whissell working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whissell's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Slay misses with the head strike.
Whissell is looking to break free of the clinch but Slay has double underhooks.
Whissell breaks from the clinch.
Whissell throws a series of punches but Slay moves out of range.
Slay throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Whissell misses.
Whissell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whissell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slay counters with a left and a right that stings Whissell.
Whissell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slay.
Whissell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Whissell misses
and Slay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slay moves away from the strike by Whissell.
Whissell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Slay.
Whissell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whissell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whissell throws a shot from downtown. Slay moves away and avoids it.
Whissell tries to bum rush Slay with a series of wild strikes but Slay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whissell throws a jab but it's blocked by Slay.
Whissell throws a hook but Slay blocks it.
Slay misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Whissell is predictable there
enabling Slay to counter with a crisp jab.
Whissell with a nice cross.
Slay slips a straight right by Whissell.
Slay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whissell misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassius Slay really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Slay connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Whissell misses its intended target.
Whissell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Whissell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slay counters with a nice uppercut.
Slay slips a jab and a cross from Whissell.
Whissell looks to clinch
and Slay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whissell swinging wildly here.
Whissell misses with a combination
and Slay counters with a leg kick.
Whissell walks into a straight right hand from Slay.
Decent striking displayed by Slay there.
A swing and a miss from Slay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell misses with a two punch combination.
Whissell throws out a powerful jab.
Slay misses with a body kick.
Slay fails to land with a series of punches.
Slay checks a leg kick nicely.
Whissell missing with a left hand there. Slay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whissell looks to clinch
and Slay counters with a one-two to the body.
Whissell throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the body from Whissell misses
and Slay counters by moving into the clinch.
Whissell is looking to break free of the clinch but Slay has double underhooks.
Slay has Whissell pressed against the cage, preventing Whissell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slay.
Whissell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whissell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slay has him pressed against the cage.
Slay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whissell is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slay is trying to stall.
Slay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whissell backwards.
Whissell wants to get back to striking at distance but Slay won't allow it.
Slay misses with the head strike.
Slay has Whissell pressed against the cage, preventing Whissell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Whissell tries for a takedown but Slay manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slay.
Slay lands an uppercut.
Slay has Whissell pressed against the cage, preventing Whissell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slay scores with a shot to the side of Whissell's head.
Whissell wants to break free but Slay has control.
Good body shot from Whissell.
Slay working aggressively here.
Slay looking to slow down the pace here.
Whissell tries for a takedown but Slay manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Whissell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Slay just leaning against Whissell, taking a breather.
Whissell wants to get back to striking at distance but Slay won't allow it.
Whissell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Slay scores with a shoulder strike.
Slay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whissell backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slay works on Whissell's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Slay.
Whissell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Slay.
A right handed body shot lands from Slay.
Slay stalling against the cage.
Whissell blocking some punches.
Slay throws a head punch that misses.
Slay digs a right hand into Whissell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whissell's gas tank.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Slay just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whissell's brow.
Slay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whissell can't get the takedown.
Slay lands with a light punch inside.
Slay presses Whissell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Slay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slay slows down the pace here.
Slay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slay swings wildly with an uppercut but Whissell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whissell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Slay.
Slay pushes Whissell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whissell can't find room to land a body shot as Slay controls the action.
Slay lands a nice uppercut.
Whissell has had enough of the clinch but Slay keeps him there for the moment.
Whissell tries to circle away but Slay has him pinned against the cage.
Slay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slay with a knee to the head.
Whissell is rocked!
Slay pushes Whissell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Whissell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whissell backwards.
Slay lands with a short shot to the head.
Slay lands a big knee! That's hurt Whissell! Oh, he's all over the place! Slay lands another knee that sends Whissell to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cassius Slay!
Cassius Slay is the new lightweight champion!
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