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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Lessard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borden Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chantry has chosen RATM - Killing in the Name Of as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Borden Chantry was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steffan Lessard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borden Chantry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lessard gets tackled into the cage by Chantry. Chantry maintains the clinch.
Chantry stops a takedown attempt from Lessard.
Chantry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lessard tightens his grip and picks Chantry up, before dumping him to the ground. Chantry manages to land in guard.
Chantry tries to strike from the bottom.
Chantry throws a couple of heel strikes.
Lessard works over Chantry with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chantry striking off his back but it's not causing Lessard any problems.
Chantry throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Chantry keeping moving, preventing Lessard from controlling successfully.
Chantry throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lessard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lessard is in close to Chantry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chantry throws a couple of heel strikes.
Chantry scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Chantry closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chantry wants to stand but Lessard is controlling his arm.
Chantry looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lessard is avoiding damage well.
Lessard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chantry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry wants to stand but Lessard has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Chantry wanted to stand there but Lessard had control of the position.
Chantry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chantry postures up and lands a big shot to Lessard's brow.
Lessard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lessard tries to get out of the position.
Lessard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lessard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lessard is pulling down on Chantry's head to control his posture.
Chantry wants to get up but he can't break Lessard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chantry looks gassed!
Lessard wants to sweep but no luck.
Chantry postures up in Lessard's guard and throws a big left but Lessard blocks it.
Lessard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lessard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lessard is pulling down on Chantry's head to control his posture.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lessard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chantry wants to stand but Lessard is controlling the position.
Lessard is in close to Chantry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lessard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lessard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lessard wants to control from the top but Chantry keeps moving.
Chantry wants to stand but Lessard is controlling the position.
Chantry doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lessard landing with the ground and pound.
Lessard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chantry striking off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessard working some strikes from top position.
Chantry wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lessard manages to pass to side control.
Lessard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lessard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chantry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lessard blocks the strikes from Chantry.
Lessard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lessard working Chantry over with strikes.
Lessard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chantry pushes Lessard off looking to stand but Lessard dives back in and keeps control.
Lessard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lessard prevents Chantry from standing back up.
Chantry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lessard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lessard winds up and cracks Chantry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chantry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lessard scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry wants to get back to his feet.
Lessard drops an elbow to the side of Chantry's head.
Chantry is rocked!
Chantry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lessard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chantry is still in real trouble! Can Lessard finish him?
Chantry taking some punishment here, with Lessard in his half guard.
Lessard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chantry on the ground.
Ground and pound from Lessard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chantry taking some punishment here, with Lessard in his half guard.
Lessard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lessard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Lessard.
Chantry is trying to stand up here but Lessard is controlling him well.
Lessard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chantry seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chantry punching from the bottom.
Lessard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lessard is looking to take a break and control but Chantry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chantry throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lessard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Lessard 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.
Chantry rushes Lessard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lessard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chantry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chantry lands an elbow inside that Lessard shrugs off.
Chantry pushes Lessard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lessard is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chantry is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lessard to the mat. Lessard regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lessard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lessard pulls Chantry in close to prevent any damage.
Chantry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lessard has a closed guard, preventing Chantry from standing up.
Chantry is fighting to break Lessard's control of his arms but Lessard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Steffan Lessard.
Lessard gets the takedown into side control.
Chantry is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lessard asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry misses with a strike from the bottom.
Lessard is working Chantry over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lessard working the ground and pound.
Chantry is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lessard lands a few punches from side control.
Chantry striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Lessard working the ground and pound from side control.
Lessard lands an elbow.
Lessard trying to control the action but Chantry is working from the bottom.
Lessard in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lessard is looking to take a break and control but Chantry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chantry takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry misses with a strike from the bottom.
Lessard grinds an elbow into Chantry's temple.
Chantry throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Lessard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chantry to the mat! Chantry manages to get full guard.
Steffan Lessard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lessard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lessard is in close to Chantry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lessard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lessard trying to control but Chantry is working from the bottom.
Chantry wants to stand and escape but Lessard is having none of it.
Lessard stands up over Chantry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chantry throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lessard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lessard trying to control but Chantry is working from the bottom.
Lessard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lessard wants to control from the top but Chantry keeps moving.
Chantry pushes Lessard off and gets back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lessard.
Chantry is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lessard has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lessard grinds an elbow into Chantry's temple.
Lessard lands a nice forearm strike.
Chantry wants to get back to his feet.
Lessard looks up at the clock and then as Chantry takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lessard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lessard lands an elbow.
Lessard cracks Chantry with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lessard is chipping away with strikes.
Lessard landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on Lessard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chantry throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Chantry tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Chantry wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Check out the look on Lessard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lessard landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lessard working the ground and pound.
Lessard connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chantry some visible discomfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chantry is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lessard connects with a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lessard lands a few punches from side control.
Chantry is not content to let Lessard control the position.
Lessard scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Lessard dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lessard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chantry looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chantry wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chantry is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Chantry is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lessard's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chantry misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lessard working the head and body with strikes.
Lessard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chantry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lessard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chantry is refusing to be controlled, as Lessard sits in half guard.
Lessard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chantry lands with a few short shots to the body.
Lessard winds up and cracks Chantry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lessard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessard is trying to control. Chantry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lessard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chantry pushes Lessard off and gets back to his feet.
Chantry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lessard did well to prevent Chantry getting side control.
Lessard controlling the position for now.
Chantry thows a huge punch but Lessard dodges it nicely.
Lessard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chantry's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chantry's back!
Chantry looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Lessard lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Lessard is punishing Chantry with some ground and pound.
Chantry controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Steffan Lessard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessard controls the position.
Will Lessard go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lessard biding his time, controlling Chantry.
Lessard softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Chantry is trying to get back to his feet but Lessard has full control of the position and if anything, Chantry has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lessard just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Lessard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry prevents Lessard from getting a body triangle.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
What can Chantry do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Steffan Lessard.
Lessard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chantry did well to prevent Lessard getting side control.
Lessard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chantry striking from half guard on the bottom.
Lessard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lessard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lessard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lessard prevents Chantry from standing back up.
Chantry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chantry wants to get back to his feet.
Borden Chantry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lessard slows the pace down in half guard.
Steffan Lessard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lessard shoots in and bounces Chantry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lessard trying to control but Chantry is working from the bottom.
Lessard scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steffan Lessard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lessard, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steffan Lessard!
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