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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mister Spock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rolling Stones- 2,000 Light Years From Home. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
27 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Mister Spock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Carver Cade!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cade avoids the body shot from Spock.
Cade blocks a jab.
Spock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spock misses with a leg kick.
Spock ducks under a wild hook from Cade.
Cade slips a jab and a cross from Spock.
Nice body punch from Spock.
Spock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cade manages to avoid it.
Cade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spock connects with a high kick.
Nice body kick from Spock.
Cade is looking to chop away at Spock's legs.
Cade loads up on a big right hand but Spock slips the punch.
Spock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spock moves into the clinch.
Cade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spock blocks an uppercut.
Spock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cade can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spock missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Spock fails to land.
Cade tries to throw a body punch but Spock avoids it by throwing Cade back against the cage.
Spock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cade blocks it with crossed arms.
We've been informed that Cade has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Spock prevents the takedown attempt.
Spock can't find room to land a body shot as Cade controls the action.
Spock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cade managing to block the knees to the body from Spock.
Spock breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spock misses with a head kick.
Cade misses with a hook. Spock ducked under it nicely.
Spock scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mister Spock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spock slips under a jab from Cade.
Nice body kick there by Cade.
Cade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade wants to take the fight to the mat but Spock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mister Spock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carver Cade.
Spock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Spock.
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!
Spock misses with a body punch.
Spock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spock struggles to land a body shot inside as Cade controls his hands.
Cade has clasped his hands together around Spock's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Spock defending against the ground and pound.
Cade trying to control the action but Spock is working from the bottom.
Cade scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cade advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade unloads with some shots from mount but Spock bucks and avoids them well.
Cade cracks Spock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cade lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cade trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Spock suckers Cade into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Spock is now in Cade's guard!
Spock wants to control from the top but Cade keeps moving.
Cade looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spock is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mister Spock has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Spock misses with a hook.
Cade throws a body punch but Spock moves out of range.
Donk. Cade catches Spock right on the button with a cross.
Spock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cade manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carver Cade will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spock manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Spock.
Cade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spock's calf.
Spock lands with a shot to the body.
Spock lands with a nice body kick.
Cade throws a body punch but Spock moves out of range.
Cade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cade backwards.
Spock lands an elbow inside.
Spock is trying to break the clinch but Cade is controlling him.
Spock can't find room to land a body shot as Cade controls the action.
Cade has a couple of punches blocked by Spock.
Cade is working for takedown but Spock is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Spock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cade lands a right hand.
Spock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spock.
Spock pushes Cade back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cade.
Spock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spock blocking some punches.
Spock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cade tries to throw a body punch but Spock avoids it by throwing Cade back against the cage.
Cade misses with the head strike.
Spock crunches a lovely knee into Cade's ribcage.
Spock blocks an uppercut.
Cade has a couple of punches blocked by Spock.
Spock lands an elbow inside.
Cade misses with the head strike.
Spock gets underhooks to prevent Cade's takedown attempt.
Spock works on Cade's body with a couple of short punches.
Cade swings wildly with an uppercut but Spock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cade scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spock blocks a body shot from Cade.
Cade presses Spock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Cade.
Cade gets through Spock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spock lands a nice uppercut.
Spock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Spock.
Cade can't get the takedown.
Mister Spock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carver Cade.
Cade tries to throw a body punch but Spock avoids it by throwing Cade back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Spock.
Spock lands with a light punch inside.
Cade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Spock.
Cade misses with a punch on the inside.
Cade has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spock avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cade is breathing heavily.
Spock tries a body shot but Cade blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cade.
Cade's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spock.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spock lands a nice uppercut.
Cade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spock is leaning against Cade and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Spock.
Cade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cade.
Spock misses with a body punch.
Spock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spock.
Spock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cade tries a body shot but Spock blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cade tries to score a body lock takedown but Spock shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cade prevents a body shot from Spock.
Spock scores with a hook to the body.
Cade working aggressively here.
Spock blocking some punches.
Spock blocking some punches.
Cade swings wildly with an uppercut but Spock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spock misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Spock.
Knees to the body from Spock.
Spock's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Cade goes for a takedown attempt but Spock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Spock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spock lands a leg kick that knocks Cade off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Spock dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cade tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mister Spock is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy body kick from Spock
and Spock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cade is looking to clinch but Spock is avoiding it.
Cade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spock throws a leg kick but Cade moved away.
Cade lands a jab to Spock's midsection.
Cade blocks a head kick by Spock.
Cade swings for the body but Spock moves out of range.
Spock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cade's defenses.
It looks like Carver Cade has been cut.
Cade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cade throws a punch but it's blocked by Spock.
Spock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Spock.
Cade is working for takedown but Spock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Spock.
Cade wants a takedown but no success here.
Cade misses with some punches.
Spock can't find room to land a body shot as Cade controls the action.
Spock blocks an uppercut.
Spock manages to break the clinch.
Spock throws out a leg kick but Cade moves out of range and Spock only half commits.
Cade slips under a jab.
Spock is looking to score with low kicks.
Cade shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cade fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spock is out of range.
Spock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cade moves away.
Cade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cade gets tackled into the cage by Spock. Spock maintains the clinch.
Mister Spock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spock lands an elbow inside.
Spock scores with a hook to the body.
Spock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cade working aggressively here.
Cade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spock breaks from the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cade, right into the meat.
Mister Spock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cade lands with a good body shot.
Spock throws out a loose jab but Cade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spock.
Cade checks a low kick from Spock.
Spock throws a front kick aimed at Cade's knee but Cade avoids it well.
Spock misses with a looping left.
Spock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cade avoids the head kick by Spock.
Cade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spock defends it nicely.
Mister Spock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carver Cade.
Spock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cade.
Cade swings for the body but Spock moves out of range.
Spock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cade's head backwards.
Cade throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Spock was covering up waiting for the punch and Cade finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cade lands a couple of elbows.
Cade postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cade looking to sit in guard and control but Spock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cade holds on and takes a little breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mister Spock.
I think Spock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mister Spock!
Mister Spock very nearly forgot to thank Hellraiser FightGear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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