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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reza Katebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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153 lbs
25 - 13 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reza Katebi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Carver Cade!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katebi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Katebi connects with a looping right hand.
Cade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cade ducks under a wild hook from Katebi.
Katebi backing away here, and Cade unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Katebi throws a sloppy head kick and Cade moves out of range easily.
Katebi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katebi misses with a two punch combination.
Katebi backing away here, and Cade unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Katebi slaps away a takedown attempt from Cade, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cade shoots in but Katebi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cade tries to land a leg kick but Katebi saw it coming and moves away.
Cade takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cade drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Katebi is trying to escape the position but Cade is controlling the position.
Cade throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katebi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Katebi is looking for a sweep. Cade is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cade throwing shots but Katebi is blocking nicely.
Katebi gets full guard.
Cade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cade 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.
Cade throws a big elbow that misses.
Cade scoring with some ground and pound.
Katebi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Katebi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Katebi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Katebi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Katebi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cade moves away.
Katebi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cade. Katebi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katebi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Katebi's corner calls for a 1-2. Katebi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Katebi misses with a right hand
and Cade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cade lands with an overhand left.
Cade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Katebi can pounce on him.
Katebi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Katebi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cade.
Cade throws a leg kick but Katebi moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katebi lands with a shot to the body.
Katebi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Katebi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cade knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cade has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Katebi is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cade manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cade holds on and takes a little breather.
Katebi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katebi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Katebi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Katebi.
Katebi trying to control but Cade is working from the bottom.
Katebi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cade dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cade being controlled here momentarily.
Cade controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Cade finds it's way through Katebi's defenses.
Cade has managed to clinch.
Katebi lands a hook that snaps the head of Cade backwards.
Cade turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Cade working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Cade's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cade landing a few strikes.
Katebi gets back to half guard.
Cade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cade thows a huge punch but Katebi dodges it nicely.
Katebi gets full guard.
Katebi 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.
Katebi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cade is one step ahead there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cade trying to control the position from guard on top but Katebi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cade's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cade trying to control the position from guard on top but Katebi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cade lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Katebi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cade is one step ahead there.
Katebi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cade felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cade is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katebi thows a huge punch but Cade dodges it nicely.
Katebi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cade sees it coming and defends easily.
Katebi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cade tries to kick Katebi off but Katebi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Katebi is working for a kimura but Cade is defending it quite comfortably.
Cade keeping hold of Katebi's head, controlling as best he can.
Carver Cade has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katebi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cade slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cade utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cade keeping moving, preventing Katebi from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Katebi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cade counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cade.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Katebi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Katebi is trying to break free.
Cade scores with a shot to the side of Katebi's head.
Cade tries to work over Katebi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Katebi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cade.
Katebi is looking to break free of the clinch but Cade has double underhooks.
Katebi misses with a body punch.
Cade tries to throw a body punch but Katebi avoids it by throwing Cade back against the cage.
Katebi blocking some punches.
Cade misses with the head strike.
Cade drops down looking for an ankle pick but Katebi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Katebi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cade.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A decent looking cross lands there for Katebi.
Katebi moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carver Cade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Katebi looks to land a left hand but Cade moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Katebi.
Cade now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cade with a nice cross.
Katebi walks into a left hand.
Katebi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Katebi 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.
Katebi misses with a wild combination.
Cade shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Katebi as he avoids it easily.
Katebi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Reza Katebi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Cade.
Katebi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cade under the eye.
Cade throws a leg kick but Katebi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Katebi tries to counter with a takedown but Cade is quick to defend against it.
Crunch! Cade slams his shin into Katebi's torso.
Cade drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Cade trying to control the position but Katebi is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade working the ground and pound but Katebi is defending the strikes.
Cade working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Katebi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cade wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Katebi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Katebi is refusing to be controlled, as Cade sits in half guard.
Cade prevents Katebi from improving his position.
Katebi is working hard here to advance position.
Cade landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cade drops an elbow to the side of Katebi's head.
Carver Cade is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Katebi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Katebi tries to get to full guard but Cade has control of the leg.
Cade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Katebi misses with a two punch combination.
Cade throws a fast counter high kick but Katebi manages to duck under it in time.
Cade slips a straight right by Katebi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katebi misses with an uppercut. Cade saw that one coming.
Katebi ducks right into an uppercut from Cade.
A slow jab from Katebi misses its intended target.
Cade lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Katebi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cade is out of range and Katebi settles back down.
Katebi throws a hook but Cade avoids it easily.
Katebi looks to score with a jab to the body but Cade is just out of range.
Katebi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Katebi misses with an uppercut.
Katebi misses the shot to the body.
Cade throws a leg kick but Katebi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Katebi throws a jab but it's blocked by Cade.
Reza Katebi is winning the standup battle so far.
Cade throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katebi. Cade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katebi throws the left hand but Cade avoids the punch easily.
Cade avoids a kick to the body.
Cade throws out a counter right but Katebi avoids it with no problem.
Cade looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Katebi!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katebi is trying to improve his position.
Katebi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Katebi's face as Cade controls the position.
Cade is continuing to stall.
Katebi defending against the ground and pound.
Reza Katebi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Katebi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carver Cade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cade winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carver Cade!
A very excited looking Carver Cade 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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energy
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hype
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RATING
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