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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Efrain Cantu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zach Allen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Efrain Cantu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zach Allen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen closes the distance and pushes Cantu back into the cage.
Allen throws an elbow but it misses.
Cantu working aggressively here.
Cantu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen has managed to clinch.
Allen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
Allen forces Cantu back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Allen.
It looks like Efrain Cantu has been cut.
Allen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cantu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen lands a slapping body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Allen. Cantu shrugs it off though.
Cantu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Allen.
Allen stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Allen.
Allen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Allen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Allen landing knees to the head.
Efrain Cantu's cut is getting worse.
Allen looking to throw knees to the head but Cantu is blocking nicely.
Allen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Allen looking to throw knees to the head but Cantu is blocking nicely.
Cantu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allen instigates a clinch.
Allen avoiding damage as Cantu throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands an elbow inside that Cantu shrugs off.
Allen scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Cantu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cantu jumps guard but Allen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cantu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Allen walks away with a smile on his face. Cantu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Allen lands a nice hook to Cantu's body. Cantu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Allen goes for a double leg but Cantu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cantu continues to drive forward.
Allen thumps Cantu with a low kick.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen avoids the elbow strike from Cantu, against the cage.
Allen tries to land a knee to the head but Cantu blocks with his arms.
Cantu tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Cantu back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantu tries to land a knee to the head but Allen blocks with his arms.
Allen is trying to pull guard but Cantu has him pressed against the cage.
Allen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cantu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Efrain Cantu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Allen.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Allen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cantu is defending well.
Cantu working aggressively here.
Cantu blocks a body shot from Allen.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Allen breaks from the clinch.
Cantu clinches with his opponent.
Allen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Allen.
Cantu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Allen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cantu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen has Cantu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cantu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cantu slows down the pace here.
Cantu wants to stall.
Allen tries a knee to the head but Cantu blocks it.
Cantu trying to land knees to the body.
Allen can't break the clinch.
Cantu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Allen.
Cantu misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Allen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Efrain Cantu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Allen closes the distance and clinches up with Cantu, looking for a takedown. Allen pushes Cantu against the cage but Cantu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cantu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Allen clinches.
Allen tries a knee to the head but Cantu blocks it.
Cantu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Allen can't get the takedown.
Cantu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Allen to keep the fight standing.
Zach Allen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cantu avoiding damage as Allen throws knees to the body.
Allen misses with a knee strike.
Cantu missing with knees to the body.
Allen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cantu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Allen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Efrain Cantu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Allen.
Cantu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allen misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cantu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantu tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Allen tries a knee to the head but Cantu blocks it.
Cantu avoiding damage as Allen throws knees to the body.
Allen blocks an elbow strike from Cantu.
Cantu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cantu can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Allen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cantu keeps control of Allen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cantu pulls guard.
Cantu trying to keep a closed guard but Allen is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantu is pulling down on Allen's head to control his posture.
Cantu is trying to keep Allen in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cantu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cantu is working away from the top position though.
Cantu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Allen defending well though.
Allen trying to control here.
Allen is controlling Cantu's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Allen wants to control but Cantu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cantu wants to stand up but Allen is controlling the position.
Allen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cantu is nestled in close to Allen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Allen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cantu.
Allen trying to hold on to Cantu's head to control him but Cantu postures up.
Allen kicks off Cantu and gets to his feet.
Allen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Allen darts in and clinches Cantu up against the cage.
Cantu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Allen is trying to pull guard but Cantu has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allen lands a damaging elbow.
Cantu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Allen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Efrain Cantu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Efrain Cantu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Allen has closed the distance and engaged Cantu in a clinch.
Cantu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Allen up against the cage.
Allen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Cantu.
Cantu tries to stall but Allen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cantu trying to stall but Allen improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen scores with a knee to the head.
Cantu swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen lands an elbow just above Cantu 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen trying to stall but Cantu improves his position.
Cantu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cantu is stalling here.
Allen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cantu blocks it with crossed arms.
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cantu stuffs the takedown attempt from Allen. Allen gets slowly back to his feet.
Allen throws a head kick but Cantu moves out of range.
Cantu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cantu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a series of punches but Cantu avoids them all with ease.
Cantu clinches with his opponent.
Cantu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Allen.
Cantu lands with a light punch inside.
Cantu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Allen misses with a knee strike.
Allen avoiding damage as Cantu throws knees to the body.
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cantu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Allen has closed the distance and engaged Cantu in a clinch.
Cantu manages to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cantu wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantu working a defensive guard here.
Allen tries to stand but Cantu is controlling from the bottom.
Allen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Allen won't allow Cantu to sweep him here.
Allen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cantu, up you get!
Cantu clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cantu misses with the head strike.
Allen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Efrain Cantu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Allen.
Cantu shoots in but no luck this time.
Cantu takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Allen moves into range and clinches up with Cantu.
Cantu trying to stall but Allen improves his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zach Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Allen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach Allen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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