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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuai Liang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liang has chosen So Cold by Breaking Benjamin as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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34
153 lbs
30 - 15 - 2 |
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160 cm
28
153 lbs
25 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Carver Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kuai Liang!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cade has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cade tries a body shot but Liang blocks it.
Cade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liang backwards.
Liang misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Cade's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cade struggles to land a body shot inside as Liang controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cade.
A short right from Cade on the inside.
Liang is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cade.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Liang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Liang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Cade fails to land.
Liang prevents a body shot from Cade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liang prevents a body shot from Cade.
Cade swings wildly with an uppercut but Liang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cade wants a takedown but no success here.
Liang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cade throws a head punch that misses.
Liang tries to work over Cade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cade throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang prevents a body shot from Cade.
Cade has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Liang avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Liang misses with a punch to the body.
Liang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cade changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Liang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liang tries to clinch but Cade moves out of range.
Liang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cade half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cade stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liang.
Liang moves in looking to clinch but Cade pushes him off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cade!
Liang misses with a leg kick.
Cade tries to clinch up.
Liang takes one to the chin there.
A jab lands there for Liang.
Cade tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Liang looks for the body kick but Cade saw that one coming.
Liang has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Liang throws a chopping leg kick but Cade manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Liang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cade shoots in looking for a takedown. Liang tries to sprawl out of it but Cade keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cade moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liang throws a nice head kick!
Liang blocks the body kick.
Cade throws the kick towards the body but Liang avoids it.
Cade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liang throws a solid leg kick but Cade takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liang.
Cade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cade tries to clinch there but Liang circles away.
Cade misses with a low kick.
Liang throws a head kick but Cade moves out of range.
Cade throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liang's waist but Liang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cade off to one side.
Kuai Liang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liang throws a body punch but Cade moves out of range.
Liang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cade.
Cade throws a hook to the side of Liang's head but Liang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liang.
Cade lands a jab to the head.
Cade cracks the inside of Liang's front leg.
Liang throws a leg kick but Cade moved away.
Cade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cade appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cade has a takedown stuffed.
Liang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cade.
Liang lands a high kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liang.
Cade blocks a head kick by Liang.
A quick step to the side and Cade tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cade tries a head kick but it misses.
Cade is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liang throws out a loose jab but Cade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cade shoots in and drives through. Liang sprawls well.
Liang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liang misses with a low kick.
Liang wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Liang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cade will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cade motions for Liang to come forward. Cade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Liang throws a leg kick but Cade moved away.
Cade half committed to a counter leg kick.
Liang scores with a nice body kick.
Liang wants to clinch up but Cade keeps it at a distance.
Liang motions for Cade to come forward. Liang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liang momentarily.
Liang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cade changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carver Cade will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Liang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
It looks like Kuai Liang has been cut.
Kuai Liang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cade misses the shot to the body.
Liang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Liang stuffs the takedown.
A nice side step and Liang releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A clash of legs there as Cade blocks the low kick.
Cade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Liang misses the target.
Cade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Liang.
Cade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Cade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liang closes the distance and clinches.
Liang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cade is looking for a takedown.
Cade blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang misses with a punch to the body.
Liang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cade throws a punch but it's blocked by Liang.
Liang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Liang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Liang fails to land.
Cade misses with a punch on the inside.
Cade goes for a takedown in the clinch but Liang prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cade lands a shot to the body.
Liang misses with the head strike.
Cade struggles to land a body shot inside as Liang controls his hands.
Cade tries a body shot but Liang blocks it.
Liang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Liang on the inside.
Liang is looking to control Cade's arms but Cade gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liang has his back to the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cade.
Liang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cade misses with the head strike.
Cade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cade has a couple of punches blocked by Liang.
Cade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cade misses with a punch on the inside.
Cade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cade.
Liang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cade has picked Liang up - he's going for a ride! Cade dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cade thows a huge punch but Liang dodges it nicely.
Cade thows a huge punch but Liang dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Liang is trying to stand up here but Cade is controlling him well.
Cade drops an elbow to the side of Liang's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liang wants to get back to full guard.
Cade 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.
Cade slips a nice elbow through Liang's hands, connecting with Liang's forehead.
Cade scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Liang trying to hold on to Cade's head to control him but Cade postures up.
Liang is looking to escape.
Cade not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cade thows a huge punch but Liang dodges it nicely.
Cade trying to control from half guard but Liang is working away.
Cade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liang is staying active underneath Cade, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cade blocks a leg kick.
Cade scores with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cade. That's going to slow Liang down.
Liang misses with a body shot.
Cade is looking to counter the offense by Liang and move into the clinch.
Liang is looking to score with low kicks.
Liang is looking to slow Cade down with leg kicks.
Cade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cade wants to clinch.
Liang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cade rather than just go for the knockout.
Liang swings for the body but Cade moves out of range.
Nice cross by Cade.
Cade misses with a low kick as Liang jumps back.
Cade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cade lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liang 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.
Carver Cade dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kuai Liang's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cade lands with a shot to the body.
Cade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good work by Cade as he checks the leg kick.
Cade thumps Liang with a low kick.
Liang throws a good cross that connects.
Cade throws out a leg kick but Liang moves out of range and Cade only half commits.
Cade is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab by Cade.
Cade will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cade throws a low kick, looking for Liang's leg but Liang calmly moves out of range.
Liang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cade if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liang.
Cade looks to throw the jab but Liang is out of range.
Cade does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A good leg kick by Cade.
Liang blocks the body kick.
Liang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Liang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cade.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liang scores with a decent looking hook.
Liang slips under a jab from Cade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Cade.
Liang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liang throws a leg kick but Cade checks it.
Liang misses with a head kick.
Cade lands with a hook. Liang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Liang looks to land a body kick but Cade moved away.
Liang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liang misses with a straight right.
Cade tries to clinch up but Liang circles away and keeps his distance.
Cade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liang counters with a body kick.
Liang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Cade backs off Liang throws a huge counter combo but Cade manages to avoid it all.
Liang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cade if he has to take too many more of those.
Cade looks to land a left hand but Liang moved out of range nicely.
Liang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carver Cade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liang is looking to clinch.
Cade throws a body shot but no joy.
Liang misses with a body kick.
Cade smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cade tries to close the distance and clinch but Liang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liang is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Liang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liang misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Cade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cade.
Cade thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Liang if he has to take too many more of those.
Cade lands a high kick!
Liang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cade misses with a takedown attempt - Liang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liang is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cade throws a leg kick but Liang checks it.
Cade blocks a head kick by Liang.
Cade half committed to a counter leg kick.
Liang throws a sloppy head kick and Cade moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Cade misses the target.
Cade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liang's head.
Cade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liang throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Cade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Liang throws the left hand but Cade avoids the punch easily.
Liang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cade avoids the body shot from Liang.
Liang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cade is able to avoid easily.
Liang misses with a low kick.
Cade throwing a counter right hand but Liang manages to avoid it.
Cade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liang.
Kuai Liang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cade looks to land a left hand but Liang moved out of range nicely.
Cade tries to bum rush Liang with a series of wild strikes but Liang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liang missing with a left hand there. Cade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liang.
Liang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big left from Cade misses.
Liang scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liang tries to clinch but Cade is having none of it.
No luck for Cade with that takedown attempt.
Cade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liang 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.
Cade connects with the punch.
Cade scores with a jab. Liang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cade takes a swing at Liang's ribcage but misses.
Cade scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cade misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cade throws a leg kick but Liang moved away.
Cade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Liang doesn't seem bothered though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cade checks a leg kick.
Liang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cade.
Cade slips under a jab from Liang.
Liang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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 Carver Cade.
Well Cade has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carver Cade!
Carver Cade made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.
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