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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Pennington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fah Queue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fah Queue has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clarence Pennington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fah Queue!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Queue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pennington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Queue, pushing him back against the cage.
Queue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pennington dodges the punch combination from Queue.
Queue throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fah Queue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pennington pushes Queue up against the cage in a clinch.
Pennington tries to throw a body punch but Queue avoids it by throwing Pennington back against the cage.
Pennington looking for a takedown.
Pennington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington manages to pull guard.
Queue wants to get up but he can't break Pennington's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pennington has Queue pulled in close to control his posture.
Queue is looking to stand up but Pennington won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queue avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pennington looking for a guillotine here but Queue defends easily.
Pennington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Queue is aware though and is defending well.
Queue got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pennington has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Queue has managed to get both his arms back between Pennington's legs - danger averted.
Pennington escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Queue gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Queue gets to his feet - Pennington follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington moves into the clinch.
Pennington is struggling to control the position.
Pennington stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Queue's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Queue is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pennington tries to throw a body punch but Queue avoids it by throwing Pennington back against the cage.
Queue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pennington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Queue finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington gets the takedown into side control.
Queue throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fah Queue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Queue.
Pennington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Queue.
Pennington has Queue up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennington pushes off an throws an elbow but Queue leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pennington wants to take the fight to the mat but Queue manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Queue wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queue wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Queue wants to get back to striking at distance but Pennington won't allow it.
Pennington stalling against the cage.
Queue wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pennington keeps control of Queue as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Queue wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pennington is trying to drag Queue to the mat but Queue just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clarence Pennington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Queue has had enough of the clinch but Pennington keeps him there for the moment.
Pennington can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fah Queue will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pennington is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Queue's half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pennington drops an elbow to the side of Queue's head.
Queue is trying to stand back up but Pennington is controlling him
Pennington performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pennington stands up out of the half guard.
Pennington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Queue with the counter takedown but Pennington avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Queue. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Queue did well to prevent Pennington getting side control.
Pennington stands up and beckons Queue to join him on the feet.
Pennington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Queue has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Queue. Those never looked like landing.
Queue is breathing heavily.
Queue throws a nice looking combination but Pennington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pennington is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Queue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pennington throws a big counter combination but Queue scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pennington closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pennington decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Pennington gets the takedown into side control.
Queue is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pennington has just dragged him back down to the mat.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Pennington decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A big left from Queue misses.
Pennington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Queue loads up on a big right hand but Pennington slips the punch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Queue enables Pennington to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Queue manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pennington content to stall in guard here.
Pennington gets to his feet. Queue looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Queue tries to bum rush Pennington with a series of wild strikes but Pennington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pennington throws a big counter combination but Queue scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Queue stuffs the takedown.
Queue gets tackled into the cage by Pennington. Pennington maintains the clinch.
Pennington keeps control of Queue as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pennington tries to work over Queue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pennington tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Queue smiles and moves away.
Queue waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pennington.
Pennington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Queue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington tries to clinch but Queue moves away
and Queue counters with a nice uppercut.
Queue swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Pennington on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Queue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Pennington misses the target.
Pennington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pennington shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Queue manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pennington 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.
Pennington'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 four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington stops Queue from standing up.
Clarence Pennington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pennington stands up from Queue's guard - Pennington perhaps looking for a knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Queue misses the target.
Pennington explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Queue tries to bum rush Pennington with a series of wild strikes but Pennington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pennington throws a big counter combination but Queue scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Queue gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pennington to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pennington won't allow Queue to get back to his feet.
Pennington stands up from Queue's guard - Pennington perhaps looking for a knockout.
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 Clarence Pennington will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pennington closes the distance and clinches.
Pennington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Queue backwards.
Pennington keeps control of Queue as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Queue prevents the takedown attempt.
Queue is trying to break the clinch but Pennington is controlling him.
Pennington fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queue wants to break the clinch but can't.
Queue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Queue swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pennington.
Queue misses with the combination.
It looked like Pennington was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Queue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pennington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fah Queue seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pennington misses with a takedown
and Queue counters with a three punch combo that has Pennington backing up. Pennington nods at Queue to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Clarence Pennington has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clarence Pennington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Queue scores with a jab.
Pennington throws a lazy right hand but Queue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Queue swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Queue goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Queue fails to land with a series of punches.
Pennington shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pennington decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Queue gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pennington to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pennington stands up and waves to Queue to follow him.
Pennington shoots in and bounces Queue off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Queue has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Pennington is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington wants a takedown.
Queue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Queue throws a poor cross that misses
and Pennington counters with a series of strikes. Queue will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pennington shoots in looking for a takedown but Queue manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pennington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Queue lands with a nice combination. Pennington backs away looking to recover.
Pennington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Queue as he avoids it easily.
Queue tries to bum rush Pennington with a series of wild strikes but Pennington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pennington is looking to counter punch.
Pennington misses with a few strikes there.
Queue scores with a punch to the head.
Queue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pennington was well out of range. Poor timing from Queue.
Pennington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Queue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pennington has a takedown stuffed.
Queue might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Queue scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pennington in his tracks.
Clarence Pennington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Queue misses its intended target.
Queue misses with a few strikes there.
Pennington shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pennington was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Queue is trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fah Queue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Queue 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fah Queue!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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