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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Les Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Akers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Akers will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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178 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Les Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Akers!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla stuffs the takedown.
Akers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Padilla pinned against the cage. Padilla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Akers rushes Padilla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akers blocks a body shot from Padilla.
Padilla jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Akers walks away with a smile on his face. Padilla gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Akers dives in and grabs Padilla's left leg, looking for a takedown. Padilla pushes down on Akers's head and hops out.
Les Padilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Akers.
Akers throws a head kick that misses
and Padilla counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Akers!
Akers throws Padilla to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Padilla was covering up waiting for the punch and Akers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Akers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Padilla throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Padilla throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Akers wants to control from the top but Padilla keeps moving.
Padilla 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.
Padilla is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Padilla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akers wants to pass the guard but Padilla is keeping the position.
Akers trying to control but Padilla is working from the bottom.
Padilla looking to hit a scissor sweep but Akers is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Padilla kicks Akers off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akers scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla slaps away a takedown attempt from Akers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Akers rushes Padilla and presses him up against the cage.
Padilla crunches a lovely knee into Akers's ribcage.
Padilla tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akers smiles and moves away.
John Akers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akers clinches up with Padilla and pushes him back against the cage.
Akers effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akers is trying to break the clinch but Padilla is controlling him.
Padilla has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Akers uses from the top position.
Akers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Akers passes to side control.
Akers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Padilla keeps working.
Padilla tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Akers presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Akers throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Padilla sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Akers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Padilla defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Akers dominated that round.
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.
Padilla gets caught napping as Akers dives in and scores a takedown. Padilla manages to retain guard.
Padilla looking for a guillotine here but Akers defends easily.
Padilla looking for a guillotine here but Akers defends easily.
Akers stopping the sweep attempt from Padilla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla has an active guard here but Akers has managed to pass into half guard.
Padilla is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akers is trying to control the action in half guard but Padilla is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Padilla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Padilla is not content to let Akers control the position.
Padilla might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Padilla is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Akers pulls his head out easily.
Akers is working for a submission of some sort.
Akers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Padilla could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Akers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Padilla looking for submissions off his back.
Padilla is looking to improve his position.
Padilla works his way to full guard. Good work.
Akers throws a big elbow that misses.
Akers preventing the sweep.
Padilla has his foot on Akers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Akers works his way back into a safe position though.
Akers throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akers has a takedown stuffed.
Padilla was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Akers throws a head kick that misses
and Padilla counters with a three punch combo that has Akers backing up. Akers nods at Padilla to acknowledge the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Akers.
Les Padilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Akers.
Akers is breathing heavily.
Akers closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla drags the fight down to the ground.
Padilla keeping moving, preventing Akers from controlling successfully.
Padilla bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Akers's guard.
Akers seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Padilla throwing strikes from guard but Akers blocks nicely.
Padilla wants to get up but he can't break Akers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Akers has an active guard here but Padilla has managed to pass into half guard.
Akers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Les Padilla dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Akers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Padilla but Padilla pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Akers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Padilla but Padilla pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Padilla tries to counter with a takedown but Akers is quick to defend against it.
Akers moves into range and clinches up with Padilla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla fails to pull guard.
Padilla decides to pull guard.
Akers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Padilla tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Akers decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Padilla, up you get!
Akers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Padilla leaves Akers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Les Padilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Akers.
Akers dives in and grabs Padilla's left leg, looking for a takedown. Padilla pushes down on Akers's head and hops out.
Padilla fails to land the takedown.
Padilla slaps away a takedown attempt from Akers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Akers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Padilla throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Akers was covering up waiting for the punch and Padilla finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla preventing the sweep.
Akers wants to control but Padilla passes easily into half guard.
Padilla throwing shots but Akers is blocking nicely.
Akers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Akers sees it coming and defends easily.
Padilla misses with a head shot. Akers uses the momentum to regain guard.
Akers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Akers is looking for a triangle here but Padilla uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Akers bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Padilla, pushing him back against the cage.
Akers lands a left hand.
Akers jumps guard but Padilla stands there with Akers around his waist. Akers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Padilla fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Akers is trying to pull guard but Padilla has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Padilla slowing the pace effectively.
Padilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akers shoots for a takedown but Padilla saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Padilla appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Akers.
I think Akers 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Akers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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