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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Clendennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clendennon comes to the cage accompanied by LoFidelity Allstars - Battleflag. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Clendennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carver Cade!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clendennon's corner calls for a 1-2. Clendennon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Clendennon looks to land a right hand but Cade moved out of range.
Cade misses with a body shot
and Clendennon counters with a stiff right hand.
Clendennon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clendennon on the side of the head.
Cade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cade misses with a leg kick
and Clendennon counters with a thumping low kick.
Clendennon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cade fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Clendennon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cade tries to land a front kick but Clendennon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cade walks into a left hand.
Cade tries a low kick but Clendennon avoids it.
Cade connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade slips under a jab from Clendennon.
Cade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clendennon tried to counter with a leg kick but Cade avoided it.
Cade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Clendennon misses with a head kick.
Cade changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clendennon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cade will feel that in the morning.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cade is defended easily by Clendennon.
Cade takes one on the button.
Clendennon catches Cade with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cade doesn't manage to clinch there - Clendennon circles away.
Clendennon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cade throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Cade has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cade misses the shot to the body.
As Cade backs away, Clendennon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade jabs Clendennon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clendennon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clendennon misses with an uppercut
and Cade counters with a nice body shot.
Clendennon blocks a head kick by Cade.
Cade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clendennon checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cade. Clendennon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clendennon digs a good body shot into Cade's ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A bone on bone clash there as Cade blocks the leg kick.
Cade takes a swing at Clendennon's ribcage but misses.
Cade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cade is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clendennon rather than just go for the knockout.
Clendennon moves out of range as Cade strikes.
Clendennon misses with a hook.
Cade let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Clendennon rushes Cade and presses him up against the cage.
Clendennon tries to land knees in the clinch but Cade avoids the damage to the body.
Clendennon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cade backwards.
Cade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cade gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Clendennon regains guard.
Clendennon keeping moving, preventing Cade from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clendennon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cade throws a big elbow that misses.
Clendennon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cade.
Cade throws a big right hand that misses.
Cade slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cade throwing strikes from guard but Clendennon blocks nicely.
Clendennon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Clendennon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cade under the eye.
Cade scores with a jab. Clendennon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clendennon moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cade fails to land.
Cade gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Clendennon regains guard.
Clendennon pushes Cade off and gets back to his feet.
Cade throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clendennon looks to throw the jab but Cade is out of range.
Cade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clendennon connects with an inside leg kick.
Clendennon misses with a hook.
Clendennon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Cade. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clendennon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cade.
Clendennon connects with a body shot that sends Cade's belly button to the back.
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 Craig Clendennon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clendennon is looking to land body kicks.
Cade misses with a straight left.
Clendennon is looking to counter punch.
Craig Clendennon is winning the standup battle so far.
Clendennon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clendennon slips a straight right by Cade.
Clendennon misses with a wild body shot.
Cade takes a swing at Clendennon's ribcage but misses.
Clendennon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clendennon scrambles back to his feet.
Clendennon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A good leg kick by Cade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clendennon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cade scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clendennon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
It looks like Clendennon has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Clendennon has Cade up against the cage in a clinch.
Clendennon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clendennon blocks a body shot from Cade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade looking for a takedown.
Cade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clendennon breaks from the clinch.
Cade takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clendennon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clendennon.
Cade bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clendennon's head backwards.
Cade walks into a straight right hand from Clendennon.
Clendennon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clendennon tries to score with a low kick but Cade moves his leg out of the way.
Clendennon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cade appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Clendennon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clendennon loads up on a big right hand but Cade slips the punch.
Cade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cade throws a hook to the side of Clendennon's head but Clendennon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clendennon throws a body punch but Cade moves out of range.
Clendennon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Clendennon.
Cade shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clendennon but Clendennon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cade walks into a straight right hand from Clendennon.
Cade misses with a leg kick
and Clendennon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Cade is predictable there
and Clendennon counters with a nice uppercut.
Cade throws a big shot that misses.
Cade thuds a left hand into Clendennon's body.
Cade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clendennon.
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.
Cade throws a body shot but no joy.
Clendennon tries to land a front kick but Cade steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Cade on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cade walks into a stiff left hand from Clendennon.
Craig Clendennon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clendennon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cade misses with a straight left.
Clendennon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cade digs a good hook to Clendennon's body.
Cade on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clendennon blocks a jab.
Cade scores with a decent looking hook.
Cade changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clendennon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Clendennon sneaks out the side door and pushes Cade away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cade.
Clendennon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clendennon scrambles back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Clendennon.
Clendennon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clendennon misses with a head kick.
Clendennon catches Cade with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Clendennon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Clendennon defends well and Cade ends up having to push Clendennon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Craig Clendennon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carver Cade.
A big left from Clendennon misses.
Cade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cade ducks right into an uppercut from Clendennon.
Cade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clendennon was well out of range. Poor timing from Cade.
Clendennon is looking to land body kicks.
Clendennon scores with a spinning back kick!
Cade misses with a body shot.
Cade cracks Clendennon with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from Clendennon.
Clendennon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cade is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Clendennon finds it's way through Cade's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Clendennon.
Clendennon moves away from the strike by Cade.
Cade misses with a low kick.
Clendennon slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Clendennon dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Clendennon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cade moves into the clinch.
Clendennon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clendennon blocks an uppercut.
Clendennon lands a knee to the body.
Clendennon lands a body shot.
Clendennon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cade tries a body shot but Clendennon blocks it.
Clendennon scores with a shoulder strike.
Clendennon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cade is rocked!
Clendennon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cades head.
Cade is still on wobbly legs! Can Clendennon finish him?
Clendennon lands a big right hand that drops Cade! The killer instinct kicks in and Clendennon finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Clendennon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Clendennon!
Craig Clendennon made sure to mention his sponsor, Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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hype
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