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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Travis Sand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Sand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Caesar!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sand feinted with a counter takedown.
Sand avoids the body shot from Caesar.
Sand looks to score with a jab to the body but Caesar is just out of range.
Sand throws a lazy uppercut
and Caesar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Caesar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Caesar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Caesar.
Caesar throws a counter combo.
Caesar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Caesar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sand showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caesar.
Sand feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Sand with that takedown attempt.
Caesar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sand.
Caesar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sand half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sand is looking to chop away at Caesar's legs.
Caesar thuds a left hand into Sand's body.
Danny Caesar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caesar was well out of range. Poor timing from Sand.
Caesar throws a lazy right hand but Sand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar throws a body punch but Sand moves out of range.
Sand half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Caesar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caesar moves into the clinch.
Caesar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caesar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caesar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sand rather than just go for the knockout.
Sand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caesar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sand.
Caesar throws a chopping leg kick but Sand manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caesar was well out of range. Poor timing from Sand.
Sand misses with a straight left.
Caesar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar moves away from the strike by Sand.
Caesar moves out of range of the strikes.
Caesar has managed to clinch.
Caesar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Caesar.
Sand fails to pull guard.
Sand throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caesar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caesar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sand backwards.
Caesar scores with a shoulder strike.
Caesar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caesar breaks the clinch.
Sand takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Sand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caesar cracks Sand with a right hand to the side of the head.
Caesar misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Caesar does no damage.
Caesar fails to land with a series of punches.
Caesar keeps the fight on the outside.
Caesar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Caesar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Caesar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caesar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sand.
Caesar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Sand misses the target.
Sand avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caesar gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sand tries to throw a body punch but Caesar avoids it by throwing Sand back against the cage.
Caesar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sand.
Caesar lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sand is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sand tries for a takedown but Caesar manages to get underhooks.
Caesar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caesar looks to throw the jab but Sand is out of range.
A combination from Caesar does no damage.
Caesar slips under a jab.
Caesar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sand feinted with a counter takedown.
Sand defending well as Caesar loads up on a big left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sand.
Despite the aggression on Caesar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sand keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sand moves away from the strike by Caesar.
Sand slips a jab from Caesar.
Sand feinted with a counter takedown.
Caesar with a nice cross.
Caesar misses with a wild combination.
Sand attempts a counter takedown but Caesar avoids it well and moves away.
Danny Caesar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caesar.
Caesar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sand throws a body shot but no joy.
Sand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caesar misses with a double jab.
Sand rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caesar counters with a straight right hand.
Caesar drives through and clinches with Sand against the cage.
Caesar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caesar lands a body shot.
Caesar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sand is trying to pull guard but Caesar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Sand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caesar misses with an elbow strike.
Caesar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caesar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar lands a nice uppercut.
Caesar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Caesar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sand is looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Caesar - that landed with a thud.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Caesar.
Caesar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caesar scores with a three punch combo!
Oooooh!!! Caesar has knocked Sand down with a huge combo! Caesar steps away and waves a wobbly Sand back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sand is rocked!
Caesar looks to land a combination but Sand avoids it well.
Oh Sand is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sand throws a predictable looking body shot
and Caesar counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Caesar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Caesar throws a nice looking combination but Sand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sand seems to have got his legs back now.
Sand missing with a left hand there. Caesar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Caesar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danny Caesar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sand.
Caesar tries to bench press Sand off him but Sand keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar parries the strikes from Sand easily there. Sand is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Caesar to escape.
Sand is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Caesar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sand looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Sand.
Sand will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sand is trying to ground and pound but Caesar uses the momentary lack of control by Sand to regain half guard.
Sand throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sand missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Caesar wants to get back to his feet.
Caesar is trying to get back to full guard.
Travis Sand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sand blocks the strikes from Caesar.
Sand trying to pass the guard but Caesar defending well.
Sand throwing shots but Caesar is blocking nicely.
Caesar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sand.
Caesar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Caesar.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Caesar holds on and takes a little breather.
Caesar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sand working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sand working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sand tries to score a power double leg takedown but Caesar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sand somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar checks a low kick from Sand.
Caesar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sand tries to land a leg kick but Caesar saw it coming and moves away.
Caesar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sand half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Caesar darts in and clinches Sand up against the cage.
Caesar pushes off an throws an elbow but Sand leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Caesar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danny Caesar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sand jumps guard but Caesar stands there with Sand around his waist. Sand gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Caesar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Caesar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caesar cracks Sand with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caesar gets a clinch.
Sand has a couple of punches blocked by Caesar.
Caesar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caesar scores with a one two! Sand had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sand on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danny Caesar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sand throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Caesar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Caesar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Danny Caesar!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Danny Caesar!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Danny Caesar!
Danny Caesar wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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RATING
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