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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Prix (ranked 1086 p4p, 1083 weight class) and André Levesque (ranked 132 p4p, 131 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyrus Prix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, André Levesque!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levesque gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Prix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like André Levesque has been cut.
Levesque is looking to clinch but Prix is avoiding it.
Cyrus Prix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prix drops Levesque with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Levesque looks back up at him and smiles so Prix waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Levesque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prix.
Levesque looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Levesque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prix throws out the jab.
Prix takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prix lands a lovely overhand right.
Prix throws a head kick but Levesque moves out of range.
Prix tries to clinch but Levesque moves away
and Levesque counters with a good, hard body kick but Prix shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levesque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prix moves out of range of the body kick.
Levesque walks into a straight right hand from Prix.
Levesque avoids a kick to the body.
Levesque now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Prix throws a poor cross that misses
and Levesque counters with a three punch combo that has Prix backing up. Prix nods at Levesque to acknowledge the strikes.
Levesque is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Prix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Levesque.
Levesque closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prix tries a body shot but Levesque blocks it.
Prix lands with a left to the head.
Prix misses with a body punch.
Levesque works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Levesque blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Prix misses with a punch on the inside.
Prix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Levesque creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Cyrus Prix has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prix.
Levesque fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prix misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Levesque.
Levesque prevents a body shot from Prix.
Levesque works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Levesque lands with a left to the head.
Levesque throws a punch but it's blocked by Prix.
Prix throws a punch but it's blocked by Levesque.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prix misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levesque misses with a punch to the body.
Prix misses with a body punch.
Levesque lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Levesque lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Prix fails to land.
Prix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Levesque blocking some punches.
Levesque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Levesque misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Prix.
Prix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Levesque blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prix gets through Levesque's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Levesque misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Levesque prevents a body shot from Prix.
Levesque tries to throw a body punch but Prix avoids it by throwing Levesque back against the cage.
Prix tries to work over Levesque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prix blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levesque prevents a body shot from Prix.
Prix tries to throw a body punch but Levesque avoids it by throwing Prix back against the cage.
Levesque swings wildly with an uppercut but Prix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Levesque tries to break the clinch but Prix is controlling the position.
Prix struggles to land a body shot inside as Levesque controls his hands.
Prix throws a head punch that misses.
Levesque misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Levesque.
Levesque misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prix can't find room to land a body shot as Levesque controls the action.
Prix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prix misses with a body punch.
Levesque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Levesque blocks an uppercut.
Levesque's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prix throws a jab but it's blocked by Levesque.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Prix dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Levesque takes one to the chin there.
Levesque tries to score with a low kick but Prix moves his leg out of the way.
Prix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cyrus Prix is winning the standup battle so far.
Levesque moves out of range as Prix strikes.
Prix throws a body shot but no joy.
Levesque looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Levesque thows a body kick. Prix tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prix. Levesque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prix digs a good hook to Levesque's body.
Levesque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prix throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Levesque releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Prix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Levesque was well out of range. Poor timing from Prix.
Levesque doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Levesque turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Levesque misses with a combination
and Prix counters with a left to the body.
Prix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Levesque can do to turn this around?
Prix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prix throws an overhand right that lands on Levesque's shoulder, as Levesque tries to avoid the shot.
Prix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Levesque was well out of range. Poor timing from Prix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levesque throws a sloppy head kick and Prix moves out of range easily.
Levesque misses with a jab to the body
and Prix counters with an inside leg kick.
Prix throws a hook but Levesque blocks it.
Levesque looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Levesque lands a right hook to the body.
Prix throws a jab but it's blocked by Levesque.
Prix misses with a right hand
enabling Levesque to counter with a crisp jab.
Levesque tries to close the distance and clinch but Prix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been told by Prix's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Prix swings widly with a right hand
and Levesque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prix swats away the attempt to clinch by Levesque.
Prix misses with a low kick.
Prix ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Prix looks to score with a jab to the body but Levesque is just out of range.
Levesque ducks under a wild hook from Prix.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levesque misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Prix misses
and Levesque counters with a stiff right hand.
Levesque throws a low kick but Prix moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Prix.
Levesque swings away with a body shot that misses
and Prix counters with a left to the body.
Levesque throws a right hand that misses
and Prix counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prix.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Prix dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Levesque takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
André Levesque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Prix just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A solid body kick from Levesque.
Prix misses the jab.
Prix sets himself, and Levesque steps forward looking for the clinch! Prix avoids it this time.
Prix connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levesque scores with a shot to the body.
Prix tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prix misses the jab.
Levesque looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Levesque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Levesque misses with a body punch
and Prix counters with a stiff right hand.
Prix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Levesque moves away.
Levesque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Levesque makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Prix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Levesque fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prix gets tackled into the cage by Levesque. Levesque maintains the clinch.
Prix blocks a body shot from Levesque.
Levesque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Levesque or not.
Levesque blocking some punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Levesque in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Prix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prix tries to throw a body punch but Levesque avoids it by throwing Prix back against the cage.
Prix tries to work over Levesque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prix tries to work over Levesque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Levesque.
Levesque throws a head punch that misses.
Prix lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Prix tries a body shot but Levesque blocks it.
Levesque throws a punch but it's blocked by Prix.
Prix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Levesque takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prix lands with a right to the head.
Prix tries a body shot but Levesque blocks it.
Prix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Levesque backwards.
Prix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Levesque misses with the head strike.
Prix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Prix misses with a punch on the inside.
Levesque working aggressively here.
Prix misses with a punch to the body.
Prix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Levesque scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prix misses with a body punch.
Prix misses with a punch to the body.
Prix misses with some punches.
Prix misses with the head strike.
Levesque tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prix's elbow.
Cyrus Prix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Levesque or not.
Prix cracks Levesque with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Prix - that landed with a thud.
Levesque misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Prix scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levesque throws a punch but it's blocked by Prix.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Levesque.
Prix misses with a punch to the body.
Levesque can't find room to land a body shot as Prix controls the action.
Prix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prix lands a body punch.
Prix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prix throws a head punch that misses.
Levesque misses with a short punch on the inside.
Levesque tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Prix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Prix 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyrus Prix!
Cyrus Prix seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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