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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Carsara (ranked 5857 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Cider (ranked 3313 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Carsara !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Cider !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cider bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carsara 's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Cider .
Cider lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carsara takes a step back to recover.
Cider dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carsara . That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cider .
Cider lands a leg kick that knocks Carsara off balance momentarily.
Cider cracks Carsara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cider feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carsara 's calf.
Cider scores with a head kick.
Carsara misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carsara misses the shot to the body.
Cider throws a sloppy head kick and Carsara moves out of range easily.
Cider misses the jab.
We've been told by Carsara 's head coaches at Grind Time [ *Double Elite Coaches] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cider moves away from the strike by Carsara .
Cider lands with a straight right. Carsara didn't see that one coming.
Cider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carsara takes one on the button.
Carsara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cider lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cider with a nice cross.
Cider scores with a leg kick.
Cider clobbers Carsara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carsara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carsara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Donk. Cider catches Carsara right on the button with a cross.
Justin Cider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carsara throws a combination. Cider tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Carsara tries to move into range but Cider moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carsara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cider . Cider obviously looking to wear him down.
Carsara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cider moves away.
Carsara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carsara moves out of range of the strikes.
Cider scores with a hook to the body. Carsara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cider scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carsara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cider connects with a solid leg kick.
Cider throws a hook but Carsara blocks it.
Cider is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carsara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cider throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cider throws a nice head kick!
Cider bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carsara 's head.
Cider thuds his shin into the meat of Carsara 's side.
Carsara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carsara drops his hands momentarily and Cider takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cider scores with a nice body kick.
Cider is looking to slow Carsara down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Cider .
Cider throws a shot to the body.
Carsara throws a sloppy head kick and Cider moves out of range easily.
Cider connects with a body shot.
Carsara throws a sloppy head kick and Cider moves out of range easily.
Carsara misses with a wild combination.
Good exchange - Cider coming out on top.
Cider scores with a nice right hand.
Carsara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cider can pounce on him.
Good exchange - Cider coming out on top.
Carsara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cider .
Carsara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cider .
Cider connects with a leg kick. Carsara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carsara misses with a few strikes there.
Cider scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carsara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carsara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carsara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carsara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cider scores with a punch to the head.
Carsara slips under a jab from Cider .
Carsara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cider lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cider lands with a kick to the temple. Carsara shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A good leg kick by Cider .
Cider cracks Carsara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cider thows a body kick. Carsara tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carsara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carsara misses with an uppercut.
Carsara throws a series of punches but Cider avoids them all with ease.
Carsara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cider thuds a left hand into Carsara 's body.
A good leg kick by Cider .
Good leg kick by Cider there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cider bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carsara 's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Cider lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carsara doesn't seem phased though.
Carsara tries to bum rush Cider with a series of wild strikes but Cider uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carsara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carsara .
Cider connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cider cracks the inside of Carsara 's front leg.
Cider punishes Carsara 's body with a nice straight punch.
Cider lands with a straight right. Carsara didn't see that one coming.
Carsara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carsara takes a swing at Cider 's ribcage but misses.
Carsara drops his hands momentarily and Cider takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carsara is looking to wear down Cider with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carsara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cider throws a leg kick which misses Carsara 's front leg but catches the back leg as Carsara tries to avoid it.
Carsara walks into a left hand.
Carsara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Cider there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carsara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cider .
Cider buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cider lands with a right hand.
Cider scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Cider dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cider lands with a slapping head kick.
Cider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Carsara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carsara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Giorgio Carsara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cider throws a series of punches but Carsara avoids them all with ease.
Cider throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carsara .
Carsara misses with a body shot.
Cider throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carsara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Cider .
Cider lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carsara .
Carsara looks to land a combination but Cider avoids it well.
Carsara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cider moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cider .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carsara takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cider moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cider moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carsara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cider connects with a leg kick. Carsara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carsara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carsara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cider can pounce on him.
Carsara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carsara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cider . Cider obviously looking to wear him down.
Cider catches Carsara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cider lands with a hook. Carsara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cider has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cider scores with a sloppy right hand. Carsara should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Cider .
Carsara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carsara fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cider feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carsara s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Justin Cider seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cider with a nice cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cider .
Carsara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Carsara misses its intended target.
Carsara takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cider connects with a solid leg kick.
Carsara walks into a left hand.
Carsara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carsara tries to move into range but Cider moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carsara tries to move into range but Cider moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carsara throws a body punch but Cider moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cider ! But no joy.
Cider lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carsara 's sensitive parts.
Cider scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carsara defending well as Cider loads up on a big left hand.
Cider lands a jab to the nose.
Cider is looking to slow Carsara down with leg kicks.
Cider lands a jab to the nose.
Cider scores with a hook to the body. Carsara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cider scores with a leg kick.
Cider lands a nice hook to Carsara 's body. Carsara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carsara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cider .
Carsara will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cider fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cider takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carsara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cider dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carsara . That did some damage!
Cider lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cider blocks a head kick by Carsara .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carsara misses with a series of wild punches.
A good leg kick by Cider .
Cider scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Cider .
Carsara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cider scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carsara in his tracks.
Carsara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cider listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Carsara , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cider getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cider .
Cider throws a good cross that connects.
Cider thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cider feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carsara 's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cider throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cider scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Cider does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cider lands with a straight right. Carsara didn't see that one coming.
Cider throws a hook to the side of Carsara 's head but Carsara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cider punishes Carsara 's body with a nice straight punch.
Carsara tries to bum rush Cider with a series of wild strikes but Cider uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carsara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cider .
Nice jab there from Cider .
Cider scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cider .
Cider lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cider lands a jab to Carsara 's midsection.
Carsara avoids the head kick by Cider .
Carsara misses with a two punch combination.
Cider paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Carsara crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cider - the referee stops the clock and Carsara gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cider . Carsara manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carsara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cider dips to his left and cracks Carsara with an uppercut!
Carsara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cider .
Carsara throws the left hand but Cider avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Cider showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Carsara takes a swing at Cider 's ribcage but misses.
Carsara takes a swing at Cider 's ribcage but misses.
Cider throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cider .
Carsara swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Cider .
Carsara connects with a right hand. Cider shakes it off.
Cider chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cider .
Cider throws a leg kick which misses Carsara 's front leg but catches the back leg as Carsara tries to avoid it.
Cider lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cider cracks Carsara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cider lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cider ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carsara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cider lands a glancing blow to the side of Carsara 's head.
Cider connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carsara slips a jab and a cross from Cider .
Carsara lunges at Cider with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cider 's hand.
Carsara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cider .
Carsara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cider throws a leg kick which misses Carsara 's front leg but catches the back leg as Carsara tries to avoid it.
Cider moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cider looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carsara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cider manages to avoid it.
Cider lands a nice shot to the body.
Cider throws a head kick that misses.
Cider throws a head kick that Carsara semi-blocks.
Cider pushes Carsara away with a front kick.
Carsara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Cider catches Carsara right on the button with a cross.
Cider scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carsara moves away from the strike by Cider .
Cider fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cider buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider thumps Carsara with a low kick.
That kick from Cider tenderised Carsara 's leg. Carsara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cider connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cider lands a jab.
Cider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cider lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carsara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cider .
Cider wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cider lands a nice shot that snaps Carsara 's head back.
Carsara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cider throws a nice looking combination but Carsara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cider takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carsara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carsara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Carsara , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carsara .
Cider connects with an inside leg kick.
Cider connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick there by Cider .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cider . That's going to slow Carsara down.
Cider with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cider buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carsara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carsara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cider .
Cider misses the jab.
Giorgio Carsara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carsara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cider lands a nice shot that snaps Carsara 's head back.
Carsara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Carsara . Those never looked like landing.
Cider scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carsara throws a series of punches but Cider avoids them all with ease.
Carsara misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cider connects with a jab.
Carsara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cider cracks Carsara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Cider there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cider , right into the meat.
Carsara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cider bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cider scoring well with a low kick there.
Cider lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carsara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cider .
Cider throws a head kick that Carsara semi-blocks.
Carsara takes one on the button.
Cider avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cider appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Carsara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cider tests Carsara 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cider lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cider throws a head kick that misses.
Cider throws a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cider .
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Cider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cider has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Cider !
An out of breath Justin Cider thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Giorgio Carsara had this to say: 'Thanks for all Island '.
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