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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Israel Hands (ranked 288 p4p, 230 weight class) and Anthony Cirelli (ranked 37 p4p, 30 weight class). Hands comes to the cage accompanied by A Collection of Sea Shanties. Cirelli has chosen We Come One as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Israel Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Cirelli!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirelli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cirelli misses with a left hand
and Hands counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cirelli thinking.
Anthony Cirelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirelli misses with a low kick.
Hands takes one on the button.
Cirelli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hands takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cirelli has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cirelli lands with a right hand.
Hands takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cirelli lands with a straight right. Hands didn't see that one coming.
Cirelli slips under a jab from Hands.
Hands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cirelli.
Cirelli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirelli thumps Hands with a low kick.
Cirelli lands a jab to Hands's midsection.
Hands on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hands takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirelli scores with a jab.
Cirelli gets tackled into the cage by Hands. Hands maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirelli blocks a body shot from Hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cirelli.
Hands misses with a punch to the body.
Hands has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cirelli uses from the top position.
Cirelli preventing the sweep.
Hands had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cirelli defends it easily.
Cirelli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hands looking for a sweep. Not yet Hands, not yet.
Cirelli is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hands is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hands has his foot on Cirelli's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cirelli works his way back into a safe position though.
Hands has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirelli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hands trying to keep a closed guard but Cirelli is proving a slippery customer.
Cirelli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cirelli is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirelli's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cirelli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cirelli misses with a hook
and Hands counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cirelli misses with a straight left.
A solid body kick from Cirelli.
Cirelli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Hands misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cirelli. That's going to slow Hands down.
Good shot there by Cirelli.
Cirelli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hands looks to throw the jab but Cirelli is out of range.
Cirelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hands manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hands attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cirelli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cirelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hands moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hands throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cirelli scores with a jab.
Cirelli misses with a low kick as Hands jumps back.
Cirelli lands a nice hook to Hands's body. Hands takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cirelli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hands counters with a straight right hand.
Cirelli lands the left hand.
Cirelli lands a head shot.
Nice shot by Cirelli.
Hands drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cirelli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hands doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Cirelli misses.
Cirelli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hands.
Hands is looking to counter the offense by Cirelli and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Cirelli dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cirelli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cirelli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hands checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cirelli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cirelli lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hands misses the target.
Hands checks a leg kick.
Hands takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cirelli misses with a leg kick
and Hands counters with a straight right hand.
Hands slips under a jab from Cirelli.
Hands takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Cirelli, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hands looks to throw the jab but Cirelli is out of range.
Hands throws a leg kick but Cirelli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cirelli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hands is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cirelli.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cirelli misses with a left hand
and Hands counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirelli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cirelli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cirelli swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hands counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hands wants to clinch.
Cirelli clobbers Hands with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cirelli throws a body shot but no joy.
And Hands counters with a quick kick to the body but Cirelli blocks it.
Hands walks into a stiff left hand from Cirelli.
Hands moves away from the strike by Cirelli.
Hands avoids the body shot from Cirelli.
Hands takes one on the button.
Cirelli works Hands's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands takes one to the chin there.
Cirelli throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Cirelli catches Hands right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirelli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hands getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cirelli lands a nice hook to Hands's body. Hands takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hands looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cirelli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hands's sensitive parts.
Cirelli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hands checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hands seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cirelli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hands throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cirelli is rocked!
Cirelli misses with a looping right.
Cirelli is still on wobbly legs! Can Hands finish him?
Cirelli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hands blocks a jab.
Cirelli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hands counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cirelli scores with a nice head shot.
Cirelli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hands was well out of range. Poor timing from Cirelli.
Hands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Cirelli catches Hands right on the button with a cross.
Hands uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cirelli.
Cirelli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cirelli wants to land a leg kick but Hands is out of range.
Hands throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cirelli seems to have recovered his senses.
Cirelli wants to land a leg kick but Hands is out of range.
Cirelli throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
Cirelli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hands doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cirelli throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cirelli works Hands's body with a nice hook.
Cirelli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cirelli feints and then cracks Hands's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hands down.
Cirelli clobbers Hands with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hands on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirelli looks to land a left hand but Hands moved out of range nicely.
Hands swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cirelli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cirelli throws a right hand that misses
and Hands counters with a left to the body.
Cirelli jabs at Hands's body.
Hands takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cirelli.
A nice leg kick from Cirelli, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hands moves out of range of the body kick.
Cirelli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hands checks a low kick from Cirelli.
Hands jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cirelli throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
Hands throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hands throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirelli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hands throwing a counter right hand but Cirelli manages to avoid it.
Cirelli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hands moves out of range of the strikes.
Hands tests Cirelli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Cirelli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Cirelli misses.
Cirelli jabs Hands to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hands checks a leg kick.
Hands seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirelli.
Cirelli was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hands displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cirelli throws out the jab.
Anthony Cirelli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cirelli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hands drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hands takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hands takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hands misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cirelli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hands blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Cirelli misses its intended target.
Cirelli lands a nice looking body shot.
Cirelli throws a shot from downtown. Hands moves away and avoids it.
Hands tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cirelli manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirelli lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hands checks a low kick from Cirelli.
Hands takes one to the chin there.
Hands closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hands creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Cirelli.
Hands tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cirelli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cirelli struggles to land a body shot inside as Hands controls his hands.
Cirelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Hands.
Hands pushes Cirelli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hands lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cirelli backwards.
Cirelli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hands manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirelli passes Hands's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cirelli is looking to take a break and control but Hands is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hands is looking to control Cirelli's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hands avoid being mounted?
Anthony Cirelli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands tries to roll over but Cirelli keeps him under control.
Cirelli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hands looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cirelli perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hands looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cirelli not doing much here.
Hands wants to get back to full guard.
Cirelli trying to control the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cirelli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Israel Hands has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Cirelli misses its intended target.
Cirelli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cirelli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cirelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Hands is just out of range.
Hands moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Cirelli.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cirelli. Hands does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cirelli looks to land a right hand but Hands moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cirelli.
Cirelli with a jab.
Hands has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hands there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Cirelli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cirelli 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Cirelli!
Anthony Cirelli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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