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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cynical Christoph (ranked 3650 p4p, 3683 weight class) and Libertad Muerte (ranked 440 p4p, 443 weight class). Libertad Muerte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cynical Christoph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Libertad Muerte!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christoph looks to land a combination. Muerte sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Muerte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Christoph defends it nicely.
Muerte swings for the body but Christoph moves out of range.
Christoph defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Muerte.
Nice straight punches there by Christoph. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Christoph.
We've been informed that Muerte 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.
Muerte moves away from the strike by Christoph.
No joy there for Muerte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christoph swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cynical Christoph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muerte tries to clinch there but Christoph circles away.
Muerte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muerte lands with a straight right. Christoph didn't see that one coming.
Muerte is looking to clinch.
Christoph tries to score with a low kick but Muerte moves his leg out of the way.
Muerte tries to clinch up.
Christoph throwing a counter right hand but Muerte manages to avoid it.
Christoph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muerte.
Muerte feints a counter leg kick.
Muerte fails with the takedown.
Cynical Christoph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Libertad Muerte.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muerte tries to move into range but Christoph moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Muerte tries to clinch but Christoph moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muerte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christoph.
Christoph clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Muerte.
Christoph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christoph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muerte backwards.
Muerte lands a nice shot to the body.
Muerte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christoph backwards.
Christoph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christoph cracks Muerte with a nice body shot.
Muerte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Christoph lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Muerte or not.
Christoph misses with a punch to the body.
Christoph gets through Muerte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muerte struggles to land a body shot inside as Christoph controls his hands.
Christoph lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christoph scores with a hook to the body.
Muerte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Christoph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christoph digs a right hand into Muerte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muerte's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Christoph.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muerte tries a body shot but Christoph blocks it.
Christoph lands a right hand.
Muerte is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Christoph scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muerte is still on wobbly legs! Can Christoph finish him?
Christoph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christoph closes the distance and pushes Muerte back into the cage.
Muerte is trying to stall.
Muerte tries to land knees in the clinch but Christoph avoids the damage to the body.
Muerte seems to have recovered his senses.
Muerte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Christoph.
Muerte looks winded!
Christoph lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Muerte or not.
Christoph lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muerte backwards.
Christoph digs a right hand into Muerte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muerte's gas tank.
Christoph lands with a light punch inside.
Christoph tries to land a knee to the head but Muerte blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muerte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christoph lands a shoulder strike.
Christoph lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Christoph lands a left hand.
Christoph lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cynical Christoph dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Christoph waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Muerte. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Muerte to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Christoph slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Christoph controlling the position.
Muerte wants to get back to his feet.
Muerte seems a little lost for a moment, as Christoph dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoph passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Muerte!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Muerte tries to hold on but Christoph postures up.
Christoph controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christoph continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Christoph's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Muerte can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christoph controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cynical Christoph dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Christoph darts in and clinches Muerte up against the cage.
Muerte tries a body shot but Christoph blocks it.
Christoph is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Muerte fails to land.
Muerte tries to land knees in the clinch but Christoph avoids the damage to the body.
Cynical Christoph has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Christoph lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Christoph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christoph is looking to land body kicks.
Muerte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muerte is looking to clinch.
Muerte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muerte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christoph is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muerte can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muerte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Christoph.
Christoph misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muerte is looking to clinch.
Christoph feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoph's jab looks to have found its range, popping Muerte under the eye.
Muerte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christoph manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muerte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christoph keeps the fight on the outside.
Christoph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muerte.
Muerte tries to clinch up but Christoph circles away and keeps his distance.
Christoph scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Christoph throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Christoph lands a jab.
Muerte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christoph tests Muerte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muerte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Christoph.
Christoph scores with a shot to the body.
Christoph has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Muerte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christoph manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muerte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muerte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muerte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christoph drives through and clinches with Muerte against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christoph lands a left hand.
Muerte lands a nice shot to the body.
I was talking to Christoph's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Muerte wants to stall.
Christoph is leaning against Muerte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muerte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christoph lands a body shot.
Christoph lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Muerte.
Christoph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christoph presses Muerte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Christoph lands with a right to the head.
Christoph breaks from the clinch.
Christoph scores with a shot to the body.
Christoph bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Muerte's head backwards.
Christoph lands a body shot.
Christoph smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big head kick from Christoph and Muerte is sent sprawling to the canvas!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christoph controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Libertad Muerte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christoph forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cynical Christoph showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Christoph 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cynical Christoph!
Cynical Christoph tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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