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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Quixote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quixote has chosen Pantera - Domination as his entrance music. Don Quixote is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Cid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Quixote!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Cid.
Xavier Cid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Quixote throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cid's waist but Cid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quixote off to one side.
Cid throws a leg kick but Quixote sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cid misses with a low kick.
Cid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Cid.
Cid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quixote shoots for a takedown but Cid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cid is looking to chop away at Quixote's legs.
Quixote closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cid circles away.
Xavier Cid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Quixote.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cid wants it to stay on the feet.
Cid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Cid.
Quixote blocks a leg kick.
Cid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quixote's sensitive parts.
Cid throws a leg kick but Quixote sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Quixote shoots in looking for a takedown. Cid tries to sprawl out of it but Quixote keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Cid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quixote.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quixote shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cid pinned against the cage. Cid gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Quixote closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cid circles away.
Cid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quixote.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cid.
Cid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quixote moves out of range as Cid throws a body kick.
Cid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cid tries to score with a low kick but Quixote moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body kick there by Cid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quixote scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Quixote looks gassed!
Quixote is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cid defends it well.
Cid gets back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cid pulls Quixote in close to prevent any damage.
Quixote stopping the sweep attempt from Cid.
Cid knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quixote on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quixote wants to control from the top but Cid keeps moving.
Quixote thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Quixote trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cid trying to control the position here.
Cid keeping moving, preventing Quixote from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quixote closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cid circles away.
Cid leaves Quixote with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Quixote misses with a takedown attempt - Cid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Xavier Cid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Quixote.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quixote tries to close the distance and clinch but Cid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cid throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quixote checks a low kick from Cid.
Quixote ducks under a wild hook from Cid.
Don Quixote is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cid throws a nice head kick!
Cid lands with a straight right. Quixote didn't see that one coming.
Cid throws a wild body kick that Quixote sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Cid.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cid.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Cid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Quixote avoids the head kick by Cid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid motions for Quixote to come forward. Cid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Cid misses.
Cid slips under a jab from Quixote.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cid.
Cid throws a solid leg kick but Quixote takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cid.
Cid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cid.
Cid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Quixote shoots for a takedown but Cid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quixote.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quixote keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Quixote blocks the leg kick.
Quixote's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quixote takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cid thuds a left hand into Quixote's body.
Cid lands a head kick. Quixote smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cid stuffs the takedown attempt from Quixote. Quixote gets slowly back to his feet.
Quixote is breathing heavily.
Cid throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cid swats away the attempt to clinch by Quixote.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a leg kick but Quixote checks it.
Quixote fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cid throws a head kick but Quixote moves out of range.
Quixote tries to clinch there but Cid circles away.
Cid misses with a low kick.
Quixote blocks a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cid throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quixote.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Cid.
Quixote shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cid as he jumps to the side.
Cid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck for Quixote with that takedown attempt.
Cid stuffs the takedown attempt from Quixote. Quixote gets slowly back to his feet.
Xavier Cid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Quixote.
Cid misses with a kick to the body.
Quixote takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quixote misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Cid.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cid.
Quixote tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cid throws a leg kick but Quixote moved away.
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quixote misses with a takedown attempt - Cid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quixote tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xavier Cid is winning the standup battle so far.
Cid throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cid, right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Cid.
Cid throws out a loose jab but Quixote uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quixote takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cid is looking to land body kicks.
A clash of legs there as Quixote blocks the low kick.
Cid swings for the body but Quixote moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Cid lands but Quixote takes it in his stride.
Quixote fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quixote tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Quixote avoids the head kick by Cid.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cid.
Cid throws a low kick, looking for Quixote's leg but Quixote calmly moves out of range.
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid scoring well with a low kick there.
Cid lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Cid.
Don Quixote has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quixote looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Quixote wants to pass to mount but Cid is defending the position.
Cid slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cid controlling Quixote's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Cid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cid, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Cid!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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