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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benito Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid comes to the cage accompanied by There's No Home for You Here. Vasquez has chosen StrangleHold as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Cid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Benito Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cid takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vasquez lands with a shot to the body.
Vasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benito Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cid feints and then cracks Vasquez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vasquez down.
Cid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasquez throws out the jab.
Vasquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cid explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Vasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Cid moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasquez throws a big shot that misses.
Vasquez misses with a few strikes there.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cid manages to avoid it.
Vasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a head kick that misses.
Cid misses with a kick to the body.
Vasquez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cid rather than just go for the knockout.
Cid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vasquez is able to avoid easily.
Vasquez moves out of range of the body kick from Cid.
A slow jab from Vasquez misses its intended target.
Vasquez scores with the left hand. Cid knows he should have avoided that one.
Cid tries to work over Vasquez's front leg with a kick but Vasquez checks it.
Cid blocks a head kick by Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cid at a distance.
Cid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cid attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vasquez checks a leg kick nicely.
Vasquez throws a sloppy body shot
and Cid counters with a low kick, right behind Vasquez 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a lazy right hand but Cid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Vasquez misses its intended target.
Cid throws a nice head kick!
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquez.
Cid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Vasquez misses.
A good leg kick by Cid.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cid.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands with a slapping head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vasquez misses the target.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquez.
Cid tries to clinch but Vasquez is having none of it.
Vasquez lands a nice shot to the body.
Cid on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasquez throws a big shot that misses.
Cid digs a good body shot into Vasquez's ribs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez connects with a jab.
Jab from Vasquez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cid.
Vasquez misses with a left hand
and Cid counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vasquez's knee momentarily.
Vasquez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cid.
Vasquez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid avoids the body shot from Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a shot from downtown. Cid moves away and avoids it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasquez throws a hook but Cid avoids it easily.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut. Cid saw that one coming.
Cid throws a push kick but Vasquez slaps the foot to one side.
Vasquez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cid throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cid.
Cid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cid motions for Vasquez to come forward. Cid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cid tries to move into range but Vasquez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vasquez tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Vasquez misses with a right hand
and Cid counters with an inside leg kick.
Vasquez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cid under the eye.
Vasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cid manages to avoid it.
Cid tries to land a leg kick but Vasquez saw it coming and moves away.
Vasquez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cid's head.
Cid blocks a jab.
Cid motions for Vasquez to come forward. Cid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vasquez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vasquez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vasquez throws a shot from downtown. Cid moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benito Vasquez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cid walks into a stiff left hand from Vasquez.
Vasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Cid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vasquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut. Cid saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cid backs up against the cage.
Cid slips under a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cid.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cid manages to avoid it.
Vasquez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cid. Cid obviously looking to wear him down.
Cid thuds his shin into the meat of Vasquez's side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cid.
Vasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid tries to work over Vasquez's front leg with a kick but Vasquez checks it.
Cid throws a hook but Vasquez blocks it.
Vasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasquez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasquez throws a jab when Cid was well out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cid.
Cid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cid.
Vasquez misses the shot to the body.
Cid moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cid slips a straight right by Vasquez.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cid lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vasquez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vasquez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasquez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands a leg kick that knocks Vasquez off balance momentarily.
Vasquez throws a lazy right hand but Cid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vasquez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cid tries a head kick but it misses.
Cid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasquez.
Cid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cid manages to avoid it.
Cid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cid.
Vasquez throws a hook but Cid blocks it.
Cid lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cid needs to keep his hands up - Vasquez had a free shot at his head there.
Cid tried to score with a low kick but Vasquez checks it.
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cid.
Vasquez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cid.
Cid thumps Vasquez with a low kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a chopping leg kick but Vasquez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cid ducks right into an uppercut from Vasquez.
Vasquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vasquez missing with a left hand there. Cid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasquez misses with a looping right.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cid.
Benito Vasquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut
and Cid counters with a right hand to the body.
Vasquez loads up on a big right hand but Cid slips the punch.
Vasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Vasquez looks to throw the jab but Cid is out of range.
Cid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vasquez cracks Cid with a good jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid misses with a head kick.
Cid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cid connects with an inside leg kick.
Cid avoids the body shot from Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with a looping right.
Cid moves away from the strike by Vasquez.
Vasquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cid.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vasquez throws a poor cross that misses
and Cid counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cid misses with a head kick.
Cid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vasquez.
Vasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasquez throws a hook but Cid avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Xavier Cid will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick from Cid lands but Vasquez takes it in his stride.
Vasquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cid counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cid.
Cid moves away from the strike by Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut
and Cid counters with a good low kick that Vasquez was not able to check.
Cid thows a body kick. Vasquez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cid lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vasquez moves out of range as Cid throws a body kick.
Vasquez looks to land a left hand but Cid moved out of range nicely.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquez.
Cid slips a straight right by Vasquez.
Vasquez scores with a hook.
Cid with a nice cross.
Cid takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Cid slams his shin into Vasquez's torso.
Cid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Vasquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a hook but Cid blocks it.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquez.
Vasquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vasquez throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vasquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a push kick but Vasquez slaps the foot to one side.
Vasquez avoids the head kick by Cid.
Cid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut
and Cid counters with a nice body kick.
Vasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
Cid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vasquez.
Vasquez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez misses with a left hand
and Cid counters with an outside leg kick.
Cid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vasquez will feel that in the morning.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasquez swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
Cid takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Benito Vasquez has been cut.
Cid tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasquez avoids the damage to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands an elbow inside that Vasquez shrugs off.
Cid misses with a knee strike.
Cid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vasquez's defenses.
Cid prevents a body shot from Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Cid.
Cid scores with a knee to the head.
Cid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cid.
Cid scores a nice knee to the body.
Cid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vasquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cid lands a shot to the body.
Cid lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasquez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vasquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vasquez's face.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cid landing knees to the head.
Vasquez is rocked!
Cid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vasquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Cid finish him?
Cid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cid displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vasquez up against the cage.
Vasquez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vasquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cid lands a nice elbow.
Cid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vasquez takes an elbow to the temple.
Vasquez swings wildly with an uppercut but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vasquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Cid.
Vasquez works on Cid's body with a couple of short punches.
Vasquez tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
Cid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
Vasquez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cid throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Cid.
Vasquez jumps guard but Cid stands there with Vasquez around his waist. Vasquez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vasquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vasquez seems to have recovered his senses.
Cid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cid scores with a knee to the head.
Vasquez lands a left hand.
Vasquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Vasquez.
Nice elbow from Cid.
Nice elbow from Cid.
Vasquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vasquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Cid controls his hands.
Xavier Cid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Cid.
Vasquez breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cid.
Cid cracks Vasquez with an open hand slap.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cid lands a leg kick that knocks Vasquez off balance momentarily.
Vasquez throws a big shot that misses.
Cid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vasquez misses the jab.
Vasquez throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
Vasquez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Vasquez. Beautiful body shot.
Vasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
Cid swings for the body but Vasquez moves out of range.
A big left from Vasquez misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cid slips a jab from Vasquez.
Cid avoids the body shot from Vasquez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Cid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cid has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Xavier Cid!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Xavier Cid!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Xavier Cid!
Xavier Cid wins by unanimous decision!
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