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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Cristos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch comes to the ring accompanied by The Doors-Break on through. Cristos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cypress Hill - Hand on the Pump. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Cristos!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Cristos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lynch lands a lovely overhand right.
Lynch slips under a jab from Cristos.
Lynch checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cristos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lynch loads up on a big right hand but Cristos slips the punch.
Lynch misses with a looping right.
Cristos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lynch misses the shot to the body.
Cristos scoring well with a low kick there.
Lynch takes a swing at Cristos's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lynch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cristos manages to avoid it.
Lynch blocks a leg kick.
Cristos scores with a sloppy right hand. Lynch should have avoided that one.
It looks like Tim Lynch has been cut.
Cristos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lynch is out of range.
Lynch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cristos.
Cristos throws a hook but Lynch blocks it.
Lynch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristos was well out of range. Poor timing from Lynch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch throws a leg kick but Cristos checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Cristos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cristos.
Lynch throws a combination that misses
and Lynch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lynch is rocked!
Cristos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Lynch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin Cristos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cristos misses with a shot to the body
and Lynch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lynch seems to have got his legs back now.
Lynch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cristos.
Lynch cracks Cristos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cristos misses with a double jab
and Lynch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cristos is looking to chop away at Lynch's legs.
Lynch staying out of range there.
Cristos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lynch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lynch loads up on a big right hand but Cristos slips the punch.
Cristos misses with a combination
and Lynch counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cristos misses with a body punch
and Lynch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cristos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cristos misses with a leg kick
and Lynch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cristos throws a leg kick
and Lynch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cristos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Martin Cristos has been cut.
Cristos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cristos throws a leg kick but Lynch checks it.
Lynch throws an overhand right that lands on Cristos's shoulder, as Cristos tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Cristos will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A right-left combo lands from Lynch.
Cristos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lynch.
Lynch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lynch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cristos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cristos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lynch manages to avoid it.
Lynch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lynch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cristos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristos misses with an uppercut.
Cristos slaps away a takedown attempt from Lynch, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lynch throws a leg kick
and Lynch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cristos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lynch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin Cristos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cristos lands with an overhand left.
A leg kick checked by Cristos.
No joy there for Lynch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cristos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cristos throws a hook but Lynch blocks it.
Cristos loads up on a big right hand but Lynch slips the punch.
Lynch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cristos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lynch is out of range.
Cristos swings for the body but Lynch moves out of range.
Cristos throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Cristos misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos misses with a double jab
and Lynch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lynch is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cristos tries to roll over but Lynch keeps him under control.
Cristos is concentrating on defense, preventing Lynch from advancing position.
Lynch is trying to control the action in half guard but Cristos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cristos trying to control but Lynch postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cristos trying to control but Lynch postures up.
Cristos keeping control of the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cristos misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick from Cristos misses.
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 Tim Lynch will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cristos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lynch.
A slow jab from Lynch misses its intended target.
Cristos throws a leg kick
and Lynch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Cristos finds it's way through Lynch's defenses.
Cristos thows a body shot but no joy.
Lynch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cristos is looking to chop away at Lynch's legs.
Lynch scores with a nice right hand.
Cristos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lynch circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cristos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lynch checks a leg kick nicely.
Lynch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cristos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lynch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tim Lynch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cristos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lynch checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lynch checks the leg kick.
Lynch stalks Cristos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cristos's face. Cristos staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristos leaves Lynch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cristos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lynch takes a swing at Cristos's ribcage but misses.
Cristos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lynch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cristos digs a good body shot into Lynch's ribs.
Lynch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Lynch blocks the low kick.
Lynch drops his hands momentarily and Cristos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos misses with a hook.
Cristos scores with a nice strike.
Lynch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cristos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lynch checks a leg kick.
Cristos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lynch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cristos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lynch ducks right into an uppercut from Cristos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristos throws a combination that misses
and Lynch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lynch throws a front kick aimed at Cristos's knee but Cristos avoids it well.
Cristos misses with a leg kick
and Lynch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cristos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lynch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lynch misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cristos thows a leg kick but Lynch checks it
and Cristos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cristos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lynch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Cristos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cristos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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