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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid's entrance music is There's No Home for You Here. A fine choice. Price is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mistakes. Xavier Cid could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Price's chin.
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155 lbs
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168 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Cid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Price!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price closes the distance and clinches.
Cid misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cid.
Price stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Price tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
Price has Cid pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Cid manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Price wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cid misses with an elbow over the top.
Price is trying to push Cid away but Cid has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prices head.
Price jumps guard but Cid turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Price takes a shot to the head.
Cid misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Price up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Price.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cid.
Cid missing with knees to the body.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cid misses with a knee to the head.
Cid blocks a body shot from Price.
Cid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Tim Price has been cut.
Cid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Price manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cid!
Price avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Price.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price drives through and clinches with Cid against the ropes.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Price is defending well for now.
Cid is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Cid finds it's target.
Cid throws a series of punches but Price moves out of range.
Cid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Price blocks the body kick.
Cid moves out of range of the leg kick from Price.
Price scores with a push kick.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cid throws a push kick but Price slaps the foot to one side.
Cid misses the shot to the body.
Price lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cid circles away quickly and effectively.
Cid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid moves away from the strike by Price.
Good leg kick by Price there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cid throws a body kick that misses.
Cid tries to clinch there but Price circles away.
Cid tries to work over Price's front leg with a kick but Price checks it.
Cid connects with a single shot there.
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cid.
Price steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cid.
Cid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Price's calf.
Price gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cid misses with a knee strike.
Price holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Price tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Xavier Cid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Price.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a knee strike.
Price successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cid stopping the sweep attempt from Price.
Price is looking for a triangle but Cid pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cid puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid trying to control the action but Price is working from the bottom.
Price trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Xavier Cid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Price's cut.
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 misses with a head kick.
Cid throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Price finds it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Price moves out of range of the body kick from Cid.
Cid connects with a leg kick. Price looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Price throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
Cid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Price fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cid is out of range.
Price tries a head kick but it misses.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Price blocks a head kick by Cid.
Xavier Cid is winning the standup battle so far.
Cid fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Price is out of range.
Price throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Price throws the left hand but Cid avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid lands a leg kick that knocks Price off balance momentarily.
Cid throws a solid leg kick but Price takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cid.
A decent looking cross lands there for Price.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cid.
A big left from Cid misses.
Cid misses with a kick to the body.
Cid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cid misses with a hook. Price ducked under it nicely.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Cid misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Price.
A short right from Price.
Cid scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Price blocks an uppercut.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price lands a shot to the body.
Price pushes Cid back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cid tries a knee to the head but Price blocks it.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cid walks away with a smile on his face. Price gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Price is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Cid.
Cid tries to land a front kick but Price steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Price.
Price throws an off balance right hand
and Cid counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a wild combination.
Cid throws a poor cross that misses
and Price counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Price.
Cid throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Cid.
Cid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cid throws a leg kick but Price sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Price catches Cid with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cid checks a low kick from Price.
Cid just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Cid misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cid.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price blocks a head kick by Cid.
Nice body kick there by Cid.
Price tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Price slips a jab from Cid.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cid.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cid has managed to clinch.
Price lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cid prevents Price from breaking the clinch.
Cid gets through Price's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price avoiding damage as Cid throws knees to the body.
Cid is looking to control Price's arms but Price gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cid has his back to the ropes.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Price's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Price moves away from the strike by Cid.
A jab from Cid misses.
Cid tries to move into range but Price moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Price takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cid tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Price works the jab nicely.
Cid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good work by Cid as he checks the leg kick.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Price throws the left hand but Cid avoids the punch easily.
Cid misses the jab.
Cid thows a body shot but no joy.
Price connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid lands a leg kick that knocks Price off balance momentarily.
Cid throws a low kick but it's checked well by Price.
Cid tries a head kick but it misses.
Price tried to score with a low kick but Cid checks it.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Cid throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
Price tries to work over Cid's front leg with a kick but Cid checks it.
Cid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Price displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cid throws out the jab.
Cid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cid.
Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cid scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
Cid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Cid as he checks the leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cid. Price shrugs it off though.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Cid.
Xavier Cid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Price ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Price takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cid throws out a loose jab but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Cid misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Cid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Price is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Cid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Nice defenses there by Cid.
Price throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Price on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Price jabs Cid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cid scores with a leg kick.
Cid misses with a kick to the body.
Cid stuns Price with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cid scores with the left hand. Price knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cid manages to avoid it.
Cid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Price has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Price wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cid misses with a body shot.
Price lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price throws a leg kick but Cid checks it.
A good leg kick by Cid.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cid throws a leg kick but Price sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid misses with a body shot.
Cid throws out a loose jab but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Price's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cid is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Price gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cid pushes off an throws an elbow but Price leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cid throws an elbow but it misses.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cid tries to land a knee to the head but Price blocks with his arms.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Price.
Cid lands a good knee to the midsection. Price won't want to take too many of those.
Cid tries to land a knee to the head but Price blocks with his arms.
Cid misses with an elbow over the top.
Cid crunches a lovely knee into Price's ribcage.
Price is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Price is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid throws an elbow but it misses.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Cid tries to stall but Price uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cid looking to throw knees to the head but Price is blocking nicely.
Price jumps guard but Cid stands there with Price around his waist. Price gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price avoiding damage as Cid throws knees to the body.
Price wants to stall.
Cid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Price blocks it with crossed arms.
Price with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Price is trying to force a seperation but Cid has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cid.
Cid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Cid looking to stall.
Price with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Price struggles to land a body shot inside as Cid controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Cid.
Cid prevents a body shot from Price.
Cid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cid crunches a lovely knee into Price's ribcage.
Cid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cid missing with knees to the body.
Price throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cids head.
Cid controlling the action here for a moment.
Cid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Price blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid is trying to maintain a safe position but Price gets an underhook and turns Cid into the ropes.
Cid throws an elbow that misses.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price trying to control the position but instead, Cid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Price into the ropes.
Cid misses with a punch to the body.
Price is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Cid avoids it by throwing Price back against the ropes.
Cid tries to land a knee to the head but Price blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Price creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Price stalling in the clinch but Cid improves position.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Price is defending well for now.
Cid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Price backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cid tries to stall but Price uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cid throws an elbow but misses.
Price scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Price working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cid.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cid struggles to land a body shot inside as Price controls his hands.
Cid looking to throw knees to the head but Price is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid had his way with Tim Price in that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Price's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cid checks a leg kick.
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 Price has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Price and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Price throws a chopping leg kick but Cid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cid throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Price finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Price goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Price scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Price throws a series of punches but Cid moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow Price down.
Cid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Price.
Cid swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cid is looking to slow Price down with leg kicks.
Price looks for the body kick but Cid saw that one coming.
Cid pushes Price up against the ropes in a clinch.
Price works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Price blocks it with crossed arms.
Price displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cid up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Price.
Price jumps guard but Cid stands there with Price around his waist. Price gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cid is looking to control Price's arms but Price gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cid has his back to the ropes.
Xavier Cid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Price's brow.
Stalling in the clinch from Cid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Price's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Price is defending well for now.
Price lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price throws a knee to the head but misses.
Price wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Cid.
Price landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cid is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is trying to pull guard but Cid turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Cid landing knees to the body.
Cid trying to land knees to the body.
Price misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Cid.
Price is trying to pull guard but Cid turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Xavier Cid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Price.
Cid taking a breather.
Cid is working Price over against the ropes.
Cid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cid lands a knee to the body.
Price is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Price wants to stall.
Cid trying to land knees to the body.
Price is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Cid to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Price's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cid landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Price jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cid walks away with a smile on his face. Price gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cid.
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.
Cid cracks Price with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Price moves out of range of the body kick.
Cid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cid throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Cid misses
and Price counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tim Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Xavier Cid has been cut.
Price throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Cid!
Xavier Cid retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Xavier Cid thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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