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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, There's No Home for You Here. Xavier Cid could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alfredo Torres's chin.
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159 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
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145 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Cid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Torres!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cid leaves Torres with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cid throws a leg kick but Torres moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cid.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torres lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cid checks a low kick from Torres.
Cid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Torres doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cid clinches up with Torres and pushes him back against the cage.
Torres working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Cid managing to block the knees to the body from Torres.
Cid tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid pushes Torres back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cid misses with a knee to the head.
Cid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cid is working Torres over against the cage.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Torres blocks a body shot from Cid.
Cid throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cid scores with a knee to the head.
Cid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Cid tries to stall but Torres uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Torres blocks a body shot from Cid.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid stalls.
Cid tries to stall but Torres uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cid misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Cid.
Torres tries to pull guard but Cid won't allow it.
Cid misses with a knee to the head.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Cid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Cid's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torres creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cid is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cid misses with the head strike.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Cid.
Cid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cid is trying to stall.
Cid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
Cid working aggressively here.
Cid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cid struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
Cid missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cid fails to land.
Cid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cid is pushing Torres up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cid lands a shot to the body.
Cid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cid.
Cid can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid dominated that round.
That's time! Cid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Cid.
Torres misses with a leg kick.
Torres checks a low kick from Cid.
Torres cracks Cid with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alfredo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres tries to land a leg kick but Cid saw it coming and moves away.
Good work by Torres as he checks the leg kick.
Cid pushes Torres away with a front kick.
Cid stuns Torres with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick from Torres misses
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cid throws a big shot that misses.
Torres goes for a double leg but Cid avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cid continues to drive forward.
Cid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cid tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Cid lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Cid controls the action.
Cid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cid working aggressively here.
Cid misses with a knee to the head.
Cid takes a shot to the head.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Torres tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
Cid swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Cid lands with a right to the head.
Cid blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid working aggressively here.
Cid landing knees to the head.
Cid lands a hook that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres jumps guard but Cid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cid throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Cid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
Cid tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Cid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Torres blocks a body shot from Cid.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Cid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not.
Cid misses with a punch to the body.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
A body shot lands from Torres.
Cid stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Cid misses with a body punch.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
Torres tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres 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. Torres gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Xavier Cid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfredo Torres.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cid. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Cid moves away and avoids it.
Torres takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cid with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Torres to score with a decent uppercut.
Cid looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Torres scores with a jab. Cid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cid.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Cid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cid scoring well with a low kick there.
Cid tries to land a leg kick but Torres saw it coming and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Torres misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cid - that will leave a mark!
Torres throws the left hand but Cid avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Torres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cid looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
Cid throws a leg kick which misses Torres's front leg but catches the back leg as Torres tries to avoid it.
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Cid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torres's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torres scrambles back to his feet.
Torres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres throws a low kick but Cid avoids it.
Torres fails with a takedown attempt.
Torres avoids a kick to the body.
Cid swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Torres fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab lands there for Cid.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torres is defended easily by Cid.
Torres takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cid.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Cid moves out of range easily.
Torres fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cid.
Cid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cid misses with a looping left.
Cid blocks a low kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Cid blocks the leg kick.
Torres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cid stuffs the takedown attempt from Torres. Torres 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 Alfredo Torres.
Cid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torres has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Cid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cid scores with a hook.
Torres throws a hook but Cid avoids it easily.
Alfredo Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Cid counters by clinching up.
Cid misses with some punches.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Cid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres avoids the elbow strike from Cid, against the cage.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but Cid blocks with his arms.
Cid lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Torres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
Cid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres jumps guard but Cid stands there with Torres around his waist. Torres gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Torres misses with some punches.
Cid tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Cid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cid lands a hook that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Cid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Torres lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cid works on Torres's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Cid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Cid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Cid fails to land.
Come on Cid - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cid blocks a body shot from Torres.
A knee to the head by Cid.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Cid.
Cid struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
Cid misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Cid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cid 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Cid!
A very excited looking Xavier Cid rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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