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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by Shadow on the Sun. Cliff comes into a darkened arena with his song building. JAMROCK kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cliff lands a front kick.
Cliff looks for the body kick but Man saw that one coming.
Man lands with a nice combination. Cliff backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Ziggy Cliff has been cut.
Cliff throws a front kick aimed at Man's knee but Man avoids it well.
Cliff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cliff moves out of range of the strikes.
Cliff throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man throws a right and a left that Cliff avoids nicely.
Man swinging wildly here.
Cliff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Man doesn't seem bothered though.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cliff's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliff clinches with his opponent.
Cliff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Man breaks from the clinch.
Cliff slips a jab from Man.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cliff needs to keep his hands up - Man had a free shot at his head there.
Cliff connects with an inside leg kick.
Man throws a hook to the side of Cliff's head but Cliff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cliff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man blocks a leg kick.
Cliff getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cliff lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Ice Man has been cut.
Ziggy Cliff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cliff misses with a looping left.
Cliff tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Cliff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Cliff slips under a jab from Man.
Cliff misses with a kick to the body.
Cliff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cliff has managed to clinch.
Man stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cliff.
Cliff misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Cliff.
A left hand lands to the body for Cliff.
Man wants to stall.
Man takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Cliff back against the cage.
Cliff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cliff slowing the pace effectively.
I was talking to Man's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Man blocking some punches.
Cliff misses with some punches.
Cliff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cliff.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cliff.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Cliff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man prevents a body shot from Cliff.
Cliff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cliff throws a head punch that misses.
Man blocks a body shot from Cliff.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cliff.
Cliff throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man manages to break the clinch.
Cliff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Cliff has closed the distance and engaged Man in a clinch.
Cliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Cliff dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Man on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cliff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Cliff.
Ziggy Cliff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cliff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cliff moves into range and clinches up with Man.
Cliff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cliff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cliff.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man misses with the head strike.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man takes a shot to the head.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cliff creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cliff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Cliff.
Cliff blocking some punches.
Man stalling in the clinch but Cliff improves position.
Cliff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Cliff.
A head punch on the inside from Cliff fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Cliff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cliff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cliff is looking to clinch.
Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cliff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cliff's jab looks to have found its range, popping Man under the eye.
Cliff slips under a jab from Man.
Cliff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cliff counters with a big head kick but Man shrugs it off.
Cliff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cliff working aggressively here.
Cliff tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man takes a shot to the head.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Ziggy Cliff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Man has picked Cliff up - he's going for a ride! Man dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cliff is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cliff is controlling Man's trapped leg to prevent Man from advancing to side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man prevents Cliff from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Cliff.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cliff.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cliff throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cliff explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cliff throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Cliff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Cliff lands an impressive looking overhand right. Man doesn't seem phased though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cliff. That's going to slow Man down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cliff.
Nice body kick from Cliff.
Man misses with a right hand
and Cliff finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cliff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man throws a hook to the side of Cliff's head but Cliff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cliff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Man is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cliff throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man takes a swing at Cliff's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Cliff or perhaps it was just good defense by Man which made him look bad.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cliff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cliff throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Cliff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cliff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Man avoids the body shot from Cliff.
Cliff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man in his tracks.
Cliff throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cliff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cliff.
Ice Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cliff has time to react.
Cliff throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Cliff looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
Man moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Cliff.
Cliff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cliff jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cliff lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cliff misses with a double jab.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Cliff has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man working aggressively here.
Cliff tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Cliff misses with the head strike.
Man is trying to force a seperation but Cliff has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Cliff.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Cliff.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Cliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cliff scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Cliff misses with a punch to the body.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Cliff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man misses with a body punch.
Cliff is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cliff lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cliff tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cliff.
Ice Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cliff scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
Cliff misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Cliff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cliff has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Cliff!
After winning the bout, Ziggy Cliff thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ice Man was interviewed post fight and said 'i'll back and Knock him out!'.
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