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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Redshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redshaw's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ACDC - Skies on Fire. Virgil Cid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Redshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Cid!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redshaw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Redshaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Cid manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Redshaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cid swings for the body but Redshaw moves out of range.
Redshaw shoots in but no luck this time.
Redshaw tries to clinch but Cid moves out of range.
Redshaw tries to clinch but Cid moves out of range.
Cid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Redshaw clinches up with Cid and pushes him back against the cage.
Cid tries to work over Redshaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Redshaw is trying to break the clinch but Cid is controlling him.
Redshaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cid is defending well for now.
Cid can't find room to land a body shot as Redshaw controls the action.
Nice body punch from Redshaw.
Redshaw jumps guard but Cid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Redshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cid prevents a body shot from Redshaw.
Cid pushes Redshaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redshaw trying to land knees to the body.
Redshaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Redshaw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redshaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Redshaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Cid manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Redshaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cid has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Redshaw finds it's way round the side to connect with Cid's head.
Cid works Redshaw's body with a nice hook.
Redshaw throws a sloppy head kick and Cid moves out of range easily.
A jab from Cid finds it's way through Redshaw's defenses.
Cid throws a leg kick but Redshaw sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cid looks for the body kick but Redshaw saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Cid. That snapped Redshaw's head back.
Cid lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redshaw looks to land a left hand but Cid moved out of range nicely.
Redshaw misses with the combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cid.
Cid thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Redshaw if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Redshaw throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cid lands a jab to Redshaw's midsection.
Cid stuffs the takedown.
Redshaw dives in and grabs Cid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cid pushes down on Redshaw's head and hops out.
Redshaw misses with a looping right.
Redshaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Redshaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cid connects with an inside leg kick.
Redshaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Redshaw works over Cid's head and body with a nice combination.
Cid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Redshaw lands a leg kick that knocks Cid off balance momentarily.
Redshaw takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Cid.
Cid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redshaw manages to avoid it.
Redshaw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Redshaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Cid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Redshaw moves out of range as Cid throws a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cid.
Cid is looking to slow Redshaw down with leg kicks.
Cid misses with the body kick
and Redshaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Redshaw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Redshaw throws a chopping leg kick but Cid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Redshaw slams his shin into Cid's torso.
Redshaw slips a straight right by Cid.
Redshaw tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cid sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Redshaw somewhat.
Redshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from Redshaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid fakes the leg kick and cracks Redshaw in the body.
Dexter Redshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redshaw shoots in and bounces Cid off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cid pulls Redshaw in close to his closed guard and prevents Redshaw from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cid is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cid trying to control the position from guard on top but Redshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Cid dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A cross from Cid lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cid.
Redshaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Redshaw shoots in but Cid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Redshaw takes a swing at Cid's ribcage but misses.
Redshaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Redshaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cid clobbers Redshaw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cid slaps away a takedown attempt from Redshaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Redshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redshaw avoids the head kick by Cid.
Cid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid moves away from the strike by Redshaw.
The fighters circling - Redshaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redshaw pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cid.
No luck for Redshaw with that takedown attempt.
Cid stuffs the takedown attempt from Redshaw. Redshaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Cid moves out of range as Redshaw throws a body kick.
Redshaw shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cid counters with a big head kick but Redshaw shrugs it off.
Virgil Cid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Redshaw lands but Cid takes it in his stride.
Cid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redshaw.
Cid throws a wild body kick that Redshaw sees coming a mile off.
Cid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redshaw moves away.
Good leg kick by Cid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Redshaw shoots for a double leg takedown but Cid sprawls well. He's pushed Redshaw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid cracks Redshaw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Redshaw feints and as Cid raises his hands in defense, Redshaw changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cid has his hands on Redshaw's head, controlling the position.
Cid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw is fighting to break Cid's control of his arms but Cid is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Virgil Cid hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A cross from Cid lands.
Virgil Cid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Redshaw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cid.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cid!
Redshaw throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cid slips a jab and a cross from Redshaw.
A leg kick checked by Cid.
Redshaw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cid with a jab.
Redshaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Redshaw.
Cid throws a chopping leg kick but Redshaw manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Redshaw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cid's waist but Cid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Redshaw off to one side.
Cid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Redshaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cid.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redshaw moves out of range of the body kick.
Cid slips a jab and a cross from Redshaw.
Cid connects with a leg kick. Redshaw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Redshaw misses with a leg kick
and Cid counters with a nice uppercut.
Redshaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redshaw dives in and grabs Cid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cid pushes down on Redshaw's head and hops out.
Cid throws a leg kick which misses Redshaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Redshaw tries to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Redshaw.
Cid misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid scores with a jab to the body.
Cid scores with a jab.
Cid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Cid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Redshaw misses with an uppercut. Cid saw that one coming.
Redshaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cid.
Cid attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Redshaw throws a looping overhand right but Cid ducks down to avoid it.
Cid displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Redshaw.
Cid just misses with a punch to the body.
Cid works Redshaw's body with a nice hook.
Cid wants to land a leg kick but Redshaw is out of range.
Cid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Redshaw checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Redshaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Redshaw looking for a submission but Cid manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Redshaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Redshaw throwing strikes from guard but Cid blocks nicely.
Cid controlling the position.
Redshaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cid keeping moving, preventing Redshaw from controlling successfully.
Cid has Redshaw pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Virgil Cid hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow Redshaw down.
Cid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Redshaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cid.
Redshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow Redshaw down.
Redshaw throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
Cid lands with a shot to the body.
Cid takes a swing at Redshaw's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redshaw shoots in and bounces Cid off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Redshaw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid wants to sweep but no luck.
Redshaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cid pulls Redshaw in close to his closed guard and prevents Redshaw from doing any damage or advancing position.
Redshaw scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cid is pulling down on Redshaw's head. It's preventing any offense from Redshaw, at least for the moment.
Cid working a defensive guard here.
Redshaw throws a strike but Cid rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Redshaw is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Redshaw is on top in guard.
Redshaw looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cid wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dexter Redshaw did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Redshaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Redshaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Redshaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Redshaw is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cid slaps away a takedown attempt from Redshaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Cid scores with a jab to the head.
Cid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Redshaw at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Cid.
Cid checks a low kick from Redshaw.
Cid jabs at Redshaw's body.
Cid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Redshaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cid counters with a leg kick.
Redshaw is looking to chop away at Cid's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redshaw. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redshaw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cid is looking to slow Redshaw down with leg kicks.
Cid thows a body shot but no joy.
Redshaw slips under a jab.
Cid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cid scores with a shot to the body.
Redshaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cid.
Cid jabs at Redshaw's body.
Cid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Redshaw does it's job there.
Redshaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Cid manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Redshaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Redshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Redshaw is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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!
Redshaw misses with a low kick as Cid jumps back.
Cid catches Redshaw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cid throws a push kick but Redshaw slaps the foot to one side.
Redshaw looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Redshaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cid pinned against the cage. Cid gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
An inside leg kick lands from Cid.
Redshaw missing with a left hand there. Cid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Redshaw is able to avoid easily.
Cid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Redshaw shoots in for a takedown but Cid shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid looks for the body kick but Redshaw saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Redshaw.
Redshaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cid tries to avoid it but Redshaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cid to the ground. Cid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Redshaw walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Redshaw drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Redshaw feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cid looking for a sweep. Not yet Cid, not yet.
Redshaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Redshaw wants to control from the top but Cid keeps moving.
Cid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Redshaw is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid is controlling Redshaw's posture.
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!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cid trying to control the position.
Virgil Cid has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Redshaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Cid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Redshaw tries for a takedown but Cid circles away easily
enabling Cid to counter with a crisp jab.
Cid thuds his right hand into Redshaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Redshaw.
A big right from Redshaw misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Cid dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Redshaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Redshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redshaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cid.
Cid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cid pushes Redshaw away with a front kick.
Redshaw shoots in for a takedown but Cid shows good takedown defense.
Redshaw walks into a stiff left hand from Cid.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Redshaw crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cid - the referee stops the clock and Redshaw gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cid. Redshaw manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Redshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Redshaw throws a lazy head kick
enabling Cid to counter with a crisp jab.
Cid stuffs the takedown attempt from Redshaw. Redshaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cid takes a swing at Redshaw's ribcage but misses.
Cid connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redshaw walks into a jab.
Cid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redshaw will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Redshaw checks a low kick from Cid.
Redshaw has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Redshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Redshaw is defended easily by Cid.
Redshaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redshaw.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Redshaw.
Cid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cid slaps away a takedown attempt from Redshaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Redshaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cid tries to avoid it but Redshaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cid to the ground. Cid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cid misses with a looping left.
Cid displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Redshaw.
Cid lands with a nice combination. Redshaw backs away looking to recover.
Redshaw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cid is looking to chop away at Redshaw's legs.
Redshaw closes the distance and clinches up with Cid, looking for a takedown. Redshaw pushes Cid against the cage but Cid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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!
A punch combination from Redshaw misses.
No luck for Redshaw with that takedown attempt.
Cid scores with a leg kick.
Cid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Redshaw fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Redshaw. Redshaw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Redshaw drops his hands momentarily and Cid takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Redshaw looks to land a left hand but Cid moved out of range nicely.
Redshaw on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dexter Redshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redshaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Cid tries to sprawl out of it but Redshaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Redshaw will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cid fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Redshaw is out of range.
Redshaw tries to clinch up but Cid circles away and keeps his distance.
Redshaw feints and as Cid raises his hands in defense, Redshaw changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid controlling the position.
Cid manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Redshaw manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cid wants to control from the top but Redshaw keeps moving.
Redshaw has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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!
Redshaw wants to improve his position but instead Cid has moved into half guard.
Cid is taking a breather. Redshaw says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Redshaw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redshaw wants to improve his position but Cid is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Cid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cid 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Cid!
Virgil Cid decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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