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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neal Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cris Cyborg has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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150 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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172 cm
26
150 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch but Cyborg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cyborg keeps the fight on the outside.
Cyborg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ward wants to clinch but Cyborg slips to the side
and Cyborg counters with a nice uppercut.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Cyborg.
Cyborg scores with a jab.
A big right from Cyborg misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward misses with a right hand
enabling Cyborg to counter with a crisp jab.
Ward tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cyborg counters with a right hand to the body.
Cyborg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ward moves away.
Ward tries to clinch but Cyborg moves away
and Cyborg counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg stuns Ward with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cyborg scores with a decent looking hook.
Ward lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cyborg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ward's head backwards.
Ward tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cyborg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cyborg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cyborg digs a good hook to Ward's body.
Ward doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyborg circles away.
Ward ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cyborg moves away.
Ward tries to clinch but Cyborg moves away
letting Cyborg counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cyborg.
Ward lands with a hook. Cyborg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Cris Cyborg has been cut.
Ward tries to clinch
and Cyborg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ward thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward moves to clinch but Cyborg breaks away
and Cyborg counters with a straight right hand.
Ward moves to clinch but Cyborg breaks away
and Cyborg counters with a nice uppercut.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyborg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ward throws a right hand that misses
and Cyborg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cyborg is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ward had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries to clinch
and Cyborg counters with a straight right hand.
Cyborg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cyborg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Neal Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cyborg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ward sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cyborg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cyborg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries to clinch but Cyborg moves away
and Cyborg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cyborg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cyborg appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ward scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyborg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cyborg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Cyborg catches Ward right on the button with a cross.
Cyborg lands with an uppercut that bounces Ward off the cage and back into range.
Cyborg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cyborg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cris Cyborg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cris Cyborg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ward tries to clinch but Cyborg is having none of it.
Cyborg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cyborg defending well as Ward loads up on a big left hand.
Cyborg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ward under the eye.
Cyborg stuns Ward with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ward closes the distance but Cyborg moves to the side
letting Cyborg counter with a right hand.
Ward tries to clinch but Cyborg is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyborg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ward tries to clinch but Cyborg moves out of range.
Cyborg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cyborg throws a hook but Ward blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cyborg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cyborg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ward looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cyborg throws a right hand that Ward ducks under and follows up with a left that Ward also avoids with ease.
Cyborg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cyborg counters with a one-two to the body.
Ward misses with a shot to the body
and Cyborg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cyborg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ward tries to clinch but Cyborg moves out of range.
Cris Cyborg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ward misses with an uppercut
and Cyborg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ward lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Cyborg lands a head shot.
Ward tries to clinch
and Cyborg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ward wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cyborg to counter with a crisp jab.
Cyborg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cyborg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ward wants to clinch up but Cyborg keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cyborg! But no joy.
Ward throws a combination that misses
and Cyborg counters with a nice uppercut.
Ward wants to clinch
and Cyborg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ward tries to clinch but Cyborg moves away
and Cyborg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cyborg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ward is rocked!
Jab, jab by Cyborg - just one landing.
Oh Ward is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward tries to clinch
and Ward takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cyborg lands a jab to the nose.
Cyborg swats away the attempt to clinch by Ward.
Cyborg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ward on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cris Cyborg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cris Cyborg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ward tries to clinch but Cyborg moves away
and Cyborg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ward seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice cross by Cyborg.
Ward stuns Cyborg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ward moves to clinch but Cyborg breaks away
and Cyborg counters with a nice uppercut.
Cyborg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ward walks into a straight right hand from Cyborg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Cyborg to counter with a crisp jab.
Ward scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ward closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cyborg counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward tries to clinch there but Cyborg circles away.
Cyborg lands a jab.
Ward throws a poor cross that misses
and Cyborg counters with a right hand to the body.
Cyborg tests Ward's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cyborg throws a hook to the side of Ward's head but Ward sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cyborg moves away from the strike by Ward.
Ward closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ward takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg cracks Ward with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Ward misses.
Ward closes the distance but Cyborg moves to the side
and Cyborg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ward gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cyborg.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Cyborg.
Cyborg scores with a jab. Ward acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cyborg.
Ward tries to clinch
letting Cyborg counter with a right hand.
Cyborg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cyborg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cris Cyborg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ward might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ward misses with a left hand
enabling Cyborg to counter with a crisp jab.
Cyborg lunges at Ward with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ward's hand.
Nice straight punches there by Cyborg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cyborg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward wants to clinch.
Cyborg scores with a jab.
Neal Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ward misses with a lunging right hand
and Cyborg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cyborg slips under a jab from Ward.
Ward with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cris Cyborg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cyborg 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Cris Cyborg!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Cris Cyborg!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Cris Cyborg!
Cris Cyborg wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Cris Cyborg 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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