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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maduka Ebo (ranked 7263 p4p, 25635 weight class) and Jay Ciro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maduka Ebo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Ciro!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Ebo.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
A punch combination from Ciro misses.
Ciro misses with a hook. Ebo ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Ciro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ebo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ciro.
Ciro stuffs the takedown attempt from Ebo. Ebo gets slowly back to his feet.
Ebo looks for a takedown but Ciro sprawls well.
Nice uppercut there from Ciro.
Ciro misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ebo misses with a looping left.
Ciro throws a right hand that Ebo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ebo also avoids with ease.
Ciro has managed to clinch.
Ebo lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ebo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciro prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maduka Ebo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciro is trying to push Ebo away but Ebo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ciro tries a knee to the head but Ebo blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ciro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ebo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ebo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ebo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ebo is trying to drag Ciro to the mat but Ciro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ebo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ebo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ciro is trying to break the clinch but Ebo has him pressed against the cage.
Ciro can't break the clinch.
Ciro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ciro connects with a crisp jab.
Ciro tries a head kick but it misses.
Ciro misses with a few strikes there.
Ciro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ebo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ciro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ebo has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ebo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ciro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ebo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ciro feints a jab promting Ebo to slip. Ciro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ebo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ciro fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Ebo.
Ciro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ebo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Ciro misses.
Ciro just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ebo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ciro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ebo checks a leg kick.
Ciro fails to land with a series of punches.
Ebo throws a big counter combination but Ciro scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ebo avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Ebo blocks the leg kick.
Ciro tries a head kick but it misses.
Ciro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ciro wants it to stay on the feet.
Ciro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ebo eats them both and turns towards Ciro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ebo throws a leg kick but Ciro moved away.
Ciro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Ciro does no damage.
Ebo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ciro.
Ciro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ciro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ciro misses with a leg kick.
Ciro tries to clinch up but Ebo circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ebo.
Ciro leaves Ebo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Ciro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ciro misses with a head kick.
Ebo is looking for a counter combo.
Ebo wants to clinch up but Ciro keeps it at a distance.
Ciro throws a series of punches but Ebo avoids them all with ease.
Ebo cracks the inside of Ciro's front leg.
Maduka Ebo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ebo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ebo shoots in but Ciro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jay Ciro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ciro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ciro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ciro.
Ciro working hard to break the clinch.
Ebo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ebo shoots in and drives through. Ciro sprawls well.
As Ebo backs off Ciro throws a huge counter combo but Ebo manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ciro duly obliges.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ciro. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sloppy strikes from Ciro. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Ebo. Those never looked like landing.
Ebo throws a head kick that misses.
Ciro swinging wildly here.
Ciro scores with a jab. Ebo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ciro throws a series of punches but Ebo moves out of range.
Ebo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ciro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ebo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ciro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ebo back to the cage. Ciro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ciro tries to land a leg kick but Ebo saw it coming and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ebo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ebo goes for a double leg but Ciro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ciro continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maduka Ebo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ebo backs up against the cage.
Ciro works the jab nicely.
Ebo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ciro.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ebo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ciro is defending well for now.
Ciro is looking to break free of the clinch but Ebo has double underhooks.
Ciro manages to break the clinch.
Ebo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ebo blocks a head kick by Ciro.
Ciro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ciro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ebo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ciro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ciro is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ciro connects with a body shot that sends Ebo's belly button to the back.
Ciro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ebo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ebo. That's going to slow Ciro down.
Ciro lands a lovely overhand right.
Ebo dives in for a single leg takedown but Ciro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ebo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ciro wants to slow Ebo down by chopping away at his legs.
Ciro scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Ciro does no damage.
Ciro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ciro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ebo under the eye.
Ciro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ebo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ciro as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciro tries to bum rush Ebo with a series of wild strikes but Ebo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jay Ciro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ebo slips a jab and a cross from Ciro.
Jay Ciro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ciro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ciro wants it to stay on the feet.
Ciro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ciro misses with the combination.
Ciro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ciro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ebo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ciro moves into the clinch.
Ebo misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Ciro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ciro misses with a two punch combination.
Ciro throws a lazy head kick
and Ebo counters with a two punch combo.
Ciro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ebo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ebo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ciro's calf.
Ebo keeps Ciro at a distance using the push kick.
Ciro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ebo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ebo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ebo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Ciro does no damage.
Ebo fails with the takedown.
Ciro darts in and clinches Ebo up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciro is working Ebo over against the cage.
Ciro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ciro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ebo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ciro's efforts to push away.
Ebo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ciro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ebo is rocked!
Ciro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oh Ebo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ciro lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Ebo out cold! Ebo is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jay Ciro!
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RATING
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