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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joad Cressbeckler (ranked 85 p4p, 233 weight class) and Miami Vice (ranked 13 p4p, 31 weight class). Cressbeckler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is American Remains. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joad Cressbeckler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miami Vice!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vice.
Vice looks to land a right hand but Cressbeckler moved out of range.
Cressbeckler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vice moves away.
Vice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vice has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cressbeckler misses with a jab to the body
and Vice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cressbeckler has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Vice misses with an uppercut.
Cressbeckler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vice scores with a nice head shot.
Vice avoids a kick to the body.
Cressbeckler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cressbeckler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cressbeckler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vice! But no joy.
Cressbeckler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vice tries to work over Cressbeckler's front leg with a kick but Cressbeckler checks it.
Vice lands with a shot to the body.
Cressbeckler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cressbeckler misses with a left hand
and Vice counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cressbeckler's knee momentarily.
Vice lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cressbeckler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cressbeckler.
Vice with a nice cross.
Cressbeckler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vice throws out a loose jab but Cressbeckler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cressbeckler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cressbeckler throws a right hand that misses
and Vice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cressbeckler slips under a jab.
A cross from Vice lands.
Cressbeckler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vice is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler sizes up Vice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vice scoring well with a low kick there.
Cressbeckler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cressbeckler throws a leg kick
and Vice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Miami Vice has been cut.
Cressbeckler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cressbeckler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cressbeckler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice tries a low kick but Cressbeckler avoids it.
As Vice looks to move away, Cressbeckler throws a big counter combo but Vice just gets out of the way.
Vice feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cressbecklers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cressbeckler slips a jab from Vice.
It looked like Cressbeckler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cressbeckler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vice moves away.
Vice appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cressbeckler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vice throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler misses with a body kick.
Cressbeckler throws a lazy uppercut
and Vice counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miami Vice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miami Vice's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vice avoids the body shot from Cressbeckler.
Vice lands a jab.
Vice throws a jab when Cressbeckler was well out of range.
Vice throws out a loose jab but Cressbeckler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cressbeckler misses with an uppercut.
Vice scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cressbeckler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vice throws out a counter right but Cressbeckler avoids it with no problem.
Vice slips a jab from Cressbeckler.
Vice ducks under a wild hook from Cressbeckler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice loads up on a big right hand but Cressbeckler slips the punch.
Cressbeckler blocks a jab.
Cressbeckler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vice throws an off balance right hand
letting Cressbeckler counter with a right hand.
Vice throws out a powerful jab.
Vice looks to land a left hand but Cressbeckler moved out of range nicely.
A low kick lands for Cressbeckler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cressbeckler is looking to slow Vice down with leg kicks.
Cressbeckler misses with a lunging right hand
and Vice counters with a straight right hand.
Cressbeckler moves away from the strike by Vice.
Vice misses with a hook
and Vice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cressbeckler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vice throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cressbeckler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vice backs up against the cage.
Vice throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler misses the shot to the body.
Cressbeckler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vice throws a leg kick
and Cressbeckler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Miami Vice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cressbeckler misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vice misses with a looping right.
Vice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cressbeckler was well out of range. Poor timing from Vice.
A big right from Vice misses.
Cressbeckler throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cressbeckler misses.
Vice throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Cressbeckler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vice throws a leg kick but Cressbeckler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cressbeckler moves out of range of the leg kick from Vice.
A telegraphed right hand from Cressbeckler misses the target.
Vice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cressbeckler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cressbeckler moves out of range of the strikes.
Cressbeckler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joad Cressbeckler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miami Vice's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cressbeckler misses with a body shot.
Vice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cressbeckler.
Vice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cressbeckler throwing a counter right hand but Vice manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vice darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vice lands a nice shot that snaps Cressbeckler's head back.
Vice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cressbeckler slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Cressbeckler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vice rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cressbeckler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vice takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cressbeckler throws a big shot that misses.
Vice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cressbeckler appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vice's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cressbeckler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vice scrambles back to his feet.
Cressbeckler misses the shot to the body.
Vice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler just misses with a punch to the body.
Vice keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vice lands a nice looking body kick.
Cressbeckler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vice.
Cressbeckler misses with a shot to the body
and Vice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cressbeckler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cressbeckler throws a leg kick
and Vice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler misses with a straight left.
Cressbeckler misses with a wild body shot.
Cressbeckler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vice.
Cressbeckler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cressbeckler misses the shot to the body.
Vice feints a counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Vice.
Cressbeckler misses with a looping left.
Vice only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cressbeckler. That did some damage!
Cressbeckler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vice counters with a good low kick that Cressbeckler was not able to check.
Vice misses with a straight left.
Cressbeckler misses with a hook.
A big left from Cressbeckler misses.
Cressbeckler tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Vice misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cressbeckler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miami Vice.
Well Vice 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miami Vice!
A victorious Miami Vice thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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