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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Layne Villegas (ranked 3287 p4p, 4415 weight class) and Memphis Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Layne Villegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Memphis Candy!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villegas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Candy tries a low kick but Villegas avoids it.
Candy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Candy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Villegas.
Candy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Candy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Candy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Candy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Villegas swings widly with a right hand
and Candy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Villegas misses with a straight right.
Candy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy moves away from the strike by Villegas.
Villegas misses with a straight left.
Candy misses with a lunging right hand
and Villegas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Villegas misses.
Villegas misses with an uppercut.
Candy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Candy ducks under a wild hook from Villegas.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Candy! But no joy.
Villegas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Candy manages to avoid it.
Candy throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Villegas to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villegas connects with a body shot.
Villegas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Candy.
Candy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Candy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Candy misses the shot to the body.
Candy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Candy lands a nice looking body shot.
Villegas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Villegas cracks Candy with an open hand slap.
A low kick lands for Candy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Candy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villegas misses with a wild body shot.
Candy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Villegas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Villegas lands with an uppercut that bounces Candy off the cage and back into range.
Villegas throws a big shot that misses.
Candy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Villegas.
Villegas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Villegas looks to throw the jab but Candy is out of range.
Candy raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villegas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Candy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Villegas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Villegas misses with a right hand
and Candy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Villegas throws the left hand but Candy avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Candy! But no joy.
Candy throws a jab but it's blocked by Villegas.
Donk. Villegas catches Candy right on the button with a cross.
Villegas misses with a left hand
enabling Candy to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Villegas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Layne Villegas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Villegas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Candy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villegas.
Villegas looks to throw the jab but Candy is out of range.
Candy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Villegas.
Candy walks into a left hand.
Villegas throws a body punch but Candy moves out of range.
Candy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villegas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Candy throws a right hand that misses
and Villegas counters with a nice uppercut.
Villegas throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villegas throws a hook to the side of Candy's head but Candy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Candy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Villegas.
Candy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Villegas counters with a straight right hand.
Candy ducks right into an uppercut from Villegas.
Villegas scores with a nice right hand.
Layne Villegas is winning the standup battle so far.
Candy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Villegas throws a jab when Candy was well out of range.
Candy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Candy misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candy tries to land a front kick but Villegas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Villegas loads up on a big right hand but Candy slips the punch.
Villegas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Candy's head.
Candy lands with a nice body punch.
Villegas throws a shot from downtown. Candy moves away and avoids it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Candy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Villegas has got the better of the exchanges.
Villegas connects with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Villegas misses
and Candy counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villegas throws a poor cross that misses
and Candy counters with a low kick, right behind Villegas 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villegas jabs at Candy's body.
Candy throws a lazy uppercut
and Villegas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Candy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Villegas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Candy misses with a straight left.
Villegas blocks the body kick.
Villegas misses with a jab to the body
and Candy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Villegas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Villegas misses its intended target.
Candy misses with a looping left.
Villegas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Candy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Candy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Villegas. That did some damage!
Villegas lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villegas tests Candy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Villegas looks to land a left hand but Candy moved out of range nicely.
Candy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Layne Villegas dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Candy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Villegas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Villegas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Candy can do to turn this around?
Candy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Villegas has time to react.
Candy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Candy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Villegas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Candy flicks out a counter leg kick but Villegas steps away.
Villegas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Candy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Candy throws a head kick that Villegas semi-blocks.
Candy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Candy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Villegas.
Candy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Villegas.
Villegas missing with a left hand there. Candy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Villegas throws a hook to the side of Candy's head but Candy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Candy misses
and Candy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Candy ducks under a wild hook from Villegas.
Candy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Candy misses.
A little feinted left hand from Villegas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Candy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Candy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Villegas throws out a powerful jab.
Villegas throws a hook to the side of Candy's head but Candy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Candy misses with a leg kick
and Villegas counters with a straight right hand.
Candy throws a jab when Villegas was well out of range.
Villegas ducks under a wild hook from Candy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villegas misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villegas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Candy.
Candy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Villegas.
It seemed like Candy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Candy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Candy connects with a solid leg kick.
Villegas avoids the head kick by Candy.
Candy walks into a jab.
Candy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Villegas throws a hook to the side of Candy's head but Candy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Villegas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Candy.
Villegas is looking to counter punch.
Villegas misses with a looping right.
Candy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Villegas.
Candy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Villegas with a body shot.
A big left from Villegas misses.
Candy slips under a jab.
Candy raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Candy avoids the body shot from Villegas.
Memphis Candy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Villegas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Candy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Layne Villegas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Villegas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Layne Villegas!
Layne Villegas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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