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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rip Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jagger Cyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rip Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jagger Cyde!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams working Cyde over with knees to the body.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
Cyde tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams has clasped his hands together around Cyde's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Williams stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Williams lands a left and a right that send Cyde crashing to the mat, dazed. Williams thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cyde is rocked!
It looks like Jagger Cyde has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cyde throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams avoids the head kick by Cyde.
Cyde is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams wants to clinch up but Cyde keeps it at a distance.
Williams pushes Cyde up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cyde throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams avoids the head kick by Cyde.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyde throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Cyde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cyde attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jagger Cyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams cracks the inside of Cyde's front leg.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Cyde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Cyde pushes him off.
Cyde clinches.
Cyde jumps guard but Williams stands there with Cyde around his waist. Cyde gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Cyde pulls guard effortlessly.
Williams wants to stand and escape but instead Cyde has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cyde!
Williams swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cyde is now in Williams's guard. A big mistake from Williams there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cyde postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Williams is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cyde, into his guard.
Cyde looks gassed!
Williams wanted to stand there but Cyde had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cyde is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is looking to stand up but Cyde won't let him.
Williams gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Williams has Cyde up against the cage in a clinch.
Cyde being controlled against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rip Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jagger Cyde.
Cyde tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams avoiding damage.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cyde swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Cyde.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cyde keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Cyde tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Cyde drops back down to his feet.
Williams wants the takedown. Cyde is fighting it off but Williams persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cyde's guard against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams gets to his feet. Cyde looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Williams tries to clinch but Cyde is having none of it.
Cyde tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jagger Cyde's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Cyde has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cyde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams tightens his grip and picks Cyde up, before dumping him to the ground. Cyde manages to land in guard.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Cyde is retaining full guard.
Williams decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cyde, up you get!
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Rip Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams wants to clinch up but Cyde keeps it at a distance.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cyde sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams clinches.
Cyde tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch but Cyde is having none of it.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cyde.
Williams is looking to clinch but Cyde is avoiding it.
Cyde throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Cyde misses with a straight left.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cyde momentarily.
A low kick from Cyde misses
and Williams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Cyde in his tracks for a moment.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Cyde tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Rip Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jagger Cyde.
Cyde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cyde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cyde tries to work over Williams's front leg with a kick but Williams checks it.
Cyde throws a big shot that misses.
Williams thuds a left hand into Cyde's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams. Cyde shrugs it off though.
Williams lands a high kick!
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Cyde in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cyde's head.
Williams drives through and clinches with Cyde against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cyde tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Cyde drops back down to his feet.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams rushes Cyde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cyde jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. Cyde gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Williams wants to clinch up but Cyde keeps it at a distance.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Cyde.
Williams working Cyde over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cyde in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cyde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Cyde's ribcage.
Williams works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Cyde is retaining full guard.
Williams stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cyde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams thumps Cyde with a low kick.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cyde sprawls well. Cyde wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Cyde throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a head kick. That will keep Cyde thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cyde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cyde does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williams moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Williams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rip Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams decides to stand back up. Williams steps back and let's Cyde get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cyde swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Cyde looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jagger Cyde's cut.
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!
Cyde throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cyde fails to land with a series of punches.
Cyde throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Williams looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Williams stands up from mount. Strange move.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cyde avoids the head kick by Williams.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Williams seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Williams is trying to control. Cyde wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams is working for a kimura but Cyde is defending it quite comfortably.
Williams wants to pass to mount but Cyde is defending the position.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cyde can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams stands up out of the half guard.
Cyde throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Cyde tries a head kick but it misses.
Jagger Cyde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Cyde.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Cyde takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cyde tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Rip Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Cyde's ribcage.
Rip Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cyde's head.
Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Come on Williams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cyde looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Williams swings around for an armbar but Cyde sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Williams's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rip Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rip Williams!
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