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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendrick Christiansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forlorn Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forlorn Destroyer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendrick Christiansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forlorn Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer tries to clinch up but Christiansen circles away and keeps his distance.
Destroyer is looking to clinch but Christiansen is avoiding it.
Christiansen tries to clinch up
and Destroyer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Destroyer.
Destroyer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Destroyer is fighting to break Christiansen's control of his arms but Christiansen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Destroyer scoring with some ground and pound.
Christiansen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Christiansen wants to get back to his feet but Destroyer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Christiansen is adopting a defensive guard.
Christiansen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Destroyer's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Christiansen controls the pace.
Destroyer managing to control the position.
Christiansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Destroyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christiansen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Destroyer, up you get!
Destroyer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Destroyer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christiansen blocks it with crossed arms.
Destroyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Christiansen to work.
Destroyer is trying to maintain a safe position but Christiansen gets an underhook and turns Destroyer into the cage.
Destroyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Destroyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Christiansen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Christiansen avoiding damage.
Destroyer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Destroyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christiansen pushes Destroyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Destroyer has had enough of the clinch but Christiansen keeps him there for the moment.
Christiansen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Christiansen.
Christiansen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christiansen swats away the attempt to clinch by Destroyer.
Christiansen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Destroyer counters by clinching up.
Christiansen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Christiansen taking a breather.
Christiansen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Destroyer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Christiansen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Christiansen pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Destroyer is looking to control Christiansen's arms but Christiansen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Destroyer has his back to the cage.
Destroyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Destroyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Destroyer looks gassed!
Christiansen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Destroyer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Christiansen pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Destroyer has Christiansen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Christiansen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kendrick Christiansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forlorn Destroyer.
The referee is keeping an eye on Christiansen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Christiansen scores with a shoulder strike.
Christiansen lands a nice uppercut.
Destroyer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Christiansen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christiansen connects with a knee to the head.
Christiansen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Destroyer tries to clinch
and Christiansen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Christiansen with a knee to the head.
Christiansen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kendrick Christiansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christiansen wants to clinch up but Destroyer keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen tries to clinch there but Destroyer circles away.
Destroyer clinches but Christiansen breaks the clinch
and Christiansen counters by moving into the clinch.
Christiansen pushes Destroyer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Christiansen is leaning against Destroyer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Christiansen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christiansen clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christiansen manages to break the clinch.
Destroyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christiansen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christiansen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Destroyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kendrick Christiansen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christiansen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Christiansen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Destroyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Destroyer throws a shot from downtown. Christiansen moves away and avoids it.
Christiansen wants to clinch up but Destroyer keeps it at a distance.
Christiansen rushes Destroyer and presses him up against the cage.
Christiansen stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendrick Christiansen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Destroyer looks to clinch
and Christiansen counters by moving into the clinch.
Destroyer looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Christiansen.
Destroyer misses with a knee strike.
Destroyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Christiansen is working Destroyer over against the cage.
Christiansen manages to break the clinch.
Christiansen is looking to clinch.
Christiansen takes the fight into the clinch.
Destroyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Christiansen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Destroyer looking to throw knees to the head but Christiansen is blocking nicely.
Destroyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Christiansen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Christiansen lands a nice shot to the body.
Christiansen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Christiansen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Christiansen manages to break the clinch.
Destroyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Christiansen.
Destroyer is breathing heavily.
Christiansen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Destroyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christiansen is looking to clinch.
Christiansen tries to clinch there but Destroyer circles away.
Christiansen clinches up against the cage.
Destroyer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Christiansen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Christiansen working Destroyer over with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Christiansen.
Christiansen manages to break the clinch.
Christiansen lands with a nice body kick.
Destroyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Christiansen.
Christiansen tries to clinch up
and Destroyer counters with a takedown into side control.
Christiansen holds on to Destroyer's head and controls the position momentarily.
Destroyer working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Destroyer is controlling him well.
Destroyer with the ground and pound but Christiansen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Christiansen is pressing down on Destroyer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christiansen wriggles free and stands up.
Christiansen instigates a clinch.
Christiansen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Destroyer up against the cage.
Christiansen manages to break the clinch.
Destroyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Christiansen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Destroyer, pushing him back against the cage.
Christiansen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christiansen scores with a shoulder strike.
Christiansen lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Christiansen.
Christiansen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Christiansen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Christiansen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Christiansen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Christiansen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christiansen wants to clinch up but Destroyer keeps it at a distance.
Christiansen fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Destroyer misses.
Destroyer wants to clinch
and Christiansen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Christiansen.
Christiansen trying to stall but Destroyer improves his position.
Christiansen lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen breaks from the clinch.
Destroyer forces Christiansen back against the cage and clinches.
Christiansen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Christiansen lands a hook that snaps the head of Destroyer backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Christiansen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Christiansen.
A shot in the inside from Christiansen.
A left hand lands to the body for Christiansen.
Christiansen works on Destroyer's body with a couple of short punches.
A bit of stalling here from Christiansen.
Christiansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christiansen tries to clinch but Destroyer is having none of it.
Christiansen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Christiansen lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Christiansen.
Christiansen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Christiansen.
Christiansen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kendrick Christiansen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christiansen scores with a shot to the side of Destroyer's head.
Come on Christiansen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Destroyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Christiansen has Destroyer pressed against the cage.
Christiansen is working Destroyer over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendrick Christiansen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Christiansen is looking to clinch but Destroyer is avoiding it.
No luck for Destroyer with that takedown attempt.
Christiansen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Christiansen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Destroyer up against the cage.
Destroyer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Christiansen.
Destroyer breaks the clinch.
Destroyer tries to clinch but Christiansen moves away
and Christiansen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Christiansen.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Destroyer connects with a knee to the head.
Christiansen lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Christiansen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Destroyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christiansen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Christiansen lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen has Destroyer pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kendrick Christiansen.
Christiansen forces Destroyer back against the cage and clinches.
Christiansen breaks the clinch.
Christiansen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Destroyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christiansen fails to land with a series of punches.
Christiansen keeps the fight on the outside.
Christiansen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christiansen moves into range and clinches up with Destroyer.
Destroyer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Christiansen smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christiansen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Destroyer tries to bum rush Christiansen with a series of wild strikes but Christiansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Christiansen tries to clinch up.
Christiansen darts in and clinches Destroyer up against the cage.
Christiansen cracks Destroyer with a nice body shot.
Christiansen digs a right hand into Destroyer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Destroyer's gas tank.
Christiansen slows down the pace here.
Destroyer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Christiansen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kendrick Christiansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forlorn Destroyer.
Destroyer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Christiansen obliges.
Christiansen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Christiansen scores with a shot to the side of Destroyer's head.
Christiansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christiansen has managed to clinch.
Christiansen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Christiansen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christiansen forces Destroyer back against the cage and clinches.
Christiansen with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Christiansen.
Christiansen stalling.
Destroyer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Christiansen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Christiansen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christiansen blocks it with crossed arms.
Christiansen breaks the clinch.
Christiansen closes the distance and clinches.
Kendrick Christiansen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christiansen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Destroyer letting Christiansen take a breather here.
Destroyer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Christiansen pushes Destroyer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Christiansen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Christiansen slowing the pace effectively.
Christiansen lands a right hand.
Christiansen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Christiansen.
A short body shot lands from Christiansen as the two fighters clinch.
Christiansen cracks Destroyer with a nice body shot.
Christiansen lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Christiansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christiansen rushes Destroyer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Christiansen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christiansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Destroyer can do to turn this around?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Destroyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Christiansen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Destroyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Christiansen is leaning against Destroyer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Destroyer wants to get back to striking at distance but Christiansen won't allow it.
Christiansen pushes Destroyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christiansen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Christiansen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Forlorn Destroyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christiansen tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendrick Christiansen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Christiansen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendrick Christiansen!
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