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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck McBuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Cedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cedor has chosen Carl Orff's O Fortuna as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck McBuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Cedor!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBuck blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cedor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cedor tries to clinch up.
McBuck swats away the attempt to clinch by Cedor.
Cedor lands a really nice looking cross but McBuck seems unphased.
It looks like Chuck McBuck has been cut.
McBuck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cedor tries to bum rush McBuck with a series of wild strikes but McBuck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McBuck moves out of range as Cedor strikes.
Cedor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McBuck moves away.
McBuck feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McBuck postures up in Cedor's guard and throws a big left but Cedor blocks it.
Cedor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McBuck is looking to control Cedor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McBuck avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBuck is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Cedor tries to stand and escape but McBuck is controlling the position.
Cedor slows the pace down in half guard.
Cedor wants to stand but his hand is trapped. McBuck uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Cedor looking to sit in guard and control but McBuck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McBuck looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McBuck has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cedor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McBuck!
Cedor tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cedor get's back to his feet.
McBuck swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cedor.
It looks like Manny Cedor has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of McBuck 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McBuck moves out of range of the strikes.
McBuck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cedor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McBuck takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McBuck shoots in but Cedor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McBuck decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBuck seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cedor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cedor is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBuck seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cedor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cedor wants to get back to his feet.
McBuck trying to control the action but Cedor is working from the bottom.
Cedor is looking to escape.
McBuck is looking to take a break and control but Cedor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cedor is trying to stand up here but McBuck is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cedor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cedor misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Cedor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
McBuck shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McBuck showed some decent athleticism there.
Cedor wants to get back to full guard.
McBuck is trying to control. Cedor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McBuck is pressing down on Cedor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cedor is holding on for now.
Cedor is trying to stand up here but McBuck is controlling him well.
Cedor wants to sweep but McBuck has passed to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cedor is trying to control McBuck's posture but McBuck avoids it.
McBuck is putting a hurting on Cedor here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cedor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McBuck is controlling him well.
McBuck in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cedor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McBuck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McBuck trying to control the action but Cedor is working from the bottom.
McBuck looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cedor is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cedor prevents McBuck from improving position.
Cedor is not content to let McBuck control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cedor tries a head kick but it misses.
McBuck lands with a nice combination. Cedor backs away looking to recover.
Cedor misses with a double jab
enabling McBuck to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cedor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cedor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McBuck shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cedor as he jumps to the side.
Manny Cedor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McBuck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cedor throws out the jab.
McBuck scores with a hook.
Cedor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manny Cedor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cedor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McBuck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cedor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck for McBuck with that takedown attempt.
Cedor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McBuck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cedor but Cedor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck McBuck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cedor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McBuck backs up against the ropes.
Cedor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cedor wants to clinch up but McBuck keeps it at a distance.
Cedor throws a sloppy head kick and McBuck moves out of range easily.
McBuck moves away from the strike by Cedor.
Cedor blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from McBuck misses the target.
Cedor looks to score with a jab to the body but McBuck is just out of range.
A jab from Cedor does it's job there.
Chuck McBuck's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cedor is looking to clinch but McBuck is avoiding it.
Cedor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cedor misses with a jab, cross combination.
McBuck misses with a wild combination.
McBuck swats away the attempt to clinch by Cedor.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBuck dips to his left and cracks Cedor with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Cedor misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chuck McBuck will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McBuck misses with an uppercut.
McBuck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McBuck throws a jab but it's blocked by Cedor.
McBuck closes the distance and clinches up with Cedor, looking for a takedown. McBuck pushes Cedor against the ropes but Cedor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for Cedor.
A jab from Cedor misses.
Whack! Cedor lands a heavy head kick that drops McBuck. The ref tackles Cedor to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because McBuck was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Manny Cedor!
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hype
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