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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Distacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tidal Wave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Distacio comes to the cage accompanied by Art of War. Wave comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Comfortably Numb Solo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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7 - 1 - 0 |
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211 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Distacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tidal Wave!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Distacio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Distacio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wave throws out the jab.
Wave thows a body shot but no joy.
Distacio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wave counters with a one-two to the body.
Wave shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Distacio sprawls well. Distacio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wave gets slowly back to his feet.
Wave is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Distacio.
Distacio lands a leg kick that knocks Wave off balance momentarily.
Wave misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Distacio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wave.
Distacio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Wave misses.
Distacio scoring well with a low kick there.
Wave just misses with a punch to the body.
Wave takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wave with a jab.
Distacio tries to clinch up.
Distacio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Distacio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wave.
Harry Distacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio with a hook.
Wave thows a body shot but no joy.
Distacio wants to clinch but Wave slips to the side
and Wave connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Distacio takes a swing at Wave's ribcage but misses.
Distacio tries to work over Wave's front leg with a kick but Wave checks it.
Wave 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Distacio throws a leg kick but Wave sees it coming and moves out of range.
Distacio tries to clinch there but Wave circles away.
Tidal Wave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Distacio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wave shoots in looking for a takedown. Distacio tries to sprawl out of it but Wave keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Distacio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Wave or perhaps it was just good defense by Distacio which made him look bad.
Harry Distacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tidal Wave.
Distacio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Distacio moves out of range as Wave strikes.
Wave looks to throw the jab but Distacio is out of range.
Distacio throws a leg kick
and Wave counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Distacio thinking.
Wave misses with a body shot
and Distacio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wave's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wave pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wave blocks the body kick.
Distacio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wave throws an overhand right that lands on Distacio's shoulder, as Distacio tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Distacio.
Wave looks to throw the jab but Distacio is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Distacio misses with a shot to the body
and Wave counters with a left and a right that stings Distacio.
Distacio wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harry Distacio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Distacio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Distacio tries to clinch up but Wave circles away and keeps his distance.
Distacio looks to throw the jab but Wave is out of range.
Distacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wave looks to land a left hand but Distacio moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wave misses the body punch
and Distacio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Distacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Distacio - that landed with a thud.
Wave is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Distacio digs a right hand into Wave's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wave's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Wave.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Distacio obliges.
Distacio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wave avoids it.
Wave manages to break the clinch.
Wave slips a straight right by Distacio.
Distacio looks to land a right hand but Wave moved out of range.
Wave takes a swing at Distacio's ribcage but misses.
Wave swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wave throws out a loose jab but Distacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wave misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Distacio to counter with a crisp jab.
Wave throws a hook but Distacio avoids it easily.
Distacio misses with a hook. Wave ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wave paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wave blocks a low kick nicely.
Distacio thows a body shot but no joy.
Distacio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wave checks a leg kick.
Distacio tries to clinch but Wave moves out of range.
Distacio cracks the inside of Wave's front leg.
No joy there for Distacio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wave has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Distacio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wave misses with a shot to the body
and Distacio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Distacio.
Distacio slips a straight right by Wave.
Wave fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Distacio manages to avoid it.
Distacio misses with a body kick.
A jab from Wave misses.
Distacio doesn't manage to clinch there - Wave circles away.
Wave throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wave takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Distacio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wave misses with a hook. Distacio ducked under it nicely.
Distacio misses with a low kick.
Wave checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wave lands a jab to the head.
Distacio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wave.
Wave throws out a loose jab but Distacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wave misses with a hook to the body
and Distacio counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Distacio dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Wave.
Distacio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wave.
Distacio ducks under a wild hook from Wave.
Wave throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Distacio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Distacio fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wave misses with a wild combination.
Distacio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Distacio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Distacio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wave scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wave thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wave misses with a takedown attempt
and Distacio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Distacio throws a shot to the body.
Distacio scores with a leg kick.
Distacio doesn't manage to clinch there - Wave circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio tries to clinch there but Wave circles away.
Distacio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Distacio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Distacio. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Distacio. Those never looked like landing.
Distacio blocks a jab.
Distacio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Distacio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Distacio takes a swing at Wave's ribcage but misses.
Distacio slips under a jab.
Harry Distacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wave misses with a hook.
Distacio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Distacio throws a chopping leg kick but Wave manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wave is trying to break the clinch but Distacio is controlling him.
Wave's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wave effectively controlling the action here.
Wave wants a takedown but no success here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Distacio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wave is defending well for now.
Wave lands a nice uppercut.
Distacio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wave.
Harry Distacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tidal Wave.
Wave misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wave is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wave is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Tidal Wave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Distacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Distacio 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Distacio!
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