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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Takesian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Cd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takesian's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, United States Marine Corps Hymn. Noah Cd told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Takesian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Cd!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Takesian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takesian misses with a left hand
and Cd counters with a body kick that stops Takesian in his tracks momentarily.
Cd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takesian throws out a loose jab but Cd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takesian blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takesian.
Cd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takesian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cd tries to score with a low kick but Takesian moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cd staying out of range there.
Cd has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Takesian.
Takesian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cd, pushing him back against the cage.
Takesian misses with some punches.
Cd lands a good knee to the midsection. Takesian won't want to take too many of those.
Takesian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takesian lands an elbow inside.
Takesian lands an elbow inside.
Cd blocks an uppercut.
Takesian scores with a shot to the side of Cd's head.
Cd lands with a short shot to the head.
Takesian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cd's defenses.
Cd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takesian is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takesian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takesian scores with a shot to the side of Cd's head.
Cd blocks the elbow strike.
Cd avoids the elbow strike from Takesian, against the cage.
Takesian misses with an elbow strike.
Takesian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takesian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Takesian misses with some punches.
Cd tries to land knees in the clinch but Takesian avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Cd.
Takesian avoiding damage as Cd throws knees to the body.
A short right from Takesian.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cd.
Takesian stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takesian.
Cd tries to work over Takesian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takesian throws a punch but it's blocked by Cd.
Cd misses with a knee to the head.
Cd missing with knees to the body.
Cd dodges an elbow strike from Takesian.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Takesian just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cd's brow.
Takesian throws an elbow but it misses.
Takesian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cd blocks the elbow strike.
Cd misses with a knee strike.
Takesian is leaning against Cd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takesian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takesian slowing the pace effectively.
Takesian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Takesian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takesian lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Takesian on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takesian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cd looking to throw knees to the head but Takesian is blocking nicely.
Cd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takesian misses with a punch to the body.
Takesian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takesian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Takesian.
Takesian working aggressively here.
Cd lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Takesian dominated that round.
That's time! Takesian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cd slips a jab from Takesian.
Takesian blocks a head kick by Cd.
Takesian looks to land a right hand but Cd moved out of range.
Eli Takesian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Takesian lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cd doesn't seem phased though.
Takesian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takesian fails to land with a series of punches.
Takesian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cd tries to keep at a distance but Takesian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Takesian misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cd tries a knee to the head but Takesian blocks it.
Takesian lands an elbow that stopped Cd in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Noah Cd has been cut.
Takesian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cd backwards.
Takesian tries to work over Cd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cd tries a knee to the head but Takesian blocks it.
Cd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takesian working aggressively here.
Takesian misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takesian.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Takesian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takesian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Takesian fails to land.
Cd managing to block the knees to the body from Takesian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cd avoids a wild elbow strike from Takesian.
Takesian lands an uppercut.
Cd avoids the elbow strike from Takesian, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takesian.
Takesian misses with a punch on the inside.
Cd blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takesian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cd connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Eli Takesian has been cut.
Takesian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takesian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cd backwards.
Takesian lands an elbow inside.
Cd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cd is rocked!
Cd lands an elbow just above Takesian 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Takesian.
Cd is still on wobbly legs! Can Takesian finish him?
Takesian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cd backwards.
Takesian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cd's face.
Cd tries to work over Takesian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takesian trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takesian.
Takesian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takesian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takesian misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takesian swings wildly with an uppercut but Cd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cd scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takesian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cd seems to have recovered his senses.
Takesian lands with a light punch inside.
Takesian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takesian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cd blocks an elbow strike from Takesian.
Cd misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Takesian.
Takesian misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takesian.
Takesian blocking some punches.
Takesian effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cd missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Takesian dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Takesian pushes Cd away with a front kick.
Takesian misses with the combination.
Cd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cd dodges the punch combination from Takesian.
Cd tries to land a body kick
and Takesian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cd tries a head kick but it misses.
Takesian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takesian has Cd up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takesian swings wildly with an uppercut but Cd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cd lands a left hand.
Takesian throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takesian throws an elbow that misses.
Takesian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takesian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cd takes an elbow to the temple.
Cd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takesian.
Cd takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Cd.
Takesian tries a knee to the head but Cd blocks it.
Takesian misses with the head strike.
Noah Cd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takesian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cd trying to land knees to the body.
Cd tries a knee to the head but Takesian blocks it.
Good body shot from Cd.
Takesian has a couple of punches blocked by Cd.
A short right from Takesian on the inside.
Takesian lands a left hand.
Takesian connects with a big uppercut there that sends Cd tumbling to the ground! Takesian follows him down into his guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cd wants to sweep but no luck.
Takesian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cd is keeping the position for now.
Takesian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Takesian tries to free his leg and advance position but Cd is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takesian thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Takesian trying to control the position from guard on top but Cd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takesian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eli Takesian just wasn't active enough.
A punch lands to the side of Cd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takesian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cd can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takesian feints a jab promting Cd to slip. Takesian then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cd slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Takesian digs a good hook to Cd's body.
Eli Takesian is winning the standup battle so far.
Cd throws a leg kick
and Takesian counters with a thumping low kick.
Cd misses with a low kick.
Eli Takesian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takesian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takesian throws a head kick that Cd semi-blocks.
Takesian swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Takesian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takesian 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Takesian!
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