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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Spiegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christmas comes into the arena with Ironman blaring out of the sound system. Spike Spiegel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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176 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spike Spiegel!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christmas misses with a hook
and Spiegel counters with a leg kick.
Christmas misses with a hook.
Christmas fails to land with a series of punches.
Spiegel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Christmas, pushing him back against the cage.
Spiegel misses with a knee to the head.
Christmas tries for a takedown but Spiegel manages to get underhooks.
Spiegel misses with a knee to the head.
Christmas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Spiegel walks away with a smile on his face. Christmas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Christmas misses with a straight left.
Christmas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Christmas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Christmas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spiegel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spiegel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christmas manages to avoid it.
Christmas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christmas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spiegel circles away quickly and effectively.
Christmas misses with a series of wild punches.
Christmas tries to bum rush Spiegel with a series of wild strikes but Spiegel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body kick there by Spiegel.
Christmas throws a body punch but Spiegel moves out of range.
Spiegel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christmas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Spiegel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christmas doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Spiegel does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christmas. Spiegel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christmas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiegel manages to avoid it.
Christmas needs to keep his hands up - Spiegel had a free shot at his head there.
Spiegel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spiegel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spiegel jabs Christmas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spiegel lands a nice looking body kick.
Spike Spiegel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas just misses with a punch to the body.
Spiegel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spiegel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Christmas shoots in for a takedown but Spiegel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Spiegel lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spiegel.
Left hook, right uppercut from Christmas.
Spiegel slips a jab from Christmas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christmas shoots for a double leg takedown but Spiegel sprawls well. He's pushed Christmas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christmas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spiegel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spiegel lands a body shot.
Spike Spiegel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiegel moves out of range of the strikes.
Spiegel scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Spiegel finds it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Spiegel there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spiegel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christmas. That did some damage!
Christmas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spiegel jabs Christmas right on the nose. Christmas blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spike Spiegel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spiegel works the jab nicely.
Spiegel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spike Spiegel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christmas misses with the combination.
Christmas misses with a takedown attempt - Spiegel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Christmas thows a body shot but no joy.
Christmas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christmas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Spiegel sprawls well initially but Christmas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Spiegel is looking to control Christmas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spiegel avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiegel holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Spiegel is defending against the submission attempts here by Christmas.
Christmas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spiegel is looking for a sweep. Christmas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spiegel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spiegel's head.
Christmas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spiegel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Christmas is controlling the pace.
Christmas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spiegel keeps working.
We're going to have a standup here because Vincent Christmas wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Christmas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Christmas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut there from Spiegel.
Christmas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiegel.
Spiegel scores with a nice strike.
Spiegel is looking to clinch but Christmas is avoiding it.
Spiegel works the jab nicely.
Spiegel ducks under a wild hook from Christmas.
Christmas takes one on the button.
Spiegel doesn't manage to clinch there - Christmas circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel tries to clinch but Christmas is having none of it.
Spiegel lands the left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spiegel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spiegel works Christmas's body with a nice hook.
Spiegel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christmas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christmas misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spiegel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Christmas's head.
Christmas tries to keep at a distance but Spiegel has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spike Spiegel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Spiegel tries to close the distance and clinch but Christmas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christmas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spiegel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spiegel tries to clinch up
and Christmas counters with a left and a right that stings Spiegel.
A big left from Christmas misses.
Christmas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spiegel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Spiegel finds it's way through Christmas's defenses.
Spiegel avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Christmas misses.
Christmas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spiegel counters with a left to the body.
Christmas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spiegel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good leg kick by Spiegel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christmas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Christmas is trying to drag Spiegel to the mat but Spiegel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Christmas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spiegel has him pressed against the cage.
Christmas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Christmas wants a takedown.
Christmas tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Christmas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spiegel misses with a knee strike.
Spiegel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Spiegel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spiegel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christmas's elbow.
Spiegel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spiegel lands with a short shot to the head.
Christmas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spiegel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spiegel pushes Christmas up against the cage in a clinch.
Spiegel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spiegel taking a breather.
Christmas can't get the takedown.
Spiegel stops a takedown attempt from Christmas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Spiegel digs a right hand underneath Christmas's ribcage. Christmas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Spiegel.
Vincent Christmas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spiegel lands a knee to the head.
Spiegel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Christmas is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Spiegel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Spiegel lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Spiegel.
Spiegel connects with a knee to the head.
Spiegel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Christmas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Spiegel scores with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spiegel.
Spiegel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christmas backwards.
Spiegel landing knees to the head.
Spiegel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spiegel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spike Spiegel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spiegel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spike Spiegel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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