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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiki Daikaura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyborg comes to the cage accompanied by Awaken . This should be fireworks!
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142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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139 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eiki Daikaura!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg has managed to clinch.
Cyborg tries a body shot but Daikaura blocks it.
Daikaura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cyborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daikaura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Chris Cyborg has been cut.
Daikaura prevents a body shot from Cyborg.
Cyborg lands an uppercut.
Daikaura prevents a body shot from Cyborg.
A short left from Cyborg.
Daikaura trying to stall but Cyborg improves his position.
Daikaura blocking some punches.
Daikaura lands an elbow inside.
Daikaura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daikaura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cyborg tries to work over Daikaura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg struggles to land a body shot inside as Daikaura controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cyborg as Daikaura tries to tie him up.
Daikaura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cyborg.
Cyborg has a couple of punches blocked by Daikaura.
Cyborg pushes Daikaura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daikaura is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cyborg lands a body shot.
Daikaura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cyborg.
Cyborg misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Cyborg.
Daikaura trying to control the position but instead, Cyborg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daikaura into the cage.
Daikaura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cyborg avoids a wild elbow strike from Daikaura.
Daikaura prevents a body shot from Cyborg.
Cyborg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cyborg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Daikaura tries to throw a body punch but Cyborg avoids it by throwing Daikaura back against the cage.
Daikaura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cyborg blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg effectively controlling the action here.
Cyborg lands a nice shot to the body.
Cyborg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cyborg tries to throw a body punch but Daikaura avoids it by throwing Cyborg back against the cage.
Cyborg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Daikaura pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Daikaura just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cyborg's brow.
Cyborg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daikaura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cyborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cyborg throws a punch but it's blocked by Daikaura.
Cyborg tries to throw a body punch but Daikaura avoids it by throwing Cyborg back against the cage.
Cyborg avoiding damage as Daikaura throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cyborg.
Daikaura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cyborg has a couple of punches blocked by Daikaura.
Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cyborg'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.
Daikaura stalling the fight.
Cyborg misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg tries a body shot but Daikaura blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cyborg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Daikaura misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cyborg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Cyborg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Daikaura misses with a looping right.
Daikaura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cyborg. That did some damage!
Both fighters circling a little - Cyborg finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Daikaura tries to land a leg kick but Cyborg saw it coming and moves away.
Daikaura lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cyborg takes a step back to recover.
Cyborg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cyborg connects with a nice short shot to Daikaura's temple.
Cyborg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daikaura trying to control here.
Cyborg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daikaura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daikaura is trying to control but can't.
Daikaura wants to improve his position but Cyborg is controlling well.
Daikaura gets full guard.
Daikaura keeping full guard, as Cyborg tries to pass.
Cyborg is pushing down on Daikaura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Daikaura is fighting to maintain full guard but Cyborg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cyborg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cyborg connects with a nice short shot to Daikaura's temple.
Daikaura is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg works his way into side control.
Cyborg lands some shots froms side control.
Daikaura is trying to get back to half guard.
Cyborg scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daikaura is trying to get back to half guard.
Cyborg scoring with punches and elbows.
Daikaura is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cyborg connects with a decent elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura is trying to get back to half guard.
Daikaura is breathing heavily.
Cyborg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cyborg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cyborg working the ground and pound from side control.
Cyborg looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cyborg scoring with punches and elbows.
Cyborg creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cyborg lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cyborg is looking to take a break and control but Daikaura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cyborg is really struggling to control Daikaura but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Daikaura keeping his opponent close.
Cyborg grinds an elbow into Daikaura's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daikaura is looking to regain half guard here but Cyborg keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cyborg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Cyborg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cyborg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cyborg blocks a head kick by Daikaura.
Daikaura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cyborg is out of range.
Daikaura rushes Cyborg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cyborg pushes Daikaura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cyborg misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg misses with a punch on the inside.
Cyborg is leaning against Daikaura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cyborg avoids the elbow strike from Daikaura, against the cage.
Daikaura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cyborg has Daikaura pushed against the cage.
Cyborg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg dodges an elbow strike from Daikaura.
Cyborg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Cyborg on the inside.
Cyborg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cyborg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daikaura's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daikaura throws an elbow but misses.
Cyborg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chris Cyborg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cyborg stalling against the cage.
Cyborg can't find room to land a body shot as Daikaura controls the action.
Cyborg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cyborg digs a right hand underneath Daikaura's ribcage. Daikaura let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cyborg lands a left hand.
Daikaura blocks a body shot from Cyborg.
Cyborg pressing his opponent against the cage.
Daikaura is trying to maintain a safe position but Cyborg gets an underhook and turns Daikaura into the cage.
Cyborg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daikaura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cyborg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cyborg misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg tries to throw a body punch but Daikaura avoids it by throwing Cyborg back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Cyborg.
Cyborg lands a nice shot to the body.
Cyborg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eiki Daikaura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cyborg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cyborg slowing the pace effectively.
Cyborg misses with a body punch.
Daikaura throws an elbow but it misses.
Daikaura tries to land knees in the clinch but Cyborg avoids the damage to the body.
Cyborg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daikaura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cyborg.
Cyborg misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daikaura up against the cage.
Cyborg lands with a left to the head.
Daikaura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daikaura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daikaura misses with an elbow over the top.
Daikaura stalling in the clinch but Cyborg improves position.
A body shot lands from Cyborg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daikaura misses with an elbow over the top.
Cyborg dodges an elbow strike from Daikaura.
A short right from Cyborg on the inside.
Cyborg dodges an elbow strike from Daikaura.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cyborg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cyborg, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Cyborg!
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