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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Kronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sayre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayre has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 cm
24
156 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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176 cm
26
154 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Kronic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Sayre! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick misses from Kronic. Kronic misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Kronic blocks a jab. Kronic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sayre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kronic scrambles back to his feet. Sayre avoids the body shot from Kronic.
Sayre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kronic was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayre. Sayre moves into the clinch. A short left from Sayre. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Sayre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kronic avoids it. Kronic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kronic stalling in the clinch.
Kronic breaks the clinch.
Kronic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Kronic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sayre is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sayre tries a head kick but it misses.
Kronic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sayre slips a jab from Kronic. Sayre pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kronic back to the ropes. Sayre follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Sayre scores with a leg kick.
Sayre misses with a wild combination.
Sayre avoids the body shot from Kronic.
Kronic tries a head kick but it misses.
Sayre lands a big head kick that sends Kronic tumbling to the mat! Sayre takes a step backwards and waves Kronic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kronic is rocked!
It looks like Nate Kronic has been cut. Kronic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sayre back to the ropes. Kronic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kronic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Sayre throws a solid leg kick but Kronic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sayre. A head kick misses from Sayre. Sayre ducks under a wild hook from Kronic. Kronic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sayre is able to avoid easily. Kronic works Sayre's body with a nice hook. Sayre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Sayre throws a combination that misses and Kronic counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Kronic throws a nice head kick!
Sayre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kronic counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kronic throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Sayre fakes the leg kick and cracks Kronic in the body. Sayre tries a head kick but it misses.
Kronic misses with a shot to the body enabling Sayre to counter with a crisp jab. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sayre checks a leg kick. Sayre throws a head kick that misses. Kronic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sayre takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Sayre throws a nice looking combination but Kronic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Sayre tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kronic wants to land a leg kick but Sayre is out of range. Kronic throws a combination that misses and Sayre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Sayre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sayre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Sayre throws a head kick but Kronic moves out of range.
Kronic throws a leg kick which misses Sayre's front leg but catches the back leg as Sayre tries to avoid it. This has been an exciting period of action! Sayre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. A head kick misses from Kronic. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sayre feints and then cracks Kronic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kronic down. Sayre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kronic throws a wild combination but nothing lands. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Sayre dominated that round. The cut man is working on Nate Kronic's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sayre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kronic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sayre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nate Kronic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Kronic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kronic takes a swing at Sayre's ribcage but misses. Kronic throws a front kick aimed at Sayre's knee but Sayre avoids it well. A low kick from Sayre misses and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Sayre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kronic. Sayre clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sayre landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. Sayre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sayre. Kronic is trying to break the clinch but Sayre is controlling him. Kronic manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sayre. Kronic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Sayre punishes Kronic's body with a nice straight punch. Kronic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sayre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kronic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kronic misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Sayre. Sayre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sayre is looking to land body kicks. Teddy Sayre seems to be getting the better of the standup. Kronic misses with a body shot
and Sayre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kronic thinking. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sayre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kronic. Kronic takes a shot right to the bread basket. Sayre moves out of range of the leg kick from Kronic.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sayre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kronic.
Sayre tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kronic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Kronic scores with a leg kick.
Sayre throws a head kick but Kronic moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kronic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sayre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sayre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Kronic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kronic thows a body shot but no joy. Kronic misses with a two punch combination.
Kronic misses with a combination
and Sayre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Kronic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sayre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kronic. Kronic looks to land a combination but Sayre avoids it well. Sayre lands a nice looking body shot.
Sayre misses with a series of wild punches.
Sayre fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sayre misses with a double jab
and Kronic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Teddy Sayre will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Nate Kronic's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sayre wants to clinch. Teddy Sayre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kronic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kronic throws a right and a left that Sayre avoids nicely. The fighters circling - Sayre throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sayre tries to clinch but fails miserably and Kronic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Sayre clobbers Kronic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Kronic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sayre walks into a straight right hand from Kronic. Sayre misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kronic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Sayre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kronic scores with a nice right hand.
Sayre digs a good hook to Kronic's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kronic. Sayre does a little dance to reset his feet. Kronic scores with a three punch combo!
Kronic misses with a wild combination.
Sayre is looking to clinch. Kronic gets off balance looking for a body kick and Sayre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sayre throws a series of punches but Kronic avoids them all with ease. Sayre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kronic to score with a decent uppercut. Sayre takes one on the button. Kronic is looking to wear down Sayre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sayre misses with a few strikes there.
Sayre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Decent striking displayed by Kronic there. Kronic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sayre closes the distance and lands a one-two. Sayre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kronic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kronic throws a body punch but Sayre moves out of range. Sayre tries to clinch there but Kronic circles away.
Kronic avoids a kick to the body.
Kronic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sayre counters with a series of strikes. Kronic will be more careful next time no doubt. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sayre in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Kronic throws a front kick aimed at Sayre's knee but Sayre avoids it well. Sayre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kronic circles away quickly and effectively. Kronic throws a nice outside leg kick. Kronic throws a series of punches but Sayre avoids them all with ease. Kronic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sayre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nate Kronic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Teddy Sayre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. That kick from Sayre tenderised Kronic's leg. Kronic is trying to keep his angry face on. Left hook, right uppercut from Sayre. Sayre tries a head kick but it misses.
Sayre tries to bum rush Kronic with a series of wild strikes but Kronic uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Kronic swinging wildly here.
Sayre avoids the head kick by Kronic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sayre throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nate Kronic. Well Sayre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Sayre! A very excited looking Teddy Sayre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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