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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. This should be fireworks!
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156 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
14 - 10 - 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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Sayre!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kronic with a jab.
Kronic fakes the leg kick and cracks Sayre in the body.
Kronic moves into the clinch.
Sayre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sayre stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sayre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sayre looking to slow down the pace here.
Kronic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kronic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sayre avoids the head kick by Kronic.
Kronic rushes Sayre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kronic is trying to push Sayre away but Sayre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayre controlling the action here for a moment.
Sayre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Nate Kronic has been cut.
Kronic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kronic wants to take the fight to the mat but Sayre manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sayre as Kronic tries to tie him up.
Kronic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sayre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kronic misses with a body shot.
Kronic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sayre throws a series of punches but Kronic avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sayre punishes Kronic's body with a nice straight punch.
Kronic misses with a body shot.
Kronic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayre misses with a head kick.
Kronic has managed to clinch.
Sayre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kronic is defending well for now.
Sayre trying to land knees to the body.
Kronic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sayre checks a leg kick.
Kronic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kronic misses the body punch
and Sayre counters with a one-two to the body.
Kronic throws a lazy right hand but Sayre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kronic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sayre takes the fight into the clinch.
Sayre crunches a lovely knee into Kronic's ribcage.
Sayre lands a damaging elbow.
Sayre tries to work over Kronic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kronic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sayre taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sayre lands a hook that snaps the head of Kronic backwards.
Sayre stops a takedown attempt from Kronic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Kronic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronic tries to circle away but Sayre has him pinned against the cage.
Sayre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sayre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kronic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sayre tries to land a knee to the head but Kronic blocks with his arms.
Sayre is pushing Kronic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sayre scores with a shoulder strike.
Sayre lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kronic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kronic closes the distance and clinches.
Sayre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kronic backwards.
Sayre with a knee to the head.
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 Nate Kronic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nate Kronic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kronic throws a one two combo.
Sayre throws a shot from downtown. Kronic moves away and avoids it.
Kronic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kronic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sayre throws a sloppy head kick and Kronic moves out of range easily.
Kronic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sayre's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sayre wants to sweep but no luck.
Kronic wants to get up but he can't break Sayre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kronic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate Kronic wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sayre tries to keep at a distance but Kronic has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayre can't find room to land a body shot as Kronic controls the action.
Sayre is struggling to control the position.
Sayre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kronic's efforts to push away.
Kronic is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sayre can't fight it off and eventually Kronic manages to take the fight to the floor. Sayre looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kronic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sayre is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sayre looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kronic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sayre's waist but Sayre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kronic off to one side.
Sayre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sayre wants it to stay on the feet.
A good leg kick by Sayre.
Sayre throws a push kick but Kronic slaps the foot to one side.
Kronic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kronic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sayre takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kronic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Teddy Sayre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kronic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kronic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sayre lunges at Kronic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kronic's hand.
Kronic works over Sayre's head and body with a nice combination.
Sayre cracks Kronic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sayre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kronic swings widly with a right hand
and Sayre counters with a series of strikes. Kronic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sayre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kronic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sayre sprawls well. Sayre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kronic gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Kronic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sayre tries to work over Kronic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sayre can't find room to land a body shot as Kronic controls the action.
Sayre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kronics head.
Sayre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kronic backwards.
Kronic blocks a body shot from Sayre.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sayre avoiding damage.
Sayre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sayre misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nate Kronic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nate Kronic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sayre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sayre misses with a hook.
Kronic blocks a head kick by Sayre.
Sayre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sayre punishes Kronic's body with a nice straight punch.
Sayre misses with the body kick
and Kronic counters with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Kronic.
Sayre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sayre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kronic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kronic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sayre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronic darts in and clinches Sayre up against the cage.
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.
Nice elbow from Sayre.
Kronic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sayre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sayre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kronic.
Come on Sayre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kronic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sayre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sayre cracks Kronic with a nice body shot.
Kronic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sayre has him pressed against the cage.
Kronic manages to break the clinch.
Sayre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayre throws a body punch but Kronic moves out of range.
Nate Kronic is winning the standup battle so far.
Kronic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sayre tries to clinch up but Kronic circles away and keeps his distance.
Kronic pushes Sayre up against the cage in a clinch.
Sayre avoids the elbow strike from Kronic, against the cage.
Sayre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sayre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sayre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kronic is trying to push Sayre away but Sayre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sayre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kronic is keeping busy.
Sayre lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronic blocks an uppercut.
Sayre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sayre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kronic tries to circle away but Sayre has him pinned against the cage.
Kronic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sayre has him pressed against the cage.
Teddy Sayre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sayre misses with a punch to the body.
Sayre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sayre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kronic.
Kronic pushes off an throws an elbow but Sayre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Teddy Sayre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayre looking to throw knees to the head but Kronic is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kronic is trying to break the clinch but Sayre is controlling him.
Sayre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kronic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kronic tries a head kick but it misses.
Sayre misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Kronic misses.
Sayre clinches up against the cage.
Nate Kronic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sayre - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sayre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sayre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Teddy Sayre.
I think Kronic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nate Kronic!
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