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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Kyzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jie Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyzer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is All of the Lights. Jie Liu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Kyzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jie Liu!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyzer checks a low kick from Liu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu. That's going to slow Kyzer down.
Liu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kyzer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liu thumps Kyzer with a low kick.
Kyzer jabs Liu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Liu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kyzer moves out of range as Liu throws a body kick.
Kyzer connects with a right hand. Liu shakes it off.
Kyzer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liu lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu throws a leg kick that misses.
Kyzer throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Kyzer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Liu scores with a head kick. Kyzer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kyzer misses with a hook to the body
and Liu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kyzer's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyzer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Liu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kyzer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Liu lands a head kick!
Kyzer misses the jab.
Kyzer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kyzer misses with a body shot.
Kyzer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liu.
Kyzer stuns Liu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kyzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyzer.
Kyzer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Liu counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liu.
Kyzer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kyzer throws a sloppy head kick and Liu moves out of range easily.
Kyzer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kyzer misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kyzer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liu lands a glancing blow to the side of Kyzer's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liu.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kyzer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kyzer motions for Liu to come forward. Kyzer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyzer swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Liu.
Liu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liu lands a head shot.
Kyzer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Liu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kyzer's head backwards.
Nate Kyzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Liu blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Liu slips under a jab.
Kyzer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kyzer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Liu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kyzers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kyzer misses with a hook
and Liu counters with a stiff right hand.
Liu scores with a punch to the head.
Kyzer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kyzer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Liu finds it's way round the side to connect with Kyzer's head.
Kyzer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Liu. That snapped Kyzer's head back.
Kyzer moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyzer lands a nice shot to the body.
Liu misses the jab.
Kyzer throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer lands a lovely overhand right.
Kyzer looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
Kyzer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Liu misses with a body kick.
Kyzer scores with a hook.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liu tries to move into range but Kyzer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liu scores with a nice strike.
Kyzer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kyzer takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Liu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyzer lands with a right hand.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyzer.
Liu slips under a jab.
A jab from Kyzer misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jie Liu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Liu works the jab nicely.
Liu lands a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Liu lands a leg kick that knocks Kyzer off balance momentarily.
Kyzer takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Liu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Liu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Liu connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Kyzer misses.
Kyzer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Liu. That one must have hurt.
Liu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kyzer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyzer misses the shot to the body.
Liu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liu lands with a cross.
Jie Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liu lands a leg kick that knocks Kyzer off balance momentarily.
Kyzer tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Liu does it's job there.
Kyzer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kyzer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kyzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyzer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kyzer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liu scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Liu.
Good leg kick by Liu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Liu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyzer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liu lands a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Kyzer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands with an overhand left.
Liu tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Liu, right into the meat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Liu 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.
Kyzer misses with a hook
and Liu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Liu lands with a good body shot.
Kyzer misses with a right hand
and Liu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kyzer looks to throw the jab but Liu is out of range.
Kyzer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liu.
Liu lands with a nice combination. Kyzer backs away looking to recover.
Liu lands with a good body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Liu, right into the meat.
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Liu.
Kyzer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Liu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Liu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kyzer's head.
Liu lands a head shot.
Liu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liu.
Liu scores with a kick to the body.
That kick from Liu tenderised Kyzer's leg. Kyzer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kyzer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Liu feints and then cracks Kyzer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kyzer down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyzer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice body kick from Liu.
Liu throws a head kick but Kyzer moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Liu. Kyzer shrugs it off though.
Liu lands a really nice looking cross but Kyzer seems unphased.
Liu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Liu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kyzer backs up against the cage.
Kyzer throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Liu thuds his right hand into Kyzer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Liu, right into the meat.
Liu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big left from Kyzer misses.
Kyzer misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyzer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Kyzer.
Kyzer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jie Liu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Liu tests Kyzer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kyzer misses with a lunging right hand
and Liu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kyzer scores with a hook to the body. Liu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick from Liu lands but Kyzer takes it in his stride.
Liu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kyzer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Liu misses with a low kick as Kyzer jumps back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kyzer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kyzer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kyzer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kyzer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Liu connects with a single shot there.
Kyzer looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Kyzer.
Kyzer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kyzer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Liu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kyzer swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Kyzer connects with a single shot there.
Liu fakes the leg kick and cracks Kyzer in the body.
Liu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Liu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kyzer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A left lands for Liu.
Kyzer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Liu connects with a leg kick. Kyzer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liu throws a series of punches but Kyzer avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu cracks Kyzer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab from Liu.
Nate Kyzer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer throws an overhand right that lands on Liu's shoulder, as Liu tries to avoid the shot.
Liu lands a right hook to the body.
Liu throws a nice head kick!
Kyzer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kyzer connects with a right hand. Liu shakes it off.
Liu lands a nice shot that snaps Kyzer's head back.
Kyzer swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Kyzer lands with a straight right. Liu didn't see that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Liu.
Kyzer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Kyzer.
Kyzer misses with a looping right.
Kyzer throws a hook to the side of Liu's head but Liu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kyzer cracks Liu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liu - that will leave a mark!
Liu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kyzer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Liu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice jab there from Liu.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liu.
Liu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kyzer's calf.
Liu fakes the leg kick and cracks Kyzer in the body.
Kyzer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kyzer takes one to the side of the head.
Liu swings for the body but Kyzer moves out of range.
Kyzer throws a right hand that Liu ducks under and follows up with a left that Liu also avoids with ease.
Liu feints and then cracks Kyzer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kyzer down.
Jie Liu 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyzer throws an off balance right hand
and Liu counters with a nice leg kick.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liu staying out of range there.
Kyzer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Liu counters with a low kick, right behind Kyzer 's knee.
Kyzer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liu scores with a sloppy right hand. Kyzer should have avoided that one.
Liu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kyzer tries to land a body kick
and Liu counters with a big head kick but Kyzer shrugs it off.
A big right from Kyzer misses.
Kyzer misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Liu does it's job there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liu.
Kyzer takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jie Liu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liu 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jie Liu!
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