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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Guapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Cid!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cid takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Guapo scores with a push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cid. Guapo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guapo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guapo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cid.
Cid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Guapo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Guapo throws a lazy right hand but Cid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cid misses the shot to the body.
Guapo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guapo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guapo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cid's head.
A clash of legs there as Cid blocks the low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Guapo 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 Cid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cid throws a head kick that misses.
Cid throws a jab but it's blocked by Guapo.
Cid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guapo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cid.
A leg kick checked by Cid.
Cid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Guapo lands a head shot.
Cid takes a jab right on the kisser.
Guapo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cid.
Cid lands a lovely overhand right.
Guapo avoids the body shot from Cid.
Cid misses with a head kick.
Cid looks to score with a jab to the body but Guapo is just out of range.
Cid punishes Guapo's body with a nice straight punch.
Guapo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick by Guapo misses
and Cid counters with a left to the body.
Cid misses with the combination.
Cid looks for the body kick but Guapo saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Cid.
Cid is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Guapo rather than just go for the knockout.
Guapo connects with a jab.
Guapo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Guapo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cid throws a leg kick but Guapo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Guapo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cid.
Guapo misses with a hook.
Cid misses the shot to the body.
Guapo connects with a nice looking jab.
Guapo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guapo lands a jab.
Guapo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Guapo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cid scores with a hook to the body. Guapo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Guapo lands a high kick!
Cid throws a leg kick but Guapo sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid moves out of range of the leg kick from Guapo.
Cid throws a sloppy head kick and Guapo moves out of range easily.
Cid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guapo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cid is out of range.
Jab, jab by Cid - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Cid.
Cid scores with a jab.
Cid ducks right into an uppercut from Guapo.
Cid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guapo circles away quickly and effectively.
Cid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guapo throws out the jab.
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Guapo misses with a leg kick
and Cid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guapo checks a low kick from Cid.
Cid falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guapo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guapo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guapo tries a low kick but Cid avoids it.
Cid gets tackled into the cage by Guapo. Guapo maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guapo.
Cid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guapo scores with a shot to the side of Cid's head.
Guapo trying to land knees to the body.
Cid dodges an elbow strike from Guapo.
Guapo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid tries to break free but Guapo pushes him back against the cage.
Guapo wants to stall.
Cid content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cid avoids the elbow strike from Guapo, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cid has Guapo pressed against the cage.
Guapo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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 El Guapo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guapo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guapo lands a nice shot that snaps Cid's head back.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Cid.
Guapo lands a leg kick that knocks Cid off balance momentarily.
Guapo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cid is able to avoid easily.
Cid blocks a low kick nicely.
Cid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guapo under the eye.
Cid checks a low kick from Guapo.
Cid throws a head kick but Guapo moves out of range.
Cid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guapo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guapo misses with an uppercut
and Cid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cid looks to score with a jab to the body but Guapo is just out of range.
Cid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guapo.
Cid tries to score with a low kick but Guapo moves his leg out of the way.
Cid throws a right hand that Guapo ducks under and follows up with a left that Guapo also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cid walks into a straight right hand from Guapo.
Cid throws a nice looking combination but Guapo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guapo.
Cid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Guapo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cid.
Guapo feints and then cracks Cid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cid down.
Guapo connects with a solid leg kick.
Guapo throws a leg kick but Cid checks it.
Cid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cid blocks a head kick by Guapo.
Guapo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cid throws a right hand that Guapo ducks under and follows up with a left that Guapo also avoids with ease.
Guapo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cid.
Guapo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guapo was well out of range. Poor timing from Cid.
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!
Guapo catches Cid with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guapo throws a low kick but Cid avoids it.
Cid is looking to score with low kicks.
Guapo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cid.
Cid throws a hook to the side of Guapo's head but Guapo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cid's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cid is looking to land body kicks.
Guapo throws a lazy head kick
and Cid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guapo blocks a head kick by Cid.
Cid walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guapo slips a straight right by Cid.
Guapo closes the distance and clinches.
Cid blocks an elbow strike.
Cid is looking to control Guapo's arms but Guapo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cid has his back to the cage.
Cid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guapo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guapo slips under a jab from Cid.
Cid throws a jab but it's blocked by Guapo.
Cid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guapo checks it well.
Cid throws out a loose jab but Guapo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guapo tries to clinch up.
Guapo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guapo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Guapo misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Guapo misses
and Cid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cid connects with a looping right hand.
Cid throws a jab when Guapo was well out of range.
Guapo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guapo wants to slow Cid down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a leg kick but Guapo moved away.
Guapo throws a leg kick which misses Cid's front leg but catches the back leg as Cid tries to avoid it.
Jab from Guapo.
Guapo throws a front kick aimed at Cid's knee but Cid avoids it well.
Guapo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cid.
Guapo connects with a leg kick. Cid looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cid throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guapo.
Guapo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Guapo misses.
Cid swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guapo.
Cid blocks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cid.
Cid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guapo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Virgil Cid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Guapo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guapo checks a low kick from Cid.
Cid throws a right hand that Guapo ducks under and follows up with a left that Guapo also avoids with ease.
Cid loads up on a big right hand but Guapo slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Cid 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Cid.
Cid misses with a looping right.
Cid takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Guapo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cid. Guapo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cid checks a low kick from Guapo.
Guapo is looking to slow Cid down with leg kicks.
Cid sizes up Guapo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Guapo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cid throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid is looking to land body kicks.
Guapo throws a sloppy head kick and Cid moves out of range easily.
A jab from Cid misses.
Good leg kick by Guapo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Virgil Cid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Cid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cid.
Guapo clobbers Cid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Guapo takes one on the button.
A leg kick checked by Cid.
A big left from Cid misses.
Cid throws a big shot that misses.
Guapo misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Guapo.
Guapo misses with a low kick.
Guapo misses with a low kick as Cid jumps back.
Cid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guapo can pounce on him.
Cid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a low kick but Guapo moves out of range easily.
Cid scores with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cid, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guapo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cid throws a leg kick which misses Guapo's front leg but catches the back leg as Guapo tries to avoid it.
Guapo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guapo misses with a low kick.
Guapo throws a sloppy head kick and Cid moves out of range easily.
Cid checks a leg kick.
Cid misses with a double jab.
Guapo scores with a punch to the head.
Guapo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Guapo misses.
Cid with a jab.
Cid scores with a head kick. Guapo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guapo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cid.
Guapo misses with a straight right.
Guapo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from Guapo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guapo checks a leg kick.
Cid loads up on a big right hand but Guapo slips the punch.
Cid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Guapo moves out of range as Cid strikes.
Cid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Cid misses.
Cid is looking to score with low kicks.
Guapo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guapo.
Cid throws a jab but it's blocked by Guapo.
Cid throws a chopping leg kick but Guapo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cid looks to throw the jab but Guapo is out of range.
Cid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guapo. That's going to slow Cid down.
Cid slips under a jab from Guapo.
Guapo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guapo misses with a low kick.
Guapo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Guapo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guapo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guapo blocks the body kick.
Guapo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cid lands a right hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guapo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Guapo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Guapo looks to land a right hand but Cid moved out of range.
Jab by Guapo.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Virgil Cid.
I think Cid has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Virgil Cid!
Our winner, Virgil Cid, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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