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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Nie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawyer comes to the cage accompanied by MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cyrus Sawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krzysztof Nie!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nie.
Sawyer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sawyer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nie.
Sawyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nie lunges at Sawyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sawyer's hand.
Nie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nie looks to land a combination but Sawyer avoids it well.
Nie throws an overhand right that lands on Sawyer's shoulder, as Sawyer tries to avoid the shot.
Nie dips to his left and cracks Sawyer with an uppercut!
Sawyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nie circles away quickly and effectively.
Sawyer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sawyer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nie eats them both and turns towards Sawyer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nie misses with a few strikes there.
Sawyer ducks right into an uppercut from Nie.
Sawyer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer throws a series of punches but Nie avoids them all with ease.
Sawyer misses with a few strikes there.
Nie throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Sawyer misses
and Nie counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sawyer is rocked!
Nie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sawyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Sawyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sawyer ducks under a wild hook from Nie.
Sawyer seems to have got his legs back now.
Nie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Sawyer misses.
Nie with a nice cross.
Nie 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.
Sawyer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sawyer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nie throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Nie misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sawyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nie.
Nie lands with a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nie.
A big right from Sawyer misses.
A punch combination from Sawyer misses.
Nie throws a sloppy body shot
and Sawyer counters with a three punch combo that has Nie backing up. Nie nods at Sawyer to acknowledge the strikes.
Sawyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Sawyer misses.
Nie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sawyer throws a hook but Nie avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer blocks the body kick.
Nie scores with a push kick.
Nie scores with a jab to the body.
Nie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sawyer backs up against the cage.
Nie throws a series of punches but Sawyer avoids them all with ease.
Nie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sawyer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sawyer throws a shot to the body.
Nie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sawyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Nie misses with a lunging right hand
and Sawyer counters with a left and a right that stings Nie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nie throws a right hand that misses
and Sawyer counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Sawyer.
Sawyer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nie looks to land a combination but Sawyer avoids it well.
Nie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sawyer slips a straight right by Nie.
Nie throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nie looks gassed!
Sawyer throws a looping overhand right but Nie ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sawyer throws a series of punches but Nie avoids them all with ease.
Sawyer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nie throws a hook to the side of Sawyer's head but Sawyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Nie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sawyer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nie to score with a decent uppercut.
Nie throws a jab but it's blocked by Sawyer.
Krzysztof Nie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nie tries a head kick but it misses.
Sawyer throws a hook but Nie avoids it easily.
Nie throws a solid leg kick but Sawyer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nie.
Sawyer moves out of range as Nie strikes.
Nie lands a head kick!
Nie misses with a wild body shot.
Nie motions for Sawyer to come forward. Nie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nie checks a low kick from Sawyer.
Nie defending well as Sawyer loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nie misses with a series of wild punches.
Nie throws a combination that misses
and Sawyer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sawyer throws a shot to the body.
Nie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sawyer.
Nie throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Nie is breathing heavily.
Sawyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sawyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sawyer works Nie's body with a nice hook.
Sawyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sawyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nie.
Nie thuds a left hand into Sawyer's body.
A slow jab from Nie misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nie misses with a hook. Sawyer ducked under it nicely.
Cyrus Sawyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nie misses with a head kick.
Sawyer ducks under a wild hook from Nie.
Nie tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Nie.
Nie throws a right hand that Sawyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Sawyer also avoids with ease.
Sawyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Nie is just out of range.
Nie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sawyer throws a body punch but Nie moves out of range.
Sawyer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nie.
Sawyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Nie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sawyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sawyer's sensitive parts.
Nie throws a combination that misses
and Sawyer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sawyer lands a lovely overhand right.
Sawyer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sawyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sawyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nie.
Sawyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Nie cracks a nice hook into Sawyer's ribs.
Sawyer throws a nice looking combination but Nie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sawyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nie throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Nie.
Nie scores with a hook to the body. Sawyer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Nie misses.
Sawyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Nie throws a looping overhand right but Sawyer ducks down to avoid it.
Krzysztof Nie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nie slips a jab from Sawyer.
Nie lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nie has closed the distance and engaged Sawyer in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sawyer's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nie.
Nie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Nie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nie dodges the punch combination from Sawyer.
Nie connects with a body shot that sends Sawyer's belly button to the back.
Nie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sawyer manages to avoid it.
Nie avoids the body shot from Sawyer.
Nie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nie misses with a wild body shot.
Sawyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nie was well out of range. Poor timing from Sawyer.
Nie connects with a high kick.
Nie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sawyer's head.
Nie lands with a hook. Sawyer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nie misses with a head kick.
Nie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sawyer's calf.
Nie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sawyer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sawyer lands a nice shot that snaps Nie's head back.
Nie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sawyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nie tries to bum rush Sawyer with a series of wild strikes but Sawyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nie throws the left hand but Sawyer avoids the punch easily.
Sawyer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sawyer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sawyer throws a head kick that misses.
Sawyer throws a head kick but Nie moves out of range.
Sawyer looks to land a combination but Nie avoids it well.
Nie misses with a low kick.
Sawyer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nie slips under a jab.
Sawyer clobbers Nie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sawyer's corner calls for a 1-2. Sawyer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nie misses with a lunging right hand
and Sawyer counters with a one-two to the body.
Nie lands with a hook. Sawyer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sawyer stuns Nie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sawyer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sawyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Nie coming out on top.
Nie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sawyer misses with a hook. Nie ducked under it nicely.
Nie ducks under a wild hook from Sawyer.
Cyrus Sawyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sawyer swinging wildly here.
Sawyer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sawyer throws out the jab.
Sawyer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Sawyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sawyer throws a wild body kick that Nie sees coming a mile off.
Sawyer looks to land a combination. Nie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nie throws a head kick that misses.
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 Cyrus Sawyer.
Well Nie 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krzysztof Nie!
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