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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alaric Visigoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Celek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Visigoth might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to THUNDERSTRUCK. Celek is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 40 oz. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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180 cm
34
164 lbs
22 - 15 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alaric Visigoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brent Celek!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Celek lands with a nice combination. Visigoth backs away looking to recover.
Visigoth looks to throw the jab but Celek is out of range.
Visigoth throws a hook to the side of Celek's head but Celek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Celek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Visigoth.
Celek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Visigoth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Celek scores with a punch to the head.
Visigoth throws out a powerful jab.
Celek looks to land a body kick but Visigoth moved away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Visigoth throws a lazy uppercut
and Celek moves into the clinch.
Celek breaks the clinch.
Visigoth throws a jab when Celek was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Celek slips a jab from Visigoth.
Visigoth staying out of range there.
Celek throws a lazy uppercut
and Visigoth counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Celek!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Visigoth misses with a head shot.
Visigoth working the ground and pound effectively.
Celek is desperately trying to improve his position but Visigoth has a good base and remains in mount.
Celek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Visigoth looking to finish with strikes here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Celek wants to hold on but Visigoth pushes him away.
Celek is trying to escape the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Celek bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Visigoth wriggles free and stands up.
Celek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth misses with a lunging right hand
and Celek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circling - Visigoth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Visigoth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Visigoth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Celek counters with a body kick that stops Visigoth in his tracks momentarily.
Celek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Celek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Celek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Celek wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Celek quickly recovers to half guard.
Celek is doing well to control the position and prevent Visigoth from advancing to side control.
Celek is trying to get back to full guard.
Visigoth is thwarting Celek's attempts to control the position.
Visigoth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Celek defending well though.
Visigoth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Visigoth prevents Celek from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Visigoth lands a nice short elbow.
Visigoth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Visigoth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Celek desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Celek trying to hold on to Visigoth's head to control him but Visigoth postures up.
Visigoth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Celek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Visigoth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Celek wants to get back to his feet.
Celek moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Visigoth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Celek wants to sweep but no luck.
Visigoth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Celek is pulling down on Visigoth's head to control his posture.
Celek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Visigoth advances to half guard.
Celek is pressing down on Visigoth's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Visigoth wants to pass the guard but Celek is keeping the position.
Visigoth postures up in Celek's guard and throws a big left but Celek blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alaric Visigoth 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.
Visigoth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Celek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Celek moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Visigoth throws a looping overhand right but Celek ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Celek misses the target.
Visigoth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Celek throws a sloppy head kick and Visigoth moves out of range easily.
Visigoth is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Celek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Visigoth keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Celek slips a jab from Visigoth.
Visigoth cracks Celek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Celek tries to close the distance and clinch but Visigoth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Celek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Celek loads up on a big right hand but Visigoth slips the punch.
Visigoth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Celek is looking to clinch.
Visigoth looks to throw the jab but Celek is out of range.
Celek tries to bum rush Visigoth with a series of wild strikes but Visigoth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brent Celek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Visigoth blocks a head kick by Celek.
Visigoth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Visigoth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Visigoth misses.
No joy there for Celek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Celek fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Celek misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Celek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Celek slips a straight right by Visigoth.
Visigoth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Celek circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Celek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Celek misses with a body shot.
Visigoth throws a lazy uppercut
and Celek makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Visigoth really felt that one!
Alaric Visigoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Celek swings away with a body shot that misses
and Visigoth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Celek looks to land a right hand but Visigoth moved out of range.
Celek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Visigoth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Celek. That's going to slow Visigoth down.
Visigoth defending well as Celek loads up on a big left hand.
Visigoth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Celek sprawls well initially but Visigoth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Celek manages to get to full guard.
Celek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Celek trying to control the position here.
Let's hope that Celek has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Celek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Celek managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brent Celek has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Visigoth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Celek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Celek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Celek lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Visigoth misses the target.
Celek throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Visigoth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Visigoth scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Visigoth.
Visigoth looks for a takedown but Celek sprawls well.
Celek throws a series of punches but Visigoth moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visigoth connects with the punch.
Visigoth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Celek tries to clinch up but Visigoth circles away and keeps his distance.
Visigoth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Celek lands a glancing blow to the side of Visigoth's head.
Celek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Visigoth on the side of the head.
Celek moves out of range as Visigoth strikes.
Celek scores with the left hand. Visigoth knows he should have avoided that one.
Celek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Visigoth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth staying out of range there.
Celek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Visigoth.
Celek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Celek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Visigoth.
Visigoth misses with a looping right.
Visigoth throws a hook but Celek avoids it easily.
Visigoth shoots in looking for a takedown. Celek tries to sprawl out of it but Visigoth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Celek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Celek misses with a body shot.
Brent Celek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Celek slips a jab from Visigoth.
Celek ducks under a wild hook from Visigoth.
Celek drops his hands momentarily and Visigoth takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Celek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Celek moves out of range as Visigoth strikes.
Celek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Visigoth's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth staying out of range there.
Celek tries to close the distance and clinch but Visigoth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Visigoth closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Visigoth lands in his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Celek holds on and takes a little breather.
Celek trying to control the position.
Visigoth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Visigoth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Visigoth landing some decent shots from guard.
Visigoth stopping the sweep attempt from Celek.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Celek controlling the position.
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 Alaric Visigoth.
I think Visigoth 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alaric Visigoth!
Alaric Visigoth took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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