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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Cyder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Caffrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Cyder has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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182 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Cyder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Neal Caffrey!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caffrey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cyder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Caffrey somewhat.
Caffrey shoots in but Cyder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cyder tries to clinch but Caffrey moves away
and Caffrey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Caffrey.
Cyder lands a nice knee to the body.
Cyder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caffrey.
Caffrey gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cyder regains guard.
Cyder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Caffrey is controlling him.
Caffrey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caffrey trying to control but Cyder is working from the bottom.
Caffrey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caffrey throws a big elbow that misses.
Cyder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Caffrey is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffrey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caffrey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cyder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Caffrey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caffrey throwing strikes but missing.
Cyder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caffrey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caffrey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Caffrey is looking to work some ground and pound but Cyder has wrist control.
Caffrey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Caffrey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cyder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caffrey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffrey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cyder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cyder has momentary wrist control but Caffrey slips an elbow through the middle.
Caffrey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cyder wants to stand up but Caffrey is controlling him.
Caffrey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caffrey distracts Cyder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Caffrey controlling from the top position.
Cyder keeping full guard, as Caffrey tries to pass.
Caffrey is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caffrey postures up in Cyder's guard and throws a big left but Cyder blocks it.
Caffrey chips away with some ground and pound.
Cyder wants to stand and escape but Caffrey is having none of it.
Caffrey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Caffrey chips away with some ground and pound.
Cyder wants to stand up but Caffrey is controlling him.
Caffrey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caffrey won't allow Cyder to get back to his feet.
Cyder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caffrey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Caffrey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caffrey is pushing down on Cyder's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cyder is fighting to maintain full guard but Caffrey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Caffrey is pressing down on Cyder's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cyder is holding on for now.
Caffrey perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cyder tries to kick Caffrey off but Caffrey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caffrey throws a strike but Cyder avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Caffrey won't allow Cyder to get back to his feet.
Cyder is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caffrey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Caffrey distracts Cyder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neal Caffrey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cyder moves in looking to clinch but Caffrey pushes him off.
Cyder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Caffrey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cyder trying to land knees to the body.
Caffrey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cyder fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cyder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caffrey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cyder avoids it really well and circles away.
Cyder doesn't manage to clinch there - Caffrey circles away.
Cyder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Caffrey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caffrey looks for a takedown but Cyder sprawls well.
Dick Cyder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Caffrey.
Caffrey gets a clinch.
Cyder looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyder misses with a punch to the body.
Cyder missing with knees to the body.
Caffrey is looking for a takedown.
Cyder utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Caffrey takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Neal Caffrey has been cut.
Cyder unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caffrey jumps guard but Cyder turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Caffrey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cyder smiles and moves away.
Caffrey is breathing heavily.
Caffrey closes the distance and clinches up with Cyder, looking for a takedown. Caffrey pushes Cyder against the cage but Cyder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cyder stuffs the takedown attempt from Caffrey. Caffrey gets slowly back to his feet.
Cyder wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyder moves in looking to clinch but Caffrey pushes him off.
Cyder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caffrey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cyder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cyder tries to clinch but Caffrey is having none of it.
Cyder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Caffrey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cyder moves in looking to clinch but Caffrey pushes him off.
Cyder wants to clinch.
Dick Cyder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caffrey looks to throw a body kick
and Cyder counters with a body kick that stops Caffrey in his tracks momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cyder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caffrey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cyder tries to clinch there but Caffrey circles away.
Caffrey fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyder is looking to clinch.
Cyder doesn't manage to clinch there - Caffrey circles away.
Cyder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cyder defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Caffrey.
Cyder tries to clinch there but Caffrey circles away.
Cyder closes the distance but Caffrey moves to the side
and Caffrey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cyder landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cyder trying to land knees to the body.
Caffrey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cyder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cyder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caffrey is defending well for now.
Cyder tries to land knees in the clinch but Caffrey avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyder putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caffrey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cyder unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cyder is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cyder utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cyder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caffrey.
Caffrey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cyder putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caffrey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Cyder.
Knees to the body from Cyder.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cyder digs a right hand into Caffrey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caffrey's gas tank.
Cyder lands a knee to the body.
Dick Cyder has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Cyder.
Nice body punch from Cyder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Cyder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Neal Caffrey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Caffrey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cyder tries to clinch up but Caffrey circles away and keeps his distance.
Cyder tries to clinch there but Caffrey circles away.
Cyder tries to close the distance and clinch but Caffrey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caffrey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Caffrey landing with the ground and pound.
Cyder wants to stand but Caffrey is controlling the position.
Caffrey with a nice head shot there.
Caffrey postures up in Cyder's guard and throws a big left but Cyder blocks it.
Caffrey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffrey stops Cyder from standing up.
Caffrey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cyder is looking to stand up but Caffrey isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caffrey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caffrey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Caffrey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caffrey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cyder's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffrey lands with a punch from half guard.
Caffrey thows a huge punch but Cyder dodges it nicely.
Caffrey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Caffrey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Caffrey trying to control the pace.
Caffrey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Caffrey lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caffrey is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cyder is just riding it out for now. Caffrey eventually gives up the hold.
Caffrey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neal Caffrey has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyder tries to kick Caffrey off in order to stand up. Caffrey Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Caffrey lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cyder is trying to get back to his feet.
Cyder takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cyder is not content to let Caffrey control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyder defending against the ground and pound.
Cyder is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cyder managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Caffrey.
Cyder prevents Caffrey from moving into mount.
Caffrey working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caffrey creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caffrey lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Caffrey cracks Cyder with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neal Caffrey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Caffrey 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 John Mangel scores the fight for Neal Caffrey!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Neal Caffrey!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Neal Caffrey!
Neal Caffrey wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Neal Caffrey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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