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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coco Puff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Xander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xander has chosen Here Comes the Boom-Intimidation as his entrance music. Coco Puff looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coco Puff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Xander!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Xander or perhaps it was just good defense by Puff which made him look bad.
Xander pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Puff back to the cage. Xander follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Puff moves in looking to clinch but Xander pushes him off.
Xander misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Puff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Xander closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Puff to the mat! Puff manages to get full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Puff looking for a sweep. Not yet Puff, not yet.
Puff being controlled here, momentarily.
Puff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Xander in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xander throwing strikes from guard but Puff blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xander content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Xander's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Xander controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Xander 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.
Xander wanted to stand there but Puff had control of the position.
Xander tries to free his leg and advance position but Puff is retaining full guard.
Xander trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Xander won't allow Puff to sweep him here.
Xander with a nice head shot there.
Puff wants to get back to his feet but Xander is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Xander trying to control the position from guard on top but Puff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xander distracts Puff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Xander in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Puff keeping moving, preventing Xander from controlling successfully.
Xander is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Xander works over Puff with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xander trying to control the position from guard on top but Puff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Puff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xander throws an elbow that misses. Puff uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Xander's guard. Nice move by Puff!
Xander really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Puff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Xander not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Xander striking off his back but it's not causing Puff any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xander doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Xander pulls Puff in close to his closed guard and prevents Puff from doing any damage or advancing position.
Xander trying to keep a closed guard but Puff is proving a slippery customer.
Xander is striking off his back. Puff thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xander is concentrating on defense, preventing Puff from advancing position.
Xander trying to control but Puff postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Xavier Xander was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Xander throws a series of punches but Puff moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Puff as Xander shoots in.
Coco Puff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Xander.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Xander. Those never looked like landing.
No luck for Xander with that takedown attempt.
Xander looks winded!
Xander takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Xander connects with the punch.
Xander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puff stuffs the takedown attempt from Xander. Xander gets slowly back to his feet.
Xander fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Puff avoids it really well and circles away.
Xander gets a double leg takedown into Puff's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puff has his feet on Xander's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Xander dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Xander punishes Puff's body with a nice straight punch.
Xander closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Puff's guard.
Puff working for a triangle but Xander defends it easily.
Puff wants to sweep but no luck.
Xander distracts Puff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Xander throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Puff works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xander trying to control but Puff is working from the bottom.
Xander working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Puff's head.
Puff on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Puff tries to get out of the position.
Xander is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Xander is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Puff is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Puff has escaped and now he's on top!
Puff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xander swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xander wants to sweep but no luck.
Xander pulls Puff in close to prevent any damage.
Puff gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Puff misses with a body shot.
Puff is looking to clinch.
Xander takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xander changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Puff tries to avoid it but Xander manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Puff to the ground. Puff escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Xander fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xander has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Puff.
Xander blocks a head kick by Puff.
Xander throws a series of punches but Puff avoids them all with ease.
Puff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xander.
Xander will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coco Puff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Xander.
Xander shoots in looking for a takedown but Puff manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Xander's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Puff slips a jab and a cross from Xander.
Puff tries to clinch but Xander moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puff throws a sloppy head kick and Xander moves out of range easily.
Xander tries to score a power double leg takedown but Puff sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Xander somewhat.
Puff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xavier Xander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Puff finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puff lands with a good body shot.
Coco Puff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xander takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Xander.
Xander wants to take a breather but Puff manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Xander.
Puff managing to control the position.
Xander wants to control from the top but Puff keeps moving.
Xander working some strikes from top position.
Xander stands up over Puff, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander preventing the sweep.
Xander must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Xander postures up and lands a big shot to Puff's brow.
Xander with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Xander trying to control the position from guard on top but Puff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puff trying to keep a closed guard but Xander is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puff bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xander's guard.
Puff tries to stand but Xander is controlling from the bottom.
Xander manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xander pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Xavier Xander will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Xander looks to land a combination but Puff avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Puff. No joy for Xander on that attempt.
Xander walks into a straight right hand from Puff.
No joy there for Xander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left lands for Xander.
Puff misses with a double jab.
Xander throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Puff throws a leg kick but Xander moved away.
Puff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No joy there for Xander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xander shoots in looking for a takedown but Puff manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Xander's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Puff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xander throws a right hand that Puff ducks under and follows up with a left that Puff also avoids with ease.
Puff clinches with his opponent.
Puff lands a shoulder strike.
Puff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Xander does no damage.
Xander throws a right hand that Puff ducks under and follows up with a left that Puff also avoids with ease.
Xander swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puff's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Puff duly obliges.
Puff wants to clinch.
Xander has a takedown stuffed.
Coco Puff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Xander.
Xander will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puff fails to land with a series of punches.
Puff thuds his shin into the meat of Xander's side.
Xander tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Puff swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Puff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Xander throws a big shot that misses.
Puff tries a head kick but it misses.
Puff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xander circles away quickly and effectively.
Xander stuns Puff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xander drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Puff tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Xander wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puff can't do much from the bottom here.
Puff manages to get back to half guard.
Xander is controlling the pace.
Puff is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xander is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Puff defends it well.
Puff avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Xander.
Xander is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Puff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Puff.
Xander trying to control but Puff is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puff has Xander pulled in close to control his posture.
Puff keeping moving, preventing Xander from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Xavier Xander has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Xander fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coco Puff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Puff wants it to stay on the feet.
Puff throws a nice head kick!
Puff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puff lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Xander shoots in and drives through. Puff sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xander.
Coco Puff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xander swinging wildly here.
Xavier Xander is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Xander fails with a takedown attempt.
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 Coco Puff.
I think Xander 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Xander!
Xavier Xander made sure to mention his sponsor, Nefarious Design House in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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