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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thayrone Eksington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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163 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Chance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Thayrone Eksington!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eksington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Eksington throws the kick towards the body but Chance avoids it.
Chance misses with a low kick as Eksington jumps back.
Chance chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chance fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Eksington to the ground. Chance is now in Eksington's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Eksington is looking to stand up but Chance isn't so interested in that idea.
Chance looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Eksington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chance. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chance trying to control but Eksington is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Chance just wasn't active enough.
Chance tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eksington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eksington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chance fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eksington misses with a kick to the body.
Chance goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chance moves out of range of the leg kick from Eksington.
Eksington connects with a leg kick. Chance looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chance misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Eksington throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Chance moves out of range of the body kick.
Eksington bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chance is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eksington thuds his shin into the meat of Chance's side.
Chance could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eksington. That's going to slow Chance down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eksington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chance stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eksington.
Eksington pushes Chance away with a front kick.
Eksington thows a body kick. Chance tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Eksington throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eksington throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Eksington looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eksington thumps Chance with a low kick.
Chance has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Eksington.
Eksington lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chance takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eksington throws a nice head kick!
Chance will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Eksington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eksington. That's going to slow Chance down.
Chance walks forward, straight into a front kick from Eksington.
Eksington throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eksington does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Eksington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chance's sensitive parts.
Eksington throws a head kick that half lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Chance blocks the leg kick.
Eksington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chance.
Chance checks a leg kick.
Thayrone Eksington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eksington throws the kick towards the body but Chance avoids it.
Eksington looks for the body kick but Chance saw that one coming.
Chance takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eksington delivers a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Eksington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eksington misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eksington misses with a body kick.
Eksington connects with a solid leg kick.
Eksington pushes Chance away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Eksington!
Chance checks a leg kick.
Eksington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thayrone Eksington dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chance moves out of range of the body kick.
Eksington misses with a low kick.
Eksington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chance is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chance is looking to clinch but Eksington is avoiding it.
Chance is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eksington sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chance tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eksington counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chance takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Eksington looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eksington.
Eksington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eksington misses with a low kick.
Eksington throws a leg kick but Chance sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eksington.
Eksington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Eksington!
Eksington feints and then cracks Chance's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chance down.
Eksington keeps Chance at a distance using the push kick.
Chance takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eksington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A bone on bone clash there as Chance blocks the leg kick.
Eksington throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Chance takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eksington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eksington misses with a head kick.
John Chance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eksington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eksington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chance has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eksington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Eksington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Chance. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eksington lands a head kick. Chance smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Eksington swats away the attempt to clinch by Chance.
A solid body kick from Eksington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Eksington.
Chance tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eksington, right into the meat.
Chance shoots in but no luck this time.
Eksington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chance chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eksington can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Eksington.
A good leg kick by Eksington.
Eksington scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Eksington. That's going to slow Chance down.
Eksington keeps Chance at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Eksington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eksington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chance has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eksington throws a front kick that sends Chance stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Eksington.
Eksington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chance's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eksington.
Eksington connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eksington. That's going to slow Chance down.
Eksington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chance has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eksington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eksington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thayrone Eksington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eksington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chance's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thayrone Eksington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A solid body kick from Eksington.
Eksington stuffs the takedown.
Eksington scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Chance throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eksington connects with an inside leg kick.
Chance takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chance on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eksington. Eksington obviously looking to wear him down.
Eksington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chance throws a sloppy head kick
and Eksington counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eksington is looking to slow Chance down with leg kicks.
Chance takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eksington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Eksington thumps Chance with a low kick.
Chance takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Eksington throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chance checks a low kick from Eksington.
Eksington scores with a push kick.
Eksington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eksington thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chance if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body kick from Eksington.
Chance shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eksington as he avoids it easily.
Eksington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eksington lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Eksington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eksington connects with a leg kick. Chance looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chance on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Eksington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Eksington.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eksington.
Eksington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chance.
Eksington throws a front kick that sends Chance stumbling back into the cage.
Eksington connects with a solid leg kick.
Eksington delivers a nice body kick.
Chance moves out of range as Eksington throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chance checks a leg kick nicely.
Chance throws a series of punches but Eksington moves out of range.
Chance checks a leg kick nicely.
Eksington feints and then cracks Chance's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chance down.
Chance checks a leg kick.
Eksington throws a head kick that half lands.
Eksington scores with a spinning back kick!
Eksington scores with a push kick.
Eksington motions for Chance to come forward. Eksington throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eksington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chance's sensitive parts.
Eksington misses with a body kick.
Thayrone Eksington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eksington. That's going to slow Chance down.
Eksington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chance has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Eksington.
Eksington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eksington thuds his shin into the meat of Chance's side.
Eksington lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chance takes a step back to recover.
Eksington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chance crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Eksington - the referee stops the clock and Chance gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Eksington. Chance manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eksington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Eksington tenderised Chance's leg. Chance is trying to keep his angry face on.
John Chance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eksington throws a leg kick which misses Chance's front leg but catches the back leg as Chance tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thayrone Eksington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Eksington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thayrone Eksington!
Thayrone Eksington thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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RATING
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