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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dooalot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Cid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Dooalot!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dooalot moves away from the strike by Cid.
Dooalot cracks the inside of Cid's front leg.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dooalot.
Dooalot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dooalot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dooalot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid throws a low kick, looking for Dooalot's leg but Dooalot calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dooalot.
Dooalot throws the left hand but Cid avoids the punch easily.
Dooalot swings widly with a right hand
and Cid counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Cid.
Cid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dooalot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cid.
Dooalot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid jabs Dooalot right on the nose. Dooalot blinks but takes it well.
James Dooalot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dooalot throws the kick towards the body but Cid avoids it.
Dooalot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cid misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick by Dooalot misses
and Cid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dooalot misses with a two punch combination.
Cid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dooalot thows a body shot but no joy.
Cid slips a straight right by Dooalot.
Cid connects with an inside leg kick.
Dooalot has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cid.
Cid throws a low kick but Dooalot moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dooalot's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cid moves out of range as Dooalot strikes.
Dooalot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dooalot misses with a looping left.
Cid throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dooalot scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dooalot scoring well with a low kick there.
Dooalot misses with a head kick.
Dooalot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cid lands a nice hook to Dooalot's body. Dooalot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cid throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dooalot misses.
Cid lands a jab to the head.
Dooalot throws a low kick but Cid avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dooalot.
Cid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cid takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Virgil Cid has been cut.
Cid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dooalot misses with a low kick.
Dooalot cracks Cid with an open hand slap.
Cid throws the kick towards the body but Dooalot avoids it.
Cid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dooalot dips to his left and cracks Cid with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot misses with a low kick.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Dooalot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dooalot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cid.
Dooalot misses with a straight right.
Cid moves out of range as Dooalot strikes.
Cid throws a leg kick but Dooalot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cid is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid scores with a jab to the head.
Cid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dooalot. That did some damage!
Dooalot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Virgil Cid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Virgil Cid's cut.
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.
Dooalot lands with a slapping head kick.
Cid looks to land a right hand but Dooalot moved out of range.
Virgil Cid is winning the standup battle so far.
Dooalot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cid. Cid obviously looking to wear him down.
Dooalot misses with a looping right.
Cid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cid misses with a wild body shot.
Dooalot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dooalot there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cid moves out of range of the leg kick from Dooalot.
No joy there for Dooalot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cid throws a big shot that misses.
Dooalot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dooalot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooalot throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cid.
Dooalot misses with a straight right.
Cid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dooalot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dooalot connects with a solid leg kick.
Cid takes one to the chin there.
Dooalot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dooalot can pounce on him.
Dooalot defending well as Cid loads up on a big left hand.
Cid moves out of range of the strikes.
Cid connects with the punch.
Dooalot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid checks a low kick from Dooalot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dooalot in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dooalot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dooalot lands a nice shot to the body.
Dooalot lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Dooalot.
Dooalot motions for Cid to come forward. Dooalot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Dooalot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dooalot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dooalot lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cid thuds a left hand into Dooalot's body.
Dooalot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Cid finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands a leg kick that knocks Dooalot off balance momentarily.
Dooalot scores with a leg kick.
Dooalot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cid slips under a jab from Dooalot.
Cid throws a leg kick which misses Dooalot's front leg but catches the back leg as Dooalot tries to avoid it.
Dooalot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dooalot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dooalot is breathing heavily.
Cid scores with a leg kick.
Dooalot misses with a hook.
Dooalot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body kick there by Cid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dooalot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cid dips to his left and cracks Dooalot with an uppercut!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dooalot checks a leg kick.
Cid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cid misses with a head kick.
Dooalot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, jab by Cid - just one landing.
Dooalot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cid 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dooalot throws out the jab.
Dooalot lands with a right hand.
Dooalot swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Virgil Cid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Virgil Cid's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dooalot is looking to chop away at Cid's legs.
Dooalot throws a body kick that misses.
Cid slips under a jab from Dooalot.
Dooalot throws a series of punches but Cid avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Cid.
A head kick by Dooalot misses
and Cid counters with a leg kick.
Dooalot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cid, right into the meat.
Dooalot checks the leg kick.
Cid throws out a powerful jab.
Dooalot throws a wild body kick that Cid sees coming a mile off.
Dooalot thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as Dooalot blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooalot throws a leg kick but Cid sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dooalot looks to land a right hand but Cid moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Dooalot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cid blocks a low kick nicely.
Cid throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dooalot.
Dooalot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dooalot throws the left hand but Cid avoids the punch easily.
Dooalot throws a series of punches but Cid avoids them all with ease.
Dooalot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dooalot throws a leg kick but Cid moved away.
The fighters circling - Cid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dooalot misses with a low kick.
Dooalot walks into a stiff left hand from Cid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cid.
Cid connects with the punch.
Dooalot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dooalot throws a sloppy head kick and Cid moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Dooalot.
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cid darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dooalot misses with a right hand
and Cid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dooalot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cid. Cid obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Dooalot as he checks the leg kick.
Cid lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dooalot lands with a good body shot.
Cid moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cid throws a front kick that sends Dooalot stumbling back into the cage.
Dooalot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cid.
Cid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dooalot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cid doesn't seem bothered though.
Cid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dooalot on the side of the head.
Cid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dooalot swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dooalot jabs Cid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cid lands the left hand.
Cid throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dooalot is rocked!
Cid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dooalot is still on wobbly legs! Can Cid finish him?
A jab from Dooalot finds it's way through Cid's defenses.
Dooalot seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot to the body from Dooalot misses
and Cid counters with a head kick that drops Dooalot to the mat! Dooalot scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Cid motions for Dooalot to come forward. Cid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dooalot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dooalot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cid, right into the meat.
Cid scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Cid clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Virgil Cid's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dooalot misses with an uppercut. Cid saw that one coming.
Dooalot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cid is out of range.
Dooalot lands with a slapping head kick.
Dooalot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cid's sensitive parts.
Dooalot missing with a left hand there. Cid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dooalot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dooalot.
Cid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dooalot.
Cid looks to land a left hand but Dooalot moved out of range nicely.
Dooalot throws a low kick, looking for Cid's leg but Cid calmly moves out of range.
Cid misses with a straight right.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cid - that will leave a mark!
A good leg kick by Cid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dooalot.
Cid is looking to land body kicks.
Dooalot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dooalot has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cid.
Dooalot swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
Cid misses the jab.
Cid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dooalot misses the shot to the body.
Dooalot throws a chopping leg kick but Cid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dooalot. That did some damage!
Dooalot works Cid's body with a nice hook.
Cid attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cid looks to land a body kick but Dooalot moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dooalot misses with a leg kick.
Cid moves out of range as Dooalot throws a body kick.
Cid stuns Dooalot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dooalot moves out of range as Cid throws a body kick.
Dooalot connects with a nice looking jab.
Dooalot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid scores with a leg kick.
Cid checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Dooalot misses.
Dooalot checks a low kick from Cid.
Dooalot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot missing with a left hand there. Cid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Cid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dooalot misses with a hook
and Cid counters with a low kick, right behind Dooalot 's knee.
A jab from Dooalot finds it's way through Cid's defenses.
Dooalot throws a hook but Cid blocks it.
Dooalot lands with a right hand.
Cid throws an overhand right that lands on Dooalot's shoulder, as Dooalot tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Dooalot misses the target.
Dooalot misses with a body kick.
Cid misses with a hook. Dooalot ducked under it nicely.
Cid blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot swings widly with a right hand
and Cid makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dooalot really felt that one!
Cid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dooalot scores with a sloppy right hand. Cid should have avoided that one.
Dooalot throws a head kick that misses.
Dooalot walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dooalot throws a leg kick
and Cid counters with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Cid misses.
Dooalot 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.
Cid connects with a high kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dooalot works Cid's body with a nice hook.
Dooalot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but James Dooalot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Virgil Cid's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dooalot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cid throws a looping overhand right but Dooalot ducks down to avoid it.
Dooalot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cid in his tracks.
Cid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dooalot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dooalot dodges the punch combination from Cid.
Dooalot throws the kick towards the body but Cid avoids it.
Cid tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dooalot changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cid motions for Dooalot to come forward. Cid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dooalot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooalot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cid.
A head kick by Dooalot misses
and Cid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dooalot 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.
Cid thows a body kick. Dooalot tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dooalot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cid lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dooalot takes a step back to recover.
Cid slips a straight right by Dooalot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cid.
Cid tries to land a front kick but Dooalot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dooalot throws a leg kick
and Cid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cid connects with a leg kick. Dooalot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dooalot throws a solid leg kick but Cid takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dooalot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dooalot throws a jab but it's blocked by Cid.
Dooalot misses with the body kick
and Cid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cid misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Cid.
Cid takes one to the chin there.
Cid misses with a leg kick
and Dooalot counters with a nice kick to the body.
James Dooalot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dooalot.
Cid tries to land a leg kick but Dooalot saw it coming and moves away.
Cid throws a wild body kick that Dooalot sees coming a mile off.
Dooalot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cid bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dooalot.
Dooalot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dooalot can pounce on him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dooalot!
Dooalot misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Dooalot misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dooalot.
Cid throws a body punch but Dooalot moves out of range.
Cid thuds his shin into the meat of Dooalot's side.
Dooalot is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dooalot blocks a head kick by Cid.
Nice jab there from Cid.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dooalot throws a jab when Cid was well out of range.
Dooalot misses with the combination.
Dooalot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid body kick from Cid.
Cid throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Dooalot.
Well Cid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 48:49
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:47
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Virgil Cid!
Virgil Cid retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Virgil Cid thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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