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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lansing kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Heavy Metal Kings. Cyborg has chosen Awaken as his entrance music. Alexander Lansing has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Lansing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lansing throws a hook but Cyborg avoids it easily.
Cyborg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lansing.
Cyborg misses with an uppercut.
Lansing takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Cyborg.
Lansing throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cyborg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lansing doesn't seem bothered though.
Cyborg is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cyborg.
Cyborg throws a big shot that misses.
Lansing connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lansing throws an overhand right that lands on Cyborg's shoulder, as Cyborg tries to avoid the shot.
Cyborg 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lansing.
Lansing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cyborg.
Cyborg has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cyborg throws a leg kick but Lansing sees it coming and moves out of range.
A left lands for Cyborg.
A telegraphed right hand from Lansing misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansing moves out of range of the strikes.
Lansing throws an overhand right that lands on Cyborg's shoulder, as Cyborg tries to avoid the shot.
Chris Cyborg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lansing misses with a body kick.
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lansing misses with a right hand
and Cyborg counters with a stiff right hand.
Lansing looks to throw the jab but Cyborg is out of range.
Cyborg slips under a jab from Lansing.
Cyborg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cyborg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cyborg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lansing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick from Cyborg misses.
Lansing scores with a decent looking hook.
Cyborg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lansing.
Lansing throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cyborg on the side of the head.
Cyborg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lansing.
A big left from Cyborg misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansing connects with an inside leg kick.
Lansing turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lansing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lansing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cyborg manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Lansing misses
and Cyborg counters with a good, hard body kick but Lansing shrugs it off.
Cyborg throws a low kick but Lansing moves out of range easily.
Cyborg tries a head kick but it misses.
Lansing 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.
Cyborg scores with a nice right hand.
Cyborg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lansing.
Lansing throws a body punch but Cyborg moves out of range.
Cyborg darts in and clinches Lansing up against the cage.
Cyborg misses with some punches.
Lansing blocking some punches.
Lansing stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lansing lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lansing misses with a punch on the inside.
Cyborg misses with a punch on the inside.
Lansing taking a breather.
Lansing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cyborg's efforts to push away.
Cyborg tries to throw a body punch but Lansing avoids it by throwing Cyborg back against the cage.
A short right from Lansing.
Cyborg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Lansing.
Cyborg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lansing creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cyborg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lansing backwards.
Cyborg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lansing has Cyborg pushed against the cage.
Cyborg misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansing lands a hook that snaps the head of Cyborg backwards.
Lansing is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cyborg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lansing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cyborg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cyborg lands with a short shot to the head.
Lansing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cyborg lands a nice shot to the body.
Lansing lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cyborg backwards.
Still in the clinch, Lansing scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lansing.
Lansing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cyborg misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cyborg throws a punch but it's blocked by Lansing.
Lansing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cyborg tries to work over Lansing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cyborg letting Lansing take a breather here.
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 Alexander Lansing will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lansing's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cyborg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lansing blocks a leg kick.
Lansing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cyborg was well out of range. Poor timing from Lansing.
Cyborg tries a low kick but Lansing avoids it.
Lansing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cyborg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lansing on the side of the head.
Lansing throws an off balance right hand
and Cyborg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lansing misses with a hook to the body
and Cyborg counters with a nice body shot.
Cyborg misses with a low kick.
Cyborg avoids the head kick by Lansing.
Cyborg throws a leg kick but Lansing sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lansing walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cyborg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lansing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cyborg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cyborg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansing keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cyborg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cyborg throws the kick towards the body but Lansing avoids it.
Cyborg lands a glancing blow to the side of Lansing's head.
Cyborg misses with an uppercut. Lansing saw that one coming.
Lansing throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cyborg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lansing.
Lansing connects with a single shot there.
Lansing throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cyborg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lansing swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cyborg.
Cyborg wants to land a leg kick but Lansing is out of range.
Cyborg throws a shot from downtown. Lansing moves away and avoids it.
Lansing checks a leg kick.
Cyborg throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Cyborg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansing lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lansing slips under a jab from Cyborg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lansing throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lansing misses the jab.
Cyborg throws a big shot that misses.
Lansing's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cyborg under the eye.
Nice uppercut lands for Lansing. That snapped Cyborg's head back.
Lansing scores with a jab. Cyborg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lansing tries to score with a low kick but Cyborg moves his leg out of the way.
Lansing throws the kick towards the body but Cyborg avoids it.
Lansing works the jab nicely.
Cyborg blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Cyborg misses
so Lansing counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cyborg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lansing controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg controlling Lansing's posture.
Cyborg wants to stand up but Lansing is controlling him.
Lansing trying to control the position from guard on top but Cyborg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cyborg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cyborg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chris Cyborg.
Cyborg blocks a jab.
A low kick from Cyborg is predictable there
and Lansing counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lansing swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lansing is out of range and Cyborg settles back down.
Lansing scores with a jab. Cyborg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lansing goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lansing is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lansing dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cyborg. That did some damage!
Lansing avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Lansing misses its intended target.
Lansing lands with an uppercut that bounces Cyborg off the cage and back into range.
Alexander Lansing is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cyborg. Lansing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lansing checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lansing scores with a leg kick.
Lansing moves out of range of the body kick from Cyborg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lansing stuns Cyborg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lansing takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lansing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cyborg 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lansing dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jab by Lansing.
Cyborg thows a body kick. Lansing tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cyborg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lansing misses with a straight right.
Lansing stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cyborg staying out of range there.
Cyborg slips under a jab from Lansing.
Cyborg throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cyborg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lansing. Lansing obviously looking to wear him down.
Cyborg throws a low kick, looking for Lansing's leg but Lansing calmly moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lansing, as that shot connected.
Cyborg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cyborg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cyborg tries to land a front kick but Lansing steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cyborg jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lansing swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cyborg counters with a good low kick that Lansing was not able to check.
Cyborg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cyborg. Lansing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lansing closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cyborg quickly recovers to half guard.
Lansing throwing shots but Cyborg is blocking nicely.
Cyborg wants to improve his position but Lansing is controlling well.
Cyborg is doing well to control the position and prevent Lansing from advancing to side control.
Lansing working over Cyborg with some ground and pound. Cyborg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cyborg wants to improve his position but Lansing is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg is holding on to half guard well.
Lansing throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lansing is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ground and pound from Lansing.
Chris Cyborg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lansing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cyborg taking some punishment here, with Lansing in his half guard.
Lansing will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lansing thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lansing wants to control but Cyborg is keeping him busy.
Lansing trying to mount his opponent but Cyborg defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansing throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cyborg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lansing trying to control the action but Cyborg is working from the bottom.
Lansing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alexander Lansing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lansing thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cyborg is looking for a sweep. Lansing is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cyborg is not content to let Lansing control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansing throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cyborg wants to improve his position but Lansing is controlling well.
Lansing trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Alexander Lansing wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cyborg slips under a jab.
Lansing uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cyborg has time to react.
Lansing throws out a loose jab but Cyborg uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Lansing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lansing 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lansing!
After winning the bout, Alexander Lansing thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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