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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big D Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Cliffton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big D Kid!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cliffton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kid's head.
Cliffton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cliffton throws a head kick that misses
and Kid counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cliffton looks to land a body kick but Kid moved away.
Cliffton connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kid avoids the body shot from Cliffton.
Cliffton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kid manages to avoid it.
Nice combo by Cliffton! Oh, that's hurt him - Kid falls to the canvas and Cliffton follows him into side control.
Kid is rocked!
Kid is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kid is trying to maintain the position but Cliffton is very close to passing his half guard.
Cliffton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kid tries to get to full guard but Cliffton has control of the leg.
Kid is still trying to improve position.
Cliffton wants to take a breather but Kid is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid wants to improve his position but Cliffton is controlling well.
Cliffton stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kid to get to his feet.
Cliffton scores with a shot to the body.
Kid looks winded!
Cliffton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kid blocks a head kick by Cliffton.
Cliffton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kid is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kid blocks a head kick by Cliffton.
Cliffton misses with a head kick.
Kid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cliffton.
Kid fails with a takedown attempt.
Kid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice combo by Cliffton! Oh, that's hurt him - Kid falls to the canvas and Cliffton follows him into side control.
Kid is still in real trouble! Can Cliffton finish him?
Cliffton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cliffton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee asks Cliffton politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cliffton prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kid seems to have recovered his senses.
You can see the frustration on Kid's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kid taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid is looking for a sweep.
Cliffton stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cliffton tries a head kick but it misses.
Cliffton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cliffton tries a head kick but it misses.
Cliffton blocks a head kick by Kid.
Cliffton throws a sloppy head kick and Kid moves out of range easily.
Scott Cliffton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cliffton tries to land a body kick
and Kid counters with a head kick. That will keep Cliffton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cliffton lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cliffton thuds a left hand into Kid's body.
Scott Cliffton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kid fails with a takedown attempt.
Cliffton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliffton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kid is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cliffton.
Cliffton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kid momentarily.
Kid blocks a head kick by Cliffton.
Kid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cliffton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cliffton misses with a kick to the body
so Kid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kid's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kid wants to control from the top but Cliffton keeps moving.
Kid wants to pass the guard but Cliffton is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Cliffton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kid takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scott Cliffton is winning the standup battle so far.
Cliffton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cliffton tries to land a body kick
and Kid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cliffton misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Kid or perhaps it was just good defense by Cliffton which made him look bad.
Cliffton's corner calls for a 1-2. Cliffton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cliffton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cliffton lands with a kick to the temple. Kid shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cliffton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kid misses with a head kick.
Kid takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cliffton misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cliffton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kid looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliffton works over Kid's head and body with a nice combination.
Cliffton cracks Kid with an open hand slap.
Cliffton lands with an overhand left.
Cliffton scores with a punch to the head.
Cliffton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cliffton misses with a head kick.
Cliffton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kid circles away quickly and effectively.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Cliffton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cliffton lands a jab to Kid's midsection.
Cliffton connects with a right hand. Kid shakes it off.
Cliffton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kid tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cliffton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kid somewhat.
Scott Cliffton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big D Kid.
Cliffton throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cliffton sprawls well. Cliffton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kid gets slowly back to his feet.
Cliffton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kid can do to turn this around?
Cliffton lands a slapping body shot.
Kid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliffton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cliffton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kid uses from the top position.
Kid looking to sit in guard and control but Cliffton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kid trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kid wants to stand but Cliffton is controlling the position.
Kid looking to control.
Cliffton connects with a couple of short punches.
Cliffton scoring with some ground and pound.
Cliffton working some strikes from top position.
Kid controls Cliffton momentarily but Cliffton frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliffton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kid wants to stand but Cliffton is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cliffton postures up and lands a big shot to Kid's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Cliffton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cliffton throws the kick towards the body but Kid avoids it.
Kid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cliffton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cliffton lands with a nice body punch.
Cliffton throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Cliffton does no damage.
Cliffton lands a head shot.
Kid has a takedown stuffed.
Cliffton connects with a right hand. Kid shakes it off.
Kid has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kid takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Big D Kid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Cliffton.
A good leg kick by Cliffton.
Cliffton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from Cliffton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kid thumps Cliffton with a low kick.
Kid takes the fight into the clinch.
Kid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cliffton is pressed up against the cage. Kid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cliffton down to the mat. Cliffton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kid takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cliffton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Cliffton misses.
Cliffton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kid under the eye.
A head kick misses from Cliffton.
Kid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cliffton circles away quickly and effectively.
Cliffton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliffton misses with a body shot.
Kid misses with a kick to the body.
Kid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cliffton throws a sloppy head kick and Kid moves out of range easily.
Cliffton misses with the combination.
Cliffton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kid back to the cage. Cliffton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kid is defended easily by Cliffton.
Scott Cliffton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big D Kid.
Cliffton digs a good hook to Kid's body.
Kid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliffton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cliffton connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliffton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kid tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cliffton swivels and escapes.
Cliffton scores with a jab to the body.
Cliffton throws a head kick but Kid moves out of range.
Kid shoots in for a takedown but Cliffton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cliffton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cliffton duly obliges.
Kid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cliffton digs a good body shot into Kid's ribs.
Cliffton throws a series of strikes that have Kid backpedaling.
Cliffton cracks a nice hook into Kid's ribs.
Kid drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kid wants to stand but Cliffton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cliffton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliffton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kid has passed into half guard!
Cliffton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cliffton is not content to let Kid control the position.
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!
Kid is thwarting Cliffton's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kid sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cliffton defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Cliffton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cliffton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Cliffton!
Scott Cliffton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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