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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vince Run (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niel Seraphim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Run looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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130 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vince Run!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niel Seraphim!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seraphim scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Seraphim lands with a slapping head kick.
Seraphim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Run.
A big left from Run misses.
Run throws a hook to the side of Seraphim's head but Seraphim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seraphim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Seraphim throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Run.
Seraphim dodges the punch combination from Run.
Seraphim digs a good hook to Run's body.
Seraphim has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Run fails to land the takedown.
Run misses with a hook. Seraphim ducked under it nicely.
Run has been working on his balance at Foot Loves, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Seraphim.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seraphim throws a front kick that sends Run stumbling back into the cage.
Seraphim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Seraphim throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Seraphim moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Seraphim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Run's sensitive parts.
Run takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Run is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Run throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seraphim.
Run tries to score with a low kick but Seraphim moves his leg out of the way.
Seraphim closes the distance and clinches.
Seraphim prevents Run from breaking the clinch.
Seraphim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seraphim lands a damaging elbow.
Run takes a knee right on the jaw!
Run tries to break the clinch but Seraphim is controlling the position.
Seraphim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Seraphim with a knee to the head.
Seraphim scores a nice knee to the body.
Seraphim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seraphim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Run wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seraphim has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seraphim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Seraphim.
Run is trying to pull guard but Seraphim has him pressed against the cage.
Run has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Seraphim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Run. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seraphim lands with a light punch inside.
Seraphim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Run has had enough of the clinch but Seraphim keeps him there for the moment.
Seraphim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Run in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Run misses with a hook from the clinch.
Run wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seraphim lands a nice elbow.
Run takes an elbow to the forehead.
Seraphim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seraphim landing knees to the head.
Run avoiding damage as Seraphim throws knees to the body.
Run jumps guard but Seraphim turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Seraphim working Run over with knees to the body.
Seraphim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Seraphim misses with a knee to the head.
Seraphim crunches a lovely knee into Run's ribcage.
Seraphim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Seraphim.
Seraphim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Run is defending well for now.
Run wants to break free but Seraphim has control.
A short left from Seraphim.
Run pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seraphim works over Run's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seraphim moves into the clinch.
Seraphim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seraphim scores a nice knee to the body.
Run takes a knee to the side of the body.
Seraphim lands a knee to the head.
Seraphim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Seraphim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Seraphim scores with a shoulder strike.
Run takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seraphim lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seraphim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Run has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seraphim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Run backwards.
Seraphim scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niel Seraphim dominated that round.
That's time! Run's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Seraphim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Run closes the distance and clinches.
Seraphim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Run wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Run has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Run throws a head punch that misses.
Run is trying to break the clinch but Seraphim is controlling him.
A short left from Seraphim.
Run breaks the clinch.
Seraphim connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Run shoots for a takedown but Seraphim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Seraphim goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Run.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seraphim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Run throws a head kick but Seraphim moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Run takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Seraphim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Seraphim.
Seraphim clinches up against the cage.
Seraphim lands with a right to the head.
Seraphim lands an elbow just above Run 's eye.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A knee to the head by Seraphim.
Seraphim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Run wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Seraphim.
Seraphim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Run in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seraphim working Run over with knees to the body.
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!
Seraphim landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from Seraphim.
Seraphim tries a knee to the head but Run blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seraphim missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Seraphim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Run's brow.
Seraphim prevents Run from breaking the clinch.
Seraphim lands an elbow that stopped Run in his tracks for a moment.
Seraphim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Seraphim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Seraphim scores with a shoulder strike.
Run working hard to break the clinch.
Seraphim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Seraphim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Seraphim.
Seraphim lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seraphim lands a knee to the head.
Seraphim lands a knee to the body.
Seraphim lands a damaging elbow.
Seraphim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seraphim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Run blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Seraphim obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seraphim.
Seraphim lands an elbow inside that Run shrugs off.
Seraphim crunches a lovely knee into Run's ribcage.
Run on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seraphim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Run backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seraphim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seraphim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Run breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seraphim connects with a solid leg kick.
Run steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Seraphim. That one must have hurt.
Niel Seraphim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seraphim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seraphim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seraphim throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Run.
Seraphim scores with a jab to the body.
Run will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Seraphim throws a head kick but Run moves out of range.
Niel Seraphim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seraphim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vince Run is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seraphim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seraphim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Seraphim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Niel Seraphim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Run wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seraphim has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niel Seraphim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Seraphim thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Run if he has to take too many more of those.
Seraphim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Run takes a swing at Seraphim's ribcage but misses.
Seraphim thumps Run with a low kick.
Run is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Seraphim lands a leg kick that knocks Run off balance momentarily.
Run fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seraphim, pushing him back against the cage.
Run ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Run no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Seraphim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Run is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Seraphim is controlling him.
Seraphim controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seraphim sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Run's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seraphim slows the pace down in half guard.
Run is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Seraphim scores with a couple of nice shots.
Seraphim trying to control the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Seraphim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Run changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seraphim tries to avoid it but Run manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seraphim to the ground. Seraphim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Seraphim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Seraphim throws a nice head kick!
Run is rocked!
Seraphim misses with a kick to the body.
Oh Run is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Run walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Seraphim.
Run has taken the fight to the clinch.
Run seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Run's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Run fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Seraphim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Run throws a head punch that misses.
Seraphim lands a good knee to the midsection. Run won't want to take too many of those.
Seraphim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seraphim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Seraphim lands a knee to the body.
Run takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seraphim landing knees to the head.
Seraphim lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seraphim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Run is trying to break the clinch but Seraphim has him pressed against the cage.
Seraphim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Run is trying to force a seperation but Seraphim has the dominant position.
Seraphim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Run can't break the clinch.
Run is trying to force a seperation but Seraphim has the dominant position.
Run takes an elbow to the temple.
Seraphim scores with a knee to the head.
Seraphim throws an elbow but it misses.
Seraphim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seraphim looking to throw knees to the head but Run is blocking nicely.
Vince Run has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niel Seraphim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Seraphim connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niel Seraphim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seraphim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niel Seraphim!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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