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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Janus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cero is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hate Me Now - Nas. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class MT
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh Janus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janus instigates a clinch.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but Cero blocks with his arms.
Janus tries to land knees in the clinch but Cero avoids the damage to the body.
Our sources have told us that Janus has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Cero managing to block the knees to the body from Janus.
Janus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cero blocks an elbow strike from Janus.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cero has a couple of punches blocked by Janus.
Janus missing with knees to the body.
Janus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cero content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Janus trying to land knees to the body.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janus tries to land knees in the clinch but Cero avoids the damage to the body.
Janus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Janus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus being controlled against the cage.
Janus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Cero.
Cero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Janus backwards.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
Janus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janus blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cero's brow.
Cero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Janus backwards.
Janus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Janus blocking some punches.
Cero pushes Janus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Janus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cero blocks it with crossed arms.
Cero holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janus pushes off an throws an elbow but Cero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cero misses with a punch on the inside.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janus blocks an uppercut.
Cero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Cero.
Janus lands a nice elbow.
Janus blocks a body shot from Cero.
Janus blocking some punches.
Cero struggles to land a body shot inside as Janus controls his hands.
Cero blocks an elbow strike.
Cero working aggressively here.
Cero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Janus has closed the distance and engaged Cero in a clinch.
Cero lands a left hand.
Cero is trying to stall.
Janus is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero lands a hook that snaps the head of Janus backwards.
The referee calls for Cero to work.
Cero avoids a wild elbow strike from Janus.
Cero is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Janus is keeping busy.
Janus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Janus lands a good knee to the midsection. Cero won't want to take too many of those.
Cero struggles to land a body shot inside as Janus controls his hands.
Cero misses with the head strike.
Cero misses with a punch on the inside.
Cero looking to slow down the pace here.
Cero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Janus blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Janus lands an elbow inside that Cero shrugs off.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Janus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Cero.
Janus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cero avoiding damage.
Cero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Januss head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Janus as Cero tries to tie him up.
Janus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janus throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cero misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cero's brow.
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 Hugh Janus will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cero clobbers Janus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Janus forces Cero back against the cage and clinches.
Janus blocking some punches.
Janus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
Janus trying to land knees to the body.
Cero avoiding damage.
Cero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Janus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cero lands with a short shot to the head.
Janus trying to land knees to the body.
Janus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Janus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cero blocks an elbow strike from Janus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero is looking to control Janus's arms but Janus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cero has his back to the cage.
Cero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cero struggles to land a body shot inside as Janus controls his hands.
Cero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janus blocking some punches.
Cero throws a head punch that misses.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cero avoiding damage as Janus throws knees to the body.
Cero blocks an elbow strike.
Cero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
Cero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Janus looking to throw knees to the head but Cero is blocking nicely.
Janus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cero can't find room to land a body shot as Janus controls the action.
Cero lands with a short shot to the head.
Cero managing to block the knees to the body from Janus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Janus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Cero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Janus lands a knee to the head.
Hugh Janus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cero misses with some punches.
Cero throws a punch but it's blocked by Janus.
Janus misses with a knee strike.
Cero takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Cero on the inside.
Janus lands a nice knee to the body.
Cero tries to break the clinch but Janus is controlling the position.
Cero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cero can't find room to land a body shot as Janus controls the action.
Cero throws a head punch that misses.
Cero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Janus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Janus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cero can do to turn this around?
Cero lands a right hand.
Cero takes an elbow to the temple.
Cero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Janus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cero.
Janus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Janus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cero - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Janus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cero's face.
Cero tries to work over Janus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cero is pushing Janus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stalling in the clinch from Cero.
Cero continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Cero avoiding damage as Janus throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cero takes an elbow to the temple.
Cero stalling.
Janus stalling in the clinch but Cero improves position.
Janus blocking some punches.
Janus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Janus trying to land knees to the body.
Cero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Janus trying to land knees to the body.
Janus lands a nice knee to the body.
Cero misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cero.
Cero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Janus dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Cero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Janus forces Cero back against the cage and clinches.
Cero misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cero.
Cero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
Janus connects with a knee to the head.
Janus throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cero.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but Cero blocks with his arms.
Cero wants to stall.
Janus misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janus keeps control of Cero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cero throws a punch but it's blocked by Janus.
Janus lands an elbow inside that Cero shrugs off.
Cero manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus blocks a head kick by Cero.
Janus tries to clinch but Cero moves out of range.
Janus avoids the head kick by Cero.
Janus moves into the clinch.
Cero misses with a punch on the inside.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
Janus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Janus tries to land knees in the clinch but Cero avoids the damage to the body.
Janus tries to land knees in the clinch but Cero avoids the damage to the body.
Cero misses with a punch on the inside.
Cero throws a head punch that misses.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cero swings wildly with an uppercut but Janus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Janus misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janus tries a knee to the head but Cero blocks it.
Janus blocks an uppercut.
Janus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cero lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cero taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cero stalling in the clinch but Janus improves position.
Cero breaks from the clinch.
Cero avoids the head kick by Janus.
Cero avoids the head kick by Janus.
Janus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Numero Cero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Janus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cero.
Cero tries to land a front kick but Janus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cero circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cero counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Janus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Janus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body kick from Cero.
A good leg kick by Cero.
Janus clinches up against the cage.
Hugh Janus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot in the inside from Cero.
Cero lands a nice shot to the body.
Cero just leaning against Janus, taking a breather.
Cero avoiding damage as Janus throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero stalling.
Janus looking to throw knees to the head but Cero is blocking nicely.
Janus looking to throw knees to the head but Cero is blocking nicely.
Cero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Januss head.
A short left from Cero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cero can't break the clinch.
Janus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cero pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cero scores with a shoulder strike.
Cero throws a punch but it's blocked by Janus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Numero Cero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Janus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Janus!
Hugh Janus decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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