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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Ciz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crose McCringe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crose McCringe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Ciz's chin.
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145 lbs
12 - 16 - 1 |
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123 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
12 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, George Ciz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crose McCringe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCringe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ciz moves into full guard.
McCringe won't allow Ciz to sweep him here.
McCringe wants to pass the guard but Ciz is keeping the position.
Ciz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McCringe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ciz wants to free his trapped foot but McCringe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCringe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ciz thows a huge punch but McCringe dodges it nicely.
Ciz wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCringe keeps working.
McCringe is trying to control but can't.
Ciz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McCringe holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
McCringe is not content to let Ciz control the position.
Ciz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCringe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCringe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ciz.
Ciz stalling.
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.
Ciz stalling away here and it's allowed McCringe to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ciz is fighting to break McCringe's control of his arms but McCringe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ciz trying to control the position from guard on top but McCringe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ciz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCringe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ciz stopping the sweep attempt from McCringe.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCringe misses the jab.
Crose McCringe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCringe goes for a double leg but Ciz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ciz continues to drive forward.
McCringe shoots in and drives through. Ciz sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciz gets caught napping as McCringe dives in and scores a takedown. Ciz manages to retain guard.
McCringe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ciz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ciz looking to control.
McCringe is looking to work some ground and pound but Ciz has wrist control.
Ciz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ciz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! McCringe has picked Ciz up and slammed him! Ciz can't keep hold of the triangle and McCringe manages to pass to side control!
McCringe tries for a kimura but Ciz is defending well.
Ciz tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciz is working hard here to advance position.
Ciz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ciz manages to work his way to half guard, despite McCringe's best efforts.
McCringe thows a huge punch but Ciz dodges it nicely.
McCringe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McCringe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Crose McCringe will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ciz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ciz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ciz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ciz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McCringe tries to improve position but can't.
Ciz is looking to take a break and control but McCringe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on McCringe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ciz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCringe has one of Ciz's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCringe regains half guard.
McCringe preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ciz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCringe defending well though.
Ciz prevents McCringe from improving his position.
Ciz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCringe's head.
McCringe tries to get to full guard but Ciz has control of the leg.
Ciz tries to pass to full mount but McCringe defends it.
Ciz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McCringe tries to get to full guard but Ciz has control of the leg.
Ciz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McCringe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ciz.
Ciz wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCringe keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ciz trying to advance position but McCringe counters by regaining guard.
Ciz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ciz throwing strikes from guard but McCringe blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McCringe's head.
Ciz trying to control the position from guard on top but McCringe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ciz postures up.
Ciz working some strikes from top position.
McCringe working a defensive guard here.
Ciz trying to control the position from guard on top but McCringe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCringe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ciz trying to control the position from guard on top but McCringe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
McCringe pulls Ciz in close to prevent any damage.
McCringe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ciz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
George Ciz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCringe wants to control the position but Ciz says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
McCringe is refusing to be controlled, as Ciz sits in half guard.
McCringe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCringe keeping full guard, as Ciz tries to pass.
Ciz throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Ciz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McCringe gets a double leg takedown into Ciz's guard.
McCringe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ciz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCringe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ciz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McCringe puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
McCringe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ciz has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCringe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McCringe is working away from the top position though.
Ciz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McCringe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCringe being controlled here momentarily.
McCringe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCringe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ciz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ciz trying to control the position here.
McCringe lands a couple of digs.
McCringe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ciz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McCringe wants to control from the top but Ciz keeps moving.
McCringe preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McCringe blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McCringe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ciz circles away.
McCringe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ciz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McCringe!
Ciz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ciz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McCringe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ciz works to advance to full mount. McCringe defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
McCringe tries to reverse the position but Ciz maintains control.
Ciz controlling from the full mount.
McCringe is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCringe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ciz avoids the attempt from McCringe to control.
McCringe wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
McCringe trying to control the action but Ciz just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCringe tries to escape but Ciz has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
McCringe is trying to remain composed but Ciz is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCringe trying to control the action but Ciz just sinks the hooks in.
Ciz tightening his grip on McCringe, looking for the choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Ciz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ciz 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Ciz!
Our winner, George Ciz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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