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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dario Cvitanich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Ayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dario Cvitanich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dario Cvitanich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerry Ayer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayer lands a nice shot to the body.
Cvitanich avoids the head kick by Ayer.
A big left from Ayer misses.
Ayer throws a sloppy head kick and Cvitanich moves out of range easily.
Cvitanich throws a right hand that Ayer ducks under and follows up with a left that Ayer also avoids with ease.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ayer. Cvitanich shrugs it off though.
Ayer thows a body shot but no joy.
Jerry Ayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ayer misses with a series of wild punches.
Cvitanich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ayer.
Ayer throws a body punch but Cvitanich moves out of range.
Cvitanich looks to land a left hand but Ayer moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Ayer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cvitanich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ayer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ayer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ayer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cvitanich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cvitanich drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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.
Cvitanich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cvitanich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cvitanich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ayer's head.
Cvitanich looking to pass the guard.
Cvitanich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cvitanich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cvitanich slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cvitanich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ayer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cvitanich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cvitanich misses with a looping right.
Ayer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cvitanich.
Cvitanich blocks a head kick by Ayer.
Ayer throws a head kick but Cvitanich moves out of range.
Ayer misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cvitanich takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ayer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ayer throws a nice head kick!
Jerry Ayer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cvitanich misses with a takedown attempt - Ayer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cvitanich shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cvitanich was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cvitanich postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ayer looks a forlorn figure.
Cvitanich scoring with strikes but Ayer is staying in there.
Cvitanich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cvitanich raining down shots from the mount!
Cvitanich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cvitanich lands with some strikes.
Cvitanich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cvitanich scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ayer wants to control but Cvitanich is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cvitanich lands a big elbow.
Cvitanich lands a big shot there that rocks Ayer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cvitanich postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ayer looks a forlorn figure.
Cvitanich working Ayer over with strikes here.
Ayer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cvitanich cracks Ayer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cvitanich lands a nice shot to the head.
Cvitanich with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ayer is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cvitanich has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ayer's face.
Cvitanich working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ayer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ayer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cvitanich.
Cvitanich is breathing heavily.
Ayer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ayer is bucking up trying to escape but Cvitanich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cvitanich working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cvitanich landing punches.
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!
Cvitanich unloading with bombs!
Ayer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cvitanich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cvitanich connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cvitanich landing shots from mount.
Ayer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cvitanich lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dario Cvitanich dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ayer lands with a cross.
Ayer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cvitanich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ayer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ayer throws a hook but Cvitanich avoids it easily.
Ayer throws the left hand but Cvitanich avoids the punch easily.
Cvitanich gets the takedown into side control.
Cvitanich fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cvitanich scoring with punches from side control.
Cvitanich scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ayer to see if he's OK.
Cvitanich scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ayer to see if he's OK.
The ground and pound from Cvitanich seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cvitanich is looking to take a break and control but Ayer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ayer takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cvitanich wants to control but Ayer is keeping him busy.
Ayer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cvitanich connects with a decent elbow.
Cvitanich is chipping away with strikes.
Cvitanich is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ayer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ayer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cvitanich asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ayer wants to control but Cvitanich postures up.
Ayer is trying to improve his position.
Cvitanich is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ayer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cvitanich misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cvitanich working away.
Ayer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ayer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Ayer misses.
Cvitanich misses with a straight right.
Ayer throws a big shot that misses.
Ayer misses with a body kick.
Ayer is looking to land body kicks.
Ayer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ayer slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayer scores with a three punch combo!
Ayer throws out a powerful jab.
Ayer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ayer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cvitanich manages to avoid it.
Ayer throws a head kick that misses.
Cvitanich slips under a jab.
Ayer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ayer connects with a looping right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ayer.
Cvitanich avoids the head kick by Ayer.
Jerry Ayer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ayer, as that shot connected.
Ayer misses with a body kick.
Ayer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cvitanich.
Cvitanich tries to bum rush Ayer with a series of wild strikes but Ayer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ayer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ayer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ayer throws a head kick but Cvitanich moves out of range.
Cvitanich waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ayer.
A slow jab from Cvitanich misses its intended target.
Ayer throws a big shot that misses.
Ayer throws a sloppy head kick and Cvitanich moves out of range easily.
Ayer lands a nice looking body shot.
Ayer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ayer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ayer misses with a body shot.
Ayer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ayer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ayer tries a head kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Ayer there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dario Cvitanich will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cvitanich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cvitanich landing strikes from the mount.
Cvitanich is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cvitanich looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cvitanich with a couple of short strikes.
Cvitanich breaks from Ayer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cvitanich dominating with strikes here.
Cvitanich raining down shots from the mount!
Cvitanich lands a heavy elbow.
Cvitanich connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cvitanich in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ayer is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ayer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cvitanich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ayer is still in real trouble! Can Cvitanich finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cvitanich scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ayer?
Ayer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ayer seems to have recovered his senses.
Cvitanich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cvitanich postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ayer looks a forlorn figure.
Ayer wants to hold on but Cvitanich pushes him away.
Ayer is bucking up trying to escape but Cvitanich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cvitanich lands a nice shot to the head.
Cvitanich is landing with some decent strikes but Ayer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ayer is looking to improve his position but Cvitanich isn't that keen on the idea.
Cvitanich with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ayer tries to hold on but Cvitanich postures up.
Ayer is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayer tries to hold on but Cvitanich pushes him away.
Ayer tries to reverse the position but Cvitanich maintains control.
Cvitanich lands a big shot there that rocks Ayer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ayer tries to hold on but Cvitanich postures up.
Cvitanich breaks from Ayer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cvitanich is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ayer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ayer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cvitanich working Ayer over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cvitanich working Ayer over with strikes here.
Ayer taking shots to the head.
Ayer is working to get back to half guard.
Cvitanich with the ground and pound from mount.
Ayer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cvitanich is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cvitanich cracks Ayer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cvitanich lands a big shot there that rocks Ayer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ayer trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dario Cvitanich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ayer is trying desperately to improve position.
Jerry Ayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dario Cvitanich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cvitanich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ayer is trying desperately to improve position.
Cvitanich working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cvitanich pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ayer wants to control but Cvitanich is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cvitanich cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cvitanich with the ground and pound from mount.
Ayer is in a horrible position here. Cvitanich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cvitanich with good strikes from the mount here!
Cvitanich controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dario Cvitanich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cvitanich, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dario Cvitanich!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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