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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 1815 p4p, 207 weight class) and Jesse Point (ranked 732 p4p, 89 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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World class 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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Point!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point scoring well with a low kick there.
The Zealot misses with a double jab.
Point is looking for the big counter here.
The Zealot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Point moves away.
Point misses with a kick to the body.
The Zealot forces Point back against the cage and clinches.
Point is looking to control The Zealot's arms but The Zealot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Point has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by The Zealot.
Point tries to work over The Zealot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Point tries a body shot but The Zealot blocks it.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Zealot misses with a punch on the inside.
Point looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Zealot lands a shot to the body.
Point makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Zealot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Point working aggressively here.
The Zealot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good body shot from The Zealot.
The Zealot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Point fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot can't find room to land a body shot as Point controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from The Zealot on the inside.
Point lands an uppercut.
The Zealot takes a shot to the head.
Point breaks the clinch.
The Zealot on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Point swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like The Zealot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Zealot tries to close the distance and clinch but Point swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Point scores with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Point!
The Zealot tries to clinch up.
The Zealot closes the distance and clinches.
Point escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Zealot throws a series of strikes that have Point backpedaling.
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!
The Zealot jabs Point to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Zealot moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Zealot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Point appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The Zealot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Point can pounce on him.
The Zealot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Point swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Zealot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Point pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Zealot is out of range and Point settles back down.
Point lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Zealot moves out of range as Point throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from The Zealot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Point.
Point throws a leg kick but The Zealot moved away.
Point lands a nice looking body kick.
The Zealot rushes Point and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Point creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Point swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Point manages to break the clinch.
The Zealot throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Zealot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Point throws a fast counter high kick but The Zealot manages to duck under it in time.
Point fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Zealot.
The Zealot throws a body punch but Point moves out of range.
The Zealot moves into the clinch successfully.
Point manages to break the clinch.
The Zealot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Point throws the kick towards the body but The Zealot avoids it.
The Zealot is looking to clinch.
Point looks for the body kick but The Zealot saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Point makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Point throws a solid leg kick but The Zealot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Point.
The Zealot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Point looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Point goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Zealot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Point lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Point.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Point dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Zealot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Point.
Point drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Zealot wants to clinch.
Point misses with a body kick.
The Zealot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Point paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Point is trying to counter with his kicks.
The Zealot throws a combination that misses
and Point counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masada The Zealot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Point misses with a series of wild punches.
Masada The Zealot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point misses with a hook. The Zealot ducked under it nicely.
Point's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Zealot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Point scrambles back to his feet.
Point connects with a high kick.
Point wants to slow The Zealot down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Point, pushing him back against the cage.
The Zealot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Point tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Point lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Point misses with the head strike.
The Zealot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Point or not.
Point pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Point throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Zealot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Point takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Point throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Point avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Point releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Point swats away the attempt to clinch by The Zealot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot tries to clinch but Point is having none of it.
Point throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Point gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Zealot.
The Zealot jabs Point right on the nose. Point blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Zealot looks to land a combination but Point avoids it well.
As The Zealot backs off Point throws a huge counter combo but The Zealot manages to avoid it all.
Point throws a hook but The Zealot blocks it.
The Zealot clinches.
Point goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Point misses with a punch to the body.
Point lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Point.
A left hand lands to the body for The Zealot.
The Zealot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Point breaks from the clinch.
Point takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Point tries a head kick but it misses.
Point connects with an inside leg kick.
The Zealot tries to clinch but Point is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by The Zealot.
The Zealot clinches up against the cage.
Masada The Zealot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Point is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The Zealot has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Point lands a nice shot to the body.
Point breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Zealot misses with a few strikes there.
Point is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The Zealot tests Point's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Zealot lands with a straight right. Point didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point moves away from the strike by The Zealot.
Jesse Point seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Point pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Point cracks the inside of The Zealot's front leg.
Point throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Zealot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Zealot tries to clinch but Point is having none of it.
Point thinks about the counter body kick.
Nice body kick from Point.
The Zealot tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Point counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Zealot's knee momentarily.
The Zealot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Point looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesse Point will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The Zealot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Point responds with a good body kick, but The Zealot manages to step out the way in time.
The Zealot tries to clinch but Point moves away
and Point counters with a left and a right that stings The Zealot.
The Zealot throws a combination that misses
and Point counters with a leg kick.
Point keeps the fight on the outside.
The Zealot misses with a series of wild punches.
And Point responds with a good body kick, but The Zealot manages to step out the way in time.
The Zealot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Point manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Zealot has Point up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Zealots head.
The Zealot is leaning against Point and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Zealot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Point escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Point has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Zealot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point scores with a hook to the body.
Point pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Zealot is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The Zealot wants to clinch.
The Zealot moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPoint.
The Zealot misses with a jab to the body
and Point counters with a body kick that stops The Zealot in his tracks momentarily.
Point throws a head kick but The Zealot moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from The Zealot misses its target.
The Zealot scores with a jab. Point acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Point tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Zealot fails to land with a series of punches.
The Zealot throws a series of punches but Point avoids them all with ease.
Point throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Zealot.
Point throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Zealot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot moves in looking to clinch but Point pushes him off.
The Zealot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Point misses with a body shot.
Point takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Zealot takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Point looks for the body kick but The Zealot saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from The Zealot.
Point now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The Zealot connects with a crisp jab.
Point drops his hands momentarily and The Zealot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Point.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Zealot's head.
The Zealot is looking to clinch.
The Zealot wants to clinch up but Point keeps it at a distance.
Point is trying to counter with his kicks.
Masada The Zealot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from The Zealot. Those never looked like landing.
Point keeps The Zealot at a distance using the push kick.
Point throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Zealot darts in and clinches Point up against the cage.
The Zealot blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Point.
Point breaks from the clinch.
Jab from The Zealot.
Point bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Zealot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Zealot will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Zealot closes the distance but Point moves to the side
and Point counters with a good low kick that The Zealot was not able to check.
Point lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Point on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Jesse Point has been cut.
Point misses with a wild combination.
As Point tries to get set, The Zealot tries to push him back and clinch up but Point manages to avoid the attempt.
The Zealot scores with a one two! Point had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Point slips a jab and a cross from The Zealot.
The Zealot tries to clinch up
and Point counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Point comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Point winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Point!
Jesse Point decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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