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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between eat me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brooks Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, eat me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brooks Staal!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
me tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Staal swivels and escapes.
Staal fails in his attempt to clinch.
me shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Staal as he avoids it easily.
me shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Staal as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for eat me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Staal is looking to clinch.
Staal is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Staal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like eat me has been cut.
me fails with the takedown.
me closes this distance looking for a takedown but Staal circles away.
Staal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
me has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Staal is proving hard to escape from.
Staal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Staal doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Staal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Staal has a closed guard, preventing me from standing up.
Staal looking for a sweep. Not yet Staal, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal is trying to control the position but me postures up.
me working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
me might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Staal misses with a low kick.
No luck for me with that takedown attempt.
me looks for a takedown but Staal sprawls well.
Staal lands a nice shot to the body.
me is breathing heavily.
Staal closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Staal.
me can't get the takedown.
Staal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning me up against the cage.
me is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Staal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Staal lands a right hand that snaps the head of me backwards.
Staal lands a knee to the body.
Staal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Staal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Staal lands an elbow that stopped me in his tracks for a moment.
Staal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal pushes me back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Staal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt me or not.
A body shot lands from Staal.
Staal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of mes head.
Staal lands a right hand.
Staal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staal lands an elbow that stopped me in his tracks for a moment.
Staal is leaning against me and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Staal on the inside.
Staal stalls.
Staal lands a right hand that snaps the head of me backwards.
Staal pushes me back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Staal lands with a left to the head.
Staal lands a body shot in the clinch.
me's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Staal stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Staal scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Staal.
me's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Staal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Staal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Staal scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Staal.
Staal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Staal scores with a hook to the body.
Staal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
me is working for takedown but Staal is calmly controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Staal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Staal lands a good knee to the midsection. me won't want to take too many of those.
Staal lands with a left to the head.
me wants a takedown but no success here.
me takes a shot to the head.
Staal cracks me with a nice body shot.
Staal pushes me back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Staal lands a damaging elbow.
me takes an elbow to the forehead.
Staal lands a shot to the body.
Staal connects with a nasty looking knee right to me's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Staal.
Staal scores with a shot to the side of me's head.
Staal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Staal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
me is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Staal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Staal.
Staal with a knee to the head.
Staal landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Staal.
Staal cracks me with a nice body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
me blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Staal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
me changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Staal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Staal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brooks Staal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Staal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from me.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Staal!
Staal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on me. That did some damage!
Staal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
me has a takedown stuffed.
me takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Staal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from me.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
me takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Staal rushes me and presses him up against the cage.
Staal connects with a knee to the head.
me tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brooks Staal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on eat me's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Staal lands a jab-cross combination.
Staal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Staal tried to score with a low kick but me checks it.
Staal just misses with a punch to the body.
me tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
me shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
me uses his free foot to push down on Staal's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Staal.
me looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Staal sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Staal is looking to escape.
Staal is trying to maintain the position but me is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
me sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Staal defending well though.
Staal is not content to let me control the position.
Staal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with me. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
me is trying to work for a kimura but Staal is defending well.
me is trying to control the action in half guard but Staal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Staal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from me.
me is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Staal has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Staal rushes me and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Staal lands a left hand.
me is trying to drag Staal to the mat but Staal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Staal.
Staal pushes me back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Staal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of mes head.
Staal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Staal just leaning against me, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Staal.
Staal lands an elbow that stopped me in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Staal.
me has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Staal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Staal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Staal digs a right hand underneath me's ribcage. me let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Staal.
Staal lands a shoulder strike.
me takes a knee right on the jaw!
Staal slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for Staal.
Staal lands a left hand that snaps the head of me backwards.
Staal working me over with knees to the body.
me takes a shot to the head.
Staal crunches a lovely knee into me's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Staal.
Staal pushes me back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
me drops down looking for an ankle pick but Staal pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for eat me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Staal moves in looking to clinch but me pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by me.
me thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Staal defending against the ground and pound.
me is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Staal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Staal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Staal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as me stalls from top position.
me wants to lay and pray for a moment but Staal keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Staal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Staal manages to get back to half guard.
me is working for a kimura but Staal is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Staal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 eat me will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on eat me's cut.
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!
Staal cracks a nice hook into me's ribs.
Staal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from me.
me has a takedown stuffed.
Staal connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Staal has closed the distance and engaged me in a clinch.
Staal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from me.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for eat me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
me changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Staal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Staal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Staal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Staal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt me or not.
Staal lands an elbow inside that me shrugs off.
A body shot lands from Staal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Staal lands a shot to the body.
Staal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt me or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Staal.
Staal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Staal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Staal.
Staal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Staal.
Staal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Staal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Staal.
Staal lands with a short shot to the head.
Staal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Staal connects with a nasty looking knee right to me's face.
Staal cracks me with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Staal.
me wants the takedown. Staal is fighting it off but me persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Staal's guard against the cage.
me with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
me trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
me is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Staal is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Staal has escaped and now he's on top!
Staal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal stays in close to me's body and controls the position.
Staal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of me is proving hard to escape from.
Staal is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
me looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
me working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Staal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Staal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
me looking to hit a scissor sweep but Staal is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal content to stall in guard here.
Staal wants to pass the guard but me is keeping the position.
me escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Staal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Staal wants to pass the guard but me is keeping the position.
Staal prevents me from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
me looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Staal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
me wants to sweep but no luck.
me looking for a guillotine here but Staal defends easily.
me controls Staal momentarily but Staal frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Staal jabs me right on the nose. me blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
me fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Staal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down me rather than just go for the knockout.
me swats away the attempt to clinch by Staal.
Staal scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brooks Staal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Staal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brooks Staal!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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