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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Under Taker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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176 cm
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216 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyrus Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Under Taker!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex throws out a powerful jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Rex scores with a four punch combination!
Taker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Taker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rex defending well though.
Rex is looking to escape.
Rex trying to hold on to Taker's head to control him but Taker postures up.
Taker wants to take a breather but Rex is having none of it.
Rex wants to get back to full guard.
Rex really is a fat lump.
Rex is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taker scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rex is trying to control but can't.
Rex is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rex moves into full guard.
Taker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taker connects with a couple of short punches.
Taker postures up in Rex's guard and throws a big left but Rex blocks it.
Rex controlling Taker's posture.
Taker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taker stands and throws Rex's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rex takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex is looking for a sweep.
Rex is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Taker decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rex misses with the combination.
Taker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rex struggling a bit here.
Rex takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Taker working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rex manages to work his way to half guard, despite Taker's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Taker misses with a head shot. Rex uses the momentum to regain guard.
Taker trying to control but Rex is working from the bottom.
Rex looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taker is one step ahead there.
Rex is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taker looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rex is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four 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.
Rex manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taker manages to get himself to full guard.
Taker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rex is one step ahead there.
Rex postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taker is trying to keep Rex in close.
Rex throws and elbow that misses. Taker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rex's guard. Nice move by Taker!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rex controls Taker momentarily but Taker frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rex is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Under Taker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rex scores with a body shot.
Rex throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rex digs a good body shot into Taker's ribs.
Rex misses with a double jab.
Taker has a takedown stuffed.
Taker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rex throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Taker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rex looks to land a combination. Taker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rex digs a good hook to Taker's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rex scores with a one two! Taker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rex fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rex scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rex connects with a body shot.
Rex connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rex throws a series of strikes that have Taker backpedaling.
No joy there for Rex, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rex throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rex scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taker in his tracks.
Rex cracks a nice hook into Taker's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex's corner calls for a 1-2. Rex obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rex scores with a one two! Taker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No luck for Taker with that takedown attempt.
Cyrus Rex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taker closes the distance and clinches up with Rex, looking for a takedown. Taker pushes Rex against the cage but Rex circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cyrus Rex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Under Taker.
Rex fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rex throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taker on the side of the head.
Cyrus Rex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rex ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rex moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rex lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taker backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rex.
Rex scores with a decent looking hook.
Rex throws a series of strikes that have Taker backpedaling.
Taker shoots in for a double leg but Rex sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rex scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rex lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rex fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rex throws a one two combo.
Taker is breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from Rex.
Taker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex stuffs the takedown.
Rex lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cyrus Rex is winning the standup battle so far.
Rex misses with a two punch combination.
Rex stalks Taker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Taker's face. Taker staggers backwards, shaken.
Rex moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rex scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rex connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rex avoids it really well and circles away.
Taker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Rex dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rex goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rex moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rex is fending him off so far but Taker persists. Nope, Rex circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Rex.
Rex stalks Taker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Taker's face. Taker staggers backwards, shaken.
Rex throws a series of strikes that have Taker backpedaling.
Rex scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rex scores with a three punch combo!
Taker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rex.
Rex lands with a right hand.
Rex scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rex sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taker somewhat.
Taker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rex circles away.
Cyrus Rex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Under Taker.
Taker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rex lands with a nice combination. Taker backs away looking to recover.
Rex swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taker.
A left and a right from Rex both land. Nice combination.
Taker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Taker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex catches Taker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A left and a right from Rex both land. Nice combination.
Taker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rex tries to avoid it but Taker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rex to the ground. Rex escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rex works over Taker's head and body with a nice combination.
Taker shoots in for a takedown but Rex shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rex lands a jab-cross combination.
Taker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rex.
Rex works Taker's body with a nice hook.
Rex jabs at Taker's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex throws a series of strikes that have Taker backpedaling.
Rex scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rex is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rex lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rex scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rex.
Rex throws a shot to the body.
Taker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rex.
Rex punishes Taker's body with a nice straight punch.
Rex closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rex cracks Taker with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rex lands with a nice combination. Taker backs away looking to recover.
Rex closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Taker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rex.
Rex scores with a one two! Taker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rex lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taker at a distance.
Rex moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rex lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Rex showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rex 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyrus Rex!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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