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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Pirrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Tungston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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280 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phillip Pirrup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Tungston!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tungston tries to clinch up.
Tungston tries to clinch but Pirrup is having none of it.
Tungston tries to clinch up but Pirrup circles away and keeps his distance.
Pirrup misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tungston.
Pirrup will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tungston throws a sloppy head kick and Pirrup moves out of range easily.
Pirrup has Tungston up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pirrup has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tungston avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tungston landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tungston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pirrup is defending well for now.
Tungston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pirrup changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tungston tries to avoid it but Pirrup manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tungston to the ground. Tungston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phillip Pirrup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pirrup blocks a head kick by Tungston.
Tungston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pirrup with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tungston counters with a head kick that drops Pirrup to the mat! Pirrup scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Pirrup throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tungston's waist but Tungston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pirrup off to one side.
Pirrup is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirrup shoots in looking for a takedown but Tungston manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pirrup's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tungston clinches with his opponent.
Tungston trying to land knees to the body.
Tungston trying to land knees to the body.
Pirrup managing to block the knees to the body from Tungston.
Pirrup successfully pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tungston wants to control from the top but Pirrup keeps moving.
Pirrup is pulling down on Tungston's head to control his posture.
Pirrup working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tungston.
Pirrup is looking for a triangle but Tungston pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirrup looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tungston throws an elbow that misses. Pirrup uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tungston's guard. Nice move by Pirrup!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pirrup lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tungston throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pirrup stands up over Tungston, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tungston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pirrup is one step ahead there.
Pirrup throwing strikes but missing.
Pirrup slips nicely into half guard.
Pirrup wants to work for an arm triangle but Tungston is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirrup is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tungston defends it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tungston trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pirrup working the head and body with strikes.
Tungston wants to get back to full guard.
Tungston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pirrup lands strikes from half guard.
Pirrup lands strikes from half guard.
Pirrup 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.
Pirrup looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tungston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirrup trying to control the action but Tungston is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pirrup looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tungston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tungston is trying to get back to full guard.
Tungston is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pirrup is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tungston is refusing to be controlled, as Pirrup sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tungston trying to control but Pirrup postures up.
Ground and pound from Pirrup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Tungston dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pirrup shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tungston wants to improve his position but Pirrup is controlling well.
Tungston is trying to control but can't.
Pirrup wants to work for an arm triangle but Tungston is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pirrup is keen to just control but Tungston is a slippery customer.
Pirrup thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tungston's head.
Tungston is looking to control Pirrup's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tungston avoid being mounted?
Pirrup prevents Tungston from improving his position.
Pirrup looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pirrup seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pirrup working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tungston is looking to improve his position.
Pirrup seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tungston does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tungston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pirrup. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pirrup scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Phillip Pirrup overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pirrup wants to control but Tungston is keeping him busy.
Pirrup wants to free his trapped foot but Tungston is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pirrup is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tungston!
Pirrup looking to secure an arm triangle but Tungston defends it well.
Pirrup has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tungston's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tungston is bucking up trying to escape but Pirrup cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirrup is landing with some decent strikes but Tungston is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pirrup working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pirrup looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pirrup jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tungston is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tungston and Pirrup has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Pirrup tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tungston is looking to regain half guard here but Pirrup keeps moving and retains side control.
Tungston takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirrup cracks Tungston with a big elbow.
Pirrup controls the position from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tungston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pirrup is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tungston has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pirrup goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tungston has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pirrup but great work by Tungston.
Tungston trying to control the action but Pirrup is working from the bottom.
Tungston content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pirrup is not content to let Tungston control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Troy Tungston.
Tungston leaves Pirrup with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pirrup is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tungston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pirrup drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Pirrup dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pirrup misses with a right hand
and Tungston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pirrup chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tungston can pounce on him.
Troy Tungston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tungston lands a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Nice elbow from Tungston.
Tungston taking a breather.
Tungston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pirrup managing to block the knees to the body from Tungston.
Tungston pushes Pirrup back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tungston tries to land knees in the clinch but Pirrup avoids the damage to the body.
Tungston taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tungston missing with knees to the body.
Tungston lands a nice elbow.
Pirrup is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tungston lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tungston dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tungston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tungston digs a right hand underneath Pirrup's ribcage. Pirrup let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tungston trying to control the position but instead, Pirrup has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tungston into the ropes.
Tungston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pirrup.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pirrup has Tungston pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Tungston manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tungston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pirrup is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Tungston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pirrup takes an elbow to the temple.
Tungston missing with knees to the body.
Tungston is trying to stall.
Tungston landing knees to the body.
Tungston breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirrup has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phillip Pirrup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pirrup gets tackled into the ropes by Tungston. Tungston maintains the clinch.
Pirrup drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tungston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pirrup avoids it.
Pirrup blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tungston missing with knees to the body.
Pirrup tries for a takedown but Tungston manages to get underhooks.
Pirrup drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tungston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pirrup managing to block the knees to the body from Tungston.
Tungston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pirrup.
Pirrup tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tungston smiles and moves away.
Tungston lands a high kick!
It looks like Phillip Pirrup has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tungston. Pirrup shrugs it off though.
Tungston wants to clinch up but Pirrup keeps it at a distance.
Tungston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pirrup thows a body shot but no joy.
Pirrup showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tungston.
Tungston leaves Pirrup with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pirrup shoots and misses
and Tungston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tungston.
Tungston pushes Pirrup back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pirrup takes an elbow to the temple.
Tungston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tungston trying to land knees to the body.
Tungston is pressed up against the ropes. Pirrup has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tungston down to the mat. Tungston avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tungston connects with a single shot there.
Tungston throws a sloppy head kick and Pirrup moves out of range easily.
Tungston tries to close the distance and clinch but Pirrup swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tungston is looking to clinch but Pirrup is avoiding it.
Pirrup changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tungston tries to avoid it but Pirrup manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tungston to the ground. Tungston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Troy Tungston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pirrup looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tungston!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tungston wants to control but Pirrup postures up.
Pirrup tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pirrup has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Tungston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tungston 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Tungston!
After the fight, Troy Tungston was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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