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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Plush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Tsosie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plush comes into the arena with Eruption blaring out of the sound system. Connor Tsosie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
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163 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Plush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Tsosie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plush throws a head kick but Tsosie moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Plush.
A head kick by Plush misses
and Tsosie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Plush throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tsosie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plush tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tsosie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Plush really felt that one!
Tom Plush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plush darts in trying to clinch
enabling Tsosie to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsosie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Plush thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tsosie counters with a nice uppercut.
Plush throws an off balance right hand
and Tsosie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Plush instigates a clinch.
Plush has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tsosie after a bit of a struggle.
Tsosie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Plush avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsosie breaks from the clinch.
Tsosie slips a jab and a cross from Plush.
Plush attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tsosie catches Plush with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Plush closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tsosie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Plush tries to clinch up.
Tsosie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tsosie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plush.
Plush takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plush tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tsosie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tsosie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tsosie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Plush's sensitive parts.
Tsosie gets caught napping as Plush dives in and scores a takedown. Tsosie manages to retain guard.
Tsosie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tsosie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Plush trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsosie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsosie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Plush manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsosie looking to pass the guard.
Plush 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.
Plush uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Plush throws a front kick that sends Tsosie stumbling back into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tsosie counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Plush dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tsosie digs a good hook to Plush's body.
Tsosie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plush.
Plush wants to clinch up but Tsosie keeps it at a distance.
Plush misses with a low kick.
Tsosie gets tackled into the ropes by Plush. Plush maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tsosie as Plush tries to tie him up.
Tsosie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Plush unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tsosie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plush has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plush is trying to pull guard but Tsosie turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Plush drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tsosie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Plush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tsosie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Plush throws a sloppy head kick
and Tsosie counters with a nice leg kick.
Plush throws a combination that misses
and Tsosie counters with a low kick, right behind Plush 's knee.
Tsosie connects with a body shot.
Plush tries to clinch but Tsosie moves out of range.
Plush misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plush looks to throw the jab but Tsosie is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Tsosie.
Tsosie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tsosie tries to land a leg kick but Plush saw it coming and moves away.
Tsosie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Plush misses with an uppercut
and Tsosie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Plush misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plush gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Plush shoots in but Tsosie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Plush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsosie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Plush takes one to the chin there.
Tsosie misses with a head kick.
Plush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tsosie counters with a nice uppercut.
Connor Tsosie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plush tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tsosie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Plush shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tsosie but Tsosie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Plush tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tsosie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tsosie keeps the fight on the outside.
Plush tries to clinch up
and Tsosie counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plush takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Connor Tsosie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Plush has managed to clinch.
Tsosie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Plush is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tsosie taking a breather.
Tsosie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsosie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Plush closes the distance but Tsosie moves to the side
enabling Tsosie to counter with a crisp jab.
Plush throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tsosie.
Plush throws a lazy right hand but Tsosie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plush fails with the takedown.
Plush looks to clinch
and Tsosie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Plush wants to clinch but Tsosie slips to the side
and Tsosie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tsosie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plush misses with a hook
and Tsosie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tsosie scores with a sloppy right hand. Plush should have avoided that one.
Tsosie lands with a nice combination. Plush backs away looking to recover.
Plush swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tsosie counters with a three punch combo that has Plush backing up. Plush nods at Tsosie to acknowledge the strikes.
Tsosie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plush throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsosie lands a lovely overhand right.
Plush has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Plush there as he acknowledges the shot.
Plush tries to clinch but Tsosie moves out of range.
Plush ducks right into an uppercut from Tsosie.
Tsosie scores with a nice strike.
Tsosie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tsosie instigates a clinch.
Plush fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Plush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Plush looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tsosie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Tsosie.
Tsosie avoids the head kick by Plush.
Tsosie avoids the head kick by Plush.
Tsosie shoots for a takedown but Plush saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Plush misses with a head kick.
Tsosie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Plush on the side of the head.
Tom Plush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tsosie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Plush momentarily.
Tsosie throws a series of punches but Plush avoids them all with ease.
Tsosie throws a series of strikes that have Plush backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsosie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tsosie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Plush is out of range.
Tsosie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Plush, pushing him back against the ropes.
Plush looking to slow down the pace here.
Tsosie breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Plush.
Plush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tsosie shoots in looking for a takedown but Plush manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tsosie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Tsosie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tsosie 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 George Francis scores the fight for Connor Tsosie!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Connor Tsosie!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Connor Tsosie!
Connor Tsosie wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Connor Tsosie gave a big smile as he said 'I cannot be stopped!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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