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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dredman Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Flaherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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168 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dredman Zeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Flaherty!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flaherty changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zeus tries to avoid it but Flaherty manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zeus to the ground. Zeus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zeus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zeus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zeus lands with a nice body punch.
Flaherty dives in for a single leg takedown but Zeus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dredman Zeus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Flaherty.
Zeus throws a hook but Flaherty avoids it easily.
Zeus throws an off balance right hand
and Flaherty counters with a big head kick but Zeus shrugs it off.
Zeus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeus lands with a cross.
Zeus avoids the head kick by Flaherty.
Zeus appears to be looking for a big counter.
Flaherty walks into a straight right hand from Zeus.
Zeus misses with a hook. Flaherty ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flaherty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zeus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus throws a combination. Flaherty tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Flaherty on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Flaherty looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zeus!
Zeus is trying to escape the position but Flaherty is controlling the position.
Zeus is pushing Flaherty's head away, looking to escape. Flaherty manages to hold on to the position though.
Flaherty controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeus is trying to buck Flaherty off.
Flaherty wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zeus, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus parries the strikes from Flaherty easily there. Flaherty is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zeus to escape.
Flaherty wants to control but Zeus is keeping him busy.
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!
Zeus takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Zeus is trying to control Flaherty's posture but Flaherty avoids it.
Zeus explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Zeus misses with a hook.
Flaherty tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flaherty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zeus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flaherty holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus manages to break the clinch.
Zeus swinging wildly here.
Zeus throws a body punch but Flaherty moves out of range.
Zeus throws a right hand that Flaherty ducks under and follows up with a left that Flaherty also avoids with ease.
Flaherty throws a head kick but Zeus moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Zeus misses the target.
Zeus throws a body punch but Flaherty moves out of range.
Flaherty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An attempted straight right counter from Zeus misses the target.
Flaherty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flaherty tries for a takedown but Zeus circles away easily
and Zeus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zeus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Flaherty fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Flaherty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zeus lands a glancing blow to the side of Flaherty's head.
Zeus misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flaherty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zeus loads up on a big right hand but Flaherty slips the punch.
Flaherty fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zeus, pushing him back against the cage.
Flaherty is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zeus tries to throw a body punch but Flaherty avoids it by throwing Zeus back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dredman Zeus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A decent looking cross lands there for Zeus.
Zeus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Flaherty tries to land a front kick but Zeus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zeus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Flaherty moves away from the strike by Zeus.
Flaherty is trying to counter with his kicks.
Flaherty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flaherty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Flaherty fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flaherty fails to land the takedown.
Zeus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Flaherty swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus misses the jab.
A big right from Zeus misses.
Flaherty closes the distance and clinches.
Flaherty jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zeus walks away with a smile on his face. Flaherty gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dredman Zeus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Flaherty.
Flaherty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zeus misses with a looping left.
Zeus fails to land with a series of punches.
Flaherty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zeus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flaherty takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Flaherty fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zeus avoids it really well and circles away.
Donk. Zeus catches Flaherty right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaherty looks to score with a jab to the body but Zeus is just out of range.
A big right from Zeus misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zeus.
Zeus scores with the left hand. Flaherty knows he should have avoided that one.
Flaherty ducks under a wild hook from Zeus.
Flaherty drives through and clinches with Zeus against the cage.
Flaherty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flaherty with a poor takedown
letting Zeus counter with a right hand.
Flaherty tries to clinch up
and Zeus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flaherty gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zeus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus throws out a loose jab but Flaherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flaherty fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Flaherty shoots in for a double leg but Zeus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zeus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flaherty.
Zeus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Flaherty fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Flaherty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zeus misses with the combination.
Flaherty shoots in and drives through. Zeus sprawls well.
Zeus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flaherty shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zeus defends it nicely.
Dredman Zeus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flaherty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A cross from Zeus lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Flaherty.
Zeus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Flaherty fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zeus misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alex Flaherty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flaherty with a poor takedown
and Zeus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dredman Zeus dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zeus lands with a nice combination. Flaherty backs away looking to recover.
Zeus lands a jab to the nose.
Flaherty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zeus is fending him off so far but Flaherty persists. Nope, Zeus circles away and we're back to standing.
Zeus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A lazy left from Flaherty finds it's target.
Zeus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dredman Zeus is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Flaherty or perhaps it was just good defense by Zeus, which made it look bad.
Flaherty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zeus sprawls well. Zeus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flaherty gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Zeus misses the target.
Dredman Zeus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Flaherty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeus takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaherty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Zeus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Flaherty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Flaherty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zeus as he jumps to the side.
Flaherty shoots for a double leg takedown but Zeus sprawls well. He's pushed Flaherty's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flaherty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zeus lands with a right hand.
Zeus throws a series of strikes that have Flaherty backpedaling.
Zeus throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Flaherty to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Zeus misses.
Flaherty shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zeus as he avoids it easily.
Flaherty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zeus to score with a decent uppercut.
Flaherty walks into a stiff left hand from Zeus.
Zeus dips to his left and cracks Flaherty with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeus looks to land a combination. Flaherty sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Flaherty is rocked!
Flaherty tries to clinch but Zeus moves out of range.
Flaherty is still on wobbly legs! Can Zeus finish him?
Flaherty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zeus.
Flaherty tries to counter with a clinch but Zeus shakes him off and moves away.
Flaherty seems to have recovered his senses.
Flaherty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zeus but Zeus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A quick step to the side and Zeus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zeus lands with a shot to the body.
Flaherty shoots for a double leg takedown but Zeus sprawls well. He's pushed Flaherty's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flaherty shoots and misses
and Zeus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zeus scores with a nice head shot.
Dredman Zeus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zeus throws out a powerful jab.
Flaherty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zeus is fending him off so far but Flaherty persists. Nope, Zeus circles away and we're back to standing.
A quick step to the side and Zeus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zeus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaherty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Flaherty ducks right into an uppercut from Zeus.
Flaherty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zeus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zeus cracks Flaherty with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zeus scores with a nice right hand.
Zeus tries to bum rush Flaherty with a series of wild strikes but Flaherty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zeus works over Flaherty's head and body with a nice combination.
A shot to the liver by Zeus. Beautiful body shot.
Zeus throws a right and a left that Flaherty avoids nicely.
Flaherty has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Flaherty - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Flaherty goes for a takedown attempt but Zeus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flaherty has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zeus finds it's way round the side to connect with Flaherty's head.
The crowd cheers as Zeus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Flaherty doesn't seem phased though.
Flaherty closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zeus counters with a left to the body.
Zeus throws the left hand but Flaherty avoids the punch easily.
Flaherty darts in trying to clinch
and Zeus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alex Flaherty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zeus scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dredman Zeus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zeus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dredman Zeus!
Dredman Zeus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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