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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 2182 p4p, 2620 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 282 p4p, 338 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wick looks for a takedown but Lannister sprawls well.
Lannister gets a double leg takedown into Wick's guard.
Wick looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lannister passes into side control.
Lannister tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wick's legs.
Lannister controls the position from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lannister is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lannister jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wick manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick is letting Lannister control him for a moment.
Wick is pushing Lannister's head away, looking to escape. Lannister manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lannister tries to advance to mount but Wick denies him.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Wick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lannister tries to advance to mount but Wick denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lannister controls the position.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Wick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wick tries to improve position but can't.
Lannister trying to control the action but Wick is working from the bottom.
Wick manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lannister's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister content to control rather than advance.
Lannister prevents Wick from improving his position.
Lannister wants to free his trapped foot but Wick is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lannister wants to control but Wick is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.
Lannister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lannister drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wick sprawls and moves away.
Lannister manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wick on his heels. He'll look to pass Wick's guard now, I'm sure.
Wick is looking to stand back up but Lannister counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Wick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lannister is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wick defends it well.
Lannister is trying to control. Wick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lannister looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lannister is trying to control. Wick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wick is trying to control but can't.
Lannister is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lannister is looking to advance position but Wick won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lannister shoots in for a double leg but Wick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wick as he jumps to the side.
Wick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lannister avoids it really well and circles away.
Wick shoots in and gets a takedown into Lannister's guard.
Tyrion Lannister overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lannister holds on and takes a little breather.
Lannister trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lannister is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lannister trying to keep a closed guard but Wick is proving a slippery customer.
Lannister is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wick is aware though and is defending well.
Wick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lannister has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wick has managed to get both his arms back between Lannister's legs - danger averted.
Wick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wick looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lannister is trying to keep Wick in close.
Lannister keeping moving, preventing Wick from controlling successfully.
Wick tries to stand but Lannister is controlling from the bottom.
Lannister trying to keep a closed guard but Wick is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lannister's waist but Lannister gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wick off to one side.
Wick looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lannister is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wick chips away with some ground and pound.
Lannister looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wick gets to his feet - Lannister follows without any prompting.
Lannister has his takedown stuffed
and Wick counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wick closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wick lands in his opponent's guard.
Wick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wick pushing down on Lannister's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Wick.
Lannister wants to control but Wick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wick tries to stand and escape but Lannister is controlling the position.
Lannister tries to roll over but Wick keeps him under control.
Wick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lannister sees it coming and defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lannister wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Wick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wick dives in and scores a takedown into Lannister's guard.
Lannister can't keep his opponent in guard - Wick advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lannister wants to control but Wick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wick working the head and body with strikes.
Wick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wick is thwarting Lannister's attempts to control the position.
Wick is working for a kimura but Lannister is defending it quite comfortably.
Wick takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister wants to control but Wick is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lannister has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lannister keeping control of the position.
Wick seems to be working for a kimura but Lannister defends the submission attempt.
Lannister is concentrating on defense, preventing Wick from advancing position.
Wick stalling away here and it's allowed Lannister to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lannister looking to control.
Lannister is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wick is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wick lands a nice shot to the body.
Wick fails to land the takedown.
Lannister decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lannister tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wick moves into full guard.
Wick keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wick looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lannister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Wick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wick slaps away a takedown attempt from Lannister, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wick tries to avoid it but Lannister manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wick to the ground. Wick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lannister is defended easily by Wick.
Lannister looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lannister shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lannister showed some decent athleticism there.
Lannister trying to mount his opponent but Wick defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wick wants to control but Lannister is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Wick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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