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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 806 p4p, 502 weight class) and Jason Stackhouse (ranked 116 p4p, 80 weight class). Stackhouse comes into a darkened arena with his song building. True Blood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 cm 31 162 15 - 14 - 1 |
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180 cm 36 164 28 - 15 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt Excellent boxer Very quick |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Better Dead! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Stackhouse ! The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stackhouse avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Dead throws a lazy right hand but Stackhouse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Dead takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Dead throws a poor cross that misses
and Stackhouse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Good shot there by Stackhouse .
It looks like Better Dead has been cut. Stackhouse lands a lovely overhand right. Stackhouse throws a nice outside leg kick. Dead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stackhouse lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Stackhouse throws a hook to the side of Dead's head but Dead sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. The fighters circle momentarily. Stackhouse darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dead uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stackhouse . An attempted straight right counter from Dead misses the target. Dead jabbing away but nothing is landing. Dead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dead scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dead misses with an uppercut
and Stackhouse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Dead pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Stackhouse scores with a sloppy right hand. Dead should have avoided that one.
Dead is rocked! Stackhouse misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick misses from Stackhouse . Dead was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Stackhouse tests Dead's chin there with a solid looking shot. Oh Dead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Dead lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dead seems to have got his legs back now. Dead throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Stackhouse lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dead's sensitive parts. Stackhouse slips under a jab from Dead. Stackhouse connects with a jab. Dead ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Stackhouse throws out a loose jab but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it. Dead takes one to the side of the head.
Dead just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Stackhouse misses. Stackhouse clinches up against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Stackhouse digs a right hand into Dead's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dead's gas tank. A short right from Stackhouse on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stackhouse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dead's defenses. Stackhouse lands with a short shot to the head. Stackhouse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards. Stackhouse stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A right handed body shot lands from Stackhouse .
Nice body punch from Stackhouse . Dead prevents a body shot from Stackhouse . Stackhouse tries to throw a body punch but Dead avoids it by throwing Stackhouse back against the cage. Dead pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Stackhouse feints and then cracks Dead's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dead down. Dead misses with an uppercut
and Stackhouse counters with a good low kick that Dead was not able to check. Stackhouse 's corner calls for a 1-2. Stackhouse obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Stackhouse is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dead had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Stackhouse scores with a nice head shot. Stackhouse 's corner calls for a 1-2. Stackhouse obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Better Dead's cut is getting worse. Stackhouse missing with a left hand there. Dead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stackhouse stuns Dead with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Dead defending well as Stackhouse loads up on a big left hand. An attempted straight right counter from Dead misses the target. Stackhouse lands a big head kick that sends Dead tumbling to the mat! Stackhouse takes a step backwards and waves Dead back to his feet - he wants the finish! Nice defenses there by Stackhouse . Stackhouse connects with a looping right hand.
Dead steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stackhouse . Dead really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Stackhouse rushes Dead and presses him up against the cage. 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! Dead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A jab from Dead misses. Stackhouse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Stackhouse slips under a jab. Dead uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stackhouse . A jab lands there for Stackhouse . Dead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stackhouse .
Dead slips a straight right by Stackhouse . Stackhouse slips a straight right by Dead.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stackhouse has managed to clinch.
Stackhouse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Stackhouse works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stackhouse lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Stackhouse . Stackhouse is working Dead over against the cage. Dead is breathing heavily. A right hand to the body from Stackhouse .
Stackhouse lands on the inside with an uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Stackhouse . A quick uppercut on the inside from Stackhouse . As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Stackhouse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stackhouse lands an elbow inside that Dead shrugs off. Stackhouse lands with a short shot to the head. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Stackhouse dominated that round. The cut man is working on Better Dead's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Stackhouse avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Stackhouse walks into a straight right hand from Dead. Stackhouse has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A slapping leg kick lands for Stackhouse .
Stackhouse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Stackhouse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stackhouse lands a left hand.
Stackhouse scores with a shot to the side of Dead's head. Stackhouse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Better Dead's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stackhouse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A short body shot lands from Stackhouse as the two fighters clinch.
Stackhouse pushes Dead back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Dead throws a hook but Stackhouse avoids it easily. Stackhouse scores with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Dead. Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dead fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nice body kick there by Stackhouse . Jason Stackhouse seems to be getting the better of the standup. Stackhouse moves away from the strike by Dead. Stackhouse throws out a counter right but Dead avoids it with no problem. Stackhouse connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Dead looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Dead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stackhouse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Stackhouse connects with a looping right hand.
Dead is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Stackhouse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Stackhouse lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jeez, Better Dead's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Stackhouse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Stackhouse pounces like a tiger and cracks Dead with a vicious hook! Dead is down but not out! Stackhouse follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jason Stackhouse ! An out of breath Jason Stackhouse thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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