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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Shorts (ranked 2298 p4p, 2989 weight class) and Ashot Tiger (ranked 271 p4p, 350 weight class). Ashot Tiger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Henry Shorts's chin.
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3 - 1 - 0 |
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265
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Shorts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ashot Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorts closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tiger to the mat! Tiger manages to get full guard.
Tiger controlling the position.
Tiger wants to sweep but no luck.
Shorts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shorts content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tiger wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shorts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shorts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shorts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tiger 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.
Shorts trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
Tiger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shorts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tiger wants to sweep here but Shorts controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shorts trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
Shorts distracts Tiger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tiger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shorts throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger is trying to keep Shorts in close.
Shorts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shorts is working Tiger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shorts lands a couple of elbows.
Tiger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shorts manages to get himself to full guard.
Tiger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shorts controlling the position.
Tiger throwing strikes from guard but Shorts blocks nicely.
Tiger throws an elbow that misses. Shorts uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tiger's guard. Nice move by Shorts!
We've been hearing that Shorts has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Shorts landing with the ground and pound.
Tiger wants to sweep but no luck.
Tiger is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorts chips away with some ground and pound.
Shorts is looking to advance position but Tiger has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tiger throwing strikes but Shorts recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Shorts moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger postures up in Shorts's guard and throws a big left but Shorts blocks it.
Tiger with a nice head shot there.
Shorts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tiger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shorts is pulling down on Tiger's head. It's preventing any offense from Tiger, at least for the moment.
Tiger postures up in Shorts's guard and throws a big left but Shorts blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tiger manages to get himself to full guard.
Tiger has momentary wrist control but Shorts slips an elbow through the middle.
Tiger looking for a sweep. Not yet Tiger, not yet.
Shorts scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tiger trying to control the position.
Tiger keeping moving, preventing Shorts from controlling successfully.
Tiger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shorts is one step ahead there.
Shorts working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tiger's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger looking for a sweep. Not yet Tiger, not yet.
Shorts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tiger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tiger wants to sweep here but Shorts controlling him for the moment.
Tiger has momentary wrist control but Shorts slips an elbow through the middle.
Shorts trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
Tiger 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.
Shorts trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shorts working some strikes from top position.
Shorts landing with the ground and pound.
Tiger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Shorts dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tiger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shorts is fending him off so far but Tiger persists. Nope, Shorts circles away and we're back to standing.
Tiger goes for a double leg but Shorts avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shorts continues to drive forward.
Tiger fails with a takedown attempt.
Henry Shorts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashot Tiger.
Shorts closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tiger quickly recovers to half guard.
Nice strikes from Shorts there.
Tiger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shorts looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tiger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shorts is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Shorts there.
Shorts moves nicely into side control.
Shorts tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tiger's legs.
Tiger is not content to let Shorts control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger wants to control but Shorts postures up.
Shorts tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tiger's legs.
Shorts lands a decent elbow from side control.
Shorts landing strikes.
Tiger tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Tiger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shorts scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tiger to see if he's OK.
Shorts lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tiger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tiger can't do much from the bottom here.
Shorts landing strikes.
Tiger takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tiger tries to buck Shorts off but Shorts is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorts in side control lands a decent elbow.
Shorts in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tiger can't do much from the bottom here.
Shorts lands some shots froms side control.
Shorts happy to just control the position for now.
Henry Shorts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shorts creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger struggling a bit here.
Shorts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around?
Tiger tries to buck Shorts off but Shorts is having none of it.
Tiger regains half guard.
Shorts working over Tiger with some ground and pound. Tiger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shorts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shorts slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Shorts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tiger is trying to control but can't.
Tiger wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Shorts seems content to control.
Tiger taking some punishment here, with Shorts in his half guard.
Shorts lands with a punch from half guard.
Shorts is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tiger!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shorts cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shorts cracks Tiger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shorts connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shorts punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shorts connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shorts lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger tries to lock up and control but Shorts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shorts lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger gets back to half guard.
Shorts seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tiger wants to improve his position but Shorts is controlling well.
Tiger is not content to let Shorts control the position.
Shorts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shorts is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shorts is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shorts slips a nice elbow through Tiger's hands, connecting with Tiger's forehead.
Nice strikes from Shorts there.
Shorts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tiger regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shorts connects with a couple of short punches.
Tiger looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Shorts dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shorts shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tiger manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tiger is trying to control the position but Shorts postures up.
Tiger lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tiger throwing strikes but missing.
Shorts pulls Tiger in to control the position.
Tiger throws a strike but Shorts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shorts working some strikes from top position.
Shorts with a nice head shot there.
Shorts connects with a couple of short punches.
Tiger looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorts slips nicely into half guard.
Tiger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shorts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tiger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shorts's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shorts's back!
Shorts is trapped and Tiger is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Shorts avoids the strikes from Tiger.
Tiger somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Shorts tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shorts is looking to improve his position but Tiger isn't that keen on the idea.
Tiger lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shorts hang on?
It looks like Henry Shorts has been cut.
Tiger throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tiger with a couple of short strikes.
Shorts is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger cracks Shorts with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashot Tiger!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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