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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chopper Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cookie Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chopper Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cookie Monster!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Monster.
Reid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reid jabs Monster right on the nose. Monster blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Cookie Monster has been cut.
Monster has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monster there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reid with a poor takedown
and Monster counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monster tries for a kimura but Reid is defending well.
Reid knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Monster on the ground.
Reid is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Monster landing strikes.
Monster looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Reid is avoiding damage well.
Monster creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reid tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Monster wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monster thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Monster working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Reid tries to buck Monster off but Monster is having none of it.
Monster in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Reid is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Monster misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Monster working the head and body with strikes.
Reid can't do much from the bottom here.
Monster lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Reid down.
Reid on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reid tries to get out of the position.
Monster tries to score with some ground and pound. Reid controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Reid tries to bench press Monster off him but Monster keeps the position.
Monster tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Reid is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monster lands an elbow.
Reid dodges the ground and pound from Monster.
Monster in side control, throwing shots but Reid defends.
The strikes coming from Monster are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Monster creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reid sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Reid managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Monster.
Monster is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reid has escaped the position, nice work there.
Monster looks gassed!
Reid struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid is looking for a sweep.
Reid takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Monster cracks Reid with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Monster tries to score with some ground and pound. Reid controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Monster tries for a kimura but Reid is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monster tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Monster has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cookie Monster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cookie Monster's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reid darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reid trying to control the action but Monster is working from the bottom.
Monster trying to control from the bottom.
Monster actively working from the bottom here.
Monster has hold of Reid's hands but Reid slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reid not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reid thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Monster desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Monster has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Monster is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monster looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monster actively working from the bottom here.
Monster looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Reid is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Reid is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reid lands with a punch from half guard.
Reid seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Reid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Reid is nestled in close to Monster, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reid not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monster regains full guard. Nicely done.
Reid postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reid wants to control from the top but Monster keeps moving.
Monster is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reid postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Monster looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reid wants to control from the top but Monster keeps moving.
Reid throws a big right hand that misses.
Reid scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Reid trying to control the position from guard on top but Monster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monster looking for a guillotine here but Reid defends easily.
Reid preventing the sweep.
Monster working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reid manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reid postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monster is trying to keep Reid in close.
Reid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monster works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reid postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reid's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Monster working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Monster is tightening it up a little... Reid has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Reid reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Reid taps out! nice BJJ there by Monster!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Cookie Monster!
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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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