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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Hagar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Hagar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sammy Hagar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Bush!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bush shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bush was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hagar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bush looking to control but Hagar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hagar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hagar wants to control but Bush is having none of it.
Bush working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bush cracks Hagar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bush wants to control the pace but Hagar is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hagar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hagar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hagar is pressing down on Bush's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hagar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bush must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bush trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hagar wants to improve his position but instead Bush has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush wants to control but Hagar is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush is just content to waste time from the top position. Hagar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bush wants to control from the top but Hagar keeps moving.
Hagar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bush's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hagar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bush will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hagar wants to control from the top but Bush keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hagar throwing strikes from guard but Bush blocks nicely.
Bush keeping moving, preventing Hagar from controlling successfully.
Hagar scoring with some ground and pound.
Bush keeping moving, preventing Hagar from controlling successfully.
Hagar controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush keeping moving, preventing Hagar from controlling successfully.
Hagar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bush keeping moving, preventing Hagar from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Hagar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bush drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bush trying to control the action but Hagar is working from the bottom.
Bush working away.
Hagar is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sammy Hagar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bush looks to score with a jab to the body but Hagar is just out of range.
Hagar throws a series of punches but Bush avoids them all with ease.
Bush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hagar fails with the takedown
so Bush counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagar trying to control the position here.
Bush content to stall in guard here.
Hagar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hagar is trying to control the position but Bush postures up.
Bush is looking to stand up but Hagar won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bush trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hagar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bush really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hagar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hagar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bush wants to control from the top but Hagar keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bush with a poor takedown
and Hagar counters with a shoot takedown. Bush fights it but they end up in guard.
Bush is breathing heavily.
Hagar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hagar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hagar works over Bush with some ground and pound from guard.
Bush trying to keep a closed guard but Hagar is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagar throwing strikes but missing.
Hagar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hagar stands up from Bush's guard - Hagar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hagar tries a head kick but it misses.
Hagar scores with a nice head shot.
Hagar fails to land the takedown.
Bush takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagar gets a takedown into half guard.
Hagar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hagar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Hagar 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!
Hagar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hagar wants to pass the guard but Bush is keeping the position.
Bush looking to control.
Hagar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bush controlling Hagar's posture.
Bush working a defensive guard but Hagar passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagar gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A head kick misses from Bush.
Bush gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hagar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hagar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bush is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bush avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hagar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush trying to keep a closed guard but Hagar is proving a slippery customer.
Hagar thows a big elbow that misses.
Hagar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hagar trying to control the position from guard on top but Bush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hagar 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hagar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bush's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush is looking to stand back up but Hagar counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bush.
Hagar is trying to control the action in half guard but Bush is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hagar stops Bush from getting back to his feet.
Bush is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hagar slows the pace down in half guard.
Hagar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bush looking for submissions off his back.
Hagar passes to side control.
Bush takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hagar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bush struggling a bit here.
Reggie Bush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sammy Hagar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hagar cracks Bush with a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Hagar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hagar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Hagar!
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FIGHT
RATING
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