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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Dez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Armstrong is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, Eddie Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blaze Dez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong throws a right and a left that Dez avoids nicely.
Dez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Armstrong.
Armstrong clinches up against the cage.
Armstrong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Armstrong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Armstrong.
Armstrong is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Armstrong landing knees to the body.
Dez looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Armstrong.
Armstrong has Dez pushed against the cage.
Dez jumps guard but Armstrong stands there with Dez around his waist. Dez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dez fails to pull guard.
Armstrong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Armstrong lands a damaging elbow.
Dez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Armstrong digs a right hand underneath Dez's ribcage. Dez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Armstrong working Dez over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Armstrong.
Dez takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a knee to the body.
Armstrong has Dez pressed against the cage.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside that Dez shrugs off.
Armstrong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Armstrong lands a nice uppercut.
Armstrong scores a nice knee to the body.
Armstrong crunches a lovely knee into Dez's ribcage.
Armstrong lands a nice elbow.
Armstrong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside that Dez shrugs off.
Armstrong lands a nice knee to the body.
Armstrong working Dez over with knees to the body.
Armstrong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Armstrong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Armstrong lands a nice knee to the body.
Dez wants a takedown.
Eddie Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaze Dez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Armstrong scores with a knee to the head.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside.
Armstrong scores with a knee to the head.
Dez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Armstrong connects with a knee to the head.
Armstrong works on Dez's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dez can't get the takedown.
A knee to the head by Armstrong.
Dez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Armstrong lands a nice elbow.
Armstrong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dez backwards.
Armstrong stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Armstrong.
Armstrong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong tries to land knees in the clinch but Dez avoids the damage to the body.
Armstrong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dez tries to work over Armstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Armstrong smiles and moves away.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Dez is just out of range.
Dez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armstrong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Armstrong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Dez is working for takedown but Armstrong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Armstrong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Armstrong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Armstrong lands an elbow that stopped Dez in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong lands an elbow that stopped Dez in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Armstrong just stands there and leans against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Armstrong just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Armstrong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dez slips a jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a few strikes there.
Dez avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Dez is just out of range.
Armstrong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Armstrong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dez tries a head kick but it misses.
Armstrong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dez is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Dez is having none of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dez. Armstrong shrugs it off though.
Dez misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dez digs a good hook to Armstrong's body.
Armstrong tries to clinch there but Dez circles away.
Dez tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch but Dez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Armstrong just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Armstrong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Armstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dez looking to stall.
Dez managing to block the knees to the body from Armstrong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armstrong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dez is defending well for now.
Dez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Armstrong gets underhooks to prevent Dez's takedown attempt.
Eddie Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaze Dez.
Dez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Armstrong smiles and moves away.
Dez throws a sloppy head kick and Armstrong moves out of range easily.
Armstrong misses the body punch
and Armstrong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dez throws a head kick but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong throws a combination that misses
and Dez counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Armstrong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the body
and Dez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Armstrong throws a leg kick
and Dez counters with a nice body shot.
Dez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Armstrong sprawls well. Armstrong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dez gets slowly back to his feet.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eddie Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong misses the body punch
and Dez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Armstrong is looking to wear down Dez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Armstrong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armstrong misses with a hook.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armstrong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dez misses with a body kick.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Armstrong misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Armstrong wants it to stay on the feet.
Armstrong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Armstrong is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Dez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armstrong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dez counters with a straight right hand.
Armstrong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dez is out of range.
Dez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dez throws a head kick that misses.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Armstrong.
Dez fails to pull guard.
Armstrong is pressed up against the cage. Dez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Armstrong down to the mat. Armstrong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armstrong clinches with his opponent.
Armstrong digs a right hand into Dez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dez's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dez fails to pull guard.
Eddie Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaze Dez.
Armstrong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dez's face.
Armstrong is struggling to control the position.
Dez is trying to break free.
Dez working hard to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Armstrong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Armstrong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dez's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Armstrong obliges.
Armstrong digs a right hand into Dez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dez's gas tank.
Armstrong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dez tries to pull guard but Armstrong won't allow it.
Dez fails to pull guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Armstrong obliges.
Dez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Armstrong walks away with a smile on his face. Dez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dez is looking to clinch but Armstrong is avoiding it.
Armstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dez misses with a body kick.
Dez takes one on the button.
Armstrong fails to land with a series of punches.
Armstrong looks to land a left hand but Dez moved out of range nicely.
Armstrong misses with a looping left.
Dez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Armstrong as he avoids it easily.
Dez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Dez pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dez tries to clinch up.
Dez is looking to clinch.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Dez moves out of range.
Armstrong throws a solid leg kick but Dez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Armstrong.
Dez throws a sloppy head kick and Armstrong moves out of range easily.
Armstrong lands a body shot.
Armstrong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dez tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Armstrong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Armstrong throws a jab but it's blocked by Dez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Armstrong wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Armstrong. No joy for Dez on that attempt.
Armstrong tries to move into range but Dez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Armstrong sprawls well. Armstrong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dez gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A leg kick checked by Dez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Armstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Armstrong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Armstrong!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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