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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Achilles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Piper is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In The Morning. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutus Achilles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene St Piper!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Piper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
St Piper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Achilles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Piper misses with a two punch combination.
St Piper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Achilles moves out of range of the body kick from St Piper.
St Piper just misses with a punch to the body.
Achilles moves out of range of the body kick from St Piper.
Achilles throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Piper slips a straight right by Achilles.
Achilles moves out of range of the body kick.
Achilles shoots in but St Piper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Achilles throws a nice looking combination but St Piper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Achilles misses with a double jab.
Achilles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Piper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Piper swinging wildly here.
St Piper misses with a series of wild punches.
Achilles tries to bum rush St Piper with a series of wild strikes but St Piper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Piper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Piper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Achilles moves away.
St Piper takes a swing at Achilles's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Piper. That's going to slow Achilles down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Achilles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Piper misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Piper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Achilles is defended easily by St Piper.
St Piper throws a jab but it's blocked by Achilles.
St Piper takes the fight into the clinch.
St Piper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from St Piper.
A short left from Achilles.
A shot in the inside from Achilles.
A hook to the body from St Piper.
St Piper avoids a wild elbow strike from Achilles.
Achilles managing to block the knees to the body from St Piper.
St Piper stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Piper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Achilles.
Achilles blocks an uppercut.
Achilles trying to control the position but instead, St Piper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Achilles into the ropes.
St Piper lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Achilles on the inside.
Achilles throws a punch but it's blocked by St Piper.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Piper.
Achilles is breathing heavily.
St Piper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Piper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Piper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Piper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Achilles.
Achilles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Piper throws an elbow but it misses.
St Piper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Achilles lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Piper backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Achilles lands a hook that snaps the head of St Piper backwards.
Achilles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Piper is looking to clinch but Achilles is avoiding it.
St Piper blocks a jab.
St Piper lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St Piper misses with a kick to the body.
St Piper throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Piper tries to clinch but Achilles is having none of it.
Achilles clinches with his opponent.
St Piper lands with a right to the head.
St Piper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Achilles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Piper blocks the elbow strike.
Achilles throws a punch but it's blocked by St Piper.
A right handed body shot lands from St Piper.
St Piper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
St Piper lands with a short shot to the head.
Achilles misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Piper lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for St Piper.
St Piper scores with a shoulder strike.
St Piper lands a left hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
St Piper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Achilles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Piper is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Achilles avoids the elbow strike from St Piper, against the ropes.
St Piper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
St Piper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St Piper has Achilles pressed against the ropes, preventing Achilles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Piper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Piper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Achilles takes an elbow to the forehead.
St Piper works on Achilles's body with a couple of short punches.
Achilles tries to stall but St Piper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St Piper.
Achilles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Piper lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by St Piper as Achilles tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Achilles fails to land.
Achilles swings wildly with an uppercut but St Piper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Achilles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
St Piper lands a body punch.
St Piper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
St Piper tries to land knees in the clinch but Achilles avoids the damage to the body.
St Piper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Piper lands a body punch.
Achilles manages to break the clinch.
St Piper lands a nice shot to the body.
St Piper throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Piper wants to clinch.
St Piper throws a low kick but Achilles avoids it.
St Piper looks to land a body kick but Achilles moved away.
Sloppy strikes from St Piper. Those never looked like landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
St Piper moves into range and clinches up with Achilles.
Achilles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Achilles.
Achilles lands a right hand.
Achilles throws an elbow but it misses.
St Piper blocking some punches.
St Piper taking a breather.
St Piper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Achilles tries a knee to the head but St Piper blocks it.
St Piper is looking to control Achilles's arms but Achilles gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Piper has his back to the ropes.
Achilles is trying to maintain a safe position but St Piper gets an underhook and turns Achilles into the ropes.
St Piper lands a shoulder strike.
Achilles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Achilles prevents a body shot from St Piper.
Achilles working hard to break the clinch.
St Piper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Achilles lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Piper backwards.
St Piper is trying to stall.
Achilles is trying to stall.
Achilles seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but St Piper is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Achilles blocks an elbow strike.
St Piper misses with the head strike.
St Piper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Achilles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
St Piper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Achilles swings wildly with an uppercut but St Piper uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Piper wants to stall.
Achilles blocking some punches.
Achilles throws a punch but it's blocked by St Piper.
St Piper swings wildly with an uppercut but Achilles uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Achilles.
St Piper blocks the elbow strike.
Achilles manages to break the clinch.
Achilles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Piper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Achilles.
Achilles tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. St Piper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Piper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Achilles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Piper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Achilles misses with a looping right.
St Piper throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Achilles walks into a straight right hand from St Piper.
St Piper looks to land a body kick but Achilles moved away.
Achilles looks to land a left hand but St Piper moved out of range nicely.
Achilles blocks a head kick by St Piper.
St Piper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Achilles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutus Achilles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Achilles swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene St Piper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Achilles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Achilles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St Piper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Piper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Piper throws the kick towards the body but Achilles avoids it.
St Piper misses with a body shot.
Achilles throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Achilles does no damage.
Achilles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Piper sprawls well. St Piper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Achilles gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper throws a push kick but Achilles slaps the foot to one side.
St Piper looks to land a left hand but Achilles moved out of range nicely.
St Piper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Achilles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
St Piper throws a leg kick but Achilles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Achilles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Piper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Achilles avoids a kick to the body.
Achilles feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Achilles thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Achilles is looking to work some ground and pound but St Piper has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Achilles preventing the sweep.
St Piper is breathing heavily.
Achilles sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Piper's guard.
St Piper wants to get back to his feet.
Achilles working St Piper over with strikes.
St Piper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Achilles scores with a couple of nice shots.
Achilles passes to full mount!
St Piper tries to reverse the position but Achilles maintains control.
Achilles raining down shots from the mount!
St Piper is looking to get to half guard.
St Piper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Achilles working St Piper over with strikes here.
Achilles landing shots from mount.
St Piper wants to control but Achilles is having none of it.
Achilles landing strikes from the mount and St Piper is in trouble!
St Piper is rocked!
Achilles with a couple of short strikes.
St Piper is still in real trouble! Can Achilles finish him?
St Piper is bucking up trying to escape but Achilles cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Achilles connects with a bit shot that sees St Piper covering up! More strikes from Achilles and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Achilles is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutus Achilles!
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energy
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