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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Mcarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrion Lannister could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jens Mcarthy's chin.
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150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jens Mcarthy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcarthy moves out of range of the leg kick from Lannister.
Lannister looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lannister throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcarthy's waist but Mcarthy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lannister off to one side.
Mcarthy stalks Lannister and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lannister's face. Lannister staggers backwards, shaken.
Lannister bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Mcarthy. No joy for Lannister on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lannister slips a jab and a cross from Mcarthy.
Mcarthy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister is looking for a sweep. Mcarthy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lannister moves into full guard.
Lannister wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mcarthy tries to free his leg and advance position but Lannister is retaining full guard.
Lannister thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lannister 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyrion Lannister wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A big left from Mcarthy misses.
Mcarthy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lannister in his tracks.
Lannister pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mcarthy scores with a jab. Lannister acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mcarthy looks to land a left hand but Lannister moved out of range nicely.
Mcarthy connects with a single shot there.
Lannister takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mcarthy lands the left hand.
Mcarthy misses with a hook.
Lannister misses with a left hand
and Mcarthy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mcarthy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from Mcarthy.
Mcarthy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lannister looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lannister looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lannister managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mcarthy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jens Mcarthy.
Lannister shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mcarthy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lannister throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Mcarthy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mcarthy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lannister eats them both and turns towards Mcarthy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Tyrion Lannister has been cut.
Mcarthy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lannister on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lannister tries to get out of the position.
Lannister sneaks back into half guard.
Lannister is looking to improve his position.
Lannister wants to control but Mcarthy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lannister makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lannister.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lannister trying to keep a closed guard but Mcarthy is proving a slippery customer.
Lannister 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.
Lannister is pulling down on Mcarthy's head. It's preventing any offense from Mcarthy, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lannister lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mcarthy!
Lannister raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lannister sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Lannister there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lannister throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lannister throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mcarthy because Lannister loaded up on that one.
Lannister lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lannister landing strikes from the mount and Mcarthy is in trouble!
Lannister 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.
Lannister lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mcarthy is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Lannister.
Mcarthy is still in real trouble! Can Lannister finish him?
Lannister lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcarthy takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lannister's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrion Lannister!
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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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