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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griswold has chosen Hooking Up The Lights as his entrance music. The key to victory for Nick Fury has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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193 cm
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200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
200 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Fury! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rusty Griswold! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Griswold throws a series of punches but Fury moves out of range. Griswold takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses. Fury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griswold paws at him with a jab and circles away. Griswold slips a straight right by Fury. Fury misses with a low kick.
Fury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fury tries to clinch but Griswold is having none of it. Griswold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fury. Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Griswold tries to close the distance and clinch but Fury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Fury moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Rusty Griswold has been cut. Fury misses with a head kick.
Griswold avoids the body shot from Fury.
Fury closes the distance and clinches. Griswold takes a shot to the head. Fury stalling in the clinch but Griswold improves position. Griswold is working Fury over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fury working aggressively here.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griswold scores with a shot to the side of Fury's head. Griswold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Fury lands an uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Fury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griswold's elbow. A short body shot lands from Fury as the two fighters clinch.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Griswold. Fury lands with a light punch inside. Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A right hand to the body from Griswold.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Griswold as Fury tries to tie him up. Fury throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griswolds head. Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griswold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow. Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Griswold uses good head movement to avoid it. Fury is fighting off a takedown attempt but Griswold is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fury to the mat. Fury regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Fury keeping moving, preventing Griswold from controlling successfully. Griswold tries to free his leg and advance position but Fury is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Griswold trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom. Fury wants to sweep but no luck. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rusty Griswold has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Griswold with a body punch. A glancing blow. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Griswold throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fury counters with a low kick, right behind Griswold 's knee. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Griswold is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fury. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Fury dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rusty Griswold's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Fury tries to clinch up but Griswold circles away and keeps his distance. Fury looks to throw a body kick and Griswold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Griswold blocks a low kick nicely. Fury avoids the body shot from Griswold.
Fury throws a leg kick which misses Griswold's front leg but catches the back leg as Griswold tries to avoid it. Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griswold moves out of range as Fury throws a body kick.
Griswold connects with a looping right hand.
Nick Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Griswold avoids a kick to the body.
Griswold slips a jab and a cross from Fury.
Fury throws a body punch but Griswold moves out of range. Griswold instigates a clinch. A head punch on the inside from Fury fails to land. Griswold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow. Fury working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griswold.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Griswold tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Fury stalls. Griswold turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Griswold manages to end up in side control. Fury is trying to get back to half guard. The strikes coming from Griswold are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Fury manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Griswold is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Griswold trying to control from the bottom.
Griswold might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fury kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Fury will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Griswold is pressing down on Fury's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Griswold 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fury tries to free his leg and advance position but Griswold is retaining full guard. Griswold looking to control but Fury passes into half guard.
It looks like Fury is going to stand back up.
Fury seems to be working for a kimura but Griswold defends the submission attempt. Griswold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rusty Griswold will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Rusty Griswold's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick from Fury lands but Griswold takes it in his stride. Griswold is looking to take this fight into the clinch. A slapping body kick lands there for Fury. Fury's jab looks to have found its range, popping Griswold under the eye. Fury throws a poor cross that misses
and Griswold counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury blocks a body shot from Griswold. Griswold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Fury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griswold backwards.
Griswold is rocked! Griswold can't find room to land a body shot as Fury controls the action.
Griswold is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him? Griswold can't find room to land a body shot as Fury controls the action.
Griswold seems to have recovered his senses. Griswold throws a head punch that misses. Griswold tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Griswold prevents a body shot from Fury. Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Griswold. Nick Fury has scored more points in the clinch so far. Griswold letting Fury take a breather here. Fury scores with a shoulder strike. Fury cracks Griswold with a nice body shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Griswold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury prevents a body shot from Griswold. Griswold is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griswold works on Fury's body with a couple of short punches. Griswold misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Griswold working aggressively here.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury scores with a shot to the side of Griswold's head. Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Griswold.
Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Fury misses with some punches.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Griswold. Griswold tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Griswold back against the cage. Griswold struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Griswold lands a hook that snaps the head of Fury backwards. Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Griswold swings wildly with an uppercut but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it. Fury blocks a body shot from Griswold. A shot in the inside from Fury. This has been an exciting period of action! Griswold is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fury gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Griswold. Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Griswold blocks a body shot from Fury. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Fury lands a body punch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Griswold. Griswold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight! Nick Fury showed his dominance in that final round. I think Fury 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Fury!
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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
62% |
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