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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hershey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis The Mongol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hershey comes to the cage accompanied by Aztechnical. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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183 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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175 lbs
15 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Hershey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Genghis The Mongol!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Mongol clinches up against the cage.
The Mongol looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The Mongol avoiding damage as Hershey throws knees to the body.
Hershey is leaning against The Mongol and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hershey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hershey tries for a takedown but The Mongol sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hershey misses with a series of wild punches.
Hershey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hershey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Mongol tries to avoid it but Hershey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Mongol to the ground. The Mongol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Hershey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hershey has managed to clinch.
The Mongol looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Mongol misses with an elbow over the top.
Hershey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Mongol gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hershey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Mongol gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hershey tries to break free but The Mongol pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey breaks the clinch.
Hershey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Mongol scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Mongol gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hershey is trying to force a seperation but The Mongol has the dominant position.
The Mongol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hershey's efforts to push away.
Hershey is looking to break free of the clinch but The Mongol has double underhooks.
Hershey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Mongol closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Mongol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hershey's efforts to push away.
The Mongol is trying to stall.
Hershey breaks from the clinch.
Hershey shoots in but no luck this time.
Hershey shoots in but The Mongol avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Mongol drives through and clinches with Hershey against the cage.
Hershey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hershey takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hershey tries to land knees in the clinch but The Mongol avoids the damage to the body.
The Mongol throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hershey blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Mongol just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hershey's brow.
Hershey tries a body shot but The Mongol blocks it.
Nice elbow from The Mongol.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hershey as The Mongol tries to tie him up.
Hershey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Mongol avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Mongol lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Mongol.
The Mongol has Hershey pressed against the cage, preventing Hershey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershey is trying to break the clinch but The Mongol is controlling him.
Hershey is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Mongol gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hershey breaks from the clinch.
The Mongol blocks a jab.
The Mongol moves away from the strike by Hershey.
Genghis The Mongol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hershey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Mongol.
The Mongol has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hershey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Mongol closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hershey blocks an elbow strike from The Mongol.
Hershey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Mongol throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Mongol has Hershey pressed against the cage, preventing Hershey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hershey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Mongol has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Mongol throws a punch but it's blocked by Hershey.
Hershey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Mongol is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hershey is keeping busy.
Hershey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Hershey. Those never looked like landing.
The Mongol moves into the clinch successfully.
The Mongol misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Mongol.
Hershey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Genghis The Mongol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Hershey.
Hershey throws a one two combo.
Hershey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hershey shoots in but no luck this time.
Hershey throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Mongol was covering up waiting for the punch and Hershey finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hershey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hershey cracks The Mongol with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hershey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hershey misses with a body shot.
Hershey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Mongol circles away quickly and effectively.
The Mongol tests Hershey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hershey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Mongol pinned against the cage. The Mongol gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hershey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hershey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Mongol.
The Mongol lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Steve Hershey has been cut.
The Mongol gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Mongol creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hershey tries for a takedown but The Mongol manages to get underhooks.
The Mongol is breathing heavily.
The Mongol lands a damaging elbow.
Hershey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from The Mongol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hershey avoids the head kick by The Mongol.
Hershey misses with a series of wild punches.
The Mongol throws a jab but it's blocked by Hershey.
The Mongol throws a series of punches but Hershey avoids them all with ease.
Hershey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Mongol throws a push kick but Hershey slaps the foot to one side.
Hershey fails to land with a series of punches.
Hershey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hershey fails to land with a series of punches.
The Mongol fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hershey, pushing him back against the cage.
Hershey avoids the elbow strike from The Mongol, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Hershey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hershey is trying to break the clinch but The Mongol has him pressed against the cage.
Hershey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Mongol avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Hershey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Mongol throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Mongol creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Mongol throws an elbow but misses.
Hershey lands with a short shot to the head.
Hershey tries to break free but The Mongol pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Mongol throws a head punch that misses.
The Mongol throws an elbow that misses.
Hershey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hershey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Mongol.
Hershey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hershey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hershey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Mongol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hershey looking for a takedown.
Hershey trying to land knees to the body.
The Mongol gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hershey.
Hershey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hershey pushes The Mongol back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steve Hershey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Mongol lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hershey obliges.
Hershey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hershey lands a good knee to the midsection. The Mongol won't want to take too many of those.
Hershey wants to break free but The Mongol has control.
Hershey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Mongol keeps control of Hershey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hershey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hershey swinging wildly here.
Hershey looks to throw the jab but The Mongol is out of range.
Hershey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Mongol is fending him off so far but Hershey persists. Nope, The Mongol circles away and we're back to standing.
The Mongol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hershey.
The Mongol forces Hershey back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hershey avoiding damage as The Mongol throws knees to the body.
Hershey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hershey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hershey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Mongol fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Mongol drives through and clinches with Hershey against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hershey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Hershey's cut.
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!
Hershey throws a leg kick but The Mongol sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hershey shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Hershey misses.
The Mongol gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hershey is trying to force a seperation but The Mongol has the dominant position.
The Mongol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Mongol lands an elbow that stopped Hershey in his tracks for a moment.
The Mongol creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hershey's defenses.
The Mongol misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Mongol misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Mongol throws a head punch that misses.
Hershey tries to break the clinch but The Mongol is controlling the position.
The Mongol tries to stall but Hershey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Mongol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hershey breaks the clinch.
Hershey fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hershey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Steve Hershey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Mongol throws a lazy uppercut
and Hershey counters with a series of strikes. The Mongol will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Mongol missing with a left hand there. Hershey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hershey looks to land a body kick but The Mongol moved away.
Hershey misses with the combination.
The Mongol forces Hershey back against the cage and clinches.
Hershey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Mongol drives through and clinches with Hershey against the cage.
Hershey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hershey stalks The Mongol and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Mongol's face. The Mongol staggers backwards, shaken.
The Mongol takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hershey scores with a head kick. The Mongol tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Genghis The Mongol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Genghis The Mongol has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Mongol misses with a head kick.
Hershey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hershey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hershey cracks The Mongol with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hershey slows the pace down.
The Mongol on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hershey creates some space and throws a big elbow, but The Mongol sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Mongol is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hershey is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershey trying to control the action but The Mongol is working from the bottom.
Hershey misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hershey lands a few punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Hershey.
Steve Hershey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Mongol avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hershey.
The Mongol on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The Mongol is rocked!
Hershey in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and The Mongol looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Hershey turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Hershey!
Steve Hershey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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