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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddard Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollie Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddard Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ollie Strangler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stark.
Strangler throws the left hand but Stark avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Strangler as Stark shoots in.
Strangler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Strangler stops Stark from getting back to his feet.
Stark gets back to full guard.
Stark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strangler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stark is trying to keep Strangler in close.
Stark has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Strangler off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Strangler jabs Stark right on the nose. Stark blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Eddard Stark has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Strangler shoots in and bounces Stark off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Strangler distracts Stark with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Strangler throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Strangler's guard.
Stark trying to control but Strangler is working from the bottom.
Strangler wants to stand and escape but Stark is having none of it.
Stark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Strangler's head.
Stark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stark content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Strangler wriggles free and stands up.
Stark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strangler pinned against the cage. Strangler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddard Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark moves away from the strike by Strangler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Strangler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.
Stark thuds his right hand into Strangler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strangler tries to avoid it but Stark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strangler to the ground. Strangler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stark.
Stark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Strangler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stark as he avoids it easily.
Stark slips a jab from Strangler.
Stark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but Strangler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strangler as he avoids it easily.
Strangler misses with a takedown attempt
and Stark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stark.
Stark throws an elbow that misses. Strangler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stark's guard. Nice move by Strangler!
Stark uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Strangler shoots in for a takedown but Stark shows good takedown defense.
Ollie Strangler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangler looks to land a combination but Stark avoids it well.
Strangler shoots in for a takedown but Stark shows good takedown defense.
Strangler shoots in looking for a takedown but Stark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Strangler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Strangler looks gassed!
Stark slaps away a takedown attempt from Strangler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stark throws a good cross that connects.
Strangler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Stark stuffs the takedown.
Strangler slaps away a takedown attempt from Stark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Strangler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stark wants to get back to his feet.
Strangler working the ground and pound but Stark is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to get back to his feet but Strangler drags him back down.
Stark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stark tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Strangler's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Strangler is nestled in close to Stark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Strangler with the ground and pound but Stark uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Strangler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stark pushes Strangler off and scrambles back to his feet.
Stark shoots in but Strangler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stark scores a takedown into full mount!
Stark scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Strangler?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strangler really wants to buck Stark off and get back to his feet.
Stark lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stark landing punches.
Stark 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.
Stark landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eddard Stark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddard Stark's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Strangler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stark stuffs the takedown attempt from Strangler. Strangler gets slowly back to his feet.
Strangler fails to land the takedown.
Strangler fails to land the takedown.
Eddard Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ollie Strangler.
Strangler fails with the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Strangler is just out of range.
Stark shoots in for a double leg but Strangler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Strangler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stark.
Strangler shoots in but no luck this time.
Stark is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Strangler's half guard.
Stark lands with a punch from half guard.
Strangler has hold of Stark's hands but Stark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark drops an elbow to the side of Strangler's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark working over Strangler with some ground and pound. Strangler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stark thows a huge punch but Strangler dodges it nicely.
Stark working Strangler over with strikes.
Strangler pushes Stark off looking to stand but Stark dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strangler is breathing heavily.
Strangler taking some punishment here, with Stark in his half guard.
Eddard Stark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stark working over Strangler with some ground and pound. Strangler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stark working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stark lands a nice short elbow.
Stark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Strangler is trying to stand.
Strangler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stark.
Stark wants to free his trapped foot but Strangler is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stark prevents Strangler from standing back up.
Stark throwing shots but Strangler is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strangler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Strangler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strangler tries to kick Stark off but Stark keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stark lands strikes from half guard.
Strangler tries to kick Stark off but Stark keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stark working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stark winds up and cracks Strangler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stark scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stark trying to control the action but Strangler is working from the bottom.
Stark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throwing shots but Strangler is blocking nicely.
Stark lands strikes from half guard.
Stark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stark lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Stark.
Strangler has hold of Stark's hands but Stark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Strangler is staying active underneath Stark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stark landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Strangler is looking to escape.
Stark trying to control the pace.
Stark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strangler looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stark scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Strangler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stark scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stark is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stark looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Strangler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Strangler looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stark landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stark slips a nice elbow through Strangler's hands, connecting with Strangler's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Strangler wants to get back to his feet.
Stark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddard Stark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddard Stark's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stark shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Strangler as he jumps to the side.
Eddard Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good standup being displayed there by Strangler as he connects with a hook.
Strangler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Strangler shoots in looking for a takedown but Stark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Strangler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stark looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stark working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Strangler is not content to let Stark control the position.
Stark lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strangler wants to get back to his feet.
Strangler is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Strangler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strangler is in trouble now - Stark has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stark lands with some strikes.
Stark looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Strangler is in a horrible position here. Stark smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark raining down hammerfists from mount.
Strangler is squirming around, avoiding Stark's attempts to control the action.
Stark landing punches.
Stark breaks from Strangler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stark trying to control but Strangler is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Strangler is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to control the pace but Strangler is squirming around nicely.
Strangler is still in real trouble! Can Stark finish him?
Strangler is bucking up trying to escape but Stark cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stark raining down hammerfists from mount.
Stark won't let Strangler get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Strangler seems to have recovered his senses.
Stark postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Strangler looks a forlorn figure.
Stark lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Strangler hang on?
Stark cracks Strangler with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddard Stark!
Eddard Stark made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Any ladies interested im having a vagetarian smorg in my room after fights, room 1301 at the hilton. Thanks to the 6 that helped me get over the pre fight jitters last nite and the 3 this morning...'.
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energy
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hype
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