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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Plague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miko Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plague comes to the cage accompanied by Calibrate the Virus by Winter Solstice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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154 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Plague!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miko Shain!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shain is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shain.
Plague scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Plague forces Shain back against the cage and clinches.
Plague breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plague misses with a few strikes there.
Plague shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Plague tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shain knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shain taking some punishment here, with Plague in his half guard.
Plague lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shain is trying to control but can't.
Plague is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shain defends it well.
Plague lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plague is keen to just control but Shain is a slippery customer.
Plague is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Plague thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shain's head.
Plague not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shain moves into full guard.
Plague missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shain working for a triangle but Plague defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shain looks gassed!
Plague gets to his feet - Shain follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain throws a combination that misses
and Plague counters with a three punch combo that has Shain backing up. Shain nods at Plague to acknowledge the strikes.
Plague lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Plague.
Plague throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Plague scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Plague is trying to control the action in half guard but Shain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Plague controlling the action here.
Plague drops an elbow to the side of Shain's head.
Shain makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Shain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Plague counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plague seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shain wants to improve his position but Plague is controlling well.
Plague is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Shain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Plague lands a couple of digs.
Plague decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Plague bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Plague goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Shain rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Plague's guard! Nice work there by Shain!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain trying to control the position from guard on top but Plague is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plague lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shain!
The referee warns Shain that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Plague putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shain is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plague dominating with strikes here.
Shain manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Plague seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Plague dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Plague moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Shain.
Shain wants to clinch but Plague slips to the side
and Plague counters with a one-two to the body.
Shain throws a head kick but Plague moves out of range.
Plague 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.
Plague wants to pass the guard but Shain is keeping the position.
Shain keeping moving, preventing Plague from controlling successfully.
Plague scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Plague pushes down on Shain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plague seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Plague throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plague working the head and body with strikes.
Plague working over Shain with some ground and pound. Shain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shain is not content to let Plague control the position.
Plague looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shain is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Plague pulls his head out easily.
Plague is pressing down on Shain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shain is holding on for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Plague lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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.
Good work by Shain as he checks the leg kick.
Plague moves into the clinch.
Plague breaks from the clinch.
Plague scores with a hook to the body. Shain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Plague lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cyrus Plague is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plague darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Plague is nestled in close to Shain, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Plague landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plague prevents Shain from improving his position.
Plague is taking a breather. Shain says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plague trying to control the position from guard on top but Shain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plague wants to pass the guard but Shain is keeping the position.
Plague keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shain's head.
Shain wants to stand but Plague is controlling the position.
Plague stands up and waves to Shain to follow him.
Shain tries a head kick but it misses.
Plague throws a leg kick but Shain checks it.
Shain wants to clinch
and Plague counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plague is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shain gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Plague breaks the clinch.
Miko Shain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plague scores with a leg kick.
Shain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shain doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Plague cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Plague rushes Shain and presses him up against the cage.
Shain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Plague smiles and moves away.
Shain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Plague lands with a shot to the body.
Plague gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shain lands a takedown into guard.
Shain passes Plague's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Plague is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Plague dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plague closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shain tries to clinch up
and Plague counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Plague distracts Shain with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shain keeping full guard, as Plague tries to pass.
Plague wants to control from the top but Shain keeps moving.
Plague stopping the sweep attempt from Shain.
Shain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plague passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Plague wants to take a breather but Shain manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Plague.
Plague slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Plague trying to control but Shain is working from the bottom.
Shain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Plague trying to control but Shain is working from the bottom.
Plague looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Plague postures up and lands a big shot to Shain's brow.
Plague pushing down on Shain's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Plague is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Plague is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shain moves into full guard.
Shain has his foot on Plague's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Plague works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plague trying to control but Shain is working from the bottom.
Plague lands a couple of elbows.
Plague content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Plague pushing down on Shain's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Plague seems to be working for a kimura but Shain defends the submission attempt.
Shain trying to control here.
Plague passes to side control.
Plague decides to stand back up. Plague steps back and let's Shain get back to his feet.
Shain drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain stopping the sweep attempt from Plague.
Miko Shain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shain prevents Plague from getting back to his feet.
Plague has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Plague trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Shain trying to stand up but can't free himself from Plague's guard.
Plague looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shain is one step ahead there.
Plague throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Plague showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Plague has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyrus Plague!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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