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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Staunton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and You Suck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 cm
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174 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
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174 cm
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179 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Staunton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, You Suck! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Suck tries for a takedown but Staunton circles away easily and Staunton counters with a crisp one two that drops Suck! Staunton thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Suck to his feet! Suck is in big trouble! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Suck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Staunton to score with a decent uppercut.
Suck is rocked! Staunton misses with a takedown attempt - Suck sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Suck missing with a left hand there. Staunton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Suck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Staunton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suck moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Staunton dives in and scores a takedown into Suck's guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Staunton scoring with some ground and pound. Staunton wants to get up but he can't break Suck's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Suck wants to sweep here but Staunton controlling him for the moment. Suck keeping full guard, as Staunton tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round. Staunton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Staunton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Staunton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Steve Staunton. Staunton closes the distance and lands a one-two. Suck is still on wobbly legs! Can Staunton finish him?
It looks like You Suck has been cut. Staunton moves into the clinch. Suck seems to have recovered his senses. Staunton gets control of Suck's arms and successfully pulls guard. Staunton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Staunton pulls Suck in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Staunton scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Staunton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Staunton staying out of range there. Staunton scores with a takedown into Suck's guard. Suck looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Staunton wants to pass the guard but Suck is keeping the position. Staunton throws a big right hand that misses. Suck is trying to keep Staunton in close.
Staunton showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Staunton 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Staunton chips away with some ground and pound. Suck keeping full guard, as Staunton tries to pass. Staunton stands up from Suck's guard - Staunton perhaps looking for a knockout. Staunton fails with the takedown and Suck counters with a takedown into side control. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Staunton. That's going to take a lot out of him. Staunton is looking to regain half guard here but Suck keeps moving and retains side control. Staunton struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Staunton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Suck off and has taken his back! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Suck breaks Staunton's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Staunton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suck's guard. Staunton trying to control but Suck is working from the bottom. Suck being controlled here, momentarily. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Suck trying to keep a closed guard but Staunton is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Staunton dominated that round. The cut man is working on You Suck's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Suck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Suck circles away from the clinch attempt and Suck counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Suck stands up from half guard. Suck defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Staunton. Staunton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suck. Staunton moves into the clinch. Suck has Staunton pressed against the cage.
Suck tries to pull guard but Staunton holds him up against the cage and eventually Suck drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Suck goes for a takedown in the clinch but Staunton prevents it.
Steve Staunton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of You Suck. Staunton pulls guard. Staunton is controlling Suck's posture. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Staunton has his feet on Suck's thighs here. He's pushed Suck off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Suck screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Staunton!
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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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