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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Rood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Scissors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rood comes to the cage accompanied by -. Scissors is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Paper Cut - Linkin Park. On his way into the cage it seems that Brad Rood has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brad Rood seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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182 cm
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183 lbs
29 - 17 - 0 |
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181 cm
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185 lbs
25 - 11 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Rood! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Scissors! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rood's corner calls for a 1-2. Rood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Scissors displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Rood misses with a looping left. Rood throws a sloppy head kick and Scissors moves out of range easily. Scissors closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rood quickly recovers to half guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Scissors sitting and controlling from the half guard. Rood trying to hold on to Scissors's head to control him but Scissors postures up.
Scissors wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rood keeps working. Scissors wants to pass the guard but Rood is defending well. Scissors missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scissors is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rood is just riding it out for now. Scissors eventually gives up the hold. Scissors throws a strike but Rood avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Scissors looking to pass the guard. Rood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scissors is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rood is trying to control the position but Scissors postures up. Scissors sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rood's guard. Scissors trying to mount his opponent but Rood defends it. Rood gets full guard. Scissors controlling from the top position. Rood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Scissors looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rood is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Scissors lands with a short head shot on the inside. Scissors trying to stall but Rood improves his position.
Nice body punch from Scissors - that landed with a thud.
Scissors is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Rood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rood scores with a jab to the head.
Scissors misses with a few strikes there.
Rood avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Scissors tries to clinch but Rood moves out of range. Rood throws a body punch but Scissors moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rood avoids the head kick by Scissors.
Scissors avoids the head kick by Rood.
Scissors tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Brad Rood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fight stays on the outside here - Scissors looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scissors sprawls well. Scissors wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rood gets slowly back to his feet. Scissors swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Scissors. Those never looked like landing. A head kick misses from Scissors. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Scissors doesn't manage to clinch there - Rood circles away.
Scissors ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Rood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Scissors fails in his attempt to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Scissors dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rood shoots for a takedown but Scissors saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Scissors takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Scissors avoids it really well and circles away. Scissors tries to clinch but Rood moves out of range. Scissors throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Rood misses with a looping left. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rood checks a leg kick. A jab from Rood misses. Scissors misses with a few strikes there.
Rood with a hook. Rood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Scissors slips a jab from Rood. The fighters circling - Rood throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Rood just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rood blocks a jab. Rood throws a leg kick but Scissors moved away. Scissors tries to clinch there but Rood circles away.
Rood lunges at Scissors with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scissors's hand. Scissors misses with a few strikes there.
Rood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Scissors avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Scissors tries to bum rush Rood with a series of wild strikes but Rood uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Rood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scissors manages to avoid it. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scissors. Rood thuds his right hand into Scissors's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Scissors closes the distance but Rood moves to the side and Scissors takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Nice sprawl there from Scissors as Rood shoots in. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Rood. That's going to take a lot out of him. A swing and a miss from Rood.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A big left from Rood misses. Rood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Scissors cracks Rood with a good jab. Scissors looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rood is fending him off so far but Scissors persists. Nope, Rood circles away and we're back to standing. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Scissors closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rood quickly recovers to half guard. Rood holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Scissors trying to pass the guard but Rood defending well. Scissors not landing any meaningful shots this time. Rood works his way to full guard. Good work. Rood wants to sweep here but Scissors controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rood tries to strike from the bottom.
Rood keeping moving, preventing Scissors from controlling successfully. Scissors is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Rood controlling Scissors's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kyle Scissors wasn't active enough on the ground. Scissors blocks a leg kick. Rood looks to land a combination. Scissors sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Scissors blocks a jab. Scissors misses with a head kick.
Scissors wants to clinch up but Rood keeps it at a distance. Rood connects with a high kick. Scissors tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Rood shoots in looking for a takedown. Scissors tries to sprawl out of it but Rood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Scissors manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Rood throws the left hand but Scissors avoids the punch easily. Rood misses with a body shot.
Rood throws a shot from downtown. Scissors moves away and avoids it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Scissors is looking to clinch but Rood is avoiding it.
Brad Rood is winning the standup battle so far. Rood moves away from the strike by Scissors. Rood lands a jab to the head.
Scissors fails in his attempt to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Rood dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rood slips a jab and a cross from Scissors.
Rood with a jab. Rood misses with an uppercut. Scissors saw that one coming. Jab, jab by Rood - just one landing. A lazy left from Rood finds it's target. Rood is looking to slow Scissors down with leg kicks. Rood connects with a looping right hand.
Scissors shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rood pinned against the cage. Rood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Rood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Rood looks to land a left hand but Scissors moved out of range nicely. Scissors bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Scissors shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Scissors was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Scissors trying to control the position but Rood is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rood tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Scissors wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Rood is trying to control Scissors's posture but Scissors avoids it. Scissors trying to control the action but Rood is working from the bottom. Scissors is trying to get an arm triangle but Rood is defending well. Scissors is looking to take a break and control but Rood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here as Scissors stalls from top position. Kyle Scissors has got the better of the ground game so far. Scissors moves into full mount! Rood keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Scissors throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Scissors trying to control but he's not successful this time. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Scissors scoring with strikes but Rood is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rood manages to regain half guard. Good work. Scissors seems to be looking for submissions.
Scissors is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rood is just riding it out for now. Scissors eventually gives up the hold. Rood looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Kyle Scissors. I think Scissors has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Scissors! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kyle Scissors made sure he mentioned Black Hand Alliance Only Laundry Service, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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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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