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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between General Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Klopfenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tso comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
26 - 20 - 0 |
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169 cm
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168 lbs
30 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, General Tso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ichabod Klopfenstein !
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tso is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Klopfenstein 's half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Klopfenstein defending well though.
Tso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Klopfenstein defending well though.
Klopfenstein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tso lands with a punch from half guard.
Tso thows a huge punch but Klopfenstein dodges it nicely.
Tso lands with a punch from half guard.
Klopfenstein won't allow Tso to pass to mount.
Tso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tso throwing shots but Klopfenstein is blocking nicely.
Tso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tso throwing shots but Klopfenstein is blocking nicely.
Tso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Klopfenstein with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klopfenstein is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tso scores with a couple of nice shots.
Klopfenstein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Klopfenstein 's head.
Tso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tso lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Klopfenstein looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Klopfenstein tries to kick Tso off but Tso keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tso working Klopfenstein over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tso working the head and body with strikes.
Tso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tso takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Klopfenstein taking some punishment here, with Tso in his half guard.
Klopfenstein is refusing to be controlled, as Tso sits in half guard.
Tso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tso is trying to control the action in half guard but Klopfenstein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tso working over Klopfenstein with some ground and pound. Klopfenstein looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tso looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Klopfenstein tries to kick Tso off but Tso keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tso passes to side control.
Tso working the ground and pound from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Tso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tso throws a strike aimed at the side of Klopfenstein 's head but Klopfenstein avoids it well.
Tso working the ground and pound but Klopfenstein is defending the strikes.
Tso looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Klopfenstein is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
General Tso dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tso fails with the takedown
and Klopfenstein finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Klopfenstein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tso darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tso throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Klopfenstein to regain full guard.
Tso wants to control from the top but Klopfenstein keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Klopfenstein is breathing heavily.
Klopfenstein seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tso postures up in Klopfenstein 's guard and throws a big left but Klopfenstein blocks it.
Tso throwing strikes but missing.
Tso 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.
Tso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tso content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klopfenstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klopfenstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tso throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klopfenstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tso working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Klopfenstein 's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tso wants to control from the top but Klopfenstein keeps moving.
Tso pushes down on Klopfenstein 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tso lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tso seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tso landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Klopfenstein trying to hold on to Tso's head to control him but Tso postures up.
Klopfenstein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klopfenstein can do to turn this around?
Tso is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tso trying to mount his opponent but Klopfenstein defends it.
Tso with the ground and pound but Klopfenstein uses the opportunity to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tso throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
General Tso dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tso fails with a takedown attempt.
Klopfenstein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klopfenstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Tso.
Tso with a lazy takedown attempt
and Klopfenstein counters with a nice body kick.
Tso fails to land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Tso.
Tso loads up on a big right hand but Klopfenstein slips the punch.
Tso misses with a series of wild punches.
Klopfenstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tso lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ichabod Klopfenstein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Klopfenstein 's guard.
Tso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tso with a nice head shot there.
Tso chips away with some ground and pound.
Tso gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tso tests Klopfenstein 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klopfenstein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klopfenstein 's waist but Klopfenstein gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tso off to one side.
Ichabod Klopfenstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for General Tso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tso fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Klopfenstein to the ground. Tso is now in Klopfenstein 's guard.
Klopfenstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tso postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tso scoring with some ground and pound.
Klopfenstein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tso works over Klopfenstein with some ground and pound from guard.
Tso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tso lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso wants to pass the guard but Klopfenstein is keeping the position.
Tso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tso makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Klopfenstein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tso.
Tso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klopfenstein is keeping the position for now.
Tso wants to stand but Klopfenstein has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tso with a flurry of punches that miss.
General Tso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tso lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tso wants to control from the top but Klopfenstein keeps moving.
Tso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tso trying to control the position from guard on top but Klopfenstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tso is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
General Tso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tso 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... General Tso!
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energy
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hype
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