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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 cm
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143 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
22
145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Khan! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lannister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan. Lannister scores with a body shot.
Khan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Lannister counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Lannister with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Khan looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Lannister takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Lannister works his foot free and advances to mount. A nice elbow there by Lannister. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lannister takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Khan can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lannister postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Khan looks a forlorn figure.
Lannister cracks Khan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lannister controlling from mount. Khan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lannister 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. Lannister looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Khan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Lannister lands a heavy elbow. Lannister is in the full mount, landing strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lannister controlling from mount. Khan is looking to improve his position but Lannister isn't that keen on the idea. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Lannister tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lannister has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. BOOM! Lannister connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lannister lands a big elbow. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lannister is landing with some decent strikes but Khan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Khan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Lannister controlling his opponent. Lannister raining down hammerfists from mount.
Khan is rocked! Khan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lannister controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lannister raining down hammerfists from mount. Lannister pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Khan is still in real trouble! Can Lannister finish him? The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lannister postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Khan in real trouble here! The ref calls for Khan to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrion Lannister! Tyrion Lannister retains his featherweight title! An out of breath Tyrion Lannister thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
70% |
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