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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Bags (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bags's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Princes of the Universe. Probert is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by lunatic fringe. Joey Bags could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shane Probert's chin.
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190 cm
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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212 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Bags! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Probert! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Probert tries to clinch up. Bags avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bags changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Probert tries to avoid it but Bags manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Probert to the ground. Probert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Probert missing with a left hand there. Bags was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Bags fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Probert sprawls well initially but Bags persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Probert is looking to escape. Probert makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Probert. Bags stops Probert from standing up. Probert looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Probert is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Probert throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Probert is looking to stand up but Bags isn't so interested in that idea.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Probert tries to close the distance and clinch but Bags swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Probert lands with a cross. Bags looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Bags is working Probert over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bags trying to control but Probert is working from the bottom. Probert is striking from the bottom but Bags uses the opportunity to pass into half guard. Probert tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Bags is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Probert lands with a few short shots to the body. Bags is looking for a kimura here.
Probert won't allow Bags to pass to mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bags takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Probert missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Probert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Probert misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bags works his foot free and advances to mount. Bags trying to control but he's not successful this time. Probert flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Probert swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Probert is looking to get to half guard. Probert swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Probert tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bags working the ground and pound effectively.
Probert is looking to improve his position but Bags isn't that keen on the idea. Bags won't let Probert get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Probert is looking to improve his position but Bags isn't that keen on the idea. Probert looks gassed! Probert is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bags has hold of Probert's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Probert manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bags tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Probert slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Probert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Probert wants to get back to his feet.
Bags trying to control from half guard but Probert is working away. Probert wants to improve his position but Bags is controlling well.
Probert pushes Bags off looking to stand but Bags dives back in and keeps control.
Bags stalling. Bags is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Bags tries to control but Probert wriggling away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Bags dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Probert misses with a body kick. Probert pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bags is out of range and Probert settles back down. Probert is looking to clinch but Bags is avoiding it.
Probert has closed the distance and engaged Bags in a clinch.
Probert prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bags avoids the elbow strike from Probert, against the cage.
Bags avoids the elbow strike from Probert, against the cage.
Bags is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Probert gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Bags blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Bags goes for a takedown in the clinch but Probert prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Bags. That's going to take a lot out of him. Probert stops a takedown attempt from Bags.
Bags managing to block the knees to the body from Probert.
Probert lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Probert lands a nice knee to the body. Nice elbow from Probert. Probert tries to land knees in the clinch but Bags avoids the damage to the body. Bags jumps guard but Probert stands there with Bags around his waist. Bags gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Probert lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Nice elbow from Probert. Probert lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Joey Bags has been cut. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Probert scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Probert. Knees to the body from Probert.
Probert landing knees to the body.
Probert unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bags lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Probert lands an elbow inside. Probert lands an elbow inside that Bags shrugs off. Probert using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Probert landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Probert lands a damaging elbow. Probert lands a nice elbow. Bags takes an elbow to the temple. Bags wants a takedown.
Probert using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Probert lands a knee to the body.
Probert lands an elbow inside. Probert comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Bags blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Bags blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Probert lands an elbow inside that Bags shrugs off. Probert misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bags.
Bags tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bags takes an elbow to the temple. Probert lands an elbow that stopped Bags in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Probert just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bags's brow. Probert crunches a lovely knee into Bags's ribcage. Bags is trying to trip Probert. He has hold of a leg but Probert is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bags persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Probert doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bags avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Probert is striking from the bottom but Bags uses the opportunity to pass into half guard. Probert is looking to improve his position.
Probert makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Bags closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Probert tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops. Probert looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Probert is trying to break free.
Probert holding both Bags 's hands and preventing any damage. What can Probert do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Probert has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke. Bags trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Probert doesn't escape. Probert manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bags's guard. Nice work there by Probert.
Probert is sitting in close to Bags's body. Bags has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Probert is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Probert is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bags.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joey Bags!
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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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