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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Seinfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troy Powers has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
16 - 2 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerry Seinfeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Powers!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seinfeld slips under a jab.
Seinfeld tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Powers manages to circle out of the way.
Seinfeld tries to clinch but Powers is having none of it.
Powers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seinfeld tries to clinch but Powers is having none of it.
Seinfeld wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seinfeld fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Powers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Seinfeld is fending him off so far but Powers persists. Nope, Seinfeld circles away and we're back to standing.
Good shot there by Powers.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powers tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Seinfeld is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Powers.
Powers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers looks to land a combination but Seinfeld avoids it well.
Seinfeld seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Powers has a takedown stuffed.
Powers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seinfeld tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powers throws out a loose jab but Seinfeld uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seinfeld takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Powers.
Powers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Powers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Seinfeld napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Seinfeld pushes Powers away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Powers gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Powers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seinfeld keeps working.
Powers lands an elbow.
Powers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Seinfeld has escaped the position, nice work there.
Powers tries to move to mount but Seinfeld blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers misses with the ground and pound.
Seinfeld is pushing Powers's head away, looking to escape. Powers manages to hold on to the position though.
Powers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Powers is putting a hurting on Seinfeld here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powers grinds an elbow into Seinfeld's temple.
Powers is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Powers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Powers throws a looping overhand right but Seinfeld ducks down to avoid it.
Seinfeld wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Seinfeld takes the fight into the clinch.
Seinfeld stops a takedown attempt from Powers.
Powers can't get the takedown.
Seinfeld trying to control the position but instead, Powers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Seinfeld into the cage.
Powers tries to score a body lock takedown but Seinfeld shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jerry Seinfeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Powers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seinfeld taking a breather.
Powers blocks a body shot from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld misses with a body punch.
Seinfeld struggles to land a body shot inside as Powers controls his hands.
Seinfeld tries to throw a body punch but Powers avoids it by throwing Seinfeld back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers wants a takedown but no success here.
Seinfeld working aggressively here.
Powers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Powers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Powers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seinfeld tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seinfeld with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Seinfeld.
Powers stalling.
Powers prevents a body shot from Seinfeld.
A short body shot lands from Seinfeld as the two fighters clinch.
Powers is looking to take this one to the mat.
Seinfeld misses with some punches.
Seinfeld has a couple of punches blocked by Powers.
Seinfeld wants to stall.
Seinfeld is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Powers is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld lands a good knee to the midsection. Powers won't want to take too many of those.
Powers tries to throw a body punch but Seinfeld avoids it by throwing Powers back against the cage.
Seinfeld keeps control of Powers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Powers decides to pull guard.
Seinfeld wants to get up but he can't break Powers'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.
Powers looking for a sweep. Not yet Powers, not yet.
Seinfeld knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Powers on the ground.
Seinfeld wants to get up but he can't break Powers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Seinfeld trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Powers is adopting a defensive guard.
Powers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Seinfeld won't allow Powers to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Powers is proving hard to escape from.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Seinfeld doesn't manage to clinch there - Powers circles away.
Powers throws a hook to the side of Seinfeld's head but Seinfeld sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seinfeld throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Powers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seinfeld checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jab by Powers.
Powers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Seinfeld tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seinfeld ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Powers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Seinfeld scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powers checks a leg kick.
Powers throws a looping overhand right but Seinfeld ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Seinfeld dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Powers throws a body punch but Seinfeld moves out of range.
Powers lands a lovely overhand right.
Powers drives through with a takedown into Seinfeld's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Seinfeld on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Seinfeld tries to get out of the position.
Seinfeld can't keep his opponent in guard - Powers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Seinfeld looks like he's trying to stand up.
My spies in Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination inform me that Powers has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Powers stops Seinfeld from getting back to his feet.
Powers trying to mount his opponent but Seinfeld defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is looking to stall here but Seinfeld recovers full guard.
Powers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Powers passes Seinfeld's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Seinfeld tries to kick Powers off but Powers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Powers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Seinfeld knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Powers performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Powers moves into full mount! Seinfeld won't be happy about that!
Powers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Powers looking to ground and pound but Seinfeld is blocking nicely.
Powers looking to control but Seinfeld is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Powers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seinfeld is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Seinfeld holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Powers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Powers punching from mount but Seinfeld doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Seinfeld is in a horrible position here. Powers smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Powers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Seinfeld wants to get back to his feet.
Seinfeld is squirming around, avoiding Powers's attempts to control the action.
Seinfeld tries to buck Powers off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Seinfeld is squirming around, avoiding Powers's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Seinfeld that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Powers throwing strikes here but Seinfeld is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Seinfeld tries to buck Powers off but he can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powers punching from mount but Seinfeld doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Powers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Powers 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Powers!
Troy Powers decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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