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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erick Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preuss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Preuss lands an elbow inside that Tiger shrugs off.
It looks like Tony Tiger has been cut.
Tiger dodges an elbow strike from Preuss.
Preuss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiger lands with a hook. Preuss tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tiger.
It looks like Erick Preuss has been cut.
Preuss clinches.
Preuss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice jab there from Tiger.
Preuss looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger missing with a left hand there. Preuss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Preuss moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Preuss's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tiger tries to throw a body punch but Preuss avoids it by throwing Tiger back against the cage.
Tiger misses with a punch on the inside.
Preuss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Preuss takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tiger as Preuss tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiger gets tackled into the cage by Preuss. Preuss maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tiger as Preuss tries to tie him up.
Tiger lands with a left to the head.
Preuss breaks the clinch.
Preuss moves into range and clinches up with Tiger.
Preuss looking to slow down the pace here.
Tiger blocks an elbow strike.
Preuss breaks the clinch.
Preuss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Preuss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Preuss looking to stall.
Preuss scores with a knee to the head.
Preuss looking to slow down the pace here.
Preuss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preuss closes the distance and pushes Tiger back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger gets through Preuss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Preuss's efforts to push away.
Preuss is trying to push Tiger away but Tiger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Preuss breaks the clinch.
Preuss moves into the clinch.
Tiger lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Tiger.
A shot in the inside from Tiger.
Preuss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Preuss is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Preuss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiger.
Preuss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Erick Preuss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger missing with a left hand there. Preuss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiger misses the jab.
Preuss moves into the clinch successfully.
Tiger lands a shot to the body.
Preuss tries to break free but Tiger pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Preuss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Preuss is trying to break the clinch but Tiger is controlling him.
Preuss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiger throws a hook but Preuss avoids it easily.
Preuss lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Preuss closes the distance and pushes Tiger back into the cage.
Preuss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Preuss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Preuss ducks under a wild hook from Tiger.
Tiger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tiger throws out a loose jab but Preuss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preuss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiger.
Tiger connects with the punch.
Preuss has closed the distance and engaged Tiger in a clinch.
Preuss has Tiger pressed against the cage.
Preuss lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Preuss manages to break the clinch.
Preuss clinches up against the cage.
Preuss pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tiger digs a right hand underneath Preuss's ribcage. Preuss let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger gets through Preuss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Preuss lands an elbow just above Tiger 's eye.
Tiger avoiding damage as Preuss throws knees to the body.
Tiger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Preuss or not.
Preuss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Preuss has Tiger up against the cage in a clinch.
Preuss throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Preuss throws an elbow but misses.
Preuss manages to break the clinch.
Preuss moves into range and clinches up with Tiger.
Tiger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Preuss's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiger struggles to land a body shot inside as Preuss controls his hands.
Preuss is trying to stall.
Preuss is trying to force a seperation but Tiger has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Preuss dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tiger throws a hook to the side of Preuss's head but Preuss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Preuss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tiger as Preuss tries to tie him up.
Preuss is trying to maintain a safe position but Tiger gets an underhook and turns Preuss into the cage.
Preuss looking to slow down the pace here.
Preuss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Preuss working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Tiger.
Preuss is trying to stall.
Preuss manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Preuss takes the fight into the clinch.
Preuss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Preuss ducks under a wild hook from Tiger.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiger misses the target.
As Tiger backs off Preuss throws a huge counter combo but Tiger manages to avoid it all.
Preuss takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Preuss closes the distance and pushes Tiger back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss landing knees to the head.
Tiger has a couple of punches blocked by Preuss.
Preuss is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Preuss breaks from the clinch.
Preuss clinches up against the cage.
Preuss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Preuss rushes Tiger and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Preuss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tony Tiger is winning the standup battle so far.
Preuss has managed to clinch.
Preuss breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
Preuss has managed to clinch.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Preuss lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiger pushes Preuss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiger digs a right hand underneath Preuss's ribcage. Preuss let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiger.
Preuss lands a knee to the head.
Tiger misses with a body punch.
Tiger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Preuss's efforts to push away.
Preuss is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tiger.
Preuss is breathing heavily.
Tiger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Preuss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Preuss clinches up with Tiger and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tiger.
Preuss is trying to break the clinch but Tiger has him pressed against the cage.
Preuss trying to stall but Tiger improves his position.
Tiger pushes Preuss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Preuss is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Preuss blocks a body shot from Tiger.
Preuss tries a knee to the head but Tiger blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preuss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tiger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Preuss's efforts to push away.
Tiger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tiger lands an uppercut.
Preuss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Erick Preuss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Preuss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Preuss clinches up against the cage.
Tiger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tiger as Preuss tries to tie him up.
Tiger prevents Preuss from breaking the clinch.
Tiger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiger.
Tiger lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiger lands a nice shot to the body.
Preuss is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Preuss backwards.
Preuss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Preuss pushes Tiger up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger tries a body shot but Preuss blocks it.
Preuss looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiger.
Preuss has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiger.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tiger.
Preuss tries to stall but Tiger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tiger prevents Preuss from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tiger.
Tiger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Preuss backwards.
Tiger scores with a hook to the body.
Preuss breaks the clinch.
Tiger throws a looping overhand right but Preuss ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Preuss's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Tiger will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Preuss darts in and clinches Tiger up against the cage.
Tiger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Preuss backwards.
Preuss tries a knee to the head but Tiger blocks it.
Preuss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiger.
Preuss tries to break the clinch but Tiger is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Preuss's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Preuss trying to control the position but instead, Tiger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Preuss into the cage.
Preuss breaks the clinch.
Preuss closes the distance and clinches.
Tiger keeps control of Preuss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preuss manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Tiger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiger closes the distance and pushes Preuss back into the cage.
Tiger pushes Preuss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Tiger.
Preuss is trying to break the clinch but Tiger has him pressed against the cage.
Preuss blocks a body shot from Tiger.
Preuss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Preuss is looking to control Tiger's arms but Tiger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Preuss has his back to the cage.
Preuss breaks the clinch.
Tiger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tiger misses the jab.
Preuss moves forwards but Tiger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Preuss instigates a clinch.
Tiger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Preuss wants to break free but Tiger has control.
Preuss misses with a knee strike.
Tiger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Preuss takes a shot to the head.
Preuss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tiger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Preuss up against the cage.
Preuss tries to circle away but Tiger has him pinned against the cage.
Tiger pushes Preuss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Preuss is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tiger is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger digs a right hand underneath Preuss's ribcage. Preuss let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Tiger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger slows down the pace here.
Tiger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preuss tries to break the clinch but Tiger is controlling the position.
Tiger lands a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tiger lands with a left to the head.
Tiger lands an uppercut.
Tiger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Preuss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Preuss is trying to break the clinch but Tiger is controlling him.
Tiger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Tiger.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tiger here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Preuss slowing the pace effectively.
Preuss takes a shot to the head.
Preuss is trying to break free.
Tiger lands with a left to the head.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Preuss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiger has him pressed against the cage.
Preuss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Preuss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiger.
Tiger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Tiger as the two fighters clinch.
Tiger lands with a right to the head.
Tiger lands with a left to the head.
Tiger gets through Preuss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tiger lands a hook that snaps the head of Preuss backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Preuss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tiger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger lands a shoulder strike.
Preuss is looking to control Tiger's arms but Tiger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Preuss has his back to the cage.
Preuss manages to break the clinch.
Preuss instigates a clinch.
Tiger lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiger scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiger.
A nice left hand lands by Tiger.
Tiger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Tiger.
Preuss looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiger.
Preuss lands an elbow inside that Tiger shrugs off.
Preuss misses with some punches.
Tiger lands a shot to the body.
Tiger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Preuss up against the cage.
Tiger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Tiger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tiger 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Tiger!
A victorious Tony Tiger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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