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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Trager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Renner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trager comes to the cage accompanied by Bang Bang. Renner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by God Particle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
23 - 9 - 1 |
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184 cm
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160 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Trager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Renner!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trager shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Renner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trager manages to get himself to full guard.
Trager has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Renner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trager throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trager throws his legs up looking for a submission but Renner uses it to pass to side control.
Trager is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renner prevents Trager from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Renner.
Trager might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Trager is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Renner pulls his head out easily.
Renner slips a nice elbow through Trager's hands, connecting with Trager's forehead.
Trager wants to control but Renner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Trager definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trager with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Renner winds up and cracks Trager with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Renner works his foot free and advances to mount.
You get the feeling that Trager really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Trager wants to hold on but Renner pushes him away.
Trager is trying to stand.
Renner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trager sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Trager looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trager trying to control here.
Renner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Renner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trager is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Renner scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Renner lands a nice short elbow.
Renner prevents Trager from improving his position.
Trager is refusing to be controlled, as Renner sits in half guard.
Trager looking for a kimura from the bottom but Renner passes into side control!
Renner in side control lands a decent elbow.
Trager takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trager takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Trager manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Trager is looking for a sweep. Renner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trager looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trager is trying to control but can't.
Trager punching from the bottom.
Trager tries to get to full guard but Renner has control of the leg.
Renner wants to control but Trager is keeping him busy.
Renner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Renner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Renner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Renner working the head and body with strikes.
Renner is thwarting Trager's attempts to control the position.
Renner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Renner connects with a nice short shot to Trager's temple.
Renner moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Trager.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renner working the ground and pound.
Renner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trager keeps working.
Renner lands a decent elbow from side control.
Renner wants to control but Trager is keeping him busy.
Renner wants to take a breather but Trager manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Renner.
Renner postures up.
Trager is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Renner defends well.
Renner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trager's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Renner dominated that 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.
Trager rushes Renner and presses him up against the cage.
Trager pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trager dives in and grabs Renner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Renner pushes down on Trager's head and hops out.
Trager throws the kick towards the body but Renner avoids it.
Trager tries for a takedown but Renner circles away easily
and Renner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alex Trager is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Renner fails to land the takedown.
Renner stuns Trager with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trager gets caught napping as Renner dives in and scores a takedown. Trager manages to retain guard.
Renner trying to control but Trager is working from the bottom.
Renner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Trager looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Trager is looking for a triangle but Renner pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jeremy Renner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Renner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Trager keeping moving, preventing Renner from controlling successfully.
Renner postures up.
Renner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Renner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Renner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Trager is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trager working for submissions but it's allowed Renner to get to half guard.
Trager regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Trager has momentary wrist control but Renner slips an elbow through the middle.
Trager throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Renner with a nice head shot there.
Trager escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Renner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Renner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Renner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renner trying to control but Trager is working from the bottom.
Trager looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trager looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Renner wants to control from the top but Trager keeps moving.
Renner slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Trager.
Renner working over Trager with some ground and pound. Trager looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Trager punching from the bottom.
Renner lands strikes from half guard.
Renner wants to take a breather but Trager is having none of it.
Renner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Renner prevents Trager from standing back up.
Trager is trying to maintain the position but Renner is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trager is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Renner pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Renner lands a nice short elbow.
Renner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Renner prevents Trager from improving his position.
Renner is trying to work for a kimura but Trager is defending well.
Renner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Trager makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Trager.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trager is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Renner is aware though and is defending well.
Trager working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Renner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Renner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Trager has momentary wrist control but Renner slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Renner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Trager with a lazy takedown attempt
and Renner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Renner keeps the fight on the outside.
Trager throws a head kick that misses.
Renner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trager is able to avoid easily.
Trager seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Renner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Trager's guard.
Trager is looking to stand back up but Renner counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Trager.
Renner lands with a punch from half guard.
Renner lands with a punch from half guard.
Trager trying to control but Renner postures up.
Renner wants to pass the guard but Trager is defending well.
Trager is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Renner pulls his head out easily.
Trager looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trager taking some punishment here, with Renner in his half guard.
Renner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Renner prevents Trager from improving his position.
Trager is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Renner is tapping! Great win for Trager!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alex Trager!
Alex Trager really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zenith Nutrition (160q) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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