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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ay One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn has chosen The Blood of Cu Chulainn as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ay One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chulainn ducks under a wild hook from One.
Chulainn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
One is controlling Chulainn's trapped leg to prevent Chulainn from advancing to side control.
One is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chulainn scores with a couple of nice shots.
One wants to control but Chulainn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chulainn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
One is looking for a sweep. Chulainn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
One is refusing to be controlled, as Chulainn sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One taking some punishment here, with Chulainn in his half guard.
Chulainn not doing much here.
Chulainn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chulainn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
One blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chulainn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
One wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One is trying to stand.
Chulainn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
One is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Chulainn jumps into side control!
Chulainn working the ground and pound from side control.
One is trying to control Chulainn's posture but Chulainn avoids it.
One is trying to get back to his feet.
One can't do much from the bottom here.
One wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chulainn lands a nice forearm strike.
One wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One wants to control but Chulainn postures up.
One is trying to get back to half guard.
One struggling a bit here.
Chulainn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chulainn wants to lay and pray for a moment but One keeps working.
One wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chulainn working the ground and pound from side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chulainn working his ground and pound in the gym.
One taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chulainn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
One struggling a bit here.
Chulainn working the ground and pound from side control.
One is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn is looking to take a break and control but One is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
One can't do much from the bottom here.
One is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
One is trying to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Chulainn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
One pushes Chulainn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chulainn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chulainn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chulainn in side control, throwing shots but One defends.
One is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
One managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chulainn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn trying to control the action but One is working from the bottom.
One tries to bench press Chulainn off him but Chulainn keeps the position.
Chulainn tries to move into full mount but can't pass One's legs.
Chulainn is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down One's shoulder. That is not cool.
One wants to get back to his feet.
Chulainn in side control lands a decent elbow.
One is pushing Chulainn's head away, looking to escape. Chulainn manages to hold on to the position though.
Chulainn controls the position.
Chulainn wants to control but One is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on One's face as Chulainn controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chulainn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chulainn lands a decent elbow from side control.
One throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cu Chulainn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
One throws a shot from downtown. Chulainn moves away and avoids it.
Chulainn with the counter takedown but One avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chulainn.
One sneaks out the side door and pushes Chulainn away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Chulainn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chulainn takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chulainn misses with a takedown attempt - One sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from One misses.
One drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chulainn.
Nice straight punches there by One. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of One.
One lands with a straight right. Chulainn didn't see that one coming.
Chulainn shoots for a takedown but One saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ay One has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cu Chulainn.
One staying out of range there.
Chulainn closes this distance looking for a takedown but One circles away.
One swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
One swinging wildly here.
Chulainn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn drives through with a takedown into guard.
One is looking to stand up but Chulainn isn't so interested in that idea.
Chulainn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chulainn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
One is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chulainn wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
One pushes Chulainn off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Chulainn.
Chulainn lands with an overhand left.
Chulainn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chulainn trying to control from half guard but One is working away.
One blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chulainn.
Chulainn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chulainn throwing shots but One is blocking nicely.
Chulainn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
One makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
One misses with an uppercut.
We've been told by One's head coaches at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
One throws a jab but it's blocked by Chulainn.
Chulainn with the counter takedown but One avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of One 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chulainn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging One to the ground. Chulainn is now in One's guard.
One scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. One was covering up waiting for the punch and Chulainn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
One pushes Chulainn off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ay One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
One dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
One throws out a powerful jab.
Chulainn scores with a nice strike.
Chulainn fails with a takedown attempt.
Chulainn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chulainn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
One is looking to regain half guard here but Chulainn keeps moving and retains side control.
One takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn landing a few strikes.
One is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chulainn working the ground and pound but One is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chulainn working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Chulainn working away.
Chulainn prevents One from escaping the position.
Chulainn in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chulainn in side control, throwing shots but One defends.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One tries to improve position but can't.
One is trying to get back to his feet.
Cu Chulainn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chulainn wants to control but One is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ay One dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
One walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
One throws a lazy right hand but Chulainn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
One takes a swing at Chulainn's ribcage but misses.
A jab from One misses.
One gets caught napping as Chulainn dives in and scores a takedown. One manages to retain guard.
Chulainn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
One wants to get back to his feet but Chulainn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chulainn is in close to One's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chulainn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chulainn wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
One keeping moving, preventing Chulainn from controlling successfully.
One is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chulainn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chulainn prevents One from getting back to his feet.
Chulainn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed One's guard.
One blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chulainn.
One wants to control but Chulainn is keeping busy.
One is trying to stand back up but Chulainn is controlling him
Chulainn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
One is looking to escape.
Chulainn throwing shots but One is blocking nicely.
Chulainn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chulainn lands strikes from half guard.
One tries to kick Chulainn off but Chulainn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
One is looking for a sweep. Chulainn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chulainn.
One blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chulainn.
Chulainn is keen to just control but One is a slippery customer.
One wants to get back to his feet.
Chulainn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
One makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ay One is winning the standup battle so far.
One cracks Chulainn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
One misses with a straight right.
Chulainn scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chulainn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ay One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chulainn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts One as he jumps to the side.
Chulainn moves away from the strike by One.
One lands with a right hand.
Chulainn scores with a body shot.
Chulainn gets a double leg takedown into One's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One is looking to stand back up but Chulainn counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by One.
Chulainn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
One keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
One trying to control from the bottom.
Chulainn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chulainn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
One is trying to stand.
Chulainn wants to take a breather but One is having none of it.
One has hold of Chulainn's hands but Chulainn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
One is looking to control Chulainn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can One avoid being mounted?
One is trying to stand up here but Chulainn is controlling him well.
Chulainn wants to control but One is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn working over One with some ground and pound. One looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chulainn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
One wants to get back to his feet.
Chulainn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chulainn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chulainn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
One tries to kick Chulainn off but Chulainn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chulainn slips a nice elbow through One's hands, connecting with One's forehead.
Chulainn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
One is trying to control but Chulainn passes into side control!
One is pushing Chulainn's head away, looking to escape. Chulainn manages to hold on to the position though.
Chulainn lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
One is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cu Chulainn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chulainn 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cu Chulainn!
Cu Chulainn very nearly forgot to thank AnonymouS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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