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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grey Worm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worm comes to the cage accompanied by Der Kaptain. Lannister comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Justin by Korn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tyrion Lannister has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
19 - 14 - 2 |
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166 cm
38
135 lbs
28 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Grey Worm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister tries to clinch there but Worm circles away.
Lannister tries to clinch but Worm is having none of it.
Worm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lannister's waist but Lannister gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Worm off to one side.
Worm darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lannister taking some punishment here, with Worm in his half guard.
Worm is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lannister is just riding it out for now. Worm eventually gives up the hold.
Lannister looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lannister trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worm wants to control but Lannister is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lannister has managed to free his arm - good work.
Worm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Worm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lannister defending well though.
Lannister has hold of Worm's hands but Worm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lannister is in trouble now - Worm has advanced to mount!
Worm scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Worm looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Worm throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lannister because Worm loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worm in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Worm throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Worm has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Worm landing punches.
Worm with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lannister tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Worm tries to control but Lannister wriggling away.
Worm scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lannister defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Worm.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lannister sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lannister is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lannister wants to control but Worm is keeping busy.
Worm frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Worm trying to control but Lannister is having none of it.
Worm moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lannister has worked his arm free - good work by Lannister!
Worm wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lannister, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worm thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Worm postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Worm misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lannister tries to improve position but can't.
Worm tries for a kimura but Lannister is defending well.
Lannister tries to buck Worm off but Worm is having none of it.
Worm is trying to get an arm triangle but Lannister is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Worm dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lannister keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lannister closes the distance and pushes Worm back into the cage.
Lannister scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lannister has clasped his hands together around Worm's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lannister working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lannister wants to lay and pray for a moment but Worm keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worm is trying to improve his position.
Worm regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister wants to free his trapped foot but Worm is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Worm trying to hold on to Lannister's head to control him but Lannister postures up.
Lannister is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lannister is just content to waste time from the top position. Worm takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lannister throws a big elbow that misses.
Lannister wants to pass the guard but Worm is keeping the position.
Worm trying to keep a closed guard but Lannister is proving a slippery customer.
Worm keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two 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.
Worm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lannister slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Worm can't keep his opponent in guard - Lannister advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister is working for a submission of some sort.
Worm pushes Lannister off looking to stand but Lannister dives back in and keeps control.
Lannister is trying to control the action in half guard but Worm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lannister throwing shots but Worm is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is working for a submission of some sort.
Worm is refusing to be controlled, as Lannister sits in half guard.
Worm trying to control here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Grey Worm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lannister lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Worm wants to get back to full guard.
Worm has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lannister is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Lannister there.
Worm is refusing to be controlled, as Lannister sits in half guard.
Worm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lannister can do to turn this around?
Lannister wants to work for an arm triangle but Worm is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister working the head and body with strikes.
Lannister thows a huge punch but Worm dodges it nicely.
Worm is not content to let Lannister control the position.
Worm tries to roll over but Lannister keeps him under control.
Worm wants to control but Lannister is keeping busy.
Worm is trying to stand back up but Lannister is controlling him
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lannister is trying to control the action in half guard but Worm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Worm trying to control but Lannister postures up.
Lannister tries to pass the half guard into mount. Worm knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lannister.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Worm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Worm throwing a counter right hand but Lannister manages to avoid it.
Lannister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worm was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister.
Worm closes the distance and clinches up with Lannister, looking for a takedown. Worm pushes Lannister against the cage but Lannister circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Lannister on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lannister has managed to clinch.
Worm has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lannister avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Worm has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lannister is trying to keep an underhook but Worm manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lannister works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worm postures up.
Lannister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Worm wants to control from the top but Lannister keeps moving.
Worm throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worm won't allow Lannister to sweep him here.
Worm with a nice head shot there.
Worm wants to pass the guard but Lannister is keeping the position.
Worm trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lannister manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lannister tries to stand but Worm is controlling from the bottom.
Worm controls Lannister momentarily but Lannister frees himself.
Lannister looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Worm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lannister missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Worm holds on and takes a little breather.
Lannister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Worm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lannister content to stall in guard here.
Lannister makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Worm controls Lannister momentarily but Lannister frees himself.
Worm has control of Lannister's left arm, preventing Lannister from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lannister scoring with some ground and pound.
Worm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lannister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lannister trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lannister working some strikes from top position.
Worm keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Worm has momentary wrist control but Lannister slips an elbow through the middle.
Lannister throws a strike but Worm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister keeping moving, preventing Worm from controlling successfully.
Worm connects with a couple of short punches.
Lannister keeping moving, preventing Worm from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Worm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Worm preventing the sweep.
Worm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lannister works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Worm looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lannister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lannister wants to sweep here but Worm controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyrion Lannister.
I think Lannister 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrion Lannister!
A very excited looking Tyrion Lannister made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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