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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Metal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and War Steroids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Steroids's choice of entrance music: Immortal - Tyrants. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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178 cm
18
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heavy Metal! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, War Steroids! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Metal tries a head kick but it misses.
Steroids shoots in but Metal avoids the takedown attempt easily. Metal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Steroids can't do much from the bottom here. Metal decides to stand back up. Excellent takedown into side control there by Steroids. Steroids tries to move to mount but Metal blocks the move with his legs. Metal is pushing Steroids's head away, looking to escape. Steroids manages to hold on to the position though. You can see the frustration on Metal's face as Steroids controls the position. Metal is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Metal sneaks out the side door and pushes Steroids away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape. Metal tries for a takedown but Steroids circles away easily and Steroids counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Steroids wants to pass to mount but Metal is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Steroids missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Steroids seems to be working for a kimura but Metal defends the submission attempt. Steroids winds up and cracks Metal with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Steroids trying to control the action but Metal is working from the bottom. Steroids with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Steroids is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Steroids has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Steroids is tying to control. Metal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Steroids is trying to work for a kimura but Metal is defending well.
Steroids looks gassed! Steroids seems to be working for a kimura but Metal defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Metal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Steroids scores with a couple of nice shots. Metal is trying to stand.
Steroids not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Steroids is trying to work for a kimura but Metal is defending well.
Steroids is pressing down on Metal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Metal is holding on for now. Metal wants to get back to his feet. Steroids slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Steroids seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Metal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Steroids shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Metal counters with a nice uppercut. Steroids tries for a takedown but Metal circles away easily and Metal counters with a three punch combo that has Steroids backing up. Steroids nods at Metal to acknowledge the strikes. Heavy Metal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of War Steroids. Steroids drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Steroids trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Metal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Steroids is controlling him. Steroids looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Metal scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Steroids looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Steroids is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Steroids is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Metal is trying to stand back up but Steroids is controlling him
Steroids is trying to work for a kimura but Metal is defending well.
Steroids stalling away here and it's allowed Metal to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Steroids stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Metal swivels though and keeps the full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
War Steroids dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Metal is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Steroids drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Steroids trying to control the position from guard on top but Metal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. War Steroids has got the better of the ground game so far. Steroids looking to pass the guard. Steroids with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Steroids slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Metal wants to stand up but Steroids is controlling him. Steroids trying to control but Metal is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Metal wants to stand but Steroids is controlling the position. Steroids sitting in guard, not really doing much. Steroids drops back looking for a leg! Metal is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Metal manages to kick Steroids off! Steroids jumps back into Metal's guard. Steroids drops back looking for a leg! Metal is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Metal manages to kick Steroids off! Steroids jumps back into Metal's guard. Steroids stands and throws Metal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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. Steroids is working Metal over with some ground and pound from side control. Steroids tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Metal avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Steroids. Steroids is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Metal knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Metal dodges the ground and pound from Steroids. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Steroids landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Steroids tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Steroids has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Metal pushes Steroids away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Steroids gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Steroids thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Metal wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Steroids swings around for an armbar but Metal sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Steroids's guard. Steroids has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Metal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Metal gets to his feet - Steroids follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Metal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Steroids counters with a single leg into guard. Metal didn't expect that. Steroids advances to half guard. Metal wants to get back to his feet.
Steroids wants to control but Metal is keeping him busy. Steroids is trying to work for a kimura but Metal is defending well.
Metal is looking to escape. Steroids is looking for a kimura but Metal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steroids to get the leverage. Steroids tries to pass the half guard into mount. Metal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Steroids missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
War Steroids showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Steroids misses with a takedown attempt and Metal counters with a good low kick that Steroids was not able to check. Steroids fails with the takedown and Metal counters with a left and a right that stings Steroids. An inside leg kick lands from Metal. The fight stays on the outside here - Metal looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Steroids scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Metal wants to control but Steroids postures up. Metal is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control. Steroids is working to tighten is grip on Metal's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Metal has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Steroids is really squeezing tight and eventually Metal passes out! Steroids breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). War Steroids!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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