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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Arteezy (ranked 2071 p4p, 212 weight class) and Dome Graybeard (ranked 2222 p4p, 227 weight class). Graybeard has chosen Remember The Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dome Graybeard will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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152 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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179 cm
26
150 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shawn Arteezy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dome Graybeard!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Graybeard.
Graybeard connects with a right hand. Arteezy shakes it off.
Graybeard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graybeard. Arteezy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arteezy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Arteezy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No luck for Arteezy with that takedown attempt.
Graybeard lands with a good body shot.
Arteezy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arteezy avoids the body shot from Graybeard.
Graybeard slaps away a takedown attempt from Arteezy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Arteezy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graybeard looks to land a right hand but Arteezy moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graybeard lands a nice looking body shot.
Graybeard connects with a right hand. Arteezy shakes it off.
Arteezy slips under a jab.
Arteezy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Graybeard sprawls well. Graybeard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arteezy gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Arteezy misses its intended target.
Arteezy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arteezy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Graybeard to the ground. Arteezy is now in Graybeard's guard.
Arteezy has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Graybeard trying to keep a closed guard but Arteezy is proving a slippery customer.
Arteezy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Arteezy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Arteezy 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graybeard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Graybeard keeping moving, preventing Arteezy from controlling successfully.
Arteezy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Graybeard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arteezy.
Arteezy trying to control but Graybeard is working from the bottom.
Graybeard trying to control the position here.
Arteezy looking to pass the guard.
Graybeard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arteezy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Arteezy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Arteezy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graybeard is pulling down on Arteezy's head. It's preventing any offense from Arteezy, at least for the moment.
Arteezy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Arteezy wants to pass the guard but Graybeard is keeping the position.
Graybeard keeping moving, preventing Arteezy from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Graybeard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Graybeard takes a swing at Arteezy's ribcage but misses.
Graybeard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arteezy is rocked!
Graybeard has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Arteezy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Graybeard counters with a left to the body.
Oh Arteezy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graybeard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arteezy is breathing heavily.
Graybeard circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Arteezy tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Graybeard wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dome Graybeard!
A relieved looking Dome Graybeard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
37% |
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