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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Cage (ranked 607 p4p, 89 weight class) and Big Guns (ranked 478 p4p, 70 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Guns thuds his right hand into Cage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Cage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guns throws a head kick but Cage moves out of range.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Guns appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Guns.
Guns checks a low kick from Cage.
Cage looks to land a right hand but Guns moved out of range.
Guns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guns gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Guns wants to sweep but no luck.
Guns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cage postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cage wanted to stand there but Guns had control of the position.
Cage stopping the sweep attempt from Guns.
Guns looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cage throwing strikes but missing.
Guns looking to control.
Cage slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Guns.
Cage blocks the strikes from Guns.
Guns flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cage is looking for a kimura but Guns is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cage to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage trying to control the pace.
Guns is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cage's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cage's back!
Cage trying to control the action but Guns just sinks the hooks in.
Guns missing with strikes.
Guns looking to break Cage's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Cage remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Guns will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Guns misses with an elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guns working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cage wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Cage to escape the position.
Guns looking to break Cage's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Cage remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Guns will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Cage turns into Guns and is now in his guard.
Guns thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Guns isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cage stacks Guns on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cage!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guns is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cage off and has taken his back!
Cage is keeping busy.
Cage manages to reverse the position and now he's in Guns's guard. Nice work there by Cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guns working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cage doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cage manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guns looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cage passes into side control.
Guns manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Guns tries to get to full guard but Cage has control of the leg.
Cage is trying to control. Guns wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Cage there.
Cage is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Guns sees it coming and defends easily.
Cage decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tyler Cage will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Guns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cage managing to block the knees to the body from Guns.
Guns controlling the action here for a moment.
Guns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guns.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Guns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cage. Cage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Cage misses.
Cage defending well as Guns loads up on a big left hand.
Guns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guns fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Cage there.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guns was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
Guns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Guns with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cage to score with a decent uppercut.
Guns looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Guns.
Guns is looking to clinch.
A combination from Guns does no damage.
Cage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Guns tests Cage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Guns.
Cage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyler Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Cage shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Guns looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cage wants to control from the top but Guns keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Jed's Gym inform us that Guns has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Cage preventing the sweep.
Cage is fighting to break Guns's control of his arms but Guns is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cage wanted to stand there but Guns had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage trying to control the position from guard on top but Guns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyler Cage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guns trying to control the position.
Cage won't allow Guns to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Guns wants to clinch.
Guns doesn't manage to clinch there - Cage circles away.
Big Guns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guns misses with a right hand
and Guns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guns takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cage throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot lands for Cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a combination that misses
and Guns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cage tries to clinch up but Guns circles away and keeps his distance.
Guns throws a head kick that misses.
Guns throws a shot to the body.
Guns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cage cracks Guns with a good jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guns.
Guns pushes Cage up against the cage in a clinch.
Guns is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cage is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cage's brow.
Guns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cage throws a low kick, looking for Guns's leg but Guns calmly moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Guns's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
An inside leg kick lands from Guns.
Tyler Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Cage.
Guns misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guns cracks the inside of Cage's front leg.
Guns misses with a wild body shot.
Cage blocks a head kick by Guns.
Cage looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Guns moves out of range of the strikes.
Cage throws a body punch but Guns moves out of range.
Cage clinches.
Guns has Cage pressed against the cage, preventing Cage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guns struggles to land a body shot inside as Cage controls his hands.
Guns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cages head.
Stalling in the clinch from Guns.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cage connects with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Guns finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cage throws a right hand that Guns ducks under and follows up with a left that Guns also avoids with ease.
Cage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cage jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyler Cage will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Guns jabs Cage right on the nose. Cage blinks but takes it well.
Guns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Guns tries to clinch up.
Cage misses with a right hand
and Guns counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cage's knee momentarily.
Guns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Guns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Guns.
Guns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guns tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Cage.
Guns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice cross by Cage.
Cage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guns counters with a three punch combo that has Cage backing up. Cage nods at Guns to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage scoring well with a low kick there.
Guns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guns lands with a good body shot.
Cage throws a jab when Guns was well out of range.
Guns tries a head kick but it misses.
Guns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guns tries a head kick but it misses.
Guns throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
Cage tests Guns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guns connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guns was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guns.
Cage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage avoids the body shot from Guns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A right-left combo lands from Cage.
Guns moves out of range as Cage throws a body kick.
Guns is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Guns gets caught napping as Cage dives in and scores a takedown. Guns manages to retain guard.
Guns had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cage defends it easily.
Guns striking off his back but it's not causing Cage any problems.
Guns striking from his own guard.
Cage passes Guns's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Guns tries to get to full guard but Cage has control of the leg.
Guns slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage wanted to stand there but Guns had control of the position.
Guns throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Guns looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cage is looking to work some ground and pound but Guns has wrist control.
Guns trying to control the position.
Cage postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cage wanted to stand there but Guns had control of the position.
Cage postures up.
Big Guns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Guns keeping moving, preventing Cage from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tyler Cage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cage is looking to work some ground and pound but Guns has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Guns does no damage.
Guns has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Guns misses its intended target.
Guns looks for the body kick but Cage saw that one coming.
Cage fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guns avoids it really well and circles away.
Guns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cage's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Guns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cage has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Big Guns!
After winning the bout, Big Guns thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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