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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiron Cruel Rookie (ranked 2512 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Yong (ranked 6000 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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178 cm
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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172 cm
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168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Can Moonwalk |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiron Cruel Rookie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Yong! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cruel Rookie clinches up against the cage. Cruel Rookie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Yong uses from the top position. Cruel Rookie throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cruel Rookie wants to sweep but no luck. Yong stops Cruel Rookie from standing up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cruel Rookie kicks Yong off and gets to his feet. Yong clinches up against the cage. Cruel Rookie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yong or not. Yong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cruel Rookie is keeping busy. Cruel Rookie is trying to break the clinch but Yong has him pressed against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yong is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cruel Rookie to keep the fight standing. Yong lands an elbow just above Cruel Rookie 's eye. Nice body punch from Cruel Rookie. Cruel Rookie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Yong tries to pull guard but Cruel Rookie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cruel Rookie stalling the fight.
Cruel Rookie is leaning against Yong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Cruel Rookie lands with a short head shot on the inside. Cruel Rookie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yong or not. Yong looks winded! Cruel Rookie jumps guard.
Cruel Rookie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cruel Rookie stands up from half guard. Yong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cruel Rookie circles away. Tiron Cruel Rookie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Yong. Cruel Rookie cracks Yong with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cruel Rookie has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Yong to stand back up! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cruel Rookie takes the fight into the clinch. Cruel Rookie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yong.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yong keeps control of Cruel Rookie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Yong stalling in the clinch but Cruel Rookie improves position. Cruel Rookie pushes Yong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yong is rocked! Cruel Rookie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yong is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruel Rookie finish him? Cruel Rookie fakes the body blow, causing Yong to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Yong goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tiron Cruel Rookie! During a confident post fight interview, Tiron Cruel Rookie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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