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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Waldrop (ranked 6422 p4p, 191 weight class) and Steven Seagal (ranked 6313 p4p, 188 weight class). Seagal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Better Man. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Steven Seagal enters the cage!
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265 lbs
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286 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Waldrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Seagal!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagal lands a jab.
Waldrop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waldrop shoots in but Seagal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Seagal feints a jab promting Waldrop to slip. Seagal then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Waldrop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Seagal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Waldrop.
Waldrop shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Seagal but Seagal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Seagal is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Waldrop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldrop fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagal misses with a wild combination.
Waldrop closes the distance and clinches up with Seagal, looking for a takedown. Waldrop pushes Seagal against the cage but Seagal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Seagal dips to his left and cracks Waldrop with an uppercut!
Brandon Waldrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waldrop lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Seagal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Seagal counters with a left and a right that stings Waldrop.
Waldrop is breathing heavily.
Waldrop changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seagal tries to avoid it but Waldrop manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seagal to the ground. Seagal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Seagal throws a series of punches but Waldrop moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waldrops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Waldrop tries to clinch up but Seagal circles away and keeps his distance.
Seagal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waldrop tries to clinch up but Seagal circles away and keeps his distance.
Waldrop misses with a wild body shot.
Waldrop is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Seagal.
Seagal throws a right and a left that Waldrop avoids nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Waldrop is defended easily by Seagal.
Seagal lands a left and a right that sends Waldrop crashing to the canvas! Seagal dives into mount looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal unloads with some shots from mount but Waldrop bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seagal punching from mount but Waldrop doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Seagal thowing shots but they're missing.
Waldrop tries to lock up and control but Seagal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Seagal prevents Waldrop from getting the reversal.
We've been hearing good reports from Waldrop's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Waldrop is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Waldrop is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by Seagal there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Waldrop avoids a series of strikes thrown by Seagal.
Seagal misses with a head shot.
Seagal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Waldrop. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waldrop is wriggling around trying to escape.
Seagal controlling from the full mount.
Seagal punching from mount but Waldrop doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Waldrop is trying to escape the mount.
Seagal looking to land elbow strikes but Waldrop uses the position to regain half guard.
Seagal throwing shots but Waldrop is blocking nicely.
Seagal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Waldrop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seagal.
Seagal throwing shots but Waldrop is blocking nicely.
Seagal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Seagal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Waldrop tries to clinch but Seagal moves out of range.
Waldrop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seagal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seagal shoots in for a takedown but Waldrop shows good takedown defense.
Waldrop shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seagal defends it nicely.
Seagal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldrop just misses with a punch to the body.
Seagal tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from Seagal misses.
Waldrop misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Waldrop takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seagal looks to land a combination. Waldrop sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Brandon Waldrop has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Seagal.
Seagal jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steven Seagal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waldrop on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Seagal stuffs the takedown.
Seagal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waldrop.
Brandon Waldrop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldrop shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Seagal napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seagal is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Waldrop is controlling him well.
Seagal taking punishment in the form of punches.
Seagal is trying to get back to his feet.
Waldrop looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seagal wants to get back to his feet but Waldrop drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Waldrop tries to advance to mount but Seagal denies him.
A lull in the action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ground and pound from Waldrop seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Waldrop moves in looking to clinch but Seagal pushes him off.
Waldrop misses with a kick to the body.
Waldrop closes the distance and clinches up with Seagal, looking for a takedown. Waldrop pushes Seagal against the cage but Seagal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Waldrop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waldrop fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seagal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Waldrop looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Seagal is fending him off so far but Waldrop persists. Nope, Seagal circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Seagal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Waldrop's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Seagal has Waldrop up against the cage in a clinch.
Seagal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waldrops head.
Seagal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seagal lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Seagal.
Waldrop looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldrop blocking some punches.
Seagal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Seagal lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldrop wants to break free but Seagal has control.
Seagal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seagal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Waldrop.
Seagal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Waldrop tries to break the clinch but Seagal is controlling the position.
Waldrop has had enough of the clinch but Seagal keeps him there for the moment.
Waldrop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal just leaning against Waldrop, taking a breather.
Seagal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Seagal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Waldrop tries to pull guard but Seagal won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Waldrop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waldrop tries to break the clinch but Seagal is controlling the position.
Seagal scores with a hook to the body.
Waldrop is trying to break free.
Waldrop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seagal lands a good knee to the midsection. Waldrop won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Seagal.
Steven Seagal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Seagal lands a good knee to the midsection. Waldrop won't want to take too many of those.
Seagal managing to block the knees to the body from Waldrop.
Seagal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Waldrop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Seagal obliges.
Seagal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seagal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Waldrop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seagal effectively controlling the action here.
Seagal lands a hook that snaps the head of Waldrop backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Seagal.
Waldrop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Waldrop is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Seagal throws a big uppercut that drops Waldrop! More strikes from Seagal and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Waldrop lies dazed against the cage as Seagal celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Seagal!
Post fight, Steven Seagal stared into the camera and said 'My new movie is coming out next month, Hard To Kill 2: Buffet Wars. If you don't watch it I will snap your neck.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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