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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorgens Vergys (ranked 3306 p4p, 358 weight class) and Michael Vick (ranked 4421 p4p, 426 weight class). The key to victory for Jorgens Vergys has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorgens Vergys!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Vick!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vergys throws a low kick but Vick moves out of range easily.
Vergys tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vergys keeps Vick at a distance using the push kick.
Vick is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vergys's half guard.
Vick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vergys with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vergys on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vergys tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Vick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vick working Vergys over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Vick there.
Vick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vergys with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vick's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Vergys on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vergys is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vergys taking some punishment here, with Vick in his half guard.
Vergys is trying to stand up here but Vick is controlling him well.
Vick working Vergys over with strikes.
Vick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vergys punching from the bottom.
Vergys throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vick is nestled in close to Vergys, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vick working Vergys over with strikes.
Vick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vick stalling.
Vick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vergys trying to control but Vick postures up.
Vick perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vergys is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vick scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vick connects with a nice short shot to Vergys's temple.
Vick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vick lands strikes from half guard.
Vergys has hold of Vick's hands but Vick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vergys with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vick lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vick in particular looking to stall.
Vick slips a nice elbow through Vergys's hands, connecting with Vergys's forehead.
Still in half guard, Vick seems content to control.
Vick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vick drops an elbow to the side of Vergys's head.
Vick working Vergys over with strikes.
Vergys is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vick takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vergys is trying to get back to full guard.
Vick is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vick is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vergys is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Vick with good strikes from the mount here!
Vick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vergys can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vick dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vick closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vergys to the mat! Vergys manages to get full guard.
Vick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vergys wants to sweep but no luck.
Vergys wants to stand and escape but Vick is having none of it.
Vick is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vergys trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Vick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vick sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vergys's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vergys looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vick working over Vergys with some ground and pound. Vergys looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vergys looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vergys looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vick trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vick lands with a punch from half guard.
Vick not doing much here.
Vick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Vick.
Vick lands strikes from half guard.
Vick slows the pace down in half guard.
Vick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vergys tries to roll over but Vick keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Vick seems content to control.
Vergys is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vick is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vergys is trying to stand.
Vergys punching from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vergys throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vick drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vergys defends it well.
Vick closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vergys's guard.
Vergys being controlled here, momentarily.
Michael Vick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vick landing some decent shots from guard.
Vick works over Vergys with some ground and pound from guard.
Vick lands a couple of elbows.
Vick controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vergys trying to keep a closed guard but Vick is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vick advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vergys closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vick circles away.
Vick drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vick 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.
Vergys seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Vergys is trying to control the position but Vick postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vick distracts Vergys with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vick stands and throws Vergys's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vick working the ground and pound from side control.
Vick is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vick lands a few punches from side control.
Vick working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vergys is trying to strike from the bottom but Vick has passed into full mount.
Vick lands a big shot there that rocks Vergys but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vick connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vick lands a heavy elbow.
Vick lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vick connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vick working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vick raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vick cracks Vergys with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vergys in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vergys takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vick unloading with bombs!
Vick lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vergys is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vick scoring with strikes but Vergys is staying in there.
Oh Vergys is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vick looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Vick controlling from the full mount.
Vick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vergys can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vick unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Vergys wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Vick celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Vick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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