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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Staples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shepard Pie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pie has chosen Bring the Noise as his entrance music. Mitch Staples is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mitch Staples!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shepard Pie!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staples tries to clinch up but Pie circles away and keeps his distance.
Pie shoots in but Staples avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Staples tries to clinch up.
Staples wants to clinch up but Pie keeps it at a distance.
Staples misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Staples tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pie misses with a two punch combination.
Staples misses with a combination
and Pie counters with a takedown into side control.
Pie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Staples tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Staples is working hard here to advance position.
Pie controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Staples is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staples is trying to control Pie's posture but Pie avoids it.
Pie just content to control the position.
Staples tries to bench press Pie off him but Pie keeps the position.
Pie slows the pace down.
Staples manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Staples wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pie keeps working.
Pie manages to get to full guard.
Staples pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pie is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pie wants to sweep here but Staples controlling him for the moment.
Staples knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pie on the ground.
Pie has a closed guard, preventing Staples from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Staples wants to control from the top but Pie keeps moving.
Staples tries to stand but Pie is controlling from the bottom.
Pie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pie trying to control the position here.
Mitch Staples has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pie gets a clinch.
Staples lands a body punch.
Staples stops a takedown attempt from Pie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staples.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pie jumps guard but Staples stands there with Pie around his waist. Pie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mitch Staples has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shepard Pie.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pie blocks an uppercut.
Staples presses Pie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pie looks gassed!
Staples lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pie or not.
Staples working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Staples is working Pie over against the cage.
Staples works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Staples lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Staples working aggressively here.
Staples working aggressively here.
Staples misses with the head strike.
Staples pushes Pie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pie fails to pull guard.
Pie breaks the clinch.
Mitch Staples seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staples has taken the fight to the clinch.
Staples lands with a left to the head.
Staples lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pie backwards.
Staples throws a punch but it's blocked by Pie.
Pie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Staples smiles and moves away.
Staples closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Staples fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Staples uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staples clinches up against the cage.
Staples has Pie pressed against the cage, preventing Pie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Staples pushes Pie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pie takes a shot to the head.
Pie blocks an uppercut.
Staples has a couple of punches blocked by Pie.
Staples throws a head punch that misses.
Pie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Staples lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pie backwards.
Staples lands a shot to the body.
Staples is leaning against Pie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Staples scores with a nice hook to the head.
Staples throws a punch but it's blocked by Pie.
Pie jumps guard but Staples stands there with Pie around his waist. Pie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staples lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pie backwards.
Staples lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Staples tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Staples.
Pie jumps guard but Staples stands there with Pie around his waist. Pie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Staples lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Staples smiles and moves away.
Staples ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Staples 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.
Staples darts in and clinches Pie up against the cage.
Staples lands a nice shot to the body.
Pie fails to pull guard.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pie manages to pull guard.
Pie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Staples looking to pass the guard.
Staples wanted to stand there but Pie had control of the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Staples stands up from Pie's guard - Staples perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pie drops his hands momentarily and Staples takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Staples connects with a right hand. Pie shakes it off.
Pie is breathing heavily.
Pie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Staples tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pie counters with a series of strikes. Staples will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staples scores with a decent looking hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Staples scores with a four punch combination!
Staples tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pie blocking some punches.
Staples lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Staples.
Staples has a couple of punches blocked by Pie.
Staples lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Staples swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pie tries to pull guard but Staples won't allow it.
Staples scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Staples.
Staples lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Staples lands with a short shot to the head.
Staples working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Staples lands with a right to the head.
Staples lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Staples.
Staples lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pie backwards.
Staples scores with a nice hook to the head.
Staples scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Staples swings wildly with an uppercut but Pie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staples throws a punch but it's blocked by Pie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staples stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Staples doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Staples lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Staples scores with a nice short uppercut.
Staples lands with a light punch inside.
Staples lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Staples as the two fighters clinch.
Staples lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Staples lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Staples pushes Pie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Staples.
Staples fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Staples lands a shoulder strike.
Staples fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Staples lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pie backwards.
Staples working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Staples.
Staples digs a right hand underneath Pie's ribcage. Pie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Staples.
Staples makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Staples.
Staples lands a body shot.
Staples lands with a right to the head.
Staples lands a nice shot to the body.
Staples scores with a shot to the side of Pie's head.
Staples lands a right hand.
Staples lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pie backwards.
A hook to the body from Staples.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staples softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mitch Staples has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Staples.
Staples lands a body shot in the clinch.
Staples lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pie backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Staples.
Pie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Staples just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mitch Staples has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shepard Pie.
Staples lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Staples lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Staples.
Staples makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Staples.
Pie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Staples fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Staples throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Staples connects with a jab.
Staples tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pie was well out of range. Poor timing from Staples.
Staples rushes Pie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Staples pushes Pie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Staples misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Staples.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
Staples cracks Pie with a nice body shot.
Staples lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staples lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pie backwards.
Staples doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Staples scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pie tries to pull guard but Staples holds him up against the cage and eventually Pie drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staples.
Staples pushes Pie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Staples makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Staples makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Staples smiles and moves away.
Staples tries to clinch up.
Staples clinches with his opponent.
Pie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Staples walks away with a smile on his face. Pie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Staples scores with a one two! Pie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Staples avoids the body shot from Pie.
Mitch Staples is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Staples cracks a nice hook into Pie's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Staples tries to clinch but Pie is having none of it.
Staples swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pie.
Pie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Staples just stands there and leans against the cage.
Staples misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Staples.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Staples dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Staples swings for the body but Pie moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Staples.
Pie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Staples.
Horrible takedown by Pie or perhaps it was just good defense by Staples which made him look bad.
Staples wants to clinch
and Pie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Staples pushes Pie off looking to stand but Pie dives back in and keeps control.
Staples tries to get to full guard but Pie has control of the leg.
Pie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Staples is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Staples has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pie is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shepard Pie wasn't active enough on the ground.
Staples moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staples throws a head punch that misses.
Staples throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pies head.
Staples lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Staples.
Pie is trying to drag Staples to the mat but Staples just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Staples lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pie backwards.
Staples lands with a left to the head.
Staples working aggressively here.
Pie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mitch Staples has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shepard Pie.
Staples is working Pie over against the cage.
Staples lands a shoulder strike.
Staples misses with the head strike.
Staples swings wildly with an uppercut but Pie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staples lands an uppercut.
Pie jumps guard but Staples stands there with Pie around his waist. Pie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Staples works on Pie's body with a couple of short punches.
Staples lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pie or not.
Staples lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Staples lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pie backwards.
A shot in the inside from Staples.
Staples misses with the head strike.
Pie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Staples scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Staples.
Staples is leaning against Pie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Staples lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pie blocking some punches.
Staples lands a nice uppercut.
Pie blocking some punches.
Staples lands with a light punch inside.
Staples pushes Pie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Staples lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Staples is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Staples lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Staples is working Pie over against the cage.
Staples doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Staples.
Good body shot from Staples.
Staples lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Staples working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Staples fails to land.
Staples lands a nice uppercut.
Staples digs a right hand into Pie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pie's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Staples.
Staples is working Pie over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Staples.
Pie jumps guard but Staples stands there with Pie around his waist. Pie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Staples lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staples lands a hook that snaps the head of Pie backwards.
Staples throws a head punch that misses.
Pie blocks an uppercut.
Staples prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pie.
Staples lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pie backwards.
Staples lands a left hand.
Pie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Staples on the inside.
Staples lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pie lands a left hand.
Staples lands a body punch in the clinch.
Staples scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Staples scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Staples doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Staples fails to land.
Staples throws a head punch that misses.
Pie takes a shot to the head.
Pie pulls guard.
Staples wants to pass the guard but Pie is keeping the position.
Staples is looking to stand up but Pie won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Staples has his hands clasped together but Pie extends an breaks Staples's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shepard Pie!
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energy
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hype
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