15 in USA TODAY Sports/ MMA welterweight rankings, now has won his past four bouts in the octagon. Pyle (25-8-1 MMA, 8-3 UFC), who is ranked No. “It was tough, but I can see how he got the decision,” Story said. “I need to come back stronger and hungrier.” I got hit too much in the first round, but I feel I did get more technically sound as the fight went on. I can’t wait to get back out there.” “I should have never let it go to the judges. “I don’t have any control over who I fight next, though I’d love to fight the top guys in the division,” Pyle said. The final scores were 29-28 twice for Pyle, while one judge dissented with a 29-28 score for Story.
A desperation takedown saved “The Horror” from an onslaught of punches in the final minute, but not from a pair of armbar attempts that forced him to scramble. Pyle, meanwhile, made up more ground with knees up the middle and elbows that bloodied Story’s face. The action of the first few rounds clearly took its toll on Story, who tried in vain to take the fight down in the third. Story again got the fight to the ground, but wound up defending a kimura attempt. When Story advanced in the second, he landed a knee that prompted an immediate takedown attempt. “Quicksand” wasn’t willing to go quietly, however. Pyle’s landing woke him up, but he barely survived the round.
When the fight got back to its feet, he lit Pyle up with winging hooks, one of which sent Pyle lifeless to the mat. Story, though, wasn’t planning on grinding out a win. It aired on FX following additional prelims on Facebook and prior to a main card on pay-per-view.Īlthough Story appeared to be in control of the fight early on by taking Pyle to the mat, Pyle put him in serious danger with an armbar attempt. The welterweight bout closed out the preliminary card of today’s UFC 160 event at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The surge allowed Pyle to win over two of three judges in another set of scores likely to spur fan debate. LAS VEGAS – After nearly getting finished in the first round, Mike Pyle staged a late-fight rally against Rick story in a closely contested affair.
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