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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Tuffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubadub Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuffs's entrance music is Korn Blind. A fine choice. Sanford is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Korn - Blind. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
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210 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Tuffs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rubadub Sanford!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuffs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanford stuffs the takedown.
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuffs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanford gets caught flat footed, as Tuffs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tuffs trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuffs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tuffs is controlling him.
Sanford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tuffs trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuffs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuffs throws a big right hand that misses.
Tuffs thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanford throws a hook to the side of Tuffs's head but Tuffs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanford fakes the leg kick and cracks Tuffs in the body.
Tuffs misses with a low kick.
Tuffs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanford thows a leg kick but Tuffs checks it
and Tuffs counters with a single leg into guard. Sanford didn't expect that.
Tuffs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tuffs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanford keeping full guard, as Tuffs tries to pass.
Sanford not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs won't allow Sanford to get back to his feet.
Sanford looks gassed!
Tuffs trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuffs forces his way into half guard.
Tuffs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tuffs is trying to work for a kimura but Sanford is defending well.
Tuffs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanford defends it well.
Sanford taking some punishment here, with Tuffs in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanford wants to get back to his feet.
Tuffs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sanford pushes Tuffs off looking to stand but Tuffs dives back in and keeps control.
Tuffs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanford keeps working.
Sanford is looking to control Tuffs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanford avoid being mounted?
Tuffs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tuffs winds up and cracks Sanford with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanford keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tuffs seems to be working for a kimura but Sanford defends the submission attempt.
Tuffs is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanford is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanford won't allow Tuffs to pass to mount.
Sanford is trying to stand up here but Tuffs is controlling him well.
Tuffs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tuffs is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Tuffs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tuffs.
Tuffs thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tuffs 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.
Tuffs working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuffs controls the position.
Sanford is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tuffs is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuffs thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sanford tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tuffs wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tuffs trying to control the action but Sanford is working from the bottom.
Tuffs creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tuffs works to advance to full mount. Sanford defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tuffs looking to secure an arm triangle but Sanford defends it well.
Tuffs thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tuffs jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sanford is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sanford and Tuffs has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Tuffs tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tuffs has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sanford wants to get back to his feet but Tuffs drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sanford rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tuffs's guard! Nice work there by Sanford!
Tuffs trying to keep a closed guard but Sanford is proving a slippery customer.
Tuffs keeping moving, preventing Sanford from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sanford trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tuffs's guard.
Tuffs working for a triangle but Sanford defends it easily.
Sanford postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanford wants to stand but Tuffs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Tuffs dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tuffs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanford closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tuffs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanford avoids it really well and circles away.
Sanford gets caught flat footed, as Tuffs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tuffs might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tuffs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tuffs looking to pass the guard.
Tuffs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tuffs gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sanford throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford misses with a double jab
and Tuffs counters with a good low kick that Sanford was not able to check.
Tuffs shoots in and bounces Sanford off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tuffs trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuffs slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tuffs has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sanford!
Tuffs pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tuffs breaks from Sanford's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tuffs.
Tuffs throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sanford because Tuffs loaded up on that one.
Tuffs landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sanford tries to lock up and control but Tuffs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tuffs working the ground and pound effectively.
Tuffs trying to control but Sanford is having none of it.
Tuffs is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sanford can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rubadub Sanford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs unloading with bombs!
Trevor Tuffs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tuffs blocks Sanford's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tuffs postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanford looks a forlorn figure.
Tuffs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Tuffs.
Tuffs tries to control but Sanford wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tuffs is landing with some decent strikes but Sanford is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tuffs cracks Sanford with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tuffs tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tuffs landing shots from mount.
Tuffs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuffs working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Tuffs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tuffs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Tuffs!
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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
RATING
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