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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Bandit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Travolta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Bandit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Travolta!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandit fails with the takedown.
Travolta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bandit is trying to defend but Travolta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Travolta is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Travolta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bandit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bandit actively working from the bottom here.
Travolta is looking for a kimura here.
Bandit wants to get back to full guard.
Travolta wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travolta is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bandit has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bandit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Travolta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bandit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Travolta has managed to get both his arms back between Bandit's legs - danger averted.
Bandit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bandit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Travolta passes into half guard.
Bandit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandit looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Travolta pushes past his half guard into mount!
Travolta jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bandit is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bandit and Travolta has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bandit manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Travolta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Travolta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bandit is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bandit lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travolta wants to get back to full guard.
Bandit scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Travolta looks gassed!
Bandit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bandit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bandit throwing shots but Travolta is blocking nicely.
Bandit lands with a punch from half guard.
Bandit wants to pass to mount but Travolta is defending the position.
Bandit trying to control from half guard but Travolta is working away.
Bandit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Bandit connects with a nice short shot to Travolta's temple.
Bandit 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Travolta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bandit winds up and cracks Travolta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Travolta wants to get back to full guard.
Travolta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bandit.
Bandit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Travolta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bandit seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bandit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bandit thows a huge punch but Travolta dodges it nicely.
Bandit wants to take a breather but Travolta is having none of it.
Bandit is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Travolta defends it well.
Bandit working over Travolta with some ground and pound. Travolta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Bandit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bandit throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Travolta's waist but Travolta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bandit off to one side.
Bandit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bandit checks a leg kick.
Travolta changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bandit looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bandit is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Travolta off and has taken his back!
Bandit softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Bandit is trying to stick to Travolta's back but Travolta is turning into Bandit. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bandit's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Travolta.
Travolta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bandit is trying to keep Travolta in close.
Travolta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bandit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Travolta has managed to get both his arms back between Bandit's legs - danger averted.
Bandit looking for a sweep. Not yet Bandit, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Travolta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bandit tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit is trying to control the position but Travolta postures up.
Travolta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bandit isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Travolta stacks Bandit on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Travolta!
Bandit is looking to reverse the position.
Bandit is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Travolta working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travolta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Travolta taking a breather here.
Bandit is looking for a sweep.
Travolta is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bandit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bandit is not content to let Travolta control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit sneaks back into half guard.
Bandit gets back to full guard.
Bandit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Travolta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Travolta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bandit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Travolta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travolta trying to control but Bandit is working from the bottom.
Bandit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Travolta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandit has his foot on Travolta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Travolta works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Bandit dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bandit keeps the fight on the outside.
Travolta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Travolta wants it to stay on the feet.
Travolta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Travolta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bandit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bandit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bandit wants to control but Travolta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bandit has hold of Travolta's hands but Travolta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travolta stalling.
Bandit trying to control but Travolta postures up.
Bandit wants to improve his position but Travolta is controlling well.
Bandit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bandit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Travolta is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bandit is just riding it out for now. Travolta eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bandit trying to control here.
Bandit gets back to full guard.
Bandit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Travolta trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit is looking for a triangle but Travolta pushes his legs off easily.
Travolta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bandit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Travolta has managed to get both his arms back between Bandit's legs - danger averted.
Lee Bandit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bandit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Travolta passes into half guard.
Bandit looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Travolta pushes past his half guard into mount!
Travolta controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travolta avoids the attempt from Bandit to control.
Travolta unloading with bombs!
Bandit is trying to escape the mount.
Travolta controlling his opponent.
John Travolta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee Bandit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bandit is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Travolta.
I think Bandit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Bandit!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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