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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Young Young (ranked 24128 p4p, 541 weight class) and Lane Tate (ranked 24126 p4p, 505 weight class). Rick Young Young has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Young Young !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lane Tate!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tate but Tate pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Young forces Tate back against the cage and clinches.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Tate comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Young defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tate.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Tate rushes Young and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Tate taking a breather.
Tate wants to break free but Young has control.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Tate looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Young tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tate is able to avoid easily.
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Young tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Young wants it to stay on the feet.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Tate wants to clinch.
Young is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young feints and as Tate raises his hands in defense, Young changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tate manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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!
Young stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Young wants it to stay on the feet.
Rick Young Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lane Tate.
Tate dives in and grabs Young 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Young pushes down on Tate's head and hops out.
Young shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tate manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tate looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Young wants to get up but he can't break Tate's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Young is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Young . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tate misses with a takedown
and Young counters by moving into the clinch.
Tate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Young goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tate prevents it.
Tate is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate is trying to push Young away but Young has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tate jumps guard but Young turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rick Young Young will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tate avoids the head kick by Young .
Tate should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tate gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Young counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Young gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Young trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
Tate is looking to sweep but instead, Young has passed into half guard.
Tate is not content to let Young control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young is trying to work for a kimura but Tate is defending well.
Young content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Young is working away from the top position though.
Young not doing much here.
Tate keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
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.
Young passes into side control, despite Tate's attempt to control the position.
Tate is working to avoid the ground and pound but Young connects with a decent elbow.
Tate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Young wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tate is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Young wants to control but Tate is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate trying to remain calm as Young controls from the top position.
Young grinds an elbow into Tate's temple.
Young is looking to take a break and control but Tate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Young looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Young works his way into full mount!
Young controlling his opponent.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tate for as long as he can get away with.
Tate is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Young Young dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tate tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Young tries to bum rush Tate with a series of wild strikes but Tate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate misses the shot to the body.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tate is trying to stall.
Tate looking for a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Young just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tate's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Tate into the cage.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young breaks from the clinch.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side.
Rick Young Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lane Tate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Young napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Young keeping his opponent close.
Young wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Who's going to make the next move?
Tate working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is holding Tate down, trying to stall.
Tate is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Young will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Young keeps Tate under control for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Young wants to control but Tate postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Young sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Young forces Tate back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Young gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Young breaks from the clinch.
Tate dives in and grabs Young 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Young pushes down on Tate's head and hops out.
Tate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Tate.
Young darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Young works his way into full mount!
Tate really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tate?
Young with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Young raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Tate is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rick Young Young !
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helge Fossmo (ranked 7459 p4p, 217 weight class) and Travis Rodgers (ranked 24127 p4p, 69 weight class). Fossmo comes to the cage accompanied by Helge Fossmo predikar. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helge Fossmo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Rodgers !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers looks to clinch
and Fossmo counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodgers fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodgers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rodgers lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers passes into half guard.
Rodgers should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fossmo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossmo has a hand on Rodgers 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rodgers takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fossmo working to try and regain half guard.
Rodgers goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Fossmo is on top in guard.
Rodgers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fossmo is one step ahead there.
Fossmo postures up in Rodgers 's guard and throws a big left but Rodgers blocks it.
Fossmo forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo thows a huge punch but Rodgers dodges it nicely.
Fossmo is nestled in close to Rodgers , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
It looks like Travis Rodgers has been cut.
Fossmo drops an elbow to the side of Rodgers 's head.
Fossmo is working for a submission of some sort.
Rodgers is trying to escape back to his feet but Fossmo uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Rodgers is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fossmo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rodgers knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rodgers manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo is trying to get back to full guard.
Fossmo manages to get to full guard.
Rodgers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fossmo looking for a guillotine here but Rodgers defends easily.
Rodgers scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rodgers is pushing down on Fossmo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fossmo is fighting to maintain full guard but Rodgers has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fossmo wants to control but Rodgers is keeping busy.
Fossmo wants to get back to his feet.
Rodgers is trying to control. Fossmo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rodgers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rodgers prevents Fossmo from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fossmo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rodgers wants to control from the top but Fossmo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Helge Fossmo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Rodgers 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Fossmo as Rodgers shoots in.
Rodgers shoots in for a double leg but Fossmo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rodgers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rodgers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rodgers is looking to take a break and control but Fossmo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fossmo is avoiding damage well.
Fossmo is looking for a sweep.
Fossmo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rodgers asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossmo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rodgers is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Fossmo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rodgers wants to control the pace but Fossmo is squirming around nicely.
Fossmo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fossmo regains half guard.
Fossmo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodgers .
Fossmo wants to control but Rodgers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Fossmo.
Rodgers uses his free foot to push down on Fossmo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fossmo.
Fossmo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rodgers wants to control the pace but Fossmo is squirming around nicely.
Rodgers prevents Fossmo from getting the reversal.
Fossmo is trying to reverse the position but instead Rodgers has taken his back - oops!
Fossmo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rodgers 's guard. Nice work there by Fossmo.
Rodgers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fossmo manages to get himself to full guard.
Fossmo kicks Rodgers off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rodgers misses.
Rodgers doesn't manage to clinch there - Fossmo circles away.
It looked like Fossmo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fossmo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodgers .
Rodgers goes for a double leg but Fossmo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fossmo continues to drive forward.
And Fossmo counters with a quick kick to the body but Rodgers blocks it.
Helge Fossmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Rodgers .
A head kick by Rodgers misses
and Fossmo counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodgers fails with the takedown
letting Fossmo counter with a right hand.
Rodgers is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with the combination.
Rodgers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fossmo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rodgers misses with a takedown attempt - Fossmo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Fossmo misses its target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodgers .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Helge Fossmo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Rodgers 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rodgers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fossmo defends it nicely.
As Rodgers backs away, Fossmo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rodgers feints and as Fossmo raises his hands in defense, Rodgers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fossmo controlling the position.
Fossmo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodgers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodgers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rodgers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fossmo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodgers has managed to get both his arms back between Fossmo's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossmo is looking for a triangle here but Rodgers uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rodgers trying to control the action but Fossmo is working from the bottom.
Fossmo is trying to get back to half guard.
Fossmo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rodgers off and has taken his back!
Fossmo is trying to stick to Rodgers 's back but Rodgers is turning into Fossmo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fossmo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rodgers .
Fossmo keeping moving, preventing Rodgers from controlling successfully.
Rodgers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fossmo is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo pulls Rodgers in close to prevent any damage.
Fossmo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fossmo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rodgers defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodgers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Travis Rodgers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fossmo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodgers is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers wants to pass the guard but Fossmo is keeping the position.
Rodgers trying to control but Fossmo is working from the bottom.
Rodgers is looking to work some ground and pound but Fossmo has wrist control.
Fossmo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fossmo wants to sweep but no luck.
Fossmo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rodgers stacks Fossmo 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 Rodgers !
Rodgers remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
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.
Rodgers lands a nice forearm strike.
Rodgers stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rodgers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fossmo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fossmo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rodgers darts in looking for a takedown but Fossmo gets double underhooks and turns Rodgers into the cage.
Helge Fossmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Rodgers .
Rodgers with a poor takedown
and Fossmo counters with a straight right hand.
Rodgers shoots and misses
and Fossmo counters with a nice uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fossmo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Travis Rodgers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fossmo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Helge Fossmo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fossmo, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helge Fossmo!
Helge Fossmo retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Helge Fossmo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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