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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caio Victor (ranked 951 p4p, 2473 weight class) and Massi Vass (ranked 114 p4p, 250 weight class). Massi Vass has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Caio Victor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massi Vass!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vass misses with a hook. Victor ducked under it nicely.
Vass lands a jab.
Victor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vass is fending him off so far but Victor persists. Nope, Vass circles away and we're back to standing.
Vass now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Victor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Victor fails to land with a series of punches.
Vass throws a hook but Victor avoids it easily.
Vass just misses with a punch to the body.
Victor shoots and misses
and Vass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vass connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor avoids the body shot from Vass.
Victor misses with a two punch combination.
Victor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Victor has his takedown stuffed
and Vass counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Victor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Vass.
Victor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Vass to counter with a crisp jab.
Victor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vass.
Vass is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vass avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Victor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Vass lands.
Vass has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big left from Vass misses.
Vass defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Victor.
Vass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Victor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vass tries to buck Victor off but Victor is having none of it.
Victor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vass knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vass struggling a bit here.
Victor is looking to take a break and control but Vass is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Vass's face as Victor controls the position.
Victor is looking to take a break and control but Vass is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vass is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Victor off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Victor tries to reverse the position but Vass maintains control.
Victor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vass stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Caio Victor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victor looks for a takedown but Vass sprawls well.
Vass looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Victor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Victor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vass has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Victor has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vass takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vass just leaning against Victor, taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Victor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vass is defending well.
Vass pushes Victor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vass lands a right hand.
Vass is stalling here.
Victor tries for a takedown but Vass manages to get underhooks.
Vass tries to stall but Victor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Victor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vass avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Victor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vass controlling the action here for a moment.
Vass struggles to land a body shot inside as Victor controls his hands.
Vass gets underhooks to prevent Victor's takedown attempt.
Victor jumps guard but Vass stands there with Victor around his waist. Victor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massi Vass dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Victor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Victor showed some decent athleticism there.
Vass kicks off Victor and gets to his feet.
Vass throws a head kick that misses.
Victor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vass sprawls and moves away.
Victor misses with a takedown
letting Vass counter with a right hand.
Victor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vass.
Vass scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Vass. No joy for Victor on that attempt.
Vass tries to counter with a clinch but Victor shakes him off and moves away.
Victor closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vass's guard.
Vass has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Victor is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vass is leaning against Victor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Victor tries to pull guard but Vass forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Victor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Vass.
Victor can't get the takedown.
Victor is working for takedown but Vass is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vass manages to break the clinch.
Victor fails with a takedown attempt.
Massi Vass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Victor throws a sloppy head kick and Vass moves out of range easily.
Victor fails with a takedown attempt.
Vass lands a glancing blow to the side of Victor's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor throws a sloppy head kick
and Vass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Victor fails with the takedown.
Vass lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vass is fending him off so far but Victor persists. Nope, Vass circles away and we're back to standing.
Vass swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vass blocks a head kick by Victor.
Vass swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vass lands an overhand right.
Vass lands with a straight right. Victor didn't see that one coming.
Vass is looking to slow Victor down with leg kicks.
Victor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vass is fending him off so far but Victor persists. Nope, Vass circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Vass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Victor with a poor takedown
and Vass counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor fails with a takedown attempt.
Vass is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Victor with a body shot.
Vass scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vass ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Victor looking to score a takedown here. Vass is defending well but Victor drives through and ends up in Vass's guard.
Vass wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Victor wants to pass the guard but Vass is keeping the position.
Victor trying to control the position from guard on top but Vass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor tries to free his leg and advance position but Vass is retaining full guard.
Victor trying to control the position from guard on top but Vass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vass trying to control the position.
Victor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vass looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vass looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vass!
Vass is looking to take a break and control but Victor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vass stands up and beckons Victor to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massi Vass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Victor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victor manages to avoid it.
Vass swings for the body but Victor moves out of range.
Vass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Victor tries for a takedown but Vass sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Victor moves away.
Victor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vass. Victor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Victor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vass sprawls and moves away.
Vass lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vass throws out a loose jab but Victor uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vass misses the shot to the body.
Victor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vass's guard.
Vass pushes Victor off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Victor was well out of range. Poor timing from Vass.
Victor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Victor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Victor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Victor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vass keeping full guard, as Victor tries to pass.
Victor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vass is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Victor, into his guard.
Victor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vass controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vass decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Victor, up you get!
Vass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victor.
Vass tries to counter by closing the distance.
Victor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Victor walks into a left hand.
Vass stuffs the takedown.
Vass appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vass tries a head kick but it misses.
Victor doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Vass counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Victor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vass misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor goes for a double leg but Vass avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vass continues to drive forward.
Vass scores with a hook to the body. Victor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vass fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Victor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Victor misses with a wild combination.
Victor tries to move into range but Vass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Victor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vass but Vass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It seemed like Vass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Vass does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vass enables Victor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vass manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vass pushes Victor off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victor fails with the takedown.
Caio Victor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vass tests Victor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vass misses with a body shot.
Victor tries to move into range but Vass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vass feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Victors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vass throws the left hand but Victor avoids the punch easily.
Vass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massi Vass really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vass cracks Victor with an open hand slap.
Vass throws a right hand that Victor ducks under and follows up with a left that Victor also avoids with ease.
Victor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vass scores with a jab. Victor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Victor throws out a loose jab but Vass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vass throws out a counter right but Victor avoids it with no problem.
Vass scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Vass. That snapped Victor's head back.
Vass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Victor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vass circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Victor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vass defends well and Victor ends up having to push Vass into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Victor thows a leg kick but Vass checks it
and Victor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Victor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Victor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Victor is pressing down on Vass's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vass is holding on for now.
Victor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vass desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vass is trying to maintain the position but Victor is very close to passing his half guard.
Victor is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Victor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vass is trying to control the position but Victor postures up.
Victor stopping the sweep attempt from Vass.
Victor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vass is trying to control the position but Victor postures up.
Vass might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Victor haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor wants to control from the top but Vass keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Victor throws a leg kick
enabling Vass to counter with a crisp jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Victor.
Victor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vass is trying to control Victor's posture but Victor avoids it.
Victor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Victor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vass prevents Victor from moving into mount.
Massi Vass has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Victor is trying to get an arm triangle but Vass is defending well.
Victor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Victor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massi Vass dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Victor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vass scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vass lands with a right hand.
Vass misses with a hook. Victor ducked under it nicely.
Victor avoids the body shot from Vass.
Victor tries for a takedown but Vass circles away easily
and Vass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vass thuds his right hand into Victor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vass tries to sprawl but Victor drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vass won't allow Victor to pass to mount.
Victor is looking for a kimura but Vass is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Victor to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vass is not content to let Victor control the position.
Vass wants to get back to full guard.
Vass felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Victor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vass doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Victor.
Victor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vass has managed to free his arm - good work.
Victor is looking for a kimura but Vass is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Victor to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vass is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Victor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vass defends it well.
Victor wants to pass to mount but Vass is defending the position.
Victor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vass has managed to free his arm - good work.
Victor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vass has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vass is trying to get back to full guard.
Victor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vass doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Victor.
Vass is looking for a sweep. Victor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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.
Victor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vass to the mat! Vass manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victor won't allow Vass to sweep him here.
Victor postures up.
Victor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caio Victor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vass dives on top into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Massi Vass.
Well Vass has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 45:50
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 45:50
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massi Vass!
Massi Vass is the new featherweight champion!
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