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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sindicious Lightning (ranked 5084 p4p, 4825 weight class) and Steve Whoa (ranked 607 p4p, 580 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sindicious Lightning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Whoa!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning has closed the distance and engaged Whoa in a clinch.
Whoa is trying to pull guard but Lightning turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lightning misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lightning fails to land.
Lightning throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whoa blocks it with crossed arms.
Whoa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Whoa tries to pull guard but Lightning won't allow it.
Sindicious Lightning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Whoa.
Lightning can't find room to land a body shot as Whoa controls the action.
Lightning missing with knees to the body.
Whoa wants a takedown but no success here.
Lightning misses with a knee to the head.
Whoa blocks an uppercut.
Lightning misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whoa.
Whoa fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Lightning - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Whoa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whoa is trying to pull guard but Lightning has him pressed against the cage.
Whoa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lightning to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoa is trying to pull guard but Lightning has him pressed against the cage.
Whoa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lightning smiles and moves away.
Lightning closes the distance and pushes Whoa back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lightning fails to land.
Whoa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lightning to keep the fight standing.
Whoa tries to pull guard but Lightning holds him up against the cage and eventually Whoa drops back down to his feet.
Whoa is trying to pull guard but Lightning has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lightning.
Whoa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lightning just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whoa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lightning just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lightning is pushing Whoa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lightning trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoa takes a shot to the head.
Lightning swings wildly with an uppercut but Whoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whoa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lightning walks away with a smile on his face. Whoa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lightning moves into the clinch successfully.
Whoa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lightning just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whoa blocking some punches.
Lightning tries to land a knee to the head but Whoa blocks with his arms.
Lightning looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lightning tries a knee to the head but Whoa blocks it.
Lightning throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whoa tries to pull guard but Lightning forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lightning tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whoa wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lightning gets underhooks to prevent Whoa's takedown attempt.
Lightning misses with the head strike.
Lightning taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Whoa is working for takedown but Lightning is calmly controlling the position for now.
Whoa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lightning just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whoa tries to pull guard but Lightning holds him up against the cage and eventually Whoa drops back down to his feet.
Lightning digs a right hand into Whoa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whoa's gas tank.
Whoa fails to pull guard.
Whoa jumps guard but Lightning stands there with Whoa around his waist. Whoa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lightning misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lightning struggles to land a body shot inside as Whoa controls his hands.
Lightning throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whoa is trying to drag Lightning to the mat but Lightning just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lightning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoa blocks the elbow strike.
Whoa dodges an elbow strike from Lightning.
Whoa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lightning smiles and moves away.
Lightning instigates a clinch.
Lightning misses with a punch on the inside.
Lightning is pressed up against the cage. Whoa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lightning down to the mat. Lightning avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lightning closes the distance and pushes Whoa back into the cage.
Lightning throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whoa blocks it with crossed arms.
Whoa trying to stall but Lightning improves his position.
Lightning creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whoa tries to pull guard but Lightning won't allow it.
Whoa tries to pull guard but Lightning won't allow it.
Lightning creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whoa blocks an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sindicious Lightning dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lightning instigates a clinch.
Lightning is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whoa can do to turn this around?
Lightning misses with some punches.
Lightning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lightning stalling.
Lightning using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whoa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whoa avoiding damage as Lightning throws knees to the body.
Whoa jumps guard but Lightning stands there with Whoa around his waist. Whoa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Whoa takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Steve Whoa has been cut.
Whoa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lightning stalls.
Lightning fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whoa tries to pull guard but Lightning holds him up against the cage and eventually Whoa drops back down to his feet.
Sindicious Lightning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Whoa.
Lightning stops a takedown attempt from Whoa.
Whoa managing to block the knees to the body from Lightning.
Lightning with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whoa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lightning pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Whoa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lightning is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lightning taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Whoa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lightning walks away with a smile on his face. Whoa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lightning clinches up with Whoa and pushes him back against the cage.
Whoa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lightning is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whoa is defending well for now.
Whoa jumps guard but Lightning stands there with Whoa around his waist. Whoa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sindicious Lightning has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lightning throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whoa blocks it with crossed arms.
Whoa being controlled against the cage.
Lightning misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whoa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lightning gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lightning pushes off an throws an elbow but Whoa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lightning displaying some good clinch control by pressing Whoa up against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lightning here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lightning misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whoa blocks the elbow strike.
Lightning manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Whoa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whoa fails to pull guard.
Whoa tries to pull guard but Lightning won't allow it.
Lightning throws a head punch that misses.
Whoa tries to pull guard but Lightning holds him up against the cage and eventually Whoa drops back down to his feet.
Whoa fails to pull guard.
Lightning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoa fails to pull guard.
Lightning misses with a punch on the inside.
Lightning misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lightning throws an elbow but it misses.
Whoa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whoa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lightning pulls his leg out and moves away.
Whoa gets tackled into the cage by Lightning. Lightning maintains the clinch.
Lightning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whoa avoids it.
Lightning slows down the pace here.
Whoa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lightning smiles and moves away.
Lightning rushes Whoa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning has a couple of punches blocked by Whoa.
Lightning lands a left hand.
Whoa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lightning misses with a knee strike.
Whoa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lightning smiles and moves away.
Lightning has Whoa up against the cage in a clinch.
Lightning misses with a punch on the inside.
Lightning missing with knees to the body.
Lightning misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whoa avoids the elbow strike from Lightning, against the cage.
Lightning throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whoa blocks it with crossed arms.
Whoa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sindicious Lightning dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Whoa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lightning closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lightning.
Lightning throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whoa blocks a body shot from Lightning.
Whoa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lightning prevents it.
Lightning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whoa wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Lightning fails to land.
Lightning struggles to land a body shot inside as Whoa controls his hands.
Lightning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning throws an elbow but it misses.
Lightning slowing the pace effectively.
Lightning throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whoa prevents a body shot from Lightning.
Lightning is pushing Whoa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Whoa fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lightning.
Whoa blocks a body shot from Lightning.
Whoa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whoa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lightning smiles and moves away.
Sindicious Lightning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Whoa.
Lightning moves into the clinch successfully.
Lightning with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Lightning.
Whoa tries to pull guard but Lightning won't allow it.
Lightning misses with some punches.
Lightning is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whoa is defending well for now.
Whoa avoids the elbow strike from Lightning, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lightning uses from the top position.
Whoa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Whoa has his foot on Lightning's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lightning works his way back into a safe position though.
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!
Lightning wants to control from the top but Whoa keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lightning would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Whoa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Whoa is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lightning frees his head nicely. Oh but Whoa has switched to an armbar! Lightning is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Steve Whoa!
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RATING
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