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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautista's entrance music is Amazing by Kanye West. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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290 lbs
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266 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, joe Joe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista throws an overhand right that lands on Joe's shoulder, as Joe tries to avoid the shot.
Joe avoids the head kick by Bautista.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joe fails to land the takedown.
Bautista is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joe.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe tries to bum rush Bautista with a series of wild strikes but Bautista uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joe blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Bautista.
Bautista misses with a straight left.
Bautista swats away the attempt to clinch by Joe.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Bautista misses its intended target.
Joe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bautista.
Bautista misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Bautista throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bautista.
Joe pushes Bautista away with a front kick.
Bautista is breathing heavily.
Joe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bautista but Bautista pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dave Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe Joe.
Bautista avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bautista is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bautista's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Joe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bautista circles away quickly and effectively.
Joe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bautista but Bautista pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bautista throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bautista tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe fails with the takedown.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joe defending well as Bautista loads up on a big left hand.
Joe slips a straight right by Bautista.
Joe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bautista pinned against the cage. Bautista gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to clinch there but Bautista circles away.
Bautista throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
Bautista misses the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Bautista. No joy for Joe on that attempt.
Joe avoids the head kick by Bautista.
Joe lands a nice looking body kick.
Dave Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Joe.
Joe closes the distance and clinches up with Bautista, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes Bautista against the cage but Bautista circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joe shoots in for a takedown but Bautista shows good takedown defense.
Joe wants to clinch up but Bautista keeps it at a distance.
Joe is looking to clinch.
Joe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bautista, pushing him back against the cage.
Bautista tries for a takedown but Joe manages to get underhooks.
Joe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bautista's face.
Joe looking for a takedown.
Joe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe goes for a takedown attempt but Bautista pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Joe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joe looks for a takedown but Bautista sprawls well.
Joe doesn't manage to clinch there - Bautista circles away.
Bautista stuffs the takedown attempt from Joe. Joe gets slowly back to his feet.
Dave Bautista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Bautista.
Bautista jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters circling - Bautista throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck for Joe with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bautista throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Bautista throws a big shot that misses.
Joe tries to clinch up but Bautista circles away and keeps his distance.
Joe tries for a takedown but Bautista sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Joe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bautista as he jumps to the side.
Joe drops his hands momentarily and Bautista takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe looks for a takedown but Bautista sprawls well.
Bautista throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Joe slips a jab from Bautista.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
joe Joe 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.
A swing and a miss from Joe.
Joe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Joe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bautista, pushing him back against the cage.
Bautista wants a takedown but no success here.
Joe is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bautista is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Joe to the mat. Joe regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Joe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Joe keeping full guard, as Bautista tries to pass.
Bautista distracts Joe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Joe is trying to keep Bautista in close.
Bautista working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Joe's head.
Bautista throwing strikes from guard but Joe blocks nicely.
Bautista 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joe shoots in for a takedown but Bautista shows good takedown defense.
Bautista is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bautista moves out of range of the strikes.
Bautista throws a head kick but Joe moves out of range.
Joe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bautista keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dave Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe Joe.
Joe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bautista.
Bautista throws a sloppy head kick
and Joe counters with a left and a right that stings Bautista.
A swing and a miss from Bautista.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bautista as he jumps to the side.
Bautista connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bautista circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bautista misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautista throws out the jab.
Joe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bautista misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Bautista throws a hook but Joe avoids it easily.
Bautista waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Joe.
Joe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joe scores with a leg kick.
Joe fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Bautista.
Joe lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bautista as he jumps to the side.
Bautista misses the jab.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
Nice sprawl there from Bautista as Joe shoots in.
Joe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
joe Joe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Bautista. That snapped Joe's head back.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bautista paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bautista throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bautista swivels and escapes.
A head kick from Joe lands but Bautista takes it in his stride.
Bautista misses the jab.
Joe shoots in but Bautista avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bautista throws a sloppy head kick
and Joe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bautista throws a head kick that misses
and Joe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bautista is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bautista has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe shoots in looking for a takedown. Bautista tries to sprawl out of it but Joe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bautista manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bautista throws a head kick that misses
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Bautista loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bautista as he jumps to the side.
Joe looks to land a right hand but Bautista moved out of range.
Bautista throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bautista swivels and escapes.
Joe tries to clinch up but Bautista circles away and keeps his distance.
Bautista throws a lazy head kick
and Joe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bautista is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Joe tries to clinch up.
Bautista staying out of range there.
Bautista lands a head kick. Joe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Joe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Bautista dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Joe fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
A swing and a miss from Bautista.
Bautista throws an overhand right that lands on Joe's shoulder, as Joe tries to avoid the shot.
Bautista throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joe tries for a takedown but Bautista sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dave Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe Joe.
Joe slips a straight right by Bautista.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe slips under a jab from Bautista.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
Joe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joe tries to clinch up but Bautista circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joe slips a jab from Bautista.
Bautista waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Joe.
Joe shoots in but Bautista avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bautista.
Bautista loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Joe looks for a takedown but Bautista sprawls well.
Bautista throws a lazy head kick
and Joe counters with a solid body kick.
Bautista throws a head kick that misses
and Joe counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Bautista misses
and Joe counters with an outside leg kick.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautista.
Joe shoots in but no luck this time.
joe Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
No luck for Joe with that takedown attempt.
That's two 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.
Bautista loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Joe tries for a takedown but Bautista sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bautista misses with an uppercut.
Bautista throws a lazy head kick
and Joe counters with a good low kick that Bautista was not able to check.
Bautista misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Joe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
Bautista stuffs the takedown attempt from Joe. Joe gets slowly back to his feet.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bautista misses the jab.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bautista but Bautista pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe slips under a jab from Bautista.
Joe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Bautista misses.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bautista paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bautista throws a head kick that misses
and Joe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bautista is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Joe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bautista lands a jab to the head.
Bautista throws a sloppy head kick
and Joe counters with a head kick. That will keep Bautista thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bautista misses with an uppercut.
Joe shoots for a takedown but Bautista saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bautista throws a lazy head kick
and Joe counters with a leg kick.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bautista throws a lazy head kick
and Joe counters with a good, hard body kick but Bautista shrugs it off.
Bautista throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista throws the left hand but Joe avoids the punch easily.
Joe closes the distance and clinches.
Bautista has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Joe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bautista is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Joe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Joe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joe looking to stall.
Bautista wants a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Joe.
Bautista has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Joe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Joe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Joe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joe jumps guard but Bautista stands there with Joe around his waist. Joe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bautista wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bautista tries for a takedown but Joe manages to get underhooks.
Joe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Bautista misses
and Joe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bautista's guard now.
Bautista might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bautista thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bautista manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Joe manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
joe Joe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joe 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... joe Joe!
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RATING
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