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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 521 p4p, 437 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 81 p4p, 65 weight class). Drax Bautista will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stark throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bautista's waist but Bautista gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stark off to one side.
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bautista sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.
Stark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but Bautista manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big right from Bautista misses.
Stark thinks about countering with a body kick.
Stark closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stark wants to work for an arm triangle but Bautista is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Stark is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Bautista as he works his way to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
Stark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stark is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stark throws a big elbow that misses.
Stark being controlled here momentarily.
Stark throwing strikes from guard but Bautista blocks nicely.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Bautista is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bautista working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark.
Stark postures up in Bautista's guard and throws a big left but Bautista blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bautista working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark.
Stark throws a big right hand that misses.
Stark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bautista managing to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bautista looks to land a body kick but Stark moved away.
Stark has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bautista finds it's way round the side to connect with Stark's head.
Stark gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bautista counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stark looking to score a takedown here. Bautista is defending well but Stark drives through and ends up in Bautista's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bautista works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stark is fighting to break Bautista's control of his arms but Bautista is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
Bautista trying to control the position.
Stark cracks Bautista with a solid left hand.
Stark drops back looking for a leg! Bautista is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bautista manages to kick Stark off! Stark jumps back into Bautista's guard.
Stark being controlled here momentarily.
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.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bautista is keeping the position for now.
Stark is working hard here to advance position.
Stark being controlled here momentarily.
Bautista trying to keep a closed guard but Stark is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bautista pulls Stark in close to his closed guard and prevents Stark from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bautista delivers a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Bautista.
Bautista throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stark tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bautista manages to circle out of the way.
Stark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bautista pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bautista misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Stark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bautista stuffs the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Bautista on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista scores with a decent looking hook.
Bautista lands with a good body shot.
Bautista misses with a hook.
Stark attempts a counter takedown but Bautista avoids it well and moves away.
Bautista clobbers Stark with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bautista tests Stark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stark has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bautista.
Stark shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bautista counters with a series of strikes. Stark will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bautista throws out a powerful jab.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but Bautista shows good takedown defense.
Bautista looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Bautista slams his shin into Stark's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista digs a good hook to Stark's body.
Bautista missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bautista lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy body kick from Bautista
and Stark counters with a takedown into side control.
Bautista parries the strikes from Stark easily there. Stark is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bautista to escape.
Bautista wants to control but Stark postures up.
Bautista gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stark is trying to work for a kimura but Bautista is defending well.
Stark 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.
Stark wants to work for an arm triangle but Bautista is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stark looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to pass the guard but Bautista defending well.
Stark seems to be looking for submissions.
Stark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stark seems to be looking for submissions.
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.
Bautista is doing well to control the position and prevent Stark from advancing to side control.
Stark is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stark trying to mount his opponent but Bautista defends it.
Stark is looking for a kimura here.
Stark throws a strike but Bautista avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drax Bautista showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bautista throws a lazy body kick
and Stark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stark is working for a submission of some sort.
Bautista keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Stark is looking for a kimura but Bautista is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stark to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bautista to regain full guard.
Tony Stark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bautista trying to keep a closed guard but Stark is proving a slippery customer.
Stark forces his way into half guard.
Bautista is doing well to control the position and prevent Stark from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bautista trying to control from the bottom.
Stark tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bautista knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bautista moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Bautista is keeping the position.
Stark drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stark jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Bautista is keeping the position.
Stark thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bautista working a defensive guard here.
Bautista controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bautista swivels and escapes.
Bautista tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bautista throws a hook but Stark avoids it easily.
Bautista misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
Stark appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bautista fakes the leg kick and cracks Stark in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bautista scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Bautista as he connects with a hook.
Bautista connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stark 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bautista sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bautista misses with the body kick
and Stark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stark.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stark throws a big right hand that misses.
Bautista utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bautista pulls Stark in to control the position.
Bautista looking to control.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stark thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stark 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Stark!
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