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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gage Jordan (ranked 24318 p4p, 4530 weight class) and Spunk Guzzler (ranked 237 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jordan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Kray - Princess Cuts Mah Wrist. Spunk Guzzler told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gage Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spunk Guzzler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guzzler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jordan.
Jordan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jordan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jordan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Guzzler takes the fight into the clinch.
Jordan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jordan throws an elbow but misses.
Guzzler has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jordan regains guard immediately.
Jordan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Guzzler stacks Jordan 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 Guzzler!
Guzzler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Guzzler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jordan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzzler tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Guzzler is trying to get an arm triangle but Jordan is defending well.
A lull in the action here as Guzzler stalls from top position.
Guzzler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jordan keeps working.
Jordan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guzzler swings around for an armbar but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Guzzler's guard.
Jordan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzzler wants to sweep here but Jordan controlling him for the moment.
Jordan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan preventing the sweep.
Guzzler working a defensive guard but Jordan passes into half guard.
Jordan passes to side control.
Jordan is trying to get an arm triangle but Guzzler is defending well.
Guzzler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Guzzler is trying to control Jordan's posture but Jordan avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Guzzler's shoulder. That is not cool.
Guzzler tries to improve position but can't.
Jordan working away.
Jordan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Guzzler is looking for a sweep.
Guzzler manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Guzzler seems to be working for a kimura but Jordan defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzzler seems to be working for a kimura but Jordan defends the submission attempt.
Guzzler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jordan defends it well.
Guzzler wants to stand up but Jordan has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jordan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guzzler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Guzzler is thwarting Jordan's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gage Jordan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Jordan.
Spunk Guzzler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jordan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jordan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guzzler throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jordan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Guzzler is in Jordan's guard.
We've been informed that Guzzler has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Guzzler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Guzzler throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzzler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jordan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Guzzler from controlling successfully.
Guzzler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan has his foot on Guzzler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Guzzler works his way back into a safe position though.
Jordan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jordan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Guzzler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jordan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Guzzler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Guzzler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzzler 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.
Guzzler wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
Guzzler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jordan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jordan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzzler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Guzzler from controlling successfully.
Guzzler advances position into side control!
Jordan is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guzzler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jordan keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A lull in the action here as Guzzler stalls from top position.
Guzzler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Guzzler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jordan is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Jordan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jordan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guzzler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Guzzler is looking for a kimura but Jordan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Guzzler to get the leverage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gage Jordan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jordan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A left lands for Jordan.
Guzzler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Guzzler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jordan trying to control but Guzzler postures up.
Jordan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Guzzler is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzzler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jordan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jordan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jordan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzzler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Guzzler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jordan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guzzler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guzzler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Guzzler from controlling successfully.
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.
Jordan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Guzzler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gage Jordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guzzler trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
Guzzler postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzzler trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jordan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guzzler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jordan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spunk Guzzler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guzzler stands and throws Jordan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Guzzler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzzler wants to control but Jordan is keeping him busy.
Jordan struggling a bit here.
Spunk Guzzler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guzzler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jordan, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jordan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spunk Guzzler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jordan 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gage Jordan!
A relieved looking Gage Jordan 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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