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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frodo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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148 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frodo Baggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Goat!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baggins tries to clinch but Goat moves out of range.
Baggins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goat manages to avoid it.
Baggins tries to clinch but Goat is having none of it.
Baggins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baggins moves in looking to clinch but Goat pushes him off.
Baggins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baggins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baggins tries to clinch but Goat is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baggins tries to clinch up but Goat circles away and keeps his distance.
Baggins tries to clinch up.
Goat swats away the attempt to clinch by Baggins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baggins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baggins doesn't manage to clinch there - Goat circles away.
Goat ducks under a wild hook from Baggins.
Goat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baggins swings for the body but Goat moves out of range.
Baggins misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baggins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goat keeps the fight on the outside.
Goat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frodo Baggins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goat swats away the attempt to clinch by Baggins.
Goat shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Baggins is trying to defend but Goat finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Baggins is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Goat jumps into side control!
Goat tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Goat has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Baggins tries to buck Goat off but Goat is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins taking punishment in the form of punches.
Baggins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Baggins wants to control but Goat postures up.
Baggins sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Goat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goat is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Baggins looking for submissions off his back.
Baggins tries to get to full guard but Goat has control of the leg.
That's four 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.
Goat throwing shots but Baggins is blocking nicely.
Baggins wants to sweep but Goat has passed to side control!
Goat is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Baggins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Baggins manages to work his way to half guard, despite Goat's best efforts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goat is working for a kimura but Baggins is defending it quite comfortably.
Baggins tries to get to full guard but Goat has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Goat dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baggins tries to clinch up.
Goat keeps the fight on the outside.
Goat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goat keeps the fight on the outside.
Frodo Baggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baggins tries to clinch but Goat is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baggins moves in looking to clinch but Goat pushes him off.
Goat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baggins in his tracks.
Baggins is looking to clinch but Goat is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baggins moves in looking to clinch but Goat pushes him off.
Baggins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baggins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baggins is out of range.
Baggins is looking to clinch but Goat is avoiding it.
Baggins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goat. That's going to slow Baggins down.
Baggins doesn't manage to clinch there - Goat circles away.
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.
Baggins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick misses from Baggins.
Baggins throws a body punch but Goat moves out of range.
Goat swats away the attempt to clinch by Baggins.
Baggins moves in looking to clinch but Goat pushes him off.
Baggins wants to clinch.
Goat swats away the attempt to clinch by Baggins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins lands a head kick!
It looks like Billy Goat has been cut.
Frodo Baggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baggins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baggins tries to clinch there but Goat circles away.
Goat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goat keeps the fight on the outside.
Baggins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baggins wants to clinch.
Baggins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baggins tries to clinch but Goat moves out of range.
Goat keeps the fight on the outside.
Baggins is looking to clinch but Goat is avoiding it.
Goat is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baggins tries to clinch but Goat is having none of it.
Baggins is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Goat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Billy Goat's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Baggins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baggins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goat throws a one two combo.
Goat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baggins tries to clinch there but Goat circles away.
Baggins moves in looking to clinch but Goat pushes him off.
Baggins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goat keeps the fight on the outside.
Baggins tries to clinch there but Goat circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baggins moves in looking to clinch but Goat pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baggins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baggins wants to clinch up but Goat keeps it at a distance.
Baggins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baggins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baggins tries to clinch but Goat moves out of range.
Frodo Baggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baggins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baggins tries to clinch up but Goat circles away and keeps his distance.
Baggins throws a combination that misses
and Goat counters with a big head kick but Baggins shrugs it off.
Baggins misses with a double jab
and Goat counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Baggins!
Baggins is trying to reverse the position but instead Goat has taken his back - oops!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goat is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baggins trying to control the hands but Goat breaks the grip.
Goat is hanging on to Baggins's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins is working hard here to advance position.
Billy Goat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goat tries to get the hooks in deep but Baggins pushed the leg off.
Goat is trying to stick to Baggins's back but Baggins is turning into Goat. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Goat's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Baggins.
Goat trying to keep a closed guard but Baggins is proving a slippery customer.
Baggins stands and throws Goat's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Baggins lands some shots froms side control.
Baggins throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Goat can't do much from the bottom here.
Baggins trying to control the action but Goat is working from the bottom.
Goat gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Baggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Goat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baggins postures up.
Baggins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goat pulls Baggins in close to prevent any damage.
Baggins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baggins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Goat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goat 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Goat!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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