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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Shughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Banan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Shughes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jan Banan's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Shughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Banan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shughes moves in looking to clinch but Banan pushes him off.
Banan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Banan stops Shughes from getting back to his feet.
Banan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Banan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Banan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Banan is nestled in close to Shughes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Banan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shughes keeps working.
Banan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Banan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Banan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shughes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Banan on the ground.
Banan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Banan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Banan wants to take a breather but Shughes is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banan working Shughes over with strikes.
Banan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Banan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Banan lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Banan there.
Shughes is trying to stand up here but Banan is controlling him well.
Banan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shughes wants to get back to his feet.
Shughes is not content to let Banan control the position.
Banan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shughes wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Banan drops an elbow to the side of Shughes's head.
Banan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Banan lands a nice short elbow.
Shughes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shughes tries to get out of the position.
Banan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Banan working over Shughes with some ground and pound. Shughes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shughes is not content to let Banan control the position.
Banan working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Banan lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Banan connects with a nice short shot to Shughes's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shughes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Banan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Banan working Shughes over with strikes.
Banan working Shughes over with strikes.
Banan passes to full mount!
Banan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Banan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Banan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Banan lands a heavy elbow.
Banan landing shots from mount.
Banan lands a big elbow.
Banan breaks from Shughes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shughes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Banan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banan landing shots from mount.
Shughes is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Banan looking to finish Shughes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shughes!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Banan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Banan won't let Shughes get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Shughes is breathing heavily.
Banan cracks Shughes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shughes is trying to stand.
Banan landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Banan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Banan dominating with strikes here.
Banan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Banan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shughes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shughes's half guard.
Shughes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nice strikes from Banan there.
Banan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shughes!
Banan lands a big shot there that rocks Shughes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Banan dominating with strikes here.
Shughes is bucking up trying to escape but Banan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shughes is in a horrible position here. Banan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Banan scoring with strikes but Shughes is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banan cracks Shughes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shughes is bucking up trying to escape but Banan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shughes is in a horrible position here. Banan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shughes wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shughes?
Banan with the ground and pound from mount.
BOOM! Banan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Banan working Shughes over with strikes here.
Shughes is rocked!
Banan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shughes?
Oh Shughes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Banan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Banan working Shughes over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan landing shots from mount.
Banan landing punches.
Banan with shots to the head and body - Shughes looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shughes is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Banan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Banan controlling the position easily from mount.
Shughes seems to have got his legs back now.
Banan landing strikes from the mount and Shughes is in trouble!
Banan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Banan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shughes wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Shughes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Banan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shughes looks a forlorn figure.
You get the feeling that Shughes really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Shughes is bucking up trying to escape but Banan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Banan controlling from the full mount.
Banan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shughes really wants to buck Banan off and get back to his feet.
Banan landing shots from mount.
Banan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Banan punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Shughes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Banan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Banan.
Banan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Banan lands a nice shot to the head.
Jan Banan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Banan tries to control but Shughes wriggling away.
Banan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Banan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shughes tries to buck Banan off but he can't manage it.
Banan landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Banan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shughes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shughes prevents it.
Banan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Banan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shughes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Matt Shughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Banan.
A knee to the head by Shughes.
Banan looking for a takedown.
Shughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shughes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Banan.
Banan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shughes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Banan's face.
A knee to the head by Shughes.
Shughes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Shughes.
Shughes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banan blocks it with crossed arms.
Banan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shughes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shughes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shughes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Banan goes for a takedown attempt but Shughes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shughes wants to clinch up but Banan keeps it at a distance.
Shughes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Banan working some strikes from top position.
Banan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Banan wants to control from the top but Shughes keeps moving.
Banan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Banan won't allow Shughes to get back to his feet.
Banan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Banan distracts Shughes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan scoring with some ground and pound.
Banan stops Shughes from standing up.
Banan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Banan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shughes's head.
Banan stops Shughes from standing up.
Banan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Banan lands a couple of digs.
Banan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Banan landing some decent shots from guard.
Banan is pushing down on Shughes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shughes is fighting to maintain full guard but Banan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Banan slows the pace down in half guard.
Banan lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan trying to control the action but Shughes is working from the bottom.
Shughes tries to kick Banan off but Banan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Banan in particular looking to stall.
Banan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Banan moves nicely into side control.
Banan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Banan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Shughes is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Banan working the ground and pound.
Shughes wants to get back to his feet.
Banan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shughes to see if he's OK.
Banan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Shughes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Banan working the ground and pound.
Matt Shughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jan Banan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shughes throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Banan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Banan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Banan!
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