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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between james franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Trea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). james franco has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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130 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, james franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Trea!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
franco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trea darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Trea working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on franco's thigh. franco counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Trea trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trea controlling from the top position.
franco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trea lands a couple of elbows.
Trea tries to free his leg and advance position but franco is retaining full guard.
franco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trea lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Trea distracts franco with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
franco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trea is controlling him.
Trea working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of franco's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trea working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of franco's head.
franco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
franco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trea is one step ahead there.
Trea content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
franco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trea.
Trea avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trea is in close to franco's body, working some short punches and elbows.
franco is breathing heavily.
franco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trea lands a couple of digs.
franco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
franco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trea is working franco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Trea gets to his feet. franco looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trea throws an overhand right that lands on franco's shoulder, as franco tries to avoid the shot.
Trea darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Trea lands a nice short elbow.
Trea stops franco from getting back to his feet.
franco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trea.
Trea winds up and cracks franco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trea not landing any meaningful shots this time.
franco looks like he's trying to stand up.
Trea has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
franco trying to control but Trea postures up.
Trea lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Trea not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trea wants to pass the guard but franco is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
franco on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trea missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
franco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
franco is trying to maintain the position but Trea is very close to passing his half guard.
Trea lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Trea is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Trea wants to pass the guard but franco is defending well.
franco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trea on the ground.
franco wants to control but Trea is keeping busy.
franco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Trea gets the takedown into side control.
franco regains half guard.
Trea landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Trea not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
franco trying to control from the bottom.
Trea working franco over with strikes.
franco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trea scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Trea is looking to pass franco's guard but actually franco recovers to full guard.
franco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trea lands a couple of digs.
Trea tries to free his leg and advance position but franco is retaining full guard.
franco is trying to control the position but Trea postures up.
Trea keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of franco's head.
Trea lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
franco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trea manages to get himself to full guard.
Trea looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trea bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in franco's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Trea dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Trea keeps the fight on the outside.
Trea swats away the attempt to clinch by franco.
franco scores with a leg kick.
franco tries to clinch up.
franco shoots in looking for a takedown. Trea tries to sprawl out of it but franco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Trea manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Trea closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Trea lands in his opponent's guard.
Trea works over franco with some ground and pound from guard.
Trea content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Steve Trea has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trea trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trea keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of franco's head.
Trea working some strikes from top position.
Trea stopping the sweep attempt from franco.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trea is working franco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trea is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Trea is in close to franco's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Trea trying to control but franco is working from the bottom.
Trea lands a couple of digs.
Trea slips nicely into half guard.
Trea is nestled in close to franco, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trea lands strikes from half guard.
Trea working the head and body with strikes.
Trea thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
franco actively working from the bottom here.
franco is looking to control Trea's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can franco avoid being mounted?
franco is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trea is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
franco is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
franco wants to improve his position but Trea is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
franco fails with the takedown
and Trea decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in franco's guard.
franco working for a triangle but Trea defends it easily.
Trea scoring with some ground and pound.
Trea postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Trea advances position into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Trea connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused franco some visible discomfort.
Trea working away.
Trea is putting a hurting on franco here, landing some big shots from side control.
franco sneaks back into half guard.
Trea prevents franco from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
franco gets full guard.
Trea connects with a couple of short punches.
franco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
franco has his foot on Trea's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trea works his way back into a safe position though.
franco looking for a guillotine here but Trea defends easily.
Trea is in close to franco's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Trea connects with a couple of short punches.
Trea works over franco with some ground and pound from guard.
Trea cracks franco with a solid left hand.
franco looking for a sweep. Not yet franco, not yet.
franco is looking to stand up but Trea isn't so interested in that idea.
franco is trying to control the position but Trea postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
franco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
franco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
franco tries to strike from the bottom.
Trea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
franco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
franco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trea counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trea.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for james franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trea slips nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Trea.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Trea takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Trea winds up and cracks franco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trea wants to take a breather but franco is having none of it.
franco is in trouble now - Trea has advanced to mount!
Trea fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trea lands with some strikes.
franco is rocked!
Trea breaks from franco's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh franco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trea lands a big elbow.
franco is bucking up trying to escape but Trea cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Trea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Trea shoots in for a takedown but franco shows good takedown defense.
Trea shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has franco pinned against the cage. franco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Trea fails with the takedown.
james franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Trea.
Trea tries for a takedown but franco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Trea shoots for a double leg takedown but franco sprawls well. He's pushed Trea's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trea looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? franco is fending him off so far but Trea persists. Nope, franco circles away and we're back to standing.
franco seems to have got his legs back now.
A left and a right from franco both land. Nice combination.
No luck for franco with that takedown attempt.
Trea thows a left - swing and a miss!
franco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trea circles away.
Trea misses with an uppercut. franco saw that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
franco tries to close the distance and clinch but Trea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
james franco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from franco.
franco slips a jab from Trea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
franco looks for a takedown but Trea sprawls well.
franco stalks Trea and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Trea's face. Trea staggers backwards, shaken.
franco tries to clinch up.
franco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
franco shoots for a takedown but Trea saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Trea shoots in but franco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Trea or perhaps it was just good defense by franco which made him look bad.
Trea keeps the fight on the outside.
Trea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trea scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Trea is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Trea with a couple of short strikes.
Trea lands with some vicious ground and pound - can franco hang on?
Trea landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
franco is in a horrible position here. Trea smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trea cracks franco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Trea landing strikes from the mount.
franco taking shots to the head.
Trea pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Trea putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Trea fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
franco wants to hold on but Trea pushes him away.
franco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Trea with the ground and pound from mount.
Trea wants to finish this one by submission but franco is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Trea.
franco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Trea dominating with strikes here.
franco wants to hold on but Trea pushes him away.
Trea connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trea fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Trea raining down shots from the mount!
Trea cracks franco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Trea unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trea cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trea lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Trea fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Trea working the ground and pound effectively.
franco tries to lock up and control but Trea gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Trea with good strikes from the mount here!
franco is bucking up trying to escape but Trea cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Trea is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. franco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Trea.
Trea scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
franco working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Trea connects with a massive shot to the dome!
franco is trying desperately to improve position.
Trea with the ground and pound from mount.
Trea lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Trea prevents franco from getting the reversal.
Trea throws some wild stikes that franco manages to avoid easily.
Trea punishing his opponent with strikes.
franco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trea with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
franco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Trea looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Trea working for a guillotine from mount but franco is in no mood to give up.
james franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trea working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Trea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trea 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Trea!
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