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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frodo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Frodo Baggins has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Frodo Baggins seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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135 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Gabriel.
Baggins cracks Gabriel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Eli Gabriel has been cut.
Baggins misses the jab.
Baggins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baggins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gabriel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gabriel scores with a body shot.
Gabriel fails with a takedown attempt.
Baggins takes one to the side of the head.
Gabriel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gabriel with a jab.
Baggins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baggins lands with a kick to the temple. Gabriel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gabriel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baggins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gabriel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gabriel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baggins.
Baggins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins misses with a wild combination.
Gabriel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gabriel avoids the head kick by Baggins.
Gabriel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baggins is trying to break the clinch but Gabriel has him pressed against the cage.
Baggins has had enough of the clinch but Gabriel keeps him there for the moment.
Baggins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gabriel backwards.
Gabriel can't get the takedown.
Gabriel lands with a light punch inside.
Baggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gabriel misses with a hook.
Baggins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gabriel looks to throw the jab but Baggins is out of range.
Gabriel looks to land a right hand but Baggins moved out of range.
Gabriel slips a jab and a cross from Baggins.
Baggins misses with a head kick.
Baggins misses with a body kick.
Gabriel misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gabriel circles away quickly and effectively.
Gabriel shoots in and bounces Baggins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Baggins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gabriel!
Gabriel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gabriel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Baggins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gabriel is looking to escape.
Baggins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gabriel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins prevents Gabriel from getting the reversal.
Baggins punching from mount but Gabriel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gabriel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gabriel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gabriel is working to get back to half guard.
Baggins unloading with bombs!
Baggins is landing with some decent strikes but Gabriel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Baggins trying to control but Gabriel is having none of it.
Baggins goes for an armbar but Gabriel turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gabriel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Baggins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baggins wants to sweep here but Gabriel controlling him for the moment.
Baggins working a defensive guard here.
Gabriel stands up over Baggins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gabriel trying to control but Baggins is working from the bottom.
Gabriel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baggins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frodo Baggins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Gabriel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Baggins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That has opened up Eli Gabriel's cut even more.
Baggins throws out a loose jab but Gabriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baggins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gabriel moves away.
Gabriel lands with an overhand left.
Baggins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baggins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Gabriel misses.
Gabriel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baggins.
A combination from Baggins does no damage.
Gabriel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Baggins tries to land a front kick but Gabriel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baggins throws a sloppy head kick and Gabriel moves out of range easily.
Baggins feints and then cracks Gabriel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gabriel down.
Gabriel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gabriel misses with a looping left.
Eli Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baggins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baggins tries to bum rush Gabriel with a series of wild strikes but Gabriel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel throws a looping overhand right but Baggins ducks down to avoid it.
Baggins slips under a jab from Gabriel.
Gabriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Baggins is just out of range.
Baggins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Baggins.
A head kick misses from Baggins.
Gabriel misses with a series of wild punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baggins, right into the meat.
Baggins swats away the attempt to clinch by Gabriel.
Baggins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gabriel backs up against the cage.
Good shot there by Gabriel.
Gabriel moves in looking to clinch but Baggins pushes him off.
Frodo Baggins is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gabriel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gabriel.
Baggins looks to land a left hand but Gabriel moved out of range nicely.
Baggins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baggins keeps the fight on the outside.
Baggins lunges at Gabriel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gabriel's hand.
Baggins misses with a head kick.
Gabriel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No luck for Gabriel with that takedown attempt.
Gabriel defending well as Baggins loads up on a big left hand.
Baggins lands with a nice combination. Gabriel backs away looking to recover.
Baggins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gabriel looks to land a left hand but Baggins moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baggins digs a good body shot into Gabriel's ribs.
Gabriel is breathing heavily.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown but Baggins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Frodo Baggins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Gabriel.
A shot to the body from Baggins misses
and Gabriel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gabriel looking for a takedown.
Gabriel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Baggins manages to break the clinch.
Baggins lands a two punch combo.
The cut above Eli Gabriel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Baggins misses with the combination.
Baggins scores with a kick to the body.
Baggins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gabriel takes one on the button.
Frodo Baggins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baggins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Gabriel to counter with a crisp jab.
Baggins misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Baggins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baggins ducks under a wild hook from Gabriel.
Gabriel is looking to clinch but Baggins is avoiding it.
Frodo Baggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baggins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baggins moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Baggins.
Gabriel avoids the body shot from Baggins.
Baggins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gabriel lands a really nice looking cross but Baggins seems unphased.
Baggins tries to land a front kick but Gabriel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Baggins.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baggins ducks under a wild hook from Gabriel.
Baggins throws a sloppy head kick and Gabriel moves out of range easily.
Gabriel cracks Baggins with an open hand slap.
Baggins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frodo Baggins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eli Gabriel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Baggins moves away from the strike by Gabriel.
Baggins misses with a wild body shot.
Baggins misses with a wild body shot.
Baggins takes a swing at Gabriel's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baggins. That's going to slow Gabriel down.
Gabriel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baggins sprawls well initially but Gabriel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Baggins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gabriel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baggins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baggins keeping moving, preventing Gabriel from controlling successfully.
Gabriel landing with the ground and pound.
Gabriel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baggins wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gabriel manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins is looking to escape.
Baggins is trying to control but can't.
Gabriel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gabriel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gabriel not doing much here.
Gabriel thows a huge punch but Baggins dodges it nicely.
Baggins trying to control from the bottom.
Baggins is looking for a sweep. Gabriel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gabriel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Baggins sees it coming and defends easily.
Baggins tries to kick Gabriel off but Gabriel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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 manages to get to full guard.
Gabriel wants to control from the top but Baggins keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Baggins throws a jab when Gabriel was well out of range.
Gabriel fails to land with a series of punches.
Baggins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baggins lands an overhand right.
Gabriel blocks a head kick by Baggins.
Baggins scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baggins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gabriel moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Baggins.
Baggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gabriel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gabriel connects with a right hand. Baggins shakes it off.
Gabriel lands a head shot.
Gabriel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gabriel fails with the takedown.
Baggins's corner calls for a 1-2. Baggins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baggins lands with a right hand.
Gabriel scores with a body shot.
Gabriel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Baggins.
Baggins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gabriel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gabriel misses with the combination.
Baggins looks to land a left hand but Gabriel moved out of range nicely.
Baggins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baggins slips under a jab.
Gabriel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baggins throws a head kick but Gabriel moves out of range.
Baggins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Frodo Baggins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baggins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eli Gabriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gabriel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frodo Baggins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baggins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frodo Baggins!
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hype
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