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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter orbach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cal Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cal Tennant is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter orbach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cal Tennant!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennant closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. orbach did well to prevent Tennant getting side control.
orbach looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tennant working orbach over with strikes.
Tennant not doing much here.
I looks like Tennant might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
orbach on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tennant working the head and body with strikes.
Tennant lands with a punch from half guard.
Tennant is nestled in close to orbach, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tennant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but orbach does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
orbach on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if orbach tries to get out of the position.
orbach is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tennant is trying to control the action in half guard but orbach is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tennant decides to stand up.
Cal Tennant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from orbach.
Tennant shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tennant showed some decent athleticism there.
orbach is trying to get back to full guard.
Tennant escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tennant closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Peter orbach has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tennant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tennant shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tennant landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tennant controlling his opponent.
Tennant trying to control but orbach is having none of it.
Tennant is landing with some decent strikes but orbach is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
orbach is squirming around, avoiding Tennant's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennant cracks orbach with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tennant is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tennant looking to control but orbach is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
orbach is trying desperately to improve position.
Tennant lands a heavy elbow.
Tennant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as orbach is looking to escape.
orbach keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
orbach wants to hold on but Tennant pushes him away.
Tennant wants to control the pace but orbach is squirming around nicely.
Tennant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
orbach is trying to escape the mount.
orbach is in a horrible position here. Tennant smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
orbach tries to lock up and control but Tennant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
orbach is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Tennant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter orbach'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.
Tennant closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming orbach to the mat! orbach manages to get full guard.
orbach working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tennant.
orbach knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tennant on the ground.
Tennant postures up and lands a big shot to orbach's brow.
Tennant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tennant controlling from the top position.
orbach trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tennant stops orbach from standing up.
orbach looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
orbach is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tennant defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Tennant does no damage.
orbach gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tennant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. orbach is keeping the position for now.
orbach tries to land a sweep but no joy.
orbach thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tennant would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
orbach doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
orbach keeping moving, preventing Tennant from controlling successfully.
Tennant wanted to stand there but orbach had control of the position.
Tennant wants to control from the top but orbach keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tennant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has orbach pinned against the cage. orbach gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peter orbach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
orbach closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - orbach lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
orbach trying to control but Tennant is working from the bottom.
Tennant is looking for a triangle but orbach pushes his legs off easily.
orbach content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tennant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tennant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
orbach is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tennant working for a triangle but orbach defends it easily.
Tennant keeping moving, preventing orbach from controlling successfully.
Cal Tennant has got the better of the ground game so far.
orbach won't allow Tennant to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
orbach lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tennant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Tennant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter orbach's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Tennant misses with a double jab.
Tennant is looking to clinch but orbach is avoiding it.
Tennant tries to clinch up but orbach circles away and keeps his distance.
orbach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tennant misses with a two punch combination.
Tennant with a lazy takedown attempt
and orbach counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tennant taking some punishment here, with orbach in his half guard.
Tennant trying to hold on to orbach's head to control him but orbach postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
orbach is looking to advance position but Tennant won't allow it.
Tennant manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Tennant shoots and misses
and orbach counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tennant moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tennant has momentary wrist control but orbach slips an elbow through the middle.
orbach postures up in Tennant's guard and throws a big left but Tennant blocks it.
orbach with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
orbach connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
orbach throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
orbach is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tennant controls orbach momentarily but orbach frees himself.
Tennant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in orbach's guard.
orbach wants to sweep but no luck.
Tennant wants to control from the top but orbach keeps moving.
orbach has his foot on Tennant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tennant works his way back into a safe position though.
orbach utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
orbach looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
orbach working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tennant has passed into half guard!
orbach is looking for a sweep. Tennant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tennant throwing shots but orbach is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tennant.
Tennant misses with a takedown
and orbach counters with a takedown into side control.
Peter orbach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cal Tennant.
orbach creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tennant sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
orbach working the ground and pound.
orbach trying to control the position but Tennant is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennant striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Tennant is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
orbach tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Tennant throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
orbach working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tennant closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
orbach is looking to control Tennant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can orbach avoid being mounted?
Tennant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter orbach showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tennant 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Cal Tennant!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Cal Tennant!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Cal Tennant!
Cal Tennant wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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