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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gravid Doughie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gravid Doughie!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doughie's sensitive parts.
Doughie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Badass sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Doughie somewhat.
Doughie shoots in looking for a takedown. Badass tries to sprawl out of it but Doughie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Badass manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Doughie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Badass circles away.
Erik Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gravid Doughie.
Left hook, right uppercut from Badass.
Doughie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Badass with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doughie shoots in but Badass avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Doughie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Badass as he jumps to the side.
Doughie looks gassed!
Doughie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Badass clinches with his opponent.
Badass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doughie backwards.
Badass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doughie backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Badass for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A bit of stalling here from Badass.
Doughie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Badass pulls his leg out and moves away.
Badass clinches with his opponent.
Doughie looking for a takedown.
Badass lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doughie or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doughie tries to pull guard but Badass won't allow it.
Badass lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doughie or not.
Badass stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Doughie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Badass walks away with a smile on his face. Doughie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Badass. No joy for Doughie on that attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Badass. That's going to slow Doughie down.
Badass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Badass misses with a wild combination.
Badass pushes Doughie up against the cage in a clinch.
Doughie looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doughie letting Badass take a breather here.
Badass lands a body punch in the clinch.
Badass struggles to land a body shot inside as Doughie controls his hands.
Badass works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Badass is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Doughie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Badass pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Badass controlling the action here for a moment.
Doughie wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doughie being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Badass.
Doughie misses with a takedown attempt - Badass sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Badass.
Doughie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Badass sprawls well. Badass wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doughie gets slowly back to his feet.
Doughie takes one to the chin there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Badass.
Doughie shoots in but no luck this time.
Badass gets a clinch.
Badass stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Badass dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick from Badass lands but Doughie takes it in his stride.
Doughie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Badass circles away.
Gravid Doughie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badass swinging wildly here.
Doughie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Badass can pounce on him.
Badass drives through and clinches with Doughie against the cage.
Badass is leaning against Doughie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Badass is pressed up against the cage. Doughie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Badass down to the mat. Badass avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Badass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doughie, pushing him back against the cage.
Doughie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Badass is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Erik Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gravid Doughie.
Badass has Doughie pushed against the cage.
Badass seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Badass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doughie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Badass.
Doughie letting Badass take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Badass.
Doughie shoots for a takedown but Badass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doughie.
Badass throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Badass drives through and clinches with Doughie against the cage.
Doughie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Badass fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass slaps away a takedown attempt from Doughie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Badass moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Badass.
Badass works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Badass will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Doughie up against the cage.
Badass prevents a takedown attempt there.
Still in the clinch, Badass scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doughie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Badass will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Doughie up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Badass.
Badass leaning his opponent against the cage.
Doughie prevents a body shot from Badass.
Badass content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Badass.
Badass moves into range and clinches up with Doughie.
Doughie wants the takedown. Badass is fighting it off but Doughie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Badass's guard against the cage.
Badass avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doughie thows a big elbow that misses.
Badass is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doughie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Badass working a defensive guard here.
Badass wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Doughie trying to control but Badass is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Badass dominated that second 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.
Doughie closes the distance and clinches up with Badass, looking for a takedown. Doughie pushes Badass against the cage but Badass circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Badass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doughie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Badass sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Doughie somewhat.
Doughie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Badass throws a nice looking combination but Doughie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left lands for Badass.
Badass slaps away a takedown attempt from Doughie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Erik Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gravid Doughie.
Badass closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Badass scores with a one two! Doughie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Doughie dives in and grabs Badass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Badass pushes down on Doughie's head and hops out.
Badass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doughie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Badass feints and then cracks Doughie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doughie down.
Badass smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Erik Badass is winning the standup battle so far.
Badass swinging wildly here.
Badass moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Doughie up against the cage.
Badass gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Doughie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Badass content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Badass.
Badass lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doughie.
Doughie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Badass throws a one two combo.
Badass pushes Doughie up against the cage in a clinch.
Badass lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doughie or not.
Badass has Doughie pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doughie can do to turn this around?
Doughie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Badass is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Badass taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Badass.
Doughie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doughie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Badass cracks the inside of Doughie's front leg.
Doughie has a takedown stuffed.
Badass moves into the clinch.
Badass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Doughie up against the cage.
Doughie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Badass clearly takes 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. This is the final round!
Badass clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Badass.
A left hand lands to the body for Badass.
Badass is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Badass.
Doughie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Badass avoids it really well and circles away.
Badass darts in and clinches Doughie up against the cage.
Doughie takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Badass.
Badass is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Badass.
Badass controlling the action here for a moment.
Doughie tries to pull guard but Badass holds him up against the cage and eventually Doughie drops back down to his feet.
Badass leaning against his opponent.
That's two 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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Badass.
Doughie feints and as Badass raises his hands in defense, Doughie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Doughie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Badass's head.
Badass is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Doughie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Doughie keeping moving, preventing Badass from controlling successfully.
Doughie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doughie managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass wants to stand and escape but instead Doughie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Badass throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Badass looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Erik Badass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doughie lands a couple of digs.
Doughie lands a couple of elbows.
Badass looking to control.
Badass avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Badass working a defensive guard here.
Doughie connects with a couple of short punches.
Doughie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doughie throwing strikes from guard but Badass blocks nicely.
Doughie lands a couple of digs.
Doughie throwing strikes but missing.
Badass not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gravid Doughie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doughie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gravid Doughie.
I think Badass has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 39:36
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 39:36
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 39:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Badass!
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energy
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hype
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