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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between San Vedita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Banan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Banan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, San Vedita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Banan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vedita circles away.
Horrible takedown by Banan or perhaps it was just good defense by Vedita which made him look bad.
Banan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vedita is fending him off so far but Banan persists. Nope, Vedita circles away and we're back to standing.
San Vedita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Banan.
Vedita swinging wildly here.
Banan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vedita is fending him off so far but Banan persists. Nope, Vedita circles away and we're back to standing.
Banan shoots in looking for a takedown. Vedita tries to sprawl out of it but Banan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vedita manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Banan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vedita.
Banan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vedita is fending him off so far but Banan persists. Nope, Vedita circles away and we're back to standing.
Banan dives in and grabs Vedita's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vedita pushes down on Banan's head and hops out.
Vedita getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Banan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vedita sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Banan somewhat.
Vedita lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Banan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vedita sprawls well initially but Banan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vedita wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vedita pushes Banan off looking to stand but Banan dives back in and keeps control.
Banan tries to pass to full mount but Vedita defends it.
Vedita is trying to stand up here but Banan is controlling him well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vedita throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vedita digs a good hook to Banan's body.
Vedita misses with a two punch combination.
Banan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vedita's waist but Vedita gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Banan off to one side.
A punch combination from Vedita misses.
That's two 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.
Banan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vedita tries to avoid it but Banan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vedita to the ground. Vedita escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vedita uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Banan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Banan looks gassed!
Vedita displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Banan.
Banan fails to land the takedown.
A left and a right from Vedita both land. Nice combination.
Jan Banan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vedita sprawls well. Vedita wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Banan gets slowly back to his feet.
Vedita leaves Banan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Banan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vedita circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vedita displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Banan.
Vedita lands with a shot to the body.
Banan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Banan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vedita defends it nicely.
Vedita stuns Banan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vedita stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vedita wants it to stay on the feet.
Vedita lands with a shot to the body.
Vedita scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Banan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Banan shoots for a takedown but Vedita saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vedita fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vedita lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Banan is defended easily by Vedita.
Nice cross by Vedita.
Vedita looks to land a combination. Banan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Banan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vedita circles away.
Banan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
San Vedita is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Banan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Banan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vedita scores with a one two! Banan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vedita lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vedita.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Vedita dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Banan shoots for a takedown but Vedita saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Banan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vedita keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
San Vedita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Banan.
Banan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vedita lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Vedita finds it's way through Banan's defenses.
Banan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vedita lands a jab.
Vedita's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Vedita duly obliges.
Vedita throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banan.
Banan is breathing heavily.
No luck for Banan with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vedita stuffs the takedown.
Banan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vedita's waist but Vedita gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Banan off to one side.
Banan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vedita lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Banan backs up against the cage.
Vedita scores with a hook to the body. Banan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Vedita finds it's way through Banan's defenses.
Vedita scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Banan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Banan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vedita throws a combination. Banan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vedita!
Banan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vedita but Vedita pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice shot lands for Vedita.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vedita connects with a crisp jab.
Banan has a takedown stuffed.
Vedita lands a jab-cross combination.
Banan tries for a takedown but Vedita sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Banan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A left and a right from Vedita both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vedita with a nice cross.
Vedita is working the combinations to good effect here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Banan.
Vedita is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vedita lands with a straight right. Banan didn't see that one coming.
Vedita leaves Banan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Vedita.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Banan is defended easily by Vedita.
Vedita digs a good hook to Banan's body.
Banan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vedita lands a head shot.
Vedita connects with a looping right hand.
Vedita throws a one two combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Banan.
Vedita looks to land a combination but Banan avoids it well.
Banan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vedita throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vedita leaves Banan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Banan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vedita but Vedita pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Banan walks into a straight right hand from Vedita.
Banan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vedita as he avoids it easily.
Vedita cracks Banan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Banan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vedita changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Banan fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vedita throws a one two combo.
Banan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vedita circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Vedita dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Banan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Banan.
Banan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vedita.
Vedita lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Banan backs up against the cage.
Banan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vedita but Vedita pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Banan moves forwards but Vedita connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Banan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vedita circles away.
San Vedita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Banan.
Vedita closes the distance and lands a one-two.
San Vedita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vedita scores with a three punch combo!
Vedita works the jab nicely.
Vedita lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vedita.
Banan takes one to the chin there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vedita tests Banan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vedita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banan can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Vedita.
Banan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vedita tries to avoid it but Banan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vedita to the ground. Vedita escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vedita darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Banan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vedita pinned against the cage. Vedita gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vedita lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vedita defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Banan.
Vedita connects with a nice looking jab.
Vedita lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vedita stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vedita is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vedita scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Banan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vedita connects with a looping right hand.
Banan fails with the takedown.
Vedita moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Banan shoots in for a takedown but Vedita shows good takedown defense.
Vedita throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vedita connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Banan's hands.
Banan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vedita circles away.
Banan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vedita throws out a powerful jab.
Vedita moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Banan with that takedown attempt.
Vedita darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Banan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
San Vedita is winning the standup battle so far.
Vedita stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vedita wants it to stay on the feet.
Vedita throws a one two combo.
Vedita stuffs the takedown attempt from Banan. Banan gets slowly back to his feet.
Vedita scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Banan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vedita.
Vedita throws a nice looking combination but Banan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vedita lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vedita lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vedita displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Banan.
Vedita slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Banan shoots in for a takedown but Vedita shows good takedown defense.
Vedita lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Banan scores a takedown into full mount!
Banan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vedita because Banan loaded up on that one.
Vedita tries to buck Banan off but he can't manage it.
Jan Banan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
San Vedita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
San Vedita showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vedita, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... San Vedita!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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