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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blade Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Tinsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista's entrance music is Rammstein - Feuer Frei. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blade Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wes Tinsley!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tinsley parries the strikes from Batista easily there. Batista is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tinsley to escape.
Batista wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tinsley keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Tinsley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Batista grinds an elbow into Tinsley's temple.
Batista working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Batista lands an elbow.
Batista in side control, throwing shots but Tinsley defends.
Tinsley looks gassed!
Batista working the ground and pound but Tinsley is defending the strikes.
Batista is putting a hurting on Tinsley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Batista in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Batista tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tinsley avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Batista.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista throws a strike aimed at the side of Tinsley's head but Tinsley avoids it well.
Batista landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Batista knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tinsley on the ground.
Batista throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Batista.
Batista creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tinsley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tinsley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Batista throws a strike aimed at the side of Tinsley's head but Tinsley avoids it well.
Batista is looking to take a break and control but Tinsley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Tinsley dodges the ground and pound from Batista.
Batista controlling the position.
Batista throws an elbow but Tinsley slips to the side and avoids it well.
Batista is looking to take a break and control but Tinsley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Batista advances to full mount.
Batista throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinsley is bucking up trying to escape but Batista cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tinsley wants to hold on but Batista pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batista thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Batista pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Batista with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Batista cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Batista dominating with strikes here.
Tinsley avoids a series of strikes thrown by Batista.
A nice elbow there by Batista.
Batista landing strikes, looking to finish!
Batista fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinsley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Batista tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Batista landing strikes from the mount.
Tinsley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Tinsley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Tinsley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Batista sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Batista trying to control but Tinsley is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Batista cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blade Batista 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.
Batista fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tinsley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Batista pushes Tinsley up against the cage in a clinch.
Tinsley pushes off an throws an elbow but Batista leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Batista's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batista feints and as Tinsley raises his hands in defense, Batista changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Batista scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Batista working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Batista wants to control from the top but Tinsley keeps moving.
Batista thows a big elbow that misses.
Batista postures up in Tinsley's guard and throws a big left but Tinsley blocks it.
Batista lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Batista thows a big elbow that misses.
Batista has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinsley keeping moving, preventing Batista from controlling successfully.
Batista is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tinsley trying to keep a closed guard but Batista is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Batista scores with a shot to the body.
Batista shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tinsley is trying to defend but Batista finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Batista wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tinsley keeps working.
Tinsley is pressing down on Batista's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista with a flurry of punches that miss.
Batista looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Batista in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tinsley keeping moving, preventing Batista from controlling successfully.
Batista cracks Tinsley with a solid left hand.
Blade Batista overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Batista trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Batista trying to control but Tinsley is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista tries to free his leg and advance position but Tinsley is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Batista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tinsley tries for a takedown but Batista circles away easily
and Batista counters with a left to the body.
Tinsley throws a head kick that misses.
Tinsley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Batista throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Batista working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batista throws a big right hand that misses.
Tinsley working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Batista wants to stand and escape but instead Tinsley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tinsley wants to control from the top but Batista keeps moving.
Batista working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tinsley looks for a takedown but Batista sprawls well.
Batista shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Batista showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blade Batista 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tinsley tries to score with a low kick but Batista moves his leg out of the way.
Batista looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tinsley!
Batista with shots to the head and body - Tinsley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tinsley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Batista dominating with strikes here.
Batista controlling from mount.
Batista with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batista pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tinsley taking shots to the head.
Batista lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tinsley hang on?
Batista is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tinsley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Batista controlling the position easily from mount.
Batista misses with a head shot.
Batista lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tinsley hang on?
Tinsley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Batista tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tinsley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tinsley is trying to escape the mount.
Tinsley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Batista tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Batista cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tinsley wants to control but Batista is having none of it.
Batista landing strikes from the mount.
Batista landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Batista putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Batista lands a nice shot to the head.
Batista throws some wild stikes that Tinsley manages to avoid easily.
Tinsley suckers Batista into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Tinsley is now in Batista's guard!
Tinsley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Batista wants to sweep here but Tinsley controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Batista holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Batista looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tinsley lands a couple of digs.
Batista doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tinsley trying to control the position from guard on top but Batista is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batista on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Batista tries to get out of the position.
Tinsley stopping the sweep attempt from Batista.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Batista fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tinsley avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blade Batista showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Batista has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blade Batista!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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