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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Sinatra will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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ADCC Champion
Counter striker
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Guida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinatra connects with a looping right hand.
Guida misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Guida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sinatra looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Guida!
Guida is trying to stand up.
Sinatra pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Guida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sinatra on the ground.
Sinatra tries to control but Guida wriggling away.
Guida really wants to buck Sinatra off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Guida holding both Sinatra 's hands and preventing any damage.
Even with his hooks in, Sinatra manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Sinatra trying to control.
Guida looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Guida avoids the strikes from Sinatra.
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.
Guida staying busy and making it hard for Sinatra to control.
Sinatra tightening his grip on Guida, looking for the choke.
Sinatra controls the action.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sinatra's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sinatra throwing sloppy strikes.
Guida prevents Sinatra from getting a body triangle.
Guida is trying to get back to his feet but Sinatra has full control of the position and if anything, Guida has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sinatra looking for the RNC.
Guida controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
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.
Sinatra tries to keep control of the position but Guida is staying busy.
Guida controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Sinatra trying to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guida looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra dominated 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.
Guida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sinatra cracks Guida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sinatra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sinatra takes a swing at Guida's ribcage but misses.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Guida but Guida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Frank Sinatra has been cut.
Sinatra looks to throw the jab but Guida is out of range.
Guida misses with the combination.
Guida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sinatra throws a hook but Guida avoids it easily.
Guida slips a straight right by Sinatra.
Guida looks to throw the jab but Sinatra is out of range.
Sinatra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sinatra throws a hook to the side of Guida's head but Guida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra misses with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Guida. No joy for Sinatra on that attempt.
Sinatra decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sinatra is trying to control the action in half guard but Guida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Guida wants to get back to his feet.
Guida has one foot on Sinatra's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sinatra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guida doesn't seem bothered though.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown but Guida shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Keith Guida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
Guida misses with an uppercut. Sinatra saw that one coming.
Guida looks to land a left hand but Sinatra moved out of range nicely.
Sinatra blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Guida might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sinatra is breathing heavily.
Guida tries to kick Sinatra off but Sinatra keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sinatra thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Guida to regain full guard.
Guida is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sinatra looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra pushes down on Guida's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sinatra scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sinatra is keen to just control but Guida is a slippery customer.
Guida kicks Sinatra off and gets back to his feet.
Guida throws a hook to the side of Sinatra's head but Sinatra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sinatra throws out the jab.
Guida swings for the body but Sinatra moves out of range.
Sinatra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guida moves away.
Sinatra decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sinatra stops Guida from getting back to his feet.
Sinatra is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Guida defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida tries to kick Sinatra off but Sinatra keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinatra is controlling the pace.
Guida is trying to stand up here but Sinatra is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Sinatra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Frank Sinatra'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.
Guida throws a big shot that misses.
Sinatra is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Guida ducks under a wild hook from Sinatra.
Guida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sinatra staying out of range there.
Guida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sinatra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sinatra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guida throws a right hand that Sinatra ducks under and follows up with a left that Sinatra also avoids with ease.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sinatra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sinatra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sinatra is looking to advance position but Guida won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida is looking to escape.
Sinatra is pressing down on Guida's thigh, looking to free his foot. Guida is holding on for now.
Guida tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sinatra manages to move to mount!
Guida on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Guida tries to get out of the position.
Sinatra throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sinatra throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Guida is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sinatra controlling from mount.
Sinatra wants to control the pace but Guida is squirming around nicely.
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.
Guida is trying to stand.
Sinatra is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Guida has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sinatra working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Guida is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Guida because Sinatra loaded up on that one.
Guida is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sinatra in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Guida squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
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.
Sinatra seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Guida is holding on tight.
Sinatra wants to control but instead Guida manages to regain half guard.
Guida wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sinatra.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Guida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Frank Sinatra just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Frank Sinatra's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Guida lands with a hook. Sinatra tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sinatra takes a swing at Guida's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Sinatra.
Sinatra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guida avoids it really well and circles away.
Guida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sinatra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sinatra fails with the takedown.
Guida is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sinatra lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinatra defending well as Guida loads up on a big left hand.
Sinatra looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Guida!
Guida is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sinatra is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Guida manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Guida wants to get back to his feet.
Guida is looking to get back to his feet here but Sinatra is keeping cool and he's managed to take Guida's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guida manages to stand up with Sinatra still on his back. Eventually Sinatra drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Guida is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sinatra's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sinatra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sinatra punching from mount but Guida doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sinatra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Guida tries to buck Sinatra off but Sinatra takes his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra misses with an elbow to the head.
Guida trying to get back to his feet but Sinatra is in full control for now.
Sinatra connects with a big shot to the side of Guida's head.
Guida has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Sinatra wants to control but Guida is keeping busy.
Keith Guida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Guida looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Sinatra biding his time, looking for the opening.
Guida is trying to stand back up.
Sinatra trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Sinatra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sinatra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 36:40
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 36:40
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 36:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sinatra!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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