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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Huge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Huge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan drives through and clinches with Huge against the cage.
Sullivan gets underhooks to prevent Huge's takedown attempt.
Sullivan tries to break the clinch but Huge is controlling the position.
A short left from Sullivan.
Sullivan goes for a takedown attempt but Huge pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sullivan.
Sullivan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Huge sitting in guard here, content to control.
Huge throwing strikes but missing.
Huge has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Huge from controlling successfully.
Huge lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sullivan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge pushing down on Sullivan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Huge working the head and body with strikes.
Sullivan trying to control but Huge postures up.
Sullivan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Huge wants to pass to mount but Sullivan is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan wants to control but Huge is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Huge drops an elbow to the side of Sullivan's head.
Sullivan is trying to maintain the position but Huge is very close to passing his half guard.
Huge is tying to control. Sullivan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Huge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sullivan defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is looking to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sullivan with a poor takedown
and Huge counters with a takedown into side control.
Matt Huge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Sullivan.
Sullivan looks gassed!
Sullivan struggling a bit here.
Sullivan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Huge controlling the position from side mount.
Huge working the head with strikes.
Sullivan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Huge wants to control but Sullivan is keeping him busy.
Sullivan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sullivan is trying to get back to his feet.
Huge working the body and head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huge landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sullivan keeps working.
Sullivan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sullivan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sullivan is rocked!
Huge lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sullivan down.
Sullivan is still on wobbly legs! Can Huge finish him?
Huge lands a few punches from side control.
Sullivan trying to control but Huge flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Can Sullivan hold on?! Huge is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Huge connects with a big shot to the side of Sullivan's head.
You can see the frustration on Sullivan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Huge scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Sullivan is looking for a way out.
Huge is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Sullivan up.
Sullivan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Huge's guard. Nice work there by Sullivan.
Huge looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Huge keeps moving.
Sullivan seems to have recovered his senses.
Huge manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sullivan manages to get himself to full guard.
Huge trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huge thows a big elbow that misses.
Huge advances position into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sullivan wants to control but Huge postures up.
Sullivan is looking to regain half guard here but Huge keeps moving and retains side control.
Sullivan can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Huge dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Huge keeps the fight on the outside.
Huge shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
BOOM! Huge connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Huge lands a nice shot to the head.
Matt Huge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huge avoids the attempt from Sullivan to control.
Huge scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sullivan wants to hold on but Huge pushes him away.
Huge looking to control and managing it successfully.
Huge trying to control but Sullivan is having none of it.
Huge cracks Sullivan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge lands a big shot there that rocks Sullivan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Huge with good strikes from the mount here!
Huge sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Huge in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Huge sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Huge trying to control but Sullivan is having none of it.
Sullivan is looking to get to half guard.
Huge fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huge tries to control but Sullivan wriggling away.
Sullivan is working to get back to half guard.
Huge looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sullivan is trying desperately to improve position.
Huge with shots to the head and body - Sullivan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sullivan is in a horrible position here. Huge smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Huge raining down shots from the mount!
Huge looking to control but Sullivan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Huge is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sullivan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Huge tries to control but Sullivan wriggling away.
Sullivan regains half guard.
Huge drops an elbow to the side of Sullivan's head.
Huge controlling the action here.
Huge looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Huge lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huge slips a nice elbow through Sullivan's hands, connecting with Sullivan's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Huge connects with a nice short shot to Sullivan's temple.
Huge working the head and body with strikes.
Huge seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Huge seems to be looking for submissions.
Sullivan wants to control but Huge is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Huge works his way into full mount!
Huge working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Huge tries to control but Sullivan wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Huge dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Sullivan wants to clinch.
Matt Huge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huge tries to clinch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Huge closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Huge lands in his opponent's guard.
Sullivan has momentary wrist control but Huge slips an elbow through the middle.
Huge lands a couple of elbows.
Huge postures up and lands a big shot to Sullivan's brow.
Huge makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Huge controlling from the top position.
Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Huge from controlling successfully.
Sullivan wants to stand and escape but Huge is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sullivan wants to sweep here but Huge controlling him for the moment.
Sullivan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huge is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sullivan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Huge working some strikes from top position.
Huge sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Huge passes into half guard.
Huge seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet.
Sullivan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Huge trying to control the pace.
Huge is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Huge is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Huge works his foot free and advances to mount.
Huge controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huge trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sullivan has given up his back here.
Huge scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Sullivan is looking for a way out.
I really don't envy Sullivan right now.
Huge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sullivan can do to turn this around?
Sullivan wants to control his opponent's hands but Huge gets his hands free.
Sullivan is in bad spot here.
Huge tries to keep control of the position but Sullivan is staying busy.
Sullivan trying to control the hands but Huge breaks the grip.
Huge missing with strikes.
Sullivan trying to control the position but Huge manages to sink in the hooks.
Huge struggling to land strikes to the head as Sullivan covers up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sullivan trying to control the hands but Huge breaks the grip.
Huge is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Sullivan up.
Huge not allowing Sullivan to control his hands.
Sullivan wants to escape the position.
Huge has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sullivan's body.
Huge working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Huge lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Huge.
Ryan Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Will Huge go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Sullivan looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Huge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Huge, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Huge!
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energy
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