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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Earp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Tramp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Earp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Earp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Tramp!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tramp shoots for a takedown but Earp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tramp shoots in for a double leg but Earp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tramp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tramp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dave Earp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Tramp.
Tramp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tramp shoots in for a takedown but Earp shows good takedown defense.
Earp drives through with a takedown into guard.
Earp lands a couple of digs.
Earp advances position into side control!
Earp trying to control the action but Tramp is working from the bottom.
Tramp is looking to reverse the position.
Earp working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Earp thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tramp wants to control but Earp postures up.
Earp throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tramp takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tramp manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Earp takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Earp seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tramp is looking to escape.
Tramp looks gassed!
Earp tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tramp knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Earp lands with a punch from half guard.
Earp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Earp seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Earp passes to full mount!
Tramp is in a horrible position here. Earp smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earp is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tramp can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Earp lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tramp hang on?
Earp in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Earp with shots to the head and body - Tramp looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tramp tries to lock up and control but Earp gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Earp lands a nice shot to the head.
Earp lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Earp dominating with strikes here.
Tramp is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Earp unloading with bombs!
Tramp takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tramp avoids a series of strikes thrown by Earp.
Tramp bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tramp wants to stand but Earp is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tramp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Earp's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tramp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Earp keeping moving, preventing Tramp from controlling successfully.
Earp had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Tramp is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Earp Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Tramp's back instead.
I really don't envy Tramp right now.
Earp scores with strikes from the back.
Tramp is covering up but some of the strikes from Earp are getting through and doing damage.
Earp lands a shot to the body.
Tramp is rocked!
Earp lands shots from the back.
Tramp is still in real trouble! Can Earp finish him?
Earp scores with punches to the body.
Earp has Tramp flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earp landing with strikes.
Tramp is covering up but some of the strikes from Earp are getting through and doing damage.
Earp is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Tramp. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Earp is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Tramp. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Earp has Tramp flattened out and is raining down punches.
Earp lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Earp lands punches and elbows.
Tramp is keeping busy.
Earp softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Earp trying to control.
Earp scores with punches to the body.
Earp is landing with strikes from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Earp lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Tramp.
Earp connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Tramp to escape the position.
Earp lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Tramp hold on?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Earp dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tramp tries to clinch but Earp is having none of it.
Harry Tramp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Earp gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Earp prevents Tramp from standing back up.
Tramp seems to have recovered his senses.
Earp working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tramp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Earp.
Earp takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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. Earp connects with a nice short shot to Tramp's temple.
Tramp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Earp.
Earp wants to free his trapped foot but Tramp is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dave Earp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Earp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tramp wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tramp trying to control here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Earp will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tramp tries to close the distance and clinch but Earp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tramp is looking to clinch.
Tramp lands a jab-cross combination.
Earp feints and as Tramp raises his hands in defense, Earp changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tramp has momentary wrist control but Earp slips an elbow through the middle.
Earp throwing strikes from guard but Tramp blocks nicely.
Tramp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Earp is one step ahead there.
Earp stands up over Tramp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Earp drops back looking for a leg! Tramp is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tramp manages to kick Earp off! Earp jumps back into Tramp's guard.
Earp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Earp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tramp's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tramp keeping moving, preventing Earp from controlling successfully.
Earp with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Earp prevents Tramp from getting back to his feet.
Tramp keeping moving, preventing Earp from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tramp working a defensive guard here.
Tramp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Earp!
Tramp controlling the position easily from mount.
Tramp can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Earp is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tramp connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Earp is trying to escape the mount.
Earp regains half guard.
Tramp moves into full mount! Earp won't be happy about that!
Earp manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tramp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Earp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tramp is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Earp moves into full guard.
Earp keeping moving, preventing Tramp from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earp looking for a sweep. Not yet Earp, not yet.
Earp trying to control the position.
Tramp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Earp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tramp's guard.
Earp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tramp's head.
Earp wants to control from the top but Tramp keeps moving.
Earp scoring with some ground and pound.
Earp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Earp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tramp is keeping the position for now.
Earp with a nice head shot there.
Earp working some strikes from top position.
Earp wants to control from the top but Tramp keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Earp dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tramp tries to clinch up.
Earp drives through with a takedown into guard.
Earp lands a couple of elbows.
Tramp can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Earp controls the pace.
Earp postures up and lands a big shot to Tramp's brow.
Earp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tramp looking for a sweep. Not yet Tramp, not yet.
Tramp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Earp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Earp advances position into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Earp lands an elbow.
Tramp tries to buck Earp off but Earp is having none of it.
Earp 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.
Tramp taking a bit of punishment here - Earp scoring with strikes.
Earp grinds an elbow into Tramp's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tramp regains half guard.
Tramp wants to control but Earp is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Earp wants to free his trapped foot but Tramp is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Earp thows a huge punch but Tramp dodges it nicely.
Tramp trying to control from the bottom.
Earp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tramp's head.
Earp passes to side control.
Tramp manages to work his way to half guard, despite Earp's best efforts.
Earp scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Earp is trying to control the action in half guard but Tramp is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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. Earp connects with a nice short shot to Tramp's temple.
Tramp is not content to let Earp control the position.
Tramp is trying to maintain the position but Earp is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Earp.
Tramp is staying active underneath Earp, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Earp working over Tramp with some ground and pound. Tramp looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Earp lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Earp takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Earp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tramp is not content to let Earp control the position.
Earp passes the guard and advances to mount!
Earp breaks from Tramp's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Earp breaks from Tramp's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tramp bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tramp trying to control but Earp is working from the bottom.
Earp is working an open guard so Tramp takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tramp shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Earp counters with a shoot takedown. Tramp fights it but they end up in guard.
Earp postures up in Tramp's guard and throws a big left but Tramp blocks it.
Earp is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Earp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Earp is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Earp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tramp trying to control the position.
Earp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Earp postures up in Tramp's guard and throws a big left but Tramp blocks it.
Earp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tramp is keeping the position for now.
Tramp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tramp working a defensive guard here.
Earp connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Earp is looking to work some ground and pound but Tramp has wrist control.
Tramp working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tramp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Earp fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tramp sprawls well initially but Earp persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Earp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tramp can do to turn this around?
Earp throwing shots but Tramp is blocking nicely.
Tramp wants to control but Earp is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Earp passes to full mount!
Earp tries to control but Tramp wriggling away.
Earp sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Earp cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tramp is trying to stand.
Harry Tramp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Earp has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tramp's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Earp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Earp, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Earp!
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