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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smokey Titan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Svensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Smokey Titan!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titan misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Svensen to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Smokey Titan has been cut.
Titan shoots in and bounces Svensen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Titan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Svensen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Titan is one step ahead there.
Titan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Svensen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Titan wants to get up but he can't break Svensen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Titan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Svensen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svensen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Titan manages to get himself to full guard.
Svensen trying to control but Titan is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Titan is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Svensen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Titan looking to pass the guard.
Svensen really is a fat lump.
Titan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Svensen's guard.
Svensen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Titan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Titan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Svensen's head.
Svensen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Svensen working a defensive guard here.
Titan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Svensen wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Titan wants to control from the top but Svensen keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Smokey Titan.
Titan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Svensen is trying to defend but Titan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Titan is trying to work for a kimura but Svensen is defending well.
Svensen gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Svensen is striking off his back. Titan thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Titan wants to stand up but Svensen is controlling the position.
Svensen is trying to get back to full guard.
Titan trying to control the action but Svensen is working from the bottom.
Titan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
Titan prevents Svensen from improving his position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Smokey Titan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Svensen tries to clinch but Titan moves out of range.
Svensen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Titan to the mat! Titan manages to get full guard.
Titan looking to control.
Svensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Titan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Titan is looking to stand back up but Svensen counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Titan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Smokey Titan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Smokey Titan'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.
Titan tries a head kick but it misses.
Titan stuffs the takedown.
Titan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Svensen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Titan!
Svensen has control of Titan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Titan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Titan is squirming around, avoiding Svensen's attempts to control the action.
Svensen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Titan is now in Svensen's guard. A big mistake from Svensen there, giving up the dominant position!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensen working for a triangle but Titan defends it easily.
Titan trying to control the position from guard on top but Svensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Titan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Svensen keeping moving, preventing Titan from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smokey Titan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Svensen moves in looking to clinch but Titan pushes him off.
Svensen shoots in looking for a takedown. Titan tries to sprawl out of it but Svensen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Titan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Titan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Svensen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Svensen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Titan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Svensen to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titan falls off balance throwing a combination
so Svensen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Titan is controlling Svensen's posture.
Titan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Svensen defends well.
Titan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Svensen wants to control from the top but Titan keeps moving.
Titan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Titan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Titan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Svensen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Titan dives on top into guard.
Svensen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Titan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Titan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Svensen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Smokey Titan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Titan.
Smokey Titan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Titan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Svensen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Svensen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Titan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Titan advances to full mount.
Svensen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Svensen trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan is controlling the pace.
Titan is trying to control. Svensen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Smokey Titan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Titan misses with a takedown
and Svensen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Titan's guard.
Svensen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Svensen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Titan is trying to keep Svensen in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Svensen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Svensen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Svensen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Titan looking for a sweep. Not yet Titan, not yet.
Svensen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Titan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Svensen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Titan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Svensen has managed to get both his arms back between Titan's legs - danger averted.
Titan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Svensen is one step ahead there.
Svensen wants to control from the top but Titan keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Titan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Svensen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Titan pulls Svensen in close to his closed guard and prevents Svensen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Titan kicks Svensen off and gets to his feet.
Titan fails with the takedown
and Svensen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Titan's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titan pushes Svensen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Titan with a poor takedown
letting Svensen counter with a right hand.
Sven Svensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smokey Titan.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Svensen enables Titan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Svensen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Titan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Svensen is proving hard to escape from.
Svensen looking for a guillotine here but Titan defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Svensen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Svensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Svensen 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Svensen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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