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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Itsik Obas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obas comes to the cage accompanied by Perfect Gentelman. Trejo has chosen Dire Straits- Six Blade Knife as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itsik Obas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Trejo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo is looking to clinch but Obas is avoiding it.
Trejo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trejo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Obas closes the distance but Trejo moves to the side
and Trejo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Obas!
Obas is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trejo content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Obas regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obas wants to improve his position but Trejo is controlling well.
Danny Trejo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Obas wants to clinch.
Trejo moves out of range of the leg kick from Obas.
Itsik Obas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obas closes the distance but Trejo moves to the side
and Trejo counters by moving into the clinch.
Obas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trejo is keeping busy.
Trejo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trejo forces Obas back against the cage and clinches.
Trejo wants to take the fight to the mat but Obas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Itsik Obas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Trejo.
Obas connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Danny Trejo has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Trejo.
Obas is looking to control Trejo's arms but Trejo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Obas has his back to the cage.
Obas stalling against the cage.
Trejo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trejo wants to clinch.
Obas tries to close the distance and clinch but Trejo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Obas has Trejo up against the cage in a clinch.
Trejo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trejo trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Trejo is looking to break free of the clinch but Obas has double underhooks.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trejo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Obas to keep the fight standing.
Obas throws an elbow but it misses.
Trejo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Obas after a bit of a struggle.
Trejo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trejo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trejo tries to break free but Obas pushes him back against the cage.
Obas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trejo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Obas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trejo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Obas lands a damaging elbow.
Trejo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trejo blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trejo can't break the clinch.
Trejo can't break the clinch.
Trejo blocks an elbow strike from Obas.
Obas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trejo dodges an elbow strike from Obas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Trejo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Trejo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Trejo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trejo keeps the fight on the outside.
Trejo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Obas's guard.
Trejo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Danny Trejo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Obas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trejo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Trejo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trejo.
It looks like Itsik Obas has been cut.
Obas moves in looking to clinch but Trejo pushes him off.
Trejo rushes Obas and presses him up against the cage.
Obas misses with a knee to the head.
Trejo pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obas distracts Trejo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Obas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trejo is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obas won't allow Trejo to get back to his feet.
Trejo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Trejo wants to take a breather but Obas is having none of it.
Trejo wants to pass to mount but Obas is defending the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Danny Trejo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Obas has closed the distance and engaged Trejo in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obas lands a good knee to the midsection. Trejo won't want to take too many of those.
Obas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trejo is breathing heavily.
Obas managing to block the knees to the body from Trejo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trejo's defenses.
Obas working Trejo over with knees to the body.
Obas tries to land knees in the clinch but Trejo avoids the damage to the body.
Trejo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Obas uses from the top position.
Obas throwing strikes from guard but Trejo blocks nicely.
Trejo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trejo keeping moving, preventing Obas from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obas throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trejo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Obas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Obas wants to pass the guard but Trejo is keeping the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Trejo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Danny Trejo has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Itsik Obas just wasn't active enough.
Obas closes the distance and clinches.
Trejo jumps guard but Obas stands there with Trejo around his waist. Trejo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Trejo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obas lands an elbow inside that Trejo shrugs off.
Obas has Trejo pressed against the cage.
Itsik Obas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trejo is keeping busy.
Trejo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Obas to keep the fight standing.
Obas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Obas managing to block the knees to the body from Trejo.
Obas lands an elbow inside that Trejo shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obas wants to stall.
Trejo manages to pull guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Obas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itsik Obas dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Trejo looks to land a combination but Obas avoids it well.
Obas closes the distance and clinches.
Trejo tries to circle away but Obas has him pinned against the cage.
Obas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obas tries to land knees in the clinch but Trejo avoids the damage to the body.
Trejo is looking to control Obas's arms but Obas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trejo has his back to the cage.
Trejo tries to circle away but Obas has him pinned against the cage.
Obas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trejo avoids it.
Obas trying to control the position but instead, Trejo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Obas into the cage.
Trejo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Obas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Trejo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Trejo manages to pull guard.
Obas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Obas trying to control the position from guard on top but Trejo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Obas throwing strikes from guard but Trejo blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Itsik Obas just wasn't active enough.
Obas tries to clinch up but Trejo circles away and keeps his distance.
Obas tries to close the distance and clinch but Trejo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Obas is looking to clinch but Trejo is avoiding it.
Trejo misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obas tries a head kick but it misses.
Obas closes the distance and pushes Trejo back into the cage.
Trejo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trejo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Obas to keep the fight standing.
Trejo fails to pull guard.
Itsik Obas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Trejo.
Trejo avoiding damage as Obas throws knees to the body.
Trejo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Obas smiles and moves away.
Obas tries to clinch
and Trejo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obas wants to clinch.
Trejo shoots in but Obas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Obas stuffs the takedown.
Trejo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obas is looking to clinch but Trejo is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obas tries to clinch there but Trejo circles away.
Obas wants to clinch but Trejo slips to the side
and Trejo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Trejo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obas is fending him off so far but Trejo persists. Nope, Obas circles away and we're back to standing.
Obas is looking to clinch.
Obas lands a high kick!
Itsik Obas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trejo shoots for a double leg takedown but Obas sprawls well. He's pushed Trejo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Obas is looking to clinch.
Trejo keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Obas closes the distance but Trejo moves to the side
and Trejo counters with a nice uppercut.
Trejo swats away the attempt to clinch by Obas.
Trejo blocks a head kick by Obas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whack! Obas lands a heavy head kick that drops Trejo. The ref tackles Obas to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Trejo was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Itsik Obas!
Itsik Obas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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