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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Average Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bobby durang (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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BJJ Purple 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Average Joe!
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, bobby durang!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe tries to clinch up but durang circles away and keeps his distance.
durang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from Joe.
Stalling in the clinch from Joe.
durang wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe won't allow it.
Joe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. durang smiles and moves away.
durang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
durang wants to clinch but Joe slips to the side
and Joe counters with a single leg into guard. durang didn't expect that.
Joe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Joe stands and steps away. durang gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
durang scores with a takedown into Joe's guard.
durang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe looking for a sweep. Not yet Joe, not yet.
durang stands up over Joe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
durang content to stall in guard here.
Joe trying to control the position here.
Joe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
durang sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Joe controls durang momentarily but durang frees himself.
Joe is breathing heavily.
durang content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
durang throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
durang misses with a leg kick
and Joe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Joe misses with a takedown
and durang counters with a nice uppercut.
durang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
durang lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Joe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Joe wants to control but durang is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
durang tries to kick Joe off but Joe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
durang trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Joe in particular looking to stall.
durang is not content to let Joe control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Average Joe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Joe has his takedown stuffed
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and durang decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Joe's guard.
Joe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for durang!
durang is working to get back to half guard.
Joe wants to control the pace but durang is squirming around nicely.
durang wants to hold on but Joe pushes him away.
Joe controlling from mount.
durang is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe landing shots from mount.
Joe trying to control but durang is having none of it.
That's two 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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Average Joe just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Joe has his takedown stuffed
so durang counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
durang postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
durang throwing strikes but missing.
Joe is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
durang missing with knees to the body.
Joe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. durang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Average Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
durang gets the takedown into side control.
durang working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe manages to get back to half guard.
Joe is doing well to control the position and prevent durang from advancing to side control.
Joe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of durang's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take durang's back!
Joe controls the position.
Joe seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down durang for as long as he can get away with.
Joe controlling well, preventing durang from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe struggling to keep hold of the position.
durang looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
durang breaks Joe's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
durang content to stall in guard here.
durang's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bobby durang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
durang moves into range and clinches up with Joe.
Joe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Joe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Joe lands a nice knee to the body.
durang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
durang slows down the pace here.
durang has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Joe regains guard immediately.
durang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joe is keeping the position for now.
Joe pulls durang in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
durang gets to his feet. Joe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
durang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
durang misses with a low kick.
Joe with a poor takedown
and durang counters with a single leg into guard. Joe didn't expect that.
durang trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe pulls durang in close to prevent any damage.
Joe wants to sweep but no luck.
durang looking to sit in guard and control but Joe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Joe trying to control but durang is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
durang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joe is one step ahead there.
Joe is stalling in the full guard.
durang seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
bobby durang has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe trying to control but durang is working from the bottom.
Joe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Joe won't allow durang to sweep him here.
durang keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Joe passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Joe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but durang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Joe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
durang is looking to get back to full guard here but Joe has managed to pass to side control instead.
Joe tries to control but durang wriggling away.
Joe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of durang's face.
Joe controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
bobby durang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well durang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bobby durang!
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hype
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FIGHT
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