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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sauron Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanishk Soni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sauron Evil could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tanishk Soni's chin.
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270 lbs
17 - 6 - 1 |
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274 lbs
20 - 17 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sauron Evil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanishk Soni!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evil fails with the takedown.
Evil dives in and grabs Soni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soni pushes down on Evil's head and hops out.
Evil misses with a takedown
and Soni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Evil's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sauron Evil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Soni. Beautiful body shot.
Evil misses with an uppercut. Soni saw that one coming.
Evil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Soni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Evil misses with a takedown
and Soni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sauron Evil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evil is breathing heavily.
Evil shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Soni counters by moving into the clinch.
Soni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soni will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Evil up against the cage.
Soni is leaning against Evil and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
Soni has Evil pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soni receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Soni lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Soni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Soni turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Soni stands up and beckons Evil to his feet.
Soni connects with a solid leg kick.
Evil with a lazy takedown attempt
and Soni counters with a straight right hand.
Evil shoots and misses
so Soni counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soni passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evil prevents Soni from moving into mount.
Soni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evil keeps working.
Soni tries for a kimura but Evil is defending well.
Evil is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soni has control of an arm but Evil manages to advance to Soni's back!
Evil controlling well, preventing Soni from escaping the position.
What can Soni do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soni trying to control the hands but Evil won't let him.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evil is looking to control Soni but Soni is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanishk Soni dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Evil avoids a kick to the body.
Tanishk Soni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soni fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Evil sprawls well initially but Soni persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Evil is looking to control Soni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Evil avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soni seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Evil does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tanishk Soni has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Soni lands a jab to the head.
Soni forces Evil back against the cage and clinches.
Soni is pressed up against the cage. Evil has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soni down to the mat. Soni avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evil takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Evil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Soni counters with a good low kick that Evil was not able to check.
Evil misses with a takedown attempt - Soni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sauron Evil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soni pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Evil back to the cage. Soni follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Evil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Soni counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Evil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soni moves into range and clinches up with Evil.
Soni lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Soni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evil looking for a takedown.
Soni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Evil. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Soni thuds a left hand into Evil's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soni decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Soni is looking for a kimura but Evil is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Soni to get the leverage.
Soni is trying to control. Evil wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Evil tries to get to full guard but Soni has control of the leg.
Soni wants to control but Evil is keeping him busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tanishk Soni wasn't active enough on the ground.
Soni rushes Evil and presses him up against the cage.
Soni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Soni counters by moving into the clinch.
Soni has picked Evil up - he's going for a ride! Soni dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Evil tries to roll over but Soni keeps him under control.
Soni is looking to take a break and control but Evil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Evil regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evil trying to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tanishk Soni hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soni. That's going to slow Evil down.
Evil with a poor takedown
and Soni counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Soni stands up and beckons Evil to his feet.
Evil shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Soni keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanishk Soni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Evil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Soni counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Soni.
Soni being controlled here momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Soni wants to control from the top but Evil keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tanishk Soni wasn't active enough on the ground.
Soni feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tanishk Soni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soni trying to control but Evil is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tanishk Soni hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Evil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soni throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Soni slaps away a takedown attempt from Evil, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Evil closes the distance and clinches up with Soni, looking for a takedown. Evil pushes Soni against the cage but Soni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sauron Evil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soni. That's going to slow Evil down.
A nice combination there by Soni.
Soni drives through with a takedown into Evil's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soni advances position into side control!
Soni controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evil keeps working.
Tanishk Soni has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Evil tries to sprawl but Soni drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Soni content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evil is looking to improve his position.
Tanishk Soni has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Evil shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Soni counters with a low kick, right behind Evil 's knee.
Evil fails with a takedown attempt.
Evil shoots in for a takedown but Soni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tanishk Soni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crunch! Soni slams his shin into Evil's torso.
Soni scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soni looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Soni sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sauron Evil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tanishk Soni hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Soni throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanishk Soni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Soni 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanishk Soni!
A relieved looking Tanishk Soni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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RATING
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