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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tank The Razors Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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199 lbs
31 - 15 - 3 |
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201 lbs
24 - 12 - 4 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank The Razors Edge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinatra works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sinatra shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Razors Edge manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sinatra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sinatra trying to control but The Razors Edge is working from the bottom.
The Razors Edge trying to keep a closed guard but Sinatra is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Razors Edge holds on and takes a little breather.
The Razors Edge keeping moving, preventing Sinatra from controlling successfully.
Sinatra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sinatra trying to move into half guard but instead The Razors Edge has managed to sweep!
Sinatra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Razors Edge is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinatra is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sinatra gets the takedown into side control.
The Razors Edge is looking to regain half guard here but Sinatra keeps moving and retains side control.
The Razors Edge wants to control but Sinatra postures up.
The Razors Edge tries to bench press Sinatra off him but Sinatra keeps the position.
Sinatra misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The Razors Edge is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sinatra's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sinatra working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on The Razors Edge's thigh. The Razors Edge counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Sinatra wants to pass the guard but The Razors Edge is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sinatra's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Razors Edge controlling the position.
The Razors Edge manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sinatra manages to get himself to full guard.
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!
The Razors Edge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sinatra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Razors Edge postures up.
Sinatra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Razors Edge preventing the sweep.
The Razors Edge postures up in Sinatra's guard and throws a big left but Sinatra blocks it.
The Razors Edge being controlled here momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sinatra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge postures up in Sinatra's guard and throws a big left but Sinatra blocks it.
Sinatra keeping moving, preventing The Razors Edge from controlling successfully.
The Razors Edge is really struggling to control Sinatra but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Razors Edge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Razors Edge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sinatra circles away quickly and effectively.
Sinatra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sinatra jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinatra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Sinatra.
Sinatra moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Razors Edge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sinatra defends it nicely.
Sinatra slaps away a takedown attempt from The Razors Edge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinatra lands a glancing blow to the side of The Razors Edge's head.
Sinatra throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sinatra cracks The Razors Edge with an open hand slap.
The Razors Edge tries to clinch but Sinatra moves out of range.
The Razors Edge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Razors Edge fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Razors Edge slips under a jab.
Sinatra dips to his left and cracks The Razors Edge with an uppercut!
Sinatra swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Razors Edge counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The Razors Edge fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Razors Edge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sinatra throws out the jab.
The Razors Edge looking to score a takedown here. Sinatra is defending well but The Razors Edge drives through and ends up in Sinatra's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra keeping moving, preventing The Razors Edge from controlling successfully.
Sinatra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Razors Edge manages to get himself to full guard.
The Razors Edge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sinatra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Razors Edge is trying to control the position but Sinatra postures up.
Sinatra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Razors Edge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Razors Edge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sinatra tries to free his leg and advance position but The Razors Edge is retaining full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The Razors Edge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Razors Edge keeping full guard, as Sinatra tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge wants to stand and escape but Sinatra is having none of it.
Sinatra trying to control but The Razors Edge is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Tank The Razors Edge wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sinatra lands with a straight right. The Razors Edge didn't see that one coming.
Sinatra misses with a body shot.
The Razors Edge ducks under a wild hook from Sinatra.
The Razors Edge slips a straight right by Sinatra.
The Razors Edge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sinatra counters with a left to the body.
The Razors Edge takes a swing at Sinatra's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Razors Edge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Razors Edge was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinatra.
The Razors Edge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sinatra throws a big shot that misses.
Sinatra scores with the left hand. The Razors Edge knows he should have avoided that one.
The Razors Edge tries to close the distance and clinch but Sinatra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Razors Edge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sinatra but Sinatra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank The Razors Edge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Razors Edge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frank Sinatra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Razors Edge connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Razors Edge tries to clinch but Sinatra moves out of range.
Sinatra punishes The Razors Edge's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinatra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Razors Edge.
Sinatra clobbers The Razors Edge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Razors Edge throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sinatra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sinatra misses with a body shot
and The Razors Edge moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinatra has had enough of the clinch but The Razors Edge keeps him there for the moment.
Sinatra tries to circle away but The Razors Edge has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Razors Edge has a couple of punches blocked by Sinatra.
The Razors Edge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sinatra breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Sinatra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Sinatra lands with an overhand left.
Sinatra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Razors Edge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Razors Edge forces Sinatra back against the cage and clinches.
The Razors Edge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinatra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Razors Edge has him pressed against the cage.
The Razors Edge tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from The Razors Edge - that landed with a thud.
Sinatra manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sinatra.
The Razors Edge takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sinatra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Razors Edge counters with a good low kick that Sinatra was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Razors Edge.
Sinatra lands with a hook. The Razors Edge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Razors Edge looks to throw the jab but Sinatra is out of range.
The Razors Edge slips a jab from Sinatra.
Sinatra with a hook.
Sinatra doesn't manage to clinch there - The Razors Edge circles away.
No luck for Sinatra with that takedown attempt.
Sinatra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Razors Edge was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinatra.
Sinatra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Razors Edge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frank Sinatra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra misses the shot to the body.
The Razors Edge stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Razors Edge wants it to stay on the feet.
Tank The Razors Edge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
Sinatra throws a jab when The Razors Edge was well out of range.
Sinatra takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Razors Edge walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab from The Razors Edge.
It looks like Frank Sinatra has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinatra moves out of range as The Razors Edge throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - The Razors Edge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sinatra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Razors Edge shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Razors Edge showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of The Razors Edge's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take The Razors Edge's back!
Sinatra biding his time, controlling The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge is really stuck here.
Tank The Razors Edge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinatra tries to keep control of the position but The Razors Edge is staying busy.
The Razors Edge tries to escape but Sinatra has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sinatra has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of The Razors Edge's body.
Will Sinatra go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The Razors Edge is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Sinatra.
Sinatra trying to control momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The Razors Edge tries to break free.
Well, with Sinatra on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before The Razors Edge is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Sinatra really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge staying busy and making it hard for Sinatra to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinatra is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frank Sinatra has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The Razors Edge tries to score with a low kick but Sinatra moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Sinatra.
I've got Sinatra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sinatra!
A relieved looking Frank Sinatra 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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energy
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hype
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