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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Sleeper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dzons Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 Los Angeles, Craig Sleeper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dzons Do!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sleeper moves into the clinch.
Sleeper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dzons Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sleeper feints and as Do raises his hands in defense, Sleeper changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sleeper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Do working a defensive guard here.
Do can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sleeper controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Craig Sleeper wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Do shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sleeper as he jumps to the side.
Do blocks a head kick by Sleeper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sleeper avoids it really well and circles away.
Craig Sleeper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dzons Do.
Do is looking to clinch but Sleeper is avoiding it.
Do shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sleeper as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Do is defended easily by Sleeper.
Do with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sleeper counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Do's guard now.
Sleeper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sleeper is looking to stand up but Do won't let him.
Sleeper throwing strikes from guard but Do blocks nicely.
Sleeper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Do is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Craig Sleeper just wasn't active enough.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Do.
Sleeper struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sleeper is trying to control Do's posture but Do avoids it.
Sleeper is not content to let Do control the position.
Sleeper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sleeper tries to get out of the position.
Do working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Do's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sleeper wants to get back to his feet.
Do wants to free his trapped foot but Sleeper is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sleeper moves into full guard.
Do wants to control from the top but Sleeper keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sleeper looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Do has picked Sleeper up and slammed him! Sleeper can't keep hold of the triangle and Do manages to pass to side control!
Do wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sleeper keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Sleeper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sleeper checks a leg kick.
Do fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sleeper leaves Do with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Craig Sleeper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Do fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sleeper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Do shoots and misses
and Sleeper counters with a single leg into guard. Do didn't expect that.
Do is trying to control the position but Sleeper postures up.
Sleeper seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sleeper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleeper moves into full mount!
Sleeper landing punches.
Do is in a horrible position here. Sleeper smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Craig Sleeper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Do can't escape the position.
Do is breathing heavily.
Sleeper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Sleeper.
Sleeper content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Do wants to hold on but Sleeper pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sleeper is working for a guillotine from mount but Do frees his head quite easily.
Do really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sleeper wants to take Do's back but he can't do it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do is trying to escape the mount.
Do in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sleeper content just to control the position here.
Sleeper looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper dominating with strikes here.
Sleeper has control of Do's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Do regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Do sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sleeper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Do is trying to control but Sleeper manages to pass to mount!
Sleeper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sleeper wants to control the pace but Do is squirming around nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sleeper jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Do manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Sleeper dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Do gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sleeper to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sleeper looking to pass the guard.
Sleeper controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Craig Sleeper.
Sleeper throws a leg kick but Do checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Do shoots in and drives through. Sleeper sprawls well.
Sleeper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Do is out of range and Sleeper settles back down.
Sleeper shoots in and gets a takedown into Do's guard.
Do is trying to keep Sleeper in close.
Sleeper trying to control the position from guard on top but Do is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sleeper stopping the sweep attempt from Do.
Sleeper trying to control but Do is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Do is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Craig Sleeper has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sleeper slaps away a takedown attempt from Do, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Do takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sleeper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Do sprawls well. Do wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sleeper gets slowly back to his feet.
Do keeps the fight on the outside.
Sleeper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sleeper is thwarting Do's attempts to control the position.
Sleeper prevents Do from improving his position.
Sleeper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Do defends it well.
Do is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Do wants to get back to full guard.
Dzons Do has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sleeper passes to full mount!
Craig Sleeper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sleeper content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Sleeper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sleeper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Sleeper!
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