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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Vang (ranked 24377 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony The Tuba (ranked 5968 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony The Tuba has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sydney Vang's chin.
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sydney Vang!
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, Tony The Tuba !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Tuba throws a series of punches but Vang avoids them all with ease.
The Tuba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vang was covering up waiting for the punch and The Tuba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vang keeping moving, preventing The Tuba from controlling successfully.
Vang is looking for a triangle but The Tuba pushes his legs off easily.
Vang lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vang is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vang is working The Tuba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vang throws a strike but The Tuba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vang wriggles free and stands up.
A big right from The Tuba misses.
The Tuba tries a head kick but it misses.
The Tuba manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vang on his heels. He'll look to pass Vang's guard now, I'm sure.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vang is on top in guard.
Vang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Tuba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vang is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vang working some strikes from top position.
The Tuba keeping moving, preventing Vang from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Tuba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vang content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The Tuba keeping moving, preventing Vang from controlling successfully.
Vang is working The Tuba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vang with a nice head shot there.
The Tuba is trying to keep Vang in close.
Vang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Tuba is wriggling around but Vang manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Vang.
Vang is working for a kimura but The Tuba is defending it quite comfortably.
Vang wants to work for an arm triangle but The Tuba is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Tuba wants to control the action here but instead Vang manages to pass to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vang wants to finish this one by submission but The Tuba is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Vang.
The Tuba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vang is landing with some decent strikes but The Tuba is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vang is going oldschool here, as he tries to force The Tuba to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so The Tuba shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vang punishing his opponent with strikes.
The Tuba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vang wants to finish this one by submission but The Tuba is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Vang.
Vang working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Vang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Tuba gets a double leg takedown into Vang's guard.
Vang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Tuba 's guard.
Vang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Tuba looking for a sweep. Not yet The Tuba , not yet.
Vang stops The Tuba from standing up.
The Tuba isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Vang stacks The Tuba on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Vang!
Vang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Tuba is looking for a sweep.
The Tuba is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vang is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Tuba knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Tuba is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vang asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Vang working the ground and pound.
Vang working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Tuba , who protects the arm well.
Vang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vang wants to control but The Tuba is keeping him busy.
Vang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Tuba can do to turn this around?
Vang working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The Tuba looking for a sweep but Vang has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vang looking for a guillotine from mount but The Tuba is having none of it.
Vang working the ground and pound effectively.
Vang is landing with some decent strikes but The Tuba is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vang lands with some strikes.
Vang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Tuba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vang is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Tuba can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vang with a couple of short strikes.
Vang is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but The Tuba is surviving well by controlling Vang's body position as best he can.
The Tuba is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vang is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vang with a couple of short strikes.
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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Tuba tries to hold on but Vang postures up.
The Tuba taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Vang dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The Tuba tries to clinch but Vang moves out of range.
Vang moves into the clinch.
The Tuba prevents the takedown attempt.
The Tuba is trying to maintain a safe position but Vang gets an underhook and turns The Tuba into the cage.
Vang has hold of one of The Tuba 's legs. The Tuba is fighting the takedown attempt but Vang gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Vang keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Tuba 's head.
Vang lands a couple of elbows.
Vang drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and The Tuba dives on top into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vang pulls The Tuba in close to prevent any damage.
The Tuba stopping the sweep attempt from Vang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tuba wants to stand but Vang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The Tuba content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vang really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Tuba is looking to stand up but Vang won't let him.
The Tuba being controlled here momentarily.
Vang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Tuba is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vang controlling the position.
Vang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vang keeping full guard, as The Tuba tries to pass.
Vang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The Tuba throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tony The Tuba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from The Tuba .
As The Tuba looks to move away, Vang throws a big counter combo but The Tuba just gets out of the way.
The Tuba throws a head kick that misses.
The Tuba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Tuba looks to land a combination but Vang avoids it well.
Vang looks to score with a jab to the body but The Tuba is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Tuba fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vang sprawls well initially but The Tuba persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vang kicks The Tuba off and gets back to his feet.
Sydney Vang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vang lands a body shot.
The Tuba is fighting off a takedown attempt but Vang is just too persistent for him and manages to trip The Tuba to the mat. The Tuba regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vang is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The Tuba wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Vang is now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tony The Tuba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vang drops an elbow to the side of The Tuba 's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sydney Vang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vang, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sydney Vang!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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