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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Full Time Panda (ranked 2026 p4p, 90 weight class) and Doctor Tennant (ranked 2267 p4p, 70 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Full Time Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doctor Tennant!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennant slaps away a takedown attempt from Panda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Panda doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Tennant to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Full Time Panda has been cut.
Panda fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Full Time Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Panda.
Tennant looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tennant gets caught napping as Panda dives in and scores a takedown. Tennant manages to retain 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.
Panda trying to control but Tennant is working from the bottom.
Panda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda is working Tennant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tennant is pulling down on Panda's head to control his posture.
Tennant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Panda manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tennant wants to stand but Panda is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tennant trying to control the position from guard on top but Panda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Panda controlling Tennant's posture.
Tennant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tennant stops Panda from standing up.
Panda throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Panda throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Panda wants to sweep here but Tennant controlling him for the moment.
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.
Panda being controlled here, momentarily.
Tennant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Panda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Panda striking off his back but it's not causing Tennant any problems.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Panda working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tennant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Panda.
Panda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tennant as he avoids it easily.
Panda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tennant defends it nicely.
Panda dives in for a single leg takedown but Tennant sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda fails with a takedown attempt.
Full Time Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tennant as he jumps to the side.
Panda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tennant scores with a jab. Panda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tennant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Panda closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tennant did well to prevent Panda getting side control.
Panda working over Tennant with some ground and pound. Tennant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Panda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Panda thows a huge punch but Tennant dodges it nicely.
Tennant is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tennant tries to get to full guard but Panda has control of the leg.
Tennant is not content to let Panda control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Panda lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda is trying to control the action in half guard but Tennant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Panda takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Panda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tennant's head.
Tennant taking some punishment here, with Panda in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tennant wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Panda.
Tennant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Panda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tennant is trying to get back to full guard.
Tennant wants to control but Panda is keeping busy.
Panda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tennant with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Panda is trying to control. Tennant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tennant tries to get to full guard but Panda has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Panda seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doctor Tennant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Full Time Panda's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Panda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tennant scores with a punch to the head.
Panda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tennant.
Tennant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Panda misses the shot to the body.
Panda dives in and grabs Tennant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tennant pushes down on Panda's head and hops out.
Panda gets the takedown into side control.
Panda trying to control the action but Tennant is working from the bottom.
Tennant struggling a bit here.
Panda could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Panda is staying tight to Tennant's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Panda 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.
Panda scores with punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Panda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Tennant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Panda scoring with punches from side control.
Tennant tries to bench press Panda off him but Panda keeps the position.
Panda working the body and head with strikes.
Tennant tries to improve position but can't.
Panda working away.
Tennant taking punishment in the form of punches.
Panda lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tennant down.
Panda trying to control the position but Tennant is working away.
The strikes coming from Panda are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tennant is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Panda's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tennant is not content to let Panda control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennant is looking to improve his position.
Tennant controlling the position well.
Panda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Panda is thwarting Tennant's attempts to control the position.
Panda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Panda is looking to take a break and control but Tennant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panda is thwarting Tennant's attempts to control the position.
Panda throwing shots but Tennant is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennant is looking to control Panda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tennant avoid being mounted?
Tennant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Panda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Panda prevents Tennant from standing back up.
Panda is thwarting Tennant's attempts to control the position.
Panda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Panda.
Tennant is trying to get back to full guard.
Panda lands strikes from half guard.
Panda trying to pass the guard but Tennant defending well.
Tennant is trying is best to control the position here.
Panda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Panda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennant taking some punishment here, with Panda in his half guard.
Panda trying to control from half guard but Tennant is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Panda connects with a nice short shot to Tennant's temple.
Tennant tries to roll over but Panda keeps him under control.
Tennant is trying to stand back up but Panda is controlling him
Tennant wants to control but Panda is keeping busy.
Tennant is trying to get back to full guard.
Panda wants to take a breather but Tennant is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tennant trying to control here.
Panda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tennant's head.
Panda is keen to just control but Tennant is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Full Time Panda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Full Time Panda's cut.
That's time! Panda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Panda has a takedown stuffed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tennant. Panda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tennant gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Panda to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tennant is pulling down on Panda's head. It's preventing any offense from Panda, at least for the moment.
Tennant is looking to stand up but Panda isn't so interested in that idea.
Panda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Panda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tennant is controlling Panda's posture.
Tennant trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Panda scoring with punches to the head and body.
Panda content to stall in guard here.
Full Time Panda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Panda's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tennant looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Panda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tennant keeping moving, preventing Panda from controlling successfully.
Panda stays in close to Tennant's body and controls the position.
Panda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tennant can do to turn this around?
Tennant has his hands on Panda's head, controlling the position.
Doctor Tennant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Full Time Panda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Panda controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Panda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tennant counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Panda thinking.
Tennant drops Panda with a beautiful combination! Panda stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tennant is looking for the KO!
Panda decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Panda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tennant is looking to control Panda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tennant avoid being mounted?
Panda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tennant keeping control of the position.
Tennant is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennant is looking to control Panda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tennant avoid being mounted?
Tennant is not content to let Panda control the position.
Panda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tennant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Panda.
Panda perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tennant is not content to let Panda control the position.
Panda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tennant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Panda scores with a couple of nice shots.
Panda is nestled in close to Tennant, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Panda is keen to just control but Tennant is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda thows a huge punch but Tennant dodges it nicely.
Tennant looking for submissions off his back.
Tennant is trying to control but can't.
Tennant is looking to improve his position.
Panda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tennant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tennant actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Panda connects with a nice short shot to Tennant's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Panda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tennant keeps working.
Tennant tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Panda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Full Time Panda.
I think Panda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Full Time Panda!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Full Time Panda!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Full Time Panda!
Full Time Panda wins by unanimous decision!
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