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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Titus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Vassallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 Las Vegas, Terrence Titus!
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, Bobby Vassallo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vassallo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Titus stands up and beckons Vassallo to his feet.
Titus closes the distance and clinches.
Titus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A leg kick checked by Titus.
Vassallo feints and as Titus raises his hands in defense, Vassallo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Titus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vassallo!
Vassallo is looking to improve his position but Titus isn't that keen on the idea.
Titus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vassallo has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus controlling the position well here. Vassallo rolled but Titus kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Vassallo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Titus trying to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vassallo looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Vassallo covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Titus's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Titus thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Vassallo is trying to break free.
Vassallo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vassallo is working to get back to half guard.
Titus with shots to the head and body - Vassallo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Titus get's back to his feet.
Vassallo looks gassed!
Vassallo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Titus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Titus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vassallo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vassallo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vassallo.
Vassallo wants to stand but Titus is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vassallo, up you get!
Titus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Titus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vassallo.
Vassallo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vassallo lands in his opponent's guard.
Vassallo wants to stand but Titus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vassallo gets to his feet - Titus follows without any prompting.
Vassallo lands a front kick.The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vassallo works over Titus's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Vassallo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Titus clinches.
It looks like Terrence Titus has been cut.
Titus lands a takedown into guard.
Titus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Titus trying to control but Vassallo is working from the bottom.
Titus wants to pass the guard but Vassallo is keeping the position.
Titus stops Vassallo from standing up.
Titus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vassallo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vassallo keeping moving, preventing Titus from controlling successfully.
Vassallo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Titus with a poor takedown
and Vassallo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vassallo is breathing heavily.
Vassallo is looking for a kimura here.
Vassallo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Titus trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus kicks Vassallo off and gets back to his feet.
Vassallo gets a clinch.
Vassallo fails to pull guard.
Vassallo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Titus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Titus avoiding damage as Vassallo throws knees to the body.
Titus avoiding damage as Vassallo throws knees to the body.
Vassallo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Terrence Titus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Vassallo.
Vassallo misses with a knee strike.
Titus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vassallo has him pressed against the cage.
Titus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vassallo wants to stall.
Vassallo misses with a knee strike.
Vassallo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vassallo misses with a knee strike.
Vassallo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Titus smiles and moves away.
Vassallo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Titus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Titus clinches up against the cage.
Titus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Titus drives through with a takedown into 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!
Vassallo has an active guard here but Titus has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vassallo moves into full guard.
Vassallo wants to get back to his feet but Titus passes into half guard.
Vassallo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Titus is fighting to break Vassallo's control of his arms but Vassallo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vassallo wants to stand up but Titus is controlling him.
Titus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Titus trying to control the position from guard on top but Vassallo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Titus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Titus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vassallo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vassallo is looking to stand up but Titus isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrence Titus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terrence Titus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vassallo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Titus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Titus.
Titus tries to pull guard but Vassallo holds him up against the cage and eventually Titus drops back down to his feet.
Vassallo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vassallo wants to break free but Titus has control.
Vassallo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vassallo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vassallo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vassallo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Titus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vassallo is looking to clinch but Titus is avoiding it.
Titus misses with a head kick.
Vassallo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Titus counters with a low kick, right behind Vassallo 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus has closed the distance and engaged Vassallo in a clinch.
Vassallo goes for a takedown attempt but Titus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Titus falls off balance throwing a combination
so Vassallo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vassallo gets to his feet - Titus follows without any prompting.
Terrence Titus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vassallo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Titus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Terrence Titus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Vassallo.
Vassallo wants to get back to his feet.
Titus controlling the pace.
Vassallo is looking to escape.
Titus trying to control from half guard but Vassallo is working away.
Titus escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vassallo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vassallo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vassallo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vassallo tries to clinch but Titus is having none of it.
Titus has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Vassallo.
Titus trying to stall but Vassallo improves his position.
Vassallo tries to land a knee to the head but Titus blocks with his arms.
Titus managing to block the knees to the body from Vassallo.
Titus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vassallo.
Titus misses with a two punch combination.
Vassallo tries to clinch up
and Titus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Titus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vassallo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Titus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Titus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Titus counters with a head kick.
Vassallo tries to clinch up.
Titus has closed the distance and engaged Vassallo in a clinch.
Titus manages to break the clinch.
Titus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Titus scores with a kick to the body.
Titus shoots and misses
and Vassallo counters by clinching up.
Titus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vassallo goes for a takedown attempt but Titus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Titus throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Titus misses.
Vassallo darts in trying to clinch
and Titus counters with a three punch combo that has Vassallo backing up. Vassallo nods at Titus to acknowledge the strikes.
Vassallo closes the distance but Titus moves to the side
and Titus counters with a right hand to the body.
Vassallo darts in trying to clinch
and Titus counters with a straight right hand.
Vassallo has closed the distance and engaged Titus in a clinch.
Vassallo is trying to trip Titus. He has hold of a leg but Titus is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vassallo persists though and gets the takedown into 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!
Titus trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vassallo tries to stand but Titus is controlling from the bottom.
Vassallo prevents Titus from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrence Titus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Titus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrence Titus!
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energy
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hype
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