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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tantra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tantra comes to the cage accompanied by Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Story has chosen Finish em ALL as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Tantra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Story!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantra drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tantra wants to control from the top but Story keeps moving.
Story trying to keep a closed guard but Tantra is proving a slippery customer.
Story is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Story is pulling down on Tantra's head. It's preventing any offense from Tantra, at least for the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rick Story wasn't active enough on the ground.
Story stuffs the takedown.
Tantra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Story.
Tantra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Story circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Story!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantra lands a jab to Story's midsection.
Story throws a sloppy head kick and Tantra moves out of range easily.
Story lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tantra at a distance.
Story shoots in for a takedown but Tantra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Tantra or perhaps it was just good defense by Story which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Tantra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tantra fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Story sprawls well initially but Tantra persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tantra seems to be working for a kimura but Story defends the submission attempt.
Tantra is breathing heavily.
Story tries to roll over but Tantra keeps him under control.
Tantra thows a huge punch but Story dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tantra trying to control but Story is working from the bottom.
Story looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tantra engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tantra looking to pass the guard.
Story has his feet on Tantra's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tantra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Story as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tantra.
Story shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tantra eats them both and turns towards Story to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Story closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tantra circles away.
Story will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Story throws a head kick that misses.
Tantra throws a head kick but Story moves out of range.
Tantra shoots in but Story avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Story slaps away a takedown attempt from Tantra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Story closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantra missing with punches from the bottom.
Story is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tantra sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tantra kicks off Story and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tantra shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Story is trying to defend but Tantra finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Story has his hands clasped together around Tantra's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick Story will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tantra.
Tantra is trying to get an arm triangle but Story is defending well.
Story is trying to control Tantra's posture but Tantra avoids it.
Story is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Tantra.
Tantra trying to control the position but Story is working away.
Tom Tantra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantra lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Story down.
Story takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tantra tries to move to mount but Story blocks the move with his legs.
Story is trying to get back to half guard.
Tantra cracks Story with a big right hand but Story just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Story is trying to buck Tantra off.
Story is breathing heavily.
Tantra working the head and body with strikes.
Story tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tantra raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tantra lands a heavy elbow.
Story really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Story is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantra landing shots from mount.
Tantra trying to control but Story is having none of it.
Tantra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantra pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tantra looking to finish Story with some ground and pound. This is bad for Story!
Tantra scoring with strikes but Story is staying in there.
Tantra landing strikes from the mount and Story is in trouble!
Tantra landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tantra lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tantra is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Story has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tantra wants to control the pace but Story is squirming around nicely.
Story is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tantra 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!
Tantra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tantra has hold of Story's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Story manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Tantra working for a guillotine from mount but Story is in no mood to give up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Story is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Tantra dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Story throws a sloppy head kick and Tantra moves out of range easily.
Story goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Tom Tantra has been cut.
Tantra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tantra feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tantra is looking to work some ground and pound but Story has wrist control.
Tantra distracts Story with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tantra connects with a couple of short punches.
Tantra throwing strikes but missing.
Tantra postures up.
Story is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Story pulls Tantra in close to his closed guard and prevents Tantra from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantra pushing down on Story's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tantra not doing much here.
Nice strikes from Tantra there.
Tantra takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tantra trying to mount his opponent but Story defends it.
Story has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tantra is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantra passes to side control.
Story is letting Tantra control him for a moment.
Story taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tantra has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tantra misses with a takedown attempt
and Story counters with a series of strikes. Tantra will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Tantra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Story circles away.
Story tries to clinch there but Tantra circles away.
Tantra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Story pinned against the cage. Story gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Tantra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantra has a takedown stuffed.
Story throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tantra's waist but Tantra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Story off to one side.
Tantra shoots in for a double leg but Story sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Story misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tantra with a poor takedown
and Story counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Tantra's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tantra tries to escape but Story is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tantra tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Story easily slips into full mount!
Story can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tantra is looking to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tantra bucks Story off and manages to get back to his feet!
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 Tom Tantra.
I think Tantra 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Tantra!
A less than humble Tom Tantra misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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