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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Said Tap Him Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tap Him Out has chosen It's Time For War by LL Cool J as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Papa Said Tap Him Out has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Said Tap Him Out!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stern wants to get back to his feet but Tap Him Out is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tap Him Out passes Stern's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stern tries to kick Tap Him Out off but Tap Him Out keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tap Him Out is trying to control the action in half guard but Stern is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tap Him Out prevents Stern from standing back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tap Him Out closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stern circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tap Him Out looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stern is fending him off so far but Tap Him Out persists. Nope, Stern circles away and we're back to standing.
Stern misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tap Him Out avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stern lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tap Him Out backs up against the cage.
Stern misses with a double jab.
Tap Him Out has a takedown stuffed.
Howard Stern has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papa Said Tap Him Out.
Stern misses with a few strikes there.
Stern misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern throws a series of strikes that have Tap Him Out backpedaling.
Stern misses with a two punch combination.
Stern fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stern misses with a series of wild punches.
Stern throws a right hand that Tap Him Out ducks under and follows up with a left that Tap Him Out also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Stern.
Stern misses with the combination.
Tap Him Out darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stern is trying to stand back up but Tap Him Out is controlling him
Stern is refusing to be controlled, as Tap Him Out sits in half guard.
Stern is trying to stand back up but Tap Him Out is controlling him
Tap Him Out sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tap Him Out trying to control the action but Stern is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tap Him Out passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stern!
Tap Him Out working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tap Him Out looks gassed!
Stern is trying to stand.
Stern trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Tap Him Out sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stern wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tap Him Out wants to control the pace but Stern is squirming around nicely.
Tap Him Out looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Tap Him Out won't let Stern get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tap Him Out forces the positional change into back control.
Tap Him Out is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Stern is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Tap Him Out working for a choke but Stern is defending well.
Stern is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tap Him Out patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
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!
Stern is trying to get back to his feet but Tap Him Out has full control of the position and if anything, Stern has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Tap Him Out has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Stern.
Stern has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Tap Him Out has his opponent's back but Stern is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Tap Him Out.
Tap Him Out fails with a takedown attempt.
Stern scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tap Him Out changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stern tries to avoid it but Tap Him Out manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stern to the ground. Stern escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tap Him Out avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stern misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Said Tap Him Out dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stern rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tap Him Out moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tap Him Out takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stern throws a nice looking combination but Tap Him Out bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tap Him Out drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stern kicks Tap Him Out off and gets to his feet.
Stern scores a takedown into full mount!
Tap Him Out wants to control but Stern is having none of it.
Stern tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Tap Him Out is looking to improve his position but Stern isn't that keen on the idea.
Tap Him Out regains half guard.
Stern gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Stern displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tap Him Out slips a jab and a cross from Stern.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tap Him Out scores with a takedown into Stern's guard.
Tap Him Out stops Stern from standing up.
Stern keeping moving, preventing Tap Him Out from controlling successfully.
Stern is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tap Him Out is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stern will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stern wants to stand up but Tap Him Out is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tap Him Out is pushing down on Stern's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stern is fighting to maintain full guard but Tap Him Out has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tap Him Out stops Stern from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tap Him Out slows the pace down in half guard.
Stern kicks Tap Him Out off and gets back to his feet.
Tap Him Out changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stern tries to avoid it but Tap Him Out manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stern to the ground. Stern escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tap Him Out shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch combination from Stern misses.
Stern misses with a wild combination.
Tap Him Out slips a jab and a cross from Stern.
Tap Him Out misses with a takedown attempt - Stern sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Howard Stern has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papa Said Tap Him Out.
Stern lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stern.
Stern looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stern misses with a wild combination.
Stern swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stern misses with a two punch combination.
Stern throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tap Him Out looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stern!
Stern is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tap Him Out looking to control but Stern is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tap Him Out controlling the pace for now.
Stern is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Tap Him Out tries to control but Stern wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Papa Said Tap Him Out has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tap Him Out mounts Stern! Really nice guard pass there!
Tap Him Out sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tap Him Out is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Stern is surviving well by controlling Tap Him Out's body position as best he can.
Tap Him Out won't let Stern get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Papa Said Tap Him Out will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tap Him Out shoots for a takedown but Stern saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stern misses with a takedown attempt - Tap Him Out sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stern gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tap Him Out trying to control but Stern is working from the bottom.
Tap Him Out won't allow Stern to get back to his feet.
Tap Him Out keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stern's head.
Tap Him Out trying to control the position from guard on top but Stern is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tap Him Out won't allow Stern to get back to his feet.
Tap Him Out passes Stern's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tap Him Out stops Stern from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Stern. No joy for Tap Him Out on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stern looks for the body kick but Tap Him Out saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stern looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tap Him Out slips a jab and a cross from Stern.
Stern fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Stern does no damage.
Stern throws a series of punches but Tap Him Out moves out of range.
Tap Him Out scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tap Him Out prevents Stern from standing back up.
Tap Him Out wants to take a breather but Stern is having none of it.
Tap Him Out tries to pass to full mount but Stern defends it.
Tap Him Out is trying to control the action in half guard but Stern is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stern is trying to stand back up but Tap Him Out is controlling him
Tap Him Out is working for a submission of some sort.
Stern looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stern throws a series of punches but Tap Him Out avoids them all with ease.
Stern looks to land a combination but Tap Him Out avoids it well.
Stern will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stern gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stern is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tap Him Out wants to control from the top but Stern keeps moving.
Tap Him Out drops back looking for a leg! Stern is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stern manages to kick Tap Him Out off! Tap Him Out jumps back into Stern's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern wants to stand up but Tap Him Out is controlling him.
Stern has momentary wrist control but Tap Him Out slips an elbow through the middle.
Stern wants to stand and escape but Tap Him Out is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tap Him Out shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tap Him Out showed some decent athleticism there.
Tap Him Out uses his free foot to push down on Stern's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stern.
Stern is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Tap Him Out working for a guillotine from mount but Stern is in no mood to give up.
Stern really wants to buck Tap Him Out off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tap Him Out is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Stern is surviving well by controlling Tap Him Out's body position as best he can.
Stern stops Tap Him Out from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Stern wants to get back to his feet.
Howard Stern has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tap Him Out looking to control but Stern is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Said Tap Him Out comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tap Him Out winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Said Tap Him Out!
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