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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papa Said Tap Him Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Dante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tap Him Out's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's Time For War by LL Cool J. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Said Tap Him Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Dante!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dante tries to clinch but Tap Him Out moves out of range.
Dante catches Tap Him Out napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Tap Him Out to the canvas!
It looks like Papa Said Tap Him Out has been cut.
Tap Him Out has a closed guard, preventing Dante from standing up.
Dante stopping the sweep attempt from Tap Him Out.
Tap Him Out throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tap Him Out wants to sweep but no luck.
Dante wanted to stand there but Tap Him Out had control of the position.
Tap Him Out looking for a sweep. Not yet Tap Him Out, not yet.
Tap Him Out escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dante gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tap Him Out has a closed guard, preventing Dante from standing up.
Dante avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dante postures up.
Dante trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tap Him Out's guard.
Dante won't allow Tap Him Out to sweep him here.
Tap Him Out is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tap Him Out is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dante has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tap Him Out is proving hard to escape from.
Dante stopping the sweep attempt from Tap Him Out.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tap Him Out shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tap Him Out prevents Dante from getting back to his feet.
Tap Him Out throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dante works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tap Him Out controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tap Him Out wants to control from the top but Dante keeps moving.
Tap Him Out wants to pass the guard but Dante is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tap Him Out won't allow Dante to get back to his feet.
Tap Him Out trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dante keeping moving, preventing Tap Him Out from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tap Him Out scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dante pushes Tap Him Out off looking to stand but Tap Him Out dives back in and keeps control.
Dante looks gassed!
Tap Him Out is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tap Him Out is controlling the pace.
Tap Him Out trying to mount his opponent but Dante defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tap Him Out trying to control the action but Dante is working from the bottom.
Tap Him Out trying to pass the guard but Dante defending well.
Tap Him Out is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dante doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tap Him Out.
Tap Him Out sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dante defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Dante will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Papa Said Tap Him Out's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tap Him Out fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dante sprawls well initially but Tap Him Out persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dante is trying to stand.
Dante is not content to let Tap Him Out control the position.
Dante is trying to stand up here but Tap Him Out is controlling him well.
Tap Him Out with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tap Him Out stops Dante from getting back to his feet.
Tap Him Out trying to control from half guard but Dante is working away.
Dante wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Tap Him Out there.
Dante tries to kick Tap Him Out off but Tap Him Out keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dante is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tap Him Out throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tap Him Out sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dante is not content to let Tap Him Out control the position.
Tap Him Out is really struggling to control Dante but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tap Him Out is looking to advance position but Dante won't allow it.
Dante has hold of Tap Him Out's hands but Tap Him Out slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tap Him Out wants to free his trapped foot but Dante is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tap Him Out has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
BOOM! Tap Him Out connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tap Him Out tries to control but Dante wriggling away.
Dante wants to get back to his feet.
Tap Him Out takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tap Him Out scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dante is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tap Him Out lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Dante that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tap Him Out landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tap Him Out fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tap Him Out controlling the pace for now.
Tap Him Out is landing with some decent strikes but Dante is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tap Him Out won't let Dante get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tap Him Out raining down shots from the mount!
Tap Him Out landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tap Him Out postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dante looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tap Him Out lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Dante that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dante is in a horrible position here. Tap Him Out smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tap Him Out takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Tap Him Out connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Tap Him Out connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tap Him Out scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dante?
Dante is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tap Him Out lands a big shot there that rocks Dante but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dante is still in real trouble! Can Tap Him Out finish him?
Tap Him Out 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.
Tap Him Out working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tap Him Out lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Said Tap Him Out dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Papa Said Tap Him Out's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tap Him Out drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tap Him Out landing some decent shots from guard.
Tap Him Out drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tap Him Out jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tap Him Out pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dante is keeping the position for now.
Dante seems to have recovered his senses.
Tap Him Out drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dante looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dante looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dante!
Tap Him Out wants to control but Dante postures up.
Dante stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tap Him Out looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tap Him Out wants to pass the guard but Dante is keeping the position.
Tap Him Out is working hard here to advance position.
Tap Him Out trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dante manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Tap Him Out is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tap Him Out manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Papa Said Tap Him Out overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dante is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tap Him Out lands a heavy elbow.
Dante wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tap Him Out lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Tap Him Out connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tap Him Out lands a big elbow.
Tap Him Out sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tap Him Out working Dante over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tap Him Out controlling from mount.
Dante is squirming around, avoiding Tap Him Out's attempts to control the action.
Tap Him Out lands a heavy elbow.
Tap Him Out looking to isolate an arm here. Dante doesn't see it coming and as Tap Him Out extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Tap Him Out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Papa Said Tap Him Out!
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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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