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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drestin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bagwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drestin Black!
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, James Bagwell!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagwell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick lands from Black that sends Bagwell to the canvas. Bagwell tries to scramble back to his feet but Black brings him back down into side control.
Black decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bagwell throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Bagwell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bagwell on the side of the head.
Bagwell is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bagwell.
A head kick by Bagwell misses
and Black counters with a good low kick that Bagwell was not able to check.
Black rushes Bagwell and presses him up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Black obliges.
Bagwell looks gassed!
A right handed body shot lands from Black.
Bagwell trying to land knees to the body.
Black lands a left hand.
Black works on Bagwell's body with a couple of short punches.
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bagwell's face.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Bagwell's head.
Black controlling the action here for a moment.
Black lands a body punch.
Black dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Black.
Black has Bagwell pushed against the cage.
Black using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Black holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Black.
Black works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bagwell or not.
Bagwell should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Black lands an elbow inside that Bagwell shrugs off.
The is referee keeping an eye on Black - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Black digs a right hand into Bagwell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bagwell's gas tank.
Black stalling.
Black with a knee to the head.
Black stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Black effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Drestin Black.
Black fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bagwell sprawls well initially but Black persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black is taking a breather. Bagwell says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bagwell pushes Black off but Black dives into side control.
Bagwell wants to get back to his feet but Black is dominant here and he's now got Bagwell's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bagwell tries to break free.
Bagwell trying to control the hands but Black won't let him.
Black controls the position.
Black will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell wants to escape the position.
Black throwing damaging strikes from the back! Bagwell could be in trouble here!
Black avoiding Bagwell 's attempts to control his hands.
Black has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bagwell's body.
That's four 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.
Black seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bagwell for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drestin Black dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bagwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Black counters by moving into the clinch.
Black throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bagwells head.
Black putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bagwell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Black effectively controlling the action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Black.
Black taking a breather.
Black creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bagwell's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Black lands a left hand.
Black lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Black.
Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Black pulls guard effortlessly.
Black pushes Bagwell off and gets back to his feet.
Bagwell slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwell darts in trying to clinch
and Black counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bagwell can't keep his opponent in guard - Black advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bagwell looking for submissions off his back.
Black content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bagwell in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell thows a leg kick but Black checks it
and Black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Black lands a body shot.
Black lands a knee to the body.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bagwell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A hook to the body from Black.
Black effectively controlling the action here.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Bagwell trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bagwell into the cage.
Black has Bagwell pressed against the cage.
Black gets control of Bagwell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Black will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Black seems keen to control Bagwell's posture.
Bagwell wants to get up but he can't break Black's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bagwell tries a head kick but it misses.
Black shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bagwell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Black decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bagwell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Black moves into range and clinches up with Bagwell.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black avoiding damage.
Black is trying to maintain a safe position but Bagwell gets an underhook and turns Black into the cage.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Bagwell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drestin Black dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Bagwell moves out of range easily.
Bagwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bagwell throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Bagwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bagwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bagwell can do to turn this around?
Black moves into range and clinches up with Bagwell.
Bagwell wants to break free but Black has control.
Black lands a nice elbow.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Black.
Bagwell wants to break free but Black has control.
Drestin Black has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Black.
Black lands a damaging elbow.
Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Black.
Bagwell avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black fails to pull guard.
Black is trying to stall.
Bagwell has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bagwell tries to break free but Black pushes him back against the cage.
Bagwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Black lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Black lands a good knee to the midsection. Bagwell won't want to take too many of those.
Black dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bagwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Black with a knee to the head.
Black pulls Bagwell into guard.
Black wants to stand up but Bagwell is controlling him.
Black has his feet on Bagwell's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell wants to clinch but Black slips to the side
and Black counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Black lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Black lands a really nice looking cross but Bagwell seems unphased.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Bagwell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bagwell catches Black with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bagwell tries a head kick but it misses.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bagwell.
Black lands a high kick!
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bagwell digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
Black throws a head kick that Bagwell semi-blocks.
James Bagwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Bagwell as he checks the leg kick.
Bagwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Black counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bagwell's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black digs a good hook to Bagwell's body.
Bagwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Black controlling his opponent.
James Bagwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You get the feeling that Bagwell really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell is trying to escape the mount.
Black controlling the pace for now.
Drestin Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drestin Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Black 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drestin Black!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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