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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Pleasures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Pleasures!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lecter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by Lecter.
Lecter moves in looking to clinch but Pleasures pushes him off.
Lecter wants to clinch up but Pleasures keeps it at a distance.
Pleasures tries for a takedown but Lecter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pleasures shoots for a double leg takedown but Lecter sprawls well. He's pushed Pleasures's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lecter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pleasures throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lecter throws a push kick but Pleasures slaps the foot to one side.
Lecter throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Lecter. No joy for Pleasures on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Pleasures. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter is looking to clinch.
Lecter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pleasures circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pleasures tries to clinch but Lecter moves out of range.
Lecter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pleasures decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lecter's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleasures throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pleasures working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lecter wants to get back to his feet but Pleasures is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pleasures missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pleasures has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lecter is proving hard to escape from.
Pleasures prevents Lecter from getting back to his feet.
Pleasures 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.
Pleasures drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lecter dives on top into guard.
Lecter thows a big elbow that misses.
Lecter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pleasures is proving hard to escape from.
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.
Lecter gets to his feet. Pleasures looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lecter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pleasures counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pleasures wants to work for an arm triangle but Lecter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pleasures throws a strike but Lecter avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pleasures throwing strikes from guard but Lecter blocks nicely.
Lecter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pleasures is controlling him.
Lecter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures is looking to work some ground and pound but Lecter has wrist control.
Pleasures won't allow Lecter to get back to his feet.
Lecter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lecter looks to clinch
and Pleasures counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pleasures with the ground and pound but Lecter uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pleasures is breathing heavily.
Lecter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pleasures trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pleasures won't allow Lecter to get back to his feet.
Pleasures trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lecter manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lecter is looking to work some ground and pound but Pleasures has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter is working Pleasures over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lecter looking to pass the guard.
Pleasures not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lecter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hannibal Lecter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pleasures tries to bum rush Lecter with a series of wild strikes but Lecter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lecter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pleasures counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter regains half guard, as Pleasures was trying to land strikes.
Lecter kicks Pleasures off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pleasures 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.
Lecter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lecter wants to clinch but Pleasures slips to the side
and Pleasures counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lecter closes the distance but Pleasures moves to the side
and Pleasures counters with a thumping low kick.
Lecter clinches but Pleasures breaks the clinch
and Pleasures counters with a two punch combo.
Pleasures is looking to score with low kicks.
Pleasures wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lecter throws a sloppy head kick and Pleasures moves out of range easily.
Pleasures wants to clinch up but Lecter keeps it at a distance.
Lecter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pleasures shoots in for a takedown but Lecter shows good takedown defense.
Pleasures scores with a one two! Lecter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lecter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter looks to clinch
and Pleasures counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lecter is looking to escape.
Lecter has one foot on Pleasures's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Pleasures thows a leg kick but Lecter checks it
and Lecter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lecter. Pleasures shrugs it off though.
Pleasures misses with a takedown
and Lecter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pleasures avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pleasures tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lecter swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Pleasures. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lecter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pleasures counters with a nice uppercut.
Lecter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter gets a clinch.
Lecter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pleasures is trying to break the clinch but Lecter has him pressed against the cage.
Lecter tries to stall but Pleasures uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lecter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pleasures looking for a takedown.
Lecter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pleasures prevents it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pleasures here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecter is trying to maintain a safe position but Pleasures gets an underhook and turns Lecter into the cage.
Lecter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lecter lands a damaging elbow.
Pleasures tries to pull guard but Lecter holds him up against the cage and eventually Pleasures drops back down to his feet.
Lecter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pleasures prevents it.
Pleasures is trying to break the clinch but Lecter has him pressed against the cage.
Lecter missing with knees to the body.
Pleasures decides to pull guard.
Lecter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pleasures is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lecter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pleasures.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pleasures lands a nice short elbow.
Lecter kicks off Pleasures and gets to his feet.
Lecter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pleasures circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pleasures.
Lecter looks to clinch
and Pleasures counters with a low kick, right behind Lecter 's knee.
Lecter wants to clinch but Pleasures slips to the side
enabling Pleasures to counter with a crisp jab.
Lecter closes the distance but Pleasures moves to the side
and Pleasures counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pleasures throwing strikes from guard but Lecter blocks nicely.
Pleasures trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pleasures stops Lecter from standing up.
Pleasures gets to his feet. Lecter looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lecter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pleasures counters with a shoot takedown. Lecter fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pleasures stops Lecter from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pleasures missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
John Pleasures overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pleasures throwing strikes from guard but Lecter blocks nicely.
Pleasures in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pleasures dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lecter tries to clinch but Pleasures is having none of it.
Lecter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lecter delivers a nice body kick.
Pleasures misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lecter tries to land a front kick but Pleasures steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lecter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pleasures steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lecter. That one must have hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lecter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lecter is looking to clinch but Pleasures is avoiding it.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lecter wants to clinch up but Pleasures keeps it at a distance.
Lecter wants to clinch
and Pleasures counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lecter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pleasures throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter wants to get back to his feet but Pleasures is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lecter uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lecter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pleasures counters by moving into the clinch.
Lecter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pleasures tries to circle away but Lecter has him pinned against the cage.
Lecter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pleasures's defenses.
Lecter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lecter tries to land knees in the clinch but Pleasures avoids the damage to the body.
Pleasures's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lecter tries to clinch up but Pleasures circles away and keeps his distance.
Lecter is looking to clinch but Pleasures is avoiding it.
Lecter wants to clinch but Pleasures slips to the side
and Pleasures counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lecter's guard now.
Lecter wants to stand up but Pleasures is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pleasures pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lecter is keeping the position for now.
Lecter wants to stand up but Pleasures is controlling him.
Pleasures throwing strikes but missing.
Lecter has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pleasures off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Pleasures, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pleasures fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lecter sprawls well initially but Pleasures persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pleasures seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pleasures throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pleasures misses with a head shot. Lecter uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lecter manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lecter looks to clinch
and Pleasures counters with a one-two to the body.
Pleasures wants to land a leg kick but Lecter is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lecter tries to clinch
and Pleasures counters by clinching up.
Lecter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lecter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pleasures's efforts to push away.
Lecter connects with a knee to the head.
Pleasures jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lecter walks away with a smile on his face. Pleasures gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John Pleasures is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Lecter as Pleasures shoots in.
Lecter closes the distance and pushes Pleasures back into the cage.
Pleasures takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lecter prevents Pleasures from breaking the clinch.
Pleasures gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lecter.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pleasures throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lecters head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Pleasures's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lecter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pleasures up against the cage.
Pleasures has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lecter landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but John Pleasures did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pleasures clinches but Lecter breaks the clinch
and Lecter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lecter throws a body kick that misses.
Pleasures throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lecter pushes Pleasures up against the cage in a clinch.
Lecter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pleasures wants to get back to striking at distance but Lecter won't allow it.
Lecter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lecter seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Pleasures gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pleasures throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pleasures loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pleasures's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pleasures throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleasures throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lecter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pleasures stops Lecter from standing up.
Pleasures in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pleasures won't allow Lecter to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pleasures looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lecter is fending him off so far but Pleasures persists. Nope, Lecter circles away and we're back to standing.
Lecter darts in trying to clinch
and Pleasures counters with a shoot takedown. Lecter fights it but they end up in guard.
Lecter is looking to stand up but Pleasures isn't so interested in that idea.
Pleasures trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
John Pleasures is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures wants to get up but he can't break Lecter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lecter wants to get back to his feet but Pleasures is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pleasures decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pleasures lands with a hook. Lecter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pleasures swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pleasures tries to clinch up but Lecter circles away and keeps his distance.
Pleasures tries to clinch up but Lecter circles away and keeps his distance.
Lecter closes the distance but Pleasures moves to the side
and Pleasures counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pleasures controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Pleasures from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lecter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pleasures is controlling him.
Pleasures is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pleasures trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Pleasures controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lecter is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Pleasures is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lecter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pleasures's face.
Lecter working Pleasures over with knees to the body.
Come on Lecter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pleasures is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lecter lands a good knee to the midsection. Pleasures won't want to take too many of those.
Hannibal Lecter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lecter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lecter crunches a lovely knee into Pleasures's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Pleasures showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pleasures, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 40:36
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 40:36
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 39:37
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Pleasures!
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