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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Bassey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Slewton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spencer Bassey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Slewton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bassey has a takedown stuffed.
Bassey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slewton manages to avoid it.
Bassey throws the kick towards the body but Slewton avoids it.
Bassey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bassey tries to clinch but Slewton moves out of range.
Bassey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slewton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bassey tries to avoid it but Slewton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bassey to the ground. Bassey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bassey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bassey throws a body punch but Slewton moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slewton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slewton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bassey counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Slewton!
Bassey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Slewton is rocked!
It looks like Carlos Slewton has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bassey goes for an armbar but Slewton turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Slewton.
Slewton is still in real trouble! Can Bassey finish him?
Bassey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bassey is breathing heavily.
Slewton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bassey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bassey tries to strike from the bottom.
Slewton seems to have recovered his senses.
Bassey has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Slewton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Slewton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slewton stalks Bassey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bassey's face. Bassey staggers backwards, shaken.
Bassey fails in his attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Slewton!
Slewton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bassey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spencer Bassey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Slewton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slewton jumps guard but Bassey stands there with Slewton around his waist. Slewton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Slewton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bassey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slewton pulls guard successfully.
Slewton looking to control.
Slewton looking for a sweep. Not yet Slewton, not yet.
Bassey lands a couple of digs.
Slewton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bassey won't allow Slewton to sweep him here.
Bassey landing with the ground and pound.
Slewton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bassey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bassey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bassey is in close to Slewton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slewton keeping full guard, as Bassey tries to pass.
Bassey thows a big elbow that misses.
Slewton has momentary wrist control but Bassey slips an elbow through the middle.
Bassey is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Slewton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Slewton has escaped and now he's on top!
Slewton passes Bassey's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bassey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Slewton is looking to stand up but Bassey won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bassey throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Slewton is looking to stand up but Bassey won't let him.
Bassey wants to sweep here but Slewton controlling him for the moment.
Slewton wants to control from the top but Bassey keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bassey trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bassey looking for a sweep. Not yet Bassey, not yet.
Slewton tries to stand but Bassey is controlling from the bottom.
Bassey wants to get back to his feet but Slewton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bassey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slewton is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Bassey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Slewton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bassey tries to land a body kick
and Slewton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Slewton.
Bassey is trying to break the clinch but Slewton has him pressed against the cage.
Bassey tries to break the clinch but Slewton is controlling the position.
Slewton manages to break the clinch.
Bassey throws a lazy head kick
and Slewton counters with a shoot takedown. Bassey fights it but they end up in guard.
Slewton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slewton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Slewton stands and steps away. Bassey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bassey throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Slewton counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A punch combination from Bassey misses.
Bassey tries to land a body kick
and Slewton counters with a left and a right that stings Bassey.
Slewton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slewton throws a right hand that Bassey ducks under and follows up with a left that Bassey also avoids with ease.
Bassey throws a leg kick
and Slewton counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slewton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bassey swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bassey.
Slewton tries to clinch but Bassey is having none of it.
Slewton feints and then cracks Bassey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bassey down.
Bassey tries to clinch up.
Slewton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Slewton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bassey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bassey misses with a hook. Slewton ducked under it nicely.
Slewton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bassey pinned against the cage. Bassey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bassey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bassey misses with a leg kick
and Slewton counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big left from Bassey misses.
Bassey throws a lazy body kick
and Slewton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bassey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bassey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slewton as he jumps to the side.
Bassey throws a sloppy head kick and Slewton moves out of range easily.
Bassey throws a sloppy head kick
and Slewton counters with a three punch combo that has Bassey backing up. Bassey nods at Slewton to acknowledge the strikes.
Bassey looks for the body kick but Slewton saw that one coming.
Bassey misses with a takedown attempt
and Slewton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bassey's knee momentarily.
Slewton pushes Bassey away with a front kick.
Bassey tries to land a body kick
and Slewton counters with a series of strikes. Bassey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bassey throws a front kick that sends Slewton stumbling back into the cage.
Bassey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slewton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Slewton throws a head kick but Bassey moves out of range.
Slewton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bassey pinned against the cage. Bassey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spencer Bassey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Slewton.
Slewton misses with the combination.
Slewton shoots in but no luck this time.
Slewton rushes Bassey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slewton is trying to maintain a safe position but Bassey gets an underhook and turns Slewton into the cage.
Slewton fails to pull guard.
Slewton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Slewton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bassey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slewton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bassey misses with a combination
and Slewton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bassey is refusing to be controlled, as Slewton sits in half guard.
Bassey is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Bassey slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Slewton prevents Bassey from improving his position.
Bassey manages to get to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slewton looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Slewton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Slewton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Slewton with a poor takedown
and Bassey counters with a three punch combo that has Slewton backing up. Slewton nods at Bassey to acknowledge the strikes.
Spencer Bassey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bassey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slewton shoots in for a takedown but Bassey shows good takedown defense.
Slewton scores a takedown into full mount!
Bassey is looking to improve his position but Slewton isn't that keen on the idea.
Slewton trying to control but Bassey is having none of it.
Bassey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bassey tries to get out of the position.
Bassey is looking to get to half guard.
Slewton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slewton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bassey is surviving well by controlling Slewton's body position as best he can.
Bassey is desperately trying to improve his position but Slewton has a good base and remains in mount.
Spencer Bassey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slewton working for a submission but Bassey is keeping him at bay.
Slewton is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Bassey throws a nice looking combination but Slewton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bassey misses with a kick to the body
and Slewton counters with a one-two to the body.
Slewton tries a head kick but it misses.
Bassey misses with a hook
and Slewton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bassey really felt that one!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slewton.
Spencer Bassey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Slewton.
A lazy body kick from Bassey
and Slewton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slewton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Slewton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spencer Bassey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slewton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Slewton showed some decent athleticism there.
Bassey tries to roll over but Slewton keeps him under control.
Bassey tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Slewton has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bassey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bassey throwing hammer fists to the chest of Slewton. What's that going to do exactly?
Bassey is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bassey is working hard here to advance position.
Slewton gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Bassey is looking to clinch.
Slewton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Slewton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Slewton stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Slewton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slewton wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slewton.
Slewton looks for a takedown but Bassey sprawls well.
Bassey clinches but Slewton breaks the clinch
and Slewton counters with a head kick. That will keep Bassey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A combination from Bassey does no damage.
Slewton feints and as Bassey raises his hands in defense, Slewton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slewton tries to free his leg and advance position but Bassey is retaining full guard.
Bassey throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bassey keeping moving, preventing Slewton from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Slewton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slewton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Carlos Slewton!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Carlos Slewton!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Carlos Slewton!
Carlos Slewton wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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