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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Britney Spears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demarcus Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spears might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hit Me Baby One More Time. Ware has chosen Put on as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Demarcus Ware told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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183 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Purple 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Britney Spears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demarcus Ware!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ware lands a nice shot to the body.
Spears is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ware.
Spears dodges the punch combination from Ware.
Spears showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ware.
Ware misses with a body kick.
Ware gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ware stalls.
Spears can't break the clinch.
Spears is trying to force a seperation but Ware has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Spears pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ware lands a knee to the head.
Ware successfully pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Spears postures up in Ware's guard and throws a big left but Ware blocks it.
Spears postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ware working for a triangle but Spears defends it easily.
Ware throws his legs up looking for a submission but Spears uses it to pass to side control.
Ware tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spears landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears lands an elbow.
Spears 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.
Spears lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sloppy strikes there by Spears.
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!
Spears taking a breather here.
Ware tries to bench press Spears off him but Spears keeps the position.
Spears trying to control the action but Ware is working from the bottom.
Ware is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears wants to control but Ware is keeping him busy.
Spears scores with punches from side control.
Ware takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Spears working the ground and pound.
Ware is looking for a sweep.
Ware takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ware tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Spears wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ware taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ware tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Spears wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ware can't do much from the bottom here.
Ware seems a little lost for a moment, as Spears dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ware is looking for a sweep.
Spears thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Spears looks up at the clock and then as Ware takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Spears smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ware tries to improve position but can't.
Ware takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Spears lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ware down.
Ware wants to control but Spears postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spears wants to control for a moment but Ware uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Spears wants to pass the guard but Ware is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Britney Spears 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.
Spears feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Spears working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ware's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spears accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ware working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spears.
Spears looking to pass the guard.
Ware is trying to control the position but Spears postures up.
Ware looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Spears lands a couple of digs.
Spears trying to control the position from guard on top but Ware is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spears slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Britney Spears overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spears gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ware 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.
Spears throws an elbow that misses. Ware uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spears's guard. Nice move by Ware!
Ware trying to control the position from guard on top but Spears is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ware tries to stand but Spears is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ware won't allow Spears to get back to his feet.
Ware trying to control but Spears is working from the bottom.
Spears has his hands on Ware's head, controlling the position.
Spears keeping moving, preventing Ware from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Demarcus Ware was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ware tries to work over Spears's front leg with a kick but Spears checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ware fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spears is out of range.
Spears circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spears blocks a low kick nicely.
Spears shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ware as he avoids it easily.
Spears looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ware is fending him off so far but Spears persists. Nope, Ware circles away and we're back to standing.
Ware throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spears counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ware dodges the punch combination from Spears.
Ware tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ware shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Spears's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ware drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Spears manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ware has Spears in his guard.
Ware keeping moving, preventing Spears from controlling successfully.
Spears stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ware swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spears got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ware has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spears has managed to get both his arms back between Ware's legs - danger averted.
Spears pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ware is keeping the position for now.
Spears sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Britney Spears dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Spears gets a double leg takedown into Ware's guard.
Ware wants to sweep here but Spears controlling him for the moment.
Spears throws a big elbow that misses.
Spears missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ware keeping moving, preventing Spears from controlling successfully.
Ware wants to sweep here but Spears controlling him for the moment.
Spears trying to control but Ware is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears working some strikes from top position.
Spears is stalling in the full guard.
Spears with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ware is trying to control the position but Spears postures up.
Spears postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ware has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Spears has passed into side control.
Ware regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ware is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears lands with a punch from half guard.
Ware is looking to improve his position.
Spears is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Spears connects with a nice short shot to Ware's temple.
Spears looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Spears lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ware has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spears is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears not doing much here.
Spears works his way into full mount!
Ware takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Spears prevents Ware from getting the reversal.
Spears postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ware looks a forlorn figure.
Spears lands a heavy elbow.
Spears postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ware looks a forlorn figure.
Spears controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spears raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ware wants to hold on but Spears pushes him away.
Ware taking shots to the head.
Spears dominating with strikes here.
Spears can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ware is looking to escape.
Ware is trying to escape the mount.
Demarcus Ware has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spears tries to control but Ware wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Britney Spears showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spears, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Britney Spears!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Britney Spears!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Britney Spears!
Britney Spears wins by unanimous decision!
Britney Spears opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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energy
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hype
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