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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Porter Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Forger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Porter Myers has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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180 cm
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Porter Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edgar Forger!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers closes the distance and clinches.
Myers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Forger manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Forger 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.
Myers landing with the ground and pound.
Myers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Forger working a defensive guard but Myers manages to pass into side control anyway.
Myers scores with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Myers in side control, throwing shots but Forger defends.
Myers creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Forger sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Forger shoots in and gets a takedown into Myers's guard.
Myers pushes Forger off and scrambles back to his feet.
Myers instigates a clinch.
Forger tries to stall but Myers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Forger is trying to trip Myers. He has hold of a leg but Myers is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Forger persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Myers is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Forger tries to stall but Myers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Myers no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Myers is looking for a triangle but Forger pushes his legs off easily.
Myers is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Forger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Myers has Forger pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Myers pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Forger tumbling to the mat - Myers dives into Forger's guard.
Forger wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Myers manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers thows a huge punch but Forger dodges it nicely.
Forger has hold of Myers's hands but Myers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Myers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Forger taking some punishment here, with Myers in his half guard.
Myers stands up and beckons Forger to join him on the feet.
Myers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Forger on the side of the head.
Myers scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Myers circles away quickly and effectively.
Forger throws a lazy head kick
and Myers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Forger is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Myers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Forger to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Myers has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Forger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Porter Myers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Forger closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Forger lands in his opponent's guard.
Myers kicks Forger off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Porter Myers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Myers connects with a looping right hand.
Forger wants to clinch
and Myers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Forger tries to clinch up but Myers circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Myers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Myers tries to sprawl but Forger drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Myers kicks Forger off and gets back to his feet.
Myers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Forger can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forger wants to clinch up but Myers keeps it at a distance.
Myers quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Myers rushes Forger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Myers drags the fight down to the ground.
Myers pulls Forger in to control the position.
Forger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Myers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Forger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Myers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Forger has managed to get both his arms back between Myers's legs - danger averted.
Myers is pulling down on Forger's head to control his posture.
Myers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Forger manages to get himself to full guard.
Myers preventing the sweep.
Myers stands and steps away. Forger gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forger tries to clinch but Myers is having none of it.
A jab from Myers finds it's way through Forger's defenses.
Good standup being displayed there by Myers as he connects with a hook.
Forger throws a sloppy body shot
letting Myers counter with a right hand.
Forger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Myers throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myers tries to sprawl but Forger drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Myers manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Forger keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Forger is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers manages to pull guard.
Forger is looking to advance position but Myers has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Myers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Myers looking to finish Forger with some ground and pound. This is bad for Forger!
Forger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Myers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Myers landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Myers is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Forger is surviving well by controlling Myers's body position as best he can.
Forger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Myers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Myers working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myers punishing his opponent with strikes.
Myers cracks Forger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Myers controlling the pace for now.
Myers dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Porter Myers dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Myers thows a body kick. Forger tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Myers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Forger misses with a head kick.
Forger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Myers explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Forger tries to clinch up
and Forger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Forger tries to clinch up
and Myers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Edgar Forger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers throws a head kick that half lands.
Myers has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Myers takes the fight into the clinch.
Myers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Forger is looking to control Myers's arms but Myers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Forger has his back to the cage.
Myers misses with some punches.
Myers lands a nice uppercut.
Myers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Forger to keep the fight standing.
Myers is stalling here.
Myers drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Myers working for a triangle but Forger defends it easily.
Myers 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.
Myers pulls Forger in close to prevent any damage.
Myers looking for a sweep. Not yet Myers, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Forger.
Forger fails to land with a series of punches.
Forger tries a head kick but it misses.
Myers appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Porter Myers is winning the standup battle so far.
Myers with a nice cross.
Forger moves away from the strike by Myers.
Forger gets a takedown into half guard.
Myers kicks Forger off and gets back to his feet.
Forger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forger gets a takedown into half guard.
Myers manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Forger keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Myers lands with a left to the head.
Myers manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Edgar Forger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Porter Myers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Forger is fighting to break Myers's control of his arms but Myers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Porter Myers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Myers 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Porter Myers!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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