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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herman Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jimmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It. Jim Jimmy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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177 cm
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175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herman Slater!
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, Jim Jimmy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimmy rushes Slater and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jimmy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jimmy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Slater just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jimmy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jimmy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jimmy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jimmy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Slater defends well and Jimmy ends up having to push Slater into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Herman Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Jimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimmy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jimmy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slater defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jimmy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Slater regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jimmy.
Jimmy won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
Jimmy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jimmy scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimmy distracts Slater with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jimmy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slater wants to stand and escape but Jimmy is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slater is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Slater not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slater missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jimmy has hold of Slater's hands but Slater slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jimmy trying to hold on to Slater's head to control him but Slater postures up.
Slater thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slater really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jimmy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slater.
Slater not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jimmy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slater.
Slater missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slater.
Slater throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jimmy to regain full guard.
Slater throws a big right hand that misses.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Jimmy wants to get back to his feet but Slater is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jimmy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slater. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slater lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Slater will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Slater with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Slater postures up in Jimmy's guard and throws a big left but Jimmy blocks it.
Jimmy looks winded!
Jimmy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slater.
Jimmy is working an open guard so Slater takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Slater has a takedown stuffed.
Jimmy throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy misses with a head kick.
Slater takes the fight into the clinch.
Jimmy slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jimmy tries to land a knee to the head but Slater blocks with his arms.
Slater pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Herman Slater will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Slater misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimmy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Slater moves out of range as Jimmy throws a body kick.
Slater attempts a counter takedown but Jimmy avoids it well and moves away.
Jimmy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slater dodges the punch combination from Jimmy.
Herman Slater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slater wants it to stay on the feet.
Slater tries to counter with a takedown but Jimmy is quick to defend against it.
Jimmy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jimmy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slater.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slater.
Jimmy tries to clinch but Slater moves out of range.
Slater tries to counter with a takedown but Jimmy is quick to defend against it.
Jimmy misses with a takedown attempt
and Slater counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jimmy!
Jimmy tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Slater 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.
Jimmy is breathing heavily.
Slater throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Slater lands with some strikes.
Slater pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Slater putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slater lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater throwing strikes here but Jimmy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Slater landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Slater.
Jimmy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Slater controlling his opponent.
Slater punching from mount but Jimmy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jimmy wants to hold on but Slater pushes him away.
Jimmy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slater.
Jimmy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Slater cracks Jimmy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Slater scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jimmy?
Jimmy has given up his back here. Will Slater look for the submission or keep pounding away?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy avoids the strikes from Slater.
Slater lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Jimmy hold on?!
Slater loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Jimmy hold on?
Can Jimmy hold on?! Slater is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Slater. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Slater landing with strikes.
Slater lands shots from the back.
Slater lands shots from the back.
Slater cracks Jimmy with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Jimmy from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Slater connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Jimmy to escape the position.
Slater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jimmy can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater misses with punches from the back.
Jimmy trying to control the position but Slater manages to sink in the hooks.
Slater throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Slater lands a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimmy is trying to remain composed but Slater is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Slater misses with a punch to the head.
Slater thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Slater lands a shot to the head.
Slater misses with punches from the back.
Slater lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Slater dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jimmy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jimmy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Slater.
Jimmy misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses.
Jimmy tries to clinch up but Slater circles away and keeps his distance.
Slater appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Slater as Jimmy shoots in.
Jimmy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slater shoots in looking for a takedown. Jimmy tries to sprawl out of it but Slater keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jimmy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jimmy.
Herman Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Jimmy.
Jimmy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jimmy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slater attempts a counter takedown but Jimmy avoids it well and moves away.
Slater keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jimmy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slater pushes Jimmy up against the cage in a clinch.
Slater goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jimmy prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy dodges an elbow strike from Slater.
Jimmy controlling the action here for a moment.
Jimmy wants to get back to striking at distance but Slater won't allow it.
Jimmy is trying to pull guard but Slater has him pressed against the cage.
Jimmy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jimmy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jimmy is trying to maintain a safe position but Slater gets an underhook and turns Jimmy into the cage.
Slater controlling the action here for a moment.
Slater manages to break the clinch.
Jim Jimmy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slater dodges the punch combination from Jimmy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herman Slater showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slater, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herman Slater!
Jim Jimmy was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll learn from this and come back. Like my coach's book we win or we learn, out in stores now.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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