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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herman Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donerverie The Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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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
3 - 2 - 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, Donerverie The Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slater wants it to stay on the feet.
The Dragon clinches.
Slater being controlled against the cage.
The Dragon is looking for a takedown.
Slater stops a takedown attempt from The Dragon.
Herman Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donerverie The Dragon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Dragon tries to pull guard but Slater forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Dragon jumps guard but Slater stands there with The Dragon around his waist. The Dragon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Dragon jumps guard but Slater turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dragon tries to pull guard but Slater won't allow it.
The Dragon has Slater pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Slater manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Slater stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A left hand lands to the body for Slater.
The Dragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slater is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Dragon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The Dragon is looking for a takedown.
The Dragon tries to pull guard but Slater forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Slater wants to get back to striking at distance but The Dragon won't allow it.
Slater missing with knees to the body.
The Dragon wants a takedown.
Slater tries to break free but The Dragon pushes him back against the cage.
The Dragon manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Dragon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slater changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The Dragon misses with a head kick.
The Dragon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slater moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Dragon moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from The Dragon.
The Dragon wants a takedown.
The Dragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Dragon rushes Slater and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slater tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Dragon just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Dragon breaks from the clinch.
The Dragon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slater as he avoids it easily.
Slater changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The Dragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dragon looks winded!
The Dragon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slater half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon tries for a takedown but Slater circles away easily
and Slater counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Slater.
Slater stopping the sweep attempt from The Dragon.
Slater lands a couple of elbows.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Slater working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slater cracks The Dragon with a solid left hand.
The Dragon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Dragon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater throwing strikes from guard but The Dragon blocks nicely.
Slater throws a strike but The Dragon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Dragon with a poor takedown
and Slater counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Slater controlling the action here for a moment.
The Dragon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slater wants to clinch
and The Dragon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slater thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater slaps away a takedown attempt from The Dragon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Dragon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Herman Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donerverie The Dragon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Dragon dives in for a single leg takedown but Slater sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Slater stuffs the takedown attempt from The Dragon. The Dragon gets slowly back to his feet.
The Dragon is breathing heavily.
The Dragon dives in and grabs Slater's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slater pushes down on The Dragon's head and hops out.
The Dragon shoots in but no luck this time.
Slater doesn't manage to clinch there - The Dragon circles away.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon shoots in for a double leg but Slater sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slater wants to clinch.
Slater fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Dragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slater moves away.
The Dragon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slater sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Dragon somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon shoots in and drives through. Slater sprawls well.
Slater appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Dragon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slater moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slater shoots in looking for a takedown but The Dragon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Slater's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Donerverie The Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Dragon throws a head kick but Slater moves out of range.
Slater tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Dragon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Dragon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slater manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slater appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Dragon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slater sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Dragon somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Dragon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Herman Slater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Dragon closes the distance and pushes Slater back into the cage.
The Dragon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Dragon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Slater just stands there and leans against the cage.
Slater has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Slater has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Slater misses with a knee strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Dragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Dragon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slater circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Herman Slater will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Slater throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Dragon's waist but The Dragon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slater off to one side.
Slater moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromThe Dragon.
The Dragon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slater is fending him off so far but The Dragon persists. Nope, Slater circles away and we're back to standing.
The Dragon has Slater up against the cage in a clinch.
The Dragon breaks the clinch.
The Dragon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slater, pushing him back against the cage.
The Dragon can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Dragon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dragon is looking for a takedown.
Slater is pressed up against the cage. The Dragon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Slater down to the mat. Slater avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Herman Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donerverie The Dragon.
The Dragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Slater is defended easily by The Dragon.
The Dragon clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Dragon is trying to pull guard but Slater has him pressed against the cage.
The Dragon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Slater is defending well.
The Dragon tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Dragon looking for a takedown.
Slater is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The Dragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Dragon trying to control the position but instead, Slater has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Dragon into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon jumps guard but Slater stands there with The Dragon around his waist. The Dragon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Slater jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Dragon walks away with a smile on his face. Slater gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Dragon wants to clinch up but Slater keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Dragon.
The Dragon shoots in looking for a takedown but Slater manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Dragon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Slater shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Dragon as he avoids it easily.
Slater tries to clinch there but The Dragon circles away.
The Dragon feints a counter leg kick.
The Dragon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Dragon can't break the clinch.
Slater has The Dragon pressed against the cage, preventing The Dragon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slater avoiding damage.
The Dragon fails to pull guard.
Donerverie The Dragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herman Slater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Dragon has Slater pressed against the cage, preventing Slater from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donerverie The Dragon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slater has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Herman Slater!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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