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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pappa Ginney (ranked 3710 p4p, 436 weight class) and Average Joe (ranked 7372 p4p, 647 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pappa Ginney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Average Joe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginney misses with a hook.
Ginney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pappa Ginney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ginney scores with a hook.
Ginney cracks the inside of Joe's front leg.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ginney.
Ginney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ginney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Pappa Ginney has been cut.
Joe slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ginney.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ginney.
Ginney misses with a straight right.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe drops his hands momentarily and Ginney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ginney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ginney tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ginney shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joe! But no joy.
Joe staying out of range there.
Joe throws out a counter right but Ginney avoids it with no problem.
Ginney throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ginney misses with a shot to the body
and Ginney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ginney with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginney lands the left hand.
A punch combination from Ginney misses.
Ginney throws a right hand that misses
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe moves away from the strike by Ginney.
Ginney feints and then cracks Joe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joe down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joe! But no joy.
Ginney throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
The fighters circling - Ginney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ginney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginney misses with a looping left.
Ginney misses with a hook.
Joe throws out a counter right but Ginney avoids it with no problem.
Ginney tries to work over Joe's front leg with a kick but Joe checks it.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ginney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ginney darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Ginney. That snapped Joe's head back.
Joe slips a jab from Ginney.
Joe tries a quick counter leg kick but Ginney is wise to it.
Ginney throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe slips under a jab from Ginney.
Ginney moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ginney misses with a right hand
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ginney wants to slow Joe down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice side step and Joe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Joe staying out of range there.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ginney is looking to score with low kicks.
Joe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ginney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joe.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joe blocks a jab.
Joe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ginney with a body shot.
Ginney misses with a left hand
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pappa Ginney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pappa Ginney's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ginney walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Joe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ginney looks to land a right hand but Joe moved out of range.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ginney throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ginney. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Joe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ginney swings widly with a right hand
and Joe counters with a straight right hand.
Ginney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ginney can pounce on him.
Ginney wants to land a leg kick but Joe is out of range.
Joe steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Joe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Joe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ginney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ginney.
Ginney throws a poor cross that misses
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ginney looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ginney.
A telegraphed right hand from Ginney misses the target.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ginney misses with a leg kick.
Joe unleashes a big counter combination but Ginney bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ginney.
Joe throws out a counter right but Ginney avoids it with no problem.
Ginney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ginney throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ginney misses with a right hand
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ginney throws the left hand but Joe avoids the punch easily.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ginney throws a right hand that misses
and Joe counters with a nice right hand that sends Ginney toppling to the canvas! Ginney scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Joe finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ginney misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Ginney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ginney misses with a body punch
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ginney scores with a jab to the head.
Ginney thows a leg kick but Joe checks it
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ginney is rocked!
Ginney misses with a looping right.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ginney.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ginney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joe.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joe! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginney throws a right hand that misses
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Ginney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick lands from Ginney.
Ginney seems to have got his legs back now.
Ginney missing with a left hand there. Joe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ginney loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Joe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Ginney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe throws out a counter right but Ginney avoids it with no problem.
Joe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joe! But no joy.
Ginney throws a lazy uppercut
and Joe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ginney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?
Ginney looks to land a left hand but Joe moved out of range nicely.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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 Pappa Ginney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pappa Ginney's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Joe walks into a jab.
Ginney throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Ginney.
Joe throws out a counter right but Ginney avoids it with no problem.
Ginney misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Joe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Ginney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Ginney misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ginney. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ginney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe throws out a counter right but Ginney avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginney cracks a nice hook into Joe's ribs.
Ginney throws a leg kick but Joe moved away.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ginney throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Joe unleashes a big counter combination but Ginney bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ginney lands a nice shot to the body.
Ginney takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ginney. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ginney throws a series of punches but Joe moves out of range.
Joe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginney loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Joe.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ginney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ginney scores with a hook.
Ginney swings widly with a right hand
and Joe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ginney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ginney.
Ginney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ginney misses with a right hand
and Ginney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ginney.
A telegraphed right hand from Ginney misses the target.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joe slips a straight right by Ginney.
Joe takes one on the button.
Pappa Ginney is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ginney tried to score with a low kick but Joe checks it.
Joe throws out a counter right but Ginney avoids it with no problem.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ginney.
Joe throws out a counter right but Ginney avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ginney is predictable there
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Ginney misses the jab.
Ginney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ginney.
Despite the aggression on Joe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ginney misses with a low kick as Joe jumps back.
Ginney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ginney misses with a right hand
and Joe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ginney misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Average Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pappa Ginney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ginney throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pappa Ginney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ginney 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pappa Ginney!
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