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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Skelton (ranked 6060 p4p, 6941 weight class) and Pengworm The Merciless (ranked 594 p4p, 637 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Skelton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 3 9. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Skelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pengworm The Merciless!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skelton moves into range and clinches up with The Merciless.
The referee calls for Skelton to work.
Skelton lands an uppercut.
Skelton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Skelton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Pengworm The Merciless has been cut.
The Merciless tries to circle away but Skelton has him pinned against the cage.
Skelton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Merciless looks winded!
Skelton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skelton missing with knees to the body.
The Merciless wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skelton tries to work over The Merciless's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Merciless tries to break free but Skelton pushes him back against the cage.
Skelton connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Merciless's face.
Skelton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skelton.
Skelton trying to land knees to the body.
Skelton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skelton lands a knee to the head.
The Merciless on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skelton'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.
Skelton trying to land knees to the body.
Skelton landing knees to the head.
Skelton lands a hook that snaps the head of The Merciless backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Merciless blocks a body shot from Skelton.
Skelton missing with knees to the body.
Skelton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Merciless takes a shot to the head.
Skelton misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Skelton on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skelton stalling against the cage.
Skelton misses with a knee strike.
Skelton tries to land a knee to the head but The Merciless blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on The Merciless's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skelton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Merciless blocks it with crossed arms.
Skelton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelton unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Merciless lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Skelton looking to throw knees to the head but The Merciless is blocking nicely.
The Merciless is trying to break free.
The Merciless on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Merciless wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skelton has him pressed against the cage.
Skelton misses with a body punch.
Skelton has The Merciless pushed against the cage.
The Merciless is trying to break the clinch but Skelton has him pressed against the cage.
The Merciless blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skelton gets through The Merciless's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skelton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Skelton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skelton throws a punch but it's blocked by The Merciless.
Skelton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Merciless has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skelton trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Skelton.
Skelton misses with a body punch.
The Merciless takes a knee right on the jaw!
Skelton works on The Merciless's body with a couple of short punches.
Skelton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Pengworm The Merciless's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skelton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skelton avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Skelton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pengworm The Merciless's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Skelton gets a clinch.
The Merciless wants to get back to striking at distance but Skelton won't allow it.
Skelton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skelton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Merciless's efforts to push away.
The Merciless has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Skelton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Skelton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on Skelton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skelton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tom Skelton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Skelton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Merciless has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Skelton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelton keeps control of The Merciless as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skelton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Merciless is breathing heavily.
Skelton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skelton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skelton unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Merciless lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Skelton misses with the head strike.
The Merciless is trying to pull guard but Skelton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Skelton avoiding damage.
Skelton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Skelton seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Skelton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Skelton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelton lands a hook that snaps the head of The Merciless backwards.
Skelton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Skelton trying to land knees to the body.
The Merciless is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Skelton works on The Merciless's body with a couple of short punches.
Skelton lands a knee to the body.
Skelton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Merciless.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skelton working The Merciless over with knees to the body.
Skelton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Merciless takes a knee to the side of the body.
Skelton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Skelton tries a body shot but The Merciless blocks it.
Skelton trying to land knees to the body.
Skelton connects with a knee to the head.
Skelton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skelton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Skelton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Merciless or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skelton.
Skelton tries to work over The Merciless's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skelton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skelton lands a nice knee to the body.
Skelton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skelton misses with a body punch.
Skelton tries a knee to the head but The Merciless blocks it.
Skelton crunches a lovely knee into The Merciless's ribcage.
Skelton connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Merciless's face.
Skelton tries to land knees in the clinch but The Merciless avoids the damage to the body.
The Merciless prevents a body shot from Skelton.
Skelton scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Merciless has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Skelton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Skelton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pengworm The Merciless's cut.
That's time! Skelton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Skelton drives through and clinches with The Merciless against the cage.
Skelton misses with some punches.
A short left from Skelton.
Skelton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skelton lands a knee to the body.
Skelton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Merciless can do to turn this around?
The Merciless blocks a body shot from Skelton.
Skelton lands a knee to the body.
Skelton stalling in the clinch.
Skelton lands a knee to the body.
The Merciless takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skelton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Merciless.
The Merciless takes a knee right on the jaw!
The cut above Pengworm The Merciless's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Skelton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Skelton lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Skelton.
Skelton missing with knees to the body.
Skelton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees in the clinch landing for Skelton.
Skelton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The Merciless blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Merciless blocks a body shot from Skelton.
Skelton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Merciless blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skelton tries a knee to the head but The Merciless blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelton missing with knees to the body.
Skelton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skelton has a couple of punches blocked by The Merciless.
Skelton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skelton.
The Merciless working hard to break the clinch.
The Merciless is trying to drag Skelton to the mat but Skelton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Skelton stalls.
Skelton lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pengworm The Merciless's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The Merciless can't break the clinch.
Skelton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Merciless's elbow.
Skelton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Merciless.
A head punch on the inside from Skelton fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Skelton fails to land.
The Merciless blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Merciless is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Skelton leaning against his opponent.
Skelton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Merciless backwards.
Tom Skelton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skelton cracks The Merciless with a nice body shot.
Skelton lands a knee to the body.
Skelton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Merciless takes a knee to the side of the body.
Skelton is pushing The Merciless up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Skelton tries to land knees in the clinch but The Merciless avoids the damage to the body.
Pengworm The Merciless has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skelton lands a good knee to the midsection. The Merciless won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Skelton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skelton 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Skelton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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