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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liko Dares (ranked 2236 p4p, 5630 weight class) and Paul Welch (ranked 290 p4p, 598 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liko Dares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Welch!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch swinging wildly here.
Dares throws a leg kick
and Welch counters with a nice uppercut.
Dares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Welch.
Dares throws a push kick but Welch slaps the foot to one side.
Welch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dares. Dares circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Welch misses with a left hand
and Dares moves into the clinch.
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Welch working aggressively here.
Dares landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Welch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Welch.
Dares crunches a lovely knee into Welch's ribcage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dares.
Welch letting Dares take a breather here.
Dares definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dares trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dares working Welch over with knees to the body.
Welch throws a punch but it's blocked by Dares.
Dares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dares landing knees to the head.
Welch misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Welch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Welch misses with a punch on the inside.
Welch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Welch looks winded!
Knees to the body from Dares.
Dares taking a breather.
Dares utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dares landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dares.
Dares lands a nice knee to the body.
Dares landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dares.
Welch swings wildly with an uppercut but Dares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dares crunches a lovely knee into Welch's ribcage.
Dares working Welch over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dares.
Dares'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.
Dares lands a good knee to the midsection. Welch won't want to take too many of those.
Dares connects with a nasty looking knee right to Welch's face.
Dares lands a nice knee to the body.
Dares connects with a nasty looking knee right to Welch's face.
Dares'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 two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dares missing with knees to the body.
Welch avoiding damage as Dares throws knees to the body.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Welch is defending well for now.
Dares holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Welch fails to land.
Welch swings wildly with an uppercut but Dares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dares landing knees to the body.
Dares crunches a lovely knee into Welch's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dares.
The referee calls for Dares to work.
Dares landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dares landing knees to the body.
Dares lands a knee to the head.
Dares holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dares avoids it.
Dares missing with knees to the body.
Welch swings wildly with an uppercut but Dares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dares working Welch over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dares is stalling here.
Welch takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dares landing knees to the head.
Dares tries to land a knee to the head but Welch blocks with his arms.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Welch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dares tries to land knees in the clinch but Welch avoids the damage to the body.
Dares scores with a knee to the head.
Welch lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Welch blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liko Dares dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Welch misses
and Dares counters with a big head kick but Welch shrugs it off.
Dares closes the distance and pushes Welch back into the cage.
Dares holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Welch avoiding damage as Dares throws knees to the body.
Welch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Welch.
Welch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dares's elbow.
Welch swings wildly with an uppercut but Dares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Welch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Welch can do to turn this around?
Dares lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dares utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Welch working aggressively here.
Welch managing to block the knees to the body from Dares.
Dares tries to land knees in the clinch but Welch avoids the damage to the body.
Dares connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dares misses with a knee strike.
Welch working aggressively here.
Welch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dares tries to land a knee to the head but Welch blocks with his arms.
Dares with a knee to the head.
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dares 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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welch.
Dares tries to land knees in the clinch but Welch avoids the damage to the body.
Welch lands a left hand.
Welch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dares missing with knees to the body.
Dares connects with a knee to the head.
Dares scores a nice knee to the body.
Welch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dares tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Welch avoids it.
Welch lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dares tries to land knees in the clinch but Welch avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Welch.
Dares using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dares crunches a lovely knee into Welch's ribcage.
Welch is breathing heavily.
Welch avoiding damage as Dares throws knees to the body.
Dares stalling the fight.
Dares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Welch.
Dares putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Welch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Welch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dares - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Welch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dares backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dares obliges.
Welch tries a body shot but Dares blocks it.
Welch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dares using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dares working Welch over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dares working Welch over with knees to the body.
Dares putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Welch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dares.
Welch letting Dares take a breather here.
Welch avoiding damage as Dares throws knees to the body.
Dares lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dares'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.
Dares with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dares lands a knee to the body.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Welch is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dares missing with knees to the body.
Dares missing with knees to the body.
Dares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Welch blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dares.
Dares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Welch throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Dares.
Dares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Welch misses with the head strike.
Welch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Welch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dares checks a leg kick.
Dares moves into the clinch successfully.
Dares lands a good knee to the midsection. Welch won't want to take too many of those.
Dares crunches a lovely knee into Welch's ribcage.
Welch swings wildly with an uppercut but Dares uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liko Dares dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dares.
Dares takes the fight into the clinch.
Dares scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Paul Welch has been cut.
Welch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dares tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Welch avoids it.
Dares scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dares.
Dares with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Welch is rocked!
Dares utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Welch is still on wobbly legs! Can Dares finish him?
Dares slowing the pace effectively.
Dares lands a knee to the body.
Dares with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Dares.
Dares stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dares crunches a lovely knee into Welch's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dares working Welch over with knees to the body.
Dares landing knees to the head.
Dares crunches a lovely knee into Welch's ribcage.
Dares stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Welch takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Dares.
The referee calls for Dares to work.
Dares is struggling to control the position.
Welch seems to have recovered his senses.
Dares tries to land knees in the clinch but Welch avoids the damage to the body.
Dares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dares putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Welch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Welch misses with some punches.
Dares'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.
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dares.
Dares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Welch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Welch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Welch managing to block the knees to the body from Dares.
Welch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Dares.
Welch managing to block the knees to the body from Dares.
A bit of stalling here from Dares.
Dares tries to stall but Welch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Welch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Welch being controlled against the cage.
Welch misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dares slowing the pace effectively.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Welch is defending well for now.
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Welch misses with the head strike.
Dares landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Welch is trying to break the clinch but Dares has him pressed against the cage.
Dares crunches a lovely knee into Welch's ribcage.
Dares lands a nice knee to the body.
Dares dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Welch lands a shoulder strike.
Welch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dares backwards.
Liko Dares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dares blocking some punches.
Welch struggles to land a body shot inside as Dares controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch swings wildly with an uppercut but Dares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dares lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dares is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welch.
Still in the clinch, Welch scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dares blocking some punches.
Welch misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Welch fails to land.
Paul Welch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liko Dares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dares, 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liko Dares!
An out of breath Liko Dares thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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