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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Preston Foster (ranked 3403 p4p, 5677 weight class) and Sanwich Man (ranked 351 p4p, 492 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Preston Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sanwich Man!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster throws a head kick that misses
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foster lands a nice looking body kick.
Foster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foster counters with a solid body kick.
Foster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Foster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man misses with a straight left.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Man has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Foster lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Man throws a series of punches but Foster moves out of range.
Man tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster thuds his shin into the meat of Man's side.
Man misses with a hook
and Foster finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Foster delivers a nice body kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Man has eaten all the pies!
Foster throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Foster.
Man looks to land a left hand but Foster moved out of range nicely.
Foster throws a head kick that Man semi-blocks.
Foster lands a nice looking kick to the body. Man takes a step back to recover.
Foster connects with a high kick.
Man blocks a head kick by Foster.
As Foster backs off Man throws a huge counter combo but Foster manages to avoid it all.
Man avoids the head kick by Foster.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Foster.
Foster seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Man looks to land a combination but Foster avoids it well.
Foster clinches up against the cage.
Foster stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to break free but Foster pushes him back against the cage.
Foster with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Foster.
I was talking to Foster's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Foster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Man catches Foster right on the button with a cross.
Foster connects with an inside leg kick.
Foster moves into the clinch.
Foster landing knees to the head.
Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Foster.
Preston Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a kick to the side of the head.
Foster thumps Man with a low kick.
Foster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Foster forces Man back against the cage and clinches.
Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Foster darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
Man jumps guard but Foster turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foster connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Foster. Man shrugs it off though.
Foster scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foster tries a head kick but it misses.
Man throws out a counter right but Foster avoids it with no problem.
Man misses with a right hand
and Foster counters with a good, hard body kick but Man shrugs it off.
Foster scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Foster.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foster.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Foster counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick from Foster lands but Man takes it in his stride.
Man takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Foster.
Foster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Foster.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Foster dominated that round.
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.
Foster fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
Man has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Foster.
Foster'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.
Foster breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foster was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foster lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Foster.
Foster throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Man.
It looks like Sanwich Man has been cut.
Man blocks a head kick by Foster.
Foster fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Foster bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from Man misses.
Foster chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Foster throws a nice head kick!
Preston Foster is winning the standup battle so far.
Foster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man is trying to pull guard but Foster has him pressed against the cage.
Foster breaks from the clinch.
Foster lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foster gets a clinch.
Foster just leaning against Man, taking a breather.
Foster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Foster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Foster scores with a knee to the head.
Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Foster plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Foster fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick from Foster lands but Man takes it in his stride.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Foster slips the punch.
Foster feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Foster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Foster is looking to counter with head kicks.
Foster scoring well with a low kick there.
Foster lands a nice looking kick to the body. Man takes a step back to recover.
Foster closes the distance and clinches.
Foster using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Foster taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Foster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Foster.
Foster pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foster working aggressively here.
Foster stalling against the cage.
Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foster misses with a head kick.
Foster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crunch! Foster slams his shin into Man's torso.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Foster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sanwich Man's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Foster fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man misses with a double jab.
And Foster counters with a quick kick to the body but Man blocks it.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Foster counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Man throws a jab when Foster was well out of range.
Foster is looking to counter with a body kick.
Man throws a hook but Foster blocks it.
Foster throws a quick counter kick to the body but Man avoids it.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Foster counters with a low kick, right behind Man 's knee.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick from Foster, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Foster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foster connects with a leg kick.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Foster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foster thinks about countering with a head kick.
Man throws a predictable looking body shot
and Foster counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Foster lands with a nice body kick.
Foster slips under a jab from Man.
Foster lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Foster throws a nice inside leg kick.
Foster moves away from the strike by Man.
Foster lands with a nice body kick.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man misses with the combination.
Foster quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Foster throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Foster throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Man.
Foster has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster'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.
Foster breaks from the clinch.
Foster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foster has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
Foster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster manages to break the clinch.
Man dips to his left and cracks Foster with an uppercut!
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Foster's shoulder, as Foster tries to avoid the shot.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Man avoids the head kick by Foster.
Man tries to bum rush Foster with a series of wild strikes but Foster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Foster.
Foster scores with a head kick. Man tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Man gets tackled into the cage by Foster. Foster maintains the clinch.
Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a hook but Foster avoids it easily.
Foster moves away from the strike by Man.
Foster tried to counter with a leg kick but Man avoided it.
Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foster moves away.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man misses with a straight left.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Foster plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Foster pushes Man away with a front kick.
Foster takes the fight into the clinch.
Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Preston Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foster 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Preston Foster!
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