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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Never Faulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Never Faulter comes to the cage accompanied by Fire it up by Modest Mouse. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rose's choice of entrance music: Another One Bites The Dust. Johnny Rose is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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186 cm
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196 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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186 cm
25
192 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Never Faulter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rose! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Never Faulter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rose lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Never Faulter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Never Faulter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Rose moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Rose throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Rose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Never Faulter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Never Faulter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rose to the mat! Rose manages to get full guard. Rose has his hands on Never Faulter's head, controlling the position. Never Faulter looking to sit in guard and control but Rose gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Never Faulter will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Never Faulter seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Never Faulter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rose! Never Faulter misses with a head shot. Never Faulter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rose is desperately trying to improve his position but Never Faulter has a good base and remains in mount. Never Faulter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rose can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Never Faulter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rose is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Never Faulter lands with some strikes. Rose sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Never Faulter thows a huge punch but Rose dodges it nicely.
Never Faulter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rose with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Never Faulter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Never Faulter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Nice strikes from Never Faulter there. Never Faulter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Never Faulter connects with a nice short shot to Rose's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Never Faulter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rose defending well though. Never Faulter looks to land a strike but Rose avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy. Never Faulter throws and elbow that misses. Rose uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Never Faulter's guard. Nice move by Rose! Never Faulter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rose is one step ahead there. Never Faulter controls Rose momentarily but Rose frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Never Faulter striking off his back but it's not causing Rose any problems. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Never Faulter. Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Never Faulter.
Rose misses with a low kick as Never Faulter jumps back. Never Faulter drives through with a takedown into guard. Never Faulter stopping the sweep attempt from Rose. Rose is trying to keep Never Faulter in close.
Rose preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Never Faulter dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rose tries to land a leg kick but Never Faulter saw it coming and moves away.
Never Faulter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it. Rose dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Never Faulter. That did some damage! Left hook, right uppercut from Rose. Never Faulter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rose counters with a series of strikes. Never Faulter will be more careful next time no doubt. Never Faulter slips a jab and a cross from Rose.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Walter Never Faulter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Never Faulter throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose. Never Faulter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rose, as that shot connected.
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Never Faulter.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rose misses with a wild combination.
Rose lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rose. Never Faulter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Rose misses. Never Faulter misses with a combination
and Rose counters with a low kick, right behind Never Faulter 's knee. Rose scores with a one two! Never Faulter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Never Faulter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rose sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Never Faulter somewhat. Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Decent striking displayed by Rose there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Never Faulter dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Johnny Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Rose lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Never Faulter moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Rose throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Never Faulter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Rose throws and low kick but Never Faulter moves out of range easily. Never Faulter thows a body shot but no joy. Rose goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Never Faulter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Rose attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rose tries to bum rush Never Faulter with a series of wild strikes but Never Faulter uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Never Faulter circles away quickly and effectively. A big right from Rose misses. Rose throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Never Faulter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rose counters with a straight right hand. A combination from Rose does no damage. Rose cracks Never Faulter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Rose does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Rose misses with a low kick as Never Faulter jumps back. Never Faulter connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rose tries to bum rush Never Faulter with a series of wild strikes but Never Faulter uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Never Faulter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose. Johnny Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup. Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Never Faulter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a low kick, right behind Never Faulter 's knee. Never Faulter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rose connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Never Faulter momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice jab there from Rose. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Never Faulter slips a jab and a cross from Rose.
Rose misses with a double jab
and Never Faulter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rose! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Rose cracks the inside of Never Faulter's front leg. Never Faulter slips under a jab. Rose swinging wilding here.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy. Never Faulter moves out of range of the leg kick from Rose. Rose throws a leg kick but Never Faulter checks it. Never Faulter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rose. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rose connects with a solid leg kick. Rose misses with a low kick. Rose misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Never Faulter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Never Faulter ducks right into an uppercut from Rose. Never Faulter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rose's head. Never Faulter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rose but Rose pushes him off and we're back to square one. A clash of legs there as Never Faulter blocks the low kick. Rose listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. A head kick misses from Never Faulter. Rose displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Never Faulter. Never Faulter walks into a stiff left hand from Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Never Faulter gets the takedown into side control. Rose is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Rose tries to buck Never Faulter off but Never Faulter is having none of it. Never Faulter is trying to ground and pound but Rose uses the momentary lack of control by Never Faulter to regain half guard. Never Faulter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Never Faulter prevents Rose from improving his position. Walter Never Faulter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Never Faulter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Never Faulter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Never Faulter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Never Faulter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Never Faulter tries to land a body kick and Rose counters with a series of strikes. Never Faulter will be more careful next time no doubt. Rose misses with a wild combination.
A left and a right from Rose both land. Nice combination. Never Faulter avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A punch combination from Rose misses. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Never Faulter is defended easily by Rose. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Never Faulter. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rose throws a leg kick and Never Faulter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rose's guard now. Never Faulter trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Never Faulter throwing strikes but missing. Rose has his feet on Never Faulter's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Never Faulter lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Johnny Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Rose has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Johnny Rose! Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Johnny Rose! Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Johnny Rose!
Johnny Rose wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
75% |
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