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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweet kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Go To Sleep. Mathers has chosen Superman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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180 cm
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sammy Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Mathers misses.
Sweet jabs Mathers right on the nose. Mathers blinks but takes it well.
Mathers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mathers looks to land a right hand but Sweet moved out of range.
Mathers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sweet avoids it really well and circles away.
Sweet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mathers was well out of range. Poor timing from Sweet.
Mathers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sweet sprawls well. Sweet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mathers gets slowly back to his feet.
Sweet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sweet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mathers throws out the jab.
Mathers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Sweet as he works his way to full guard.
Mathers postures up in Sweet's guard and throws a big left but Sweet blocks it.
Sweet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mathers.
Mathers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sweet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sweet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sweet wants to sweep but no luck.
Mathers trying to control but Sweet is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sweet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sweet misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Mathers.
Mathers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sammy Sweet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Mathers.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mathers.
Nice defenses there by Sweet.
Mathers shoots for a double leg takedown but Sweet sprawls well. He's pushed Mathers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sweet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mathers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet missing with a left hand there. Mathers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mathers has a takedown stuffed.
Mathers dives in and grabs Sweet's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sweet pushes down on Mathers's head and hops out.
A telegraphed right hand from Sweet misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Mathers.
Mathers misses with a hook. Sweet ducked under it nicely.
Sweet throws a hook but Mathers avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mathers.
Mathers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sweet sees it coming and defends easily.
Mathers is working for a submission of some sort.
Mathers is pressing down on Sweet's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sweet is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sweet manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mathers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sweet's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sammy Sweet will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sweet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mathers missing with a left hand there. Sweet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mathers misses with a straight left.
Mathers misses with a hook. Sweet ducked under it nicely.
Mathers throws the left hand but Sweet avoids the punch easily.
Sweet throws a series of punches but Mathers moves out of range.
Sweet looks to land a right hand but Mathers moved out of range.
A slow jab from Mathers misses its intended target.
Mathers throws an overhand right that lands on Sweet's shoulder, as Sweet tries to avoid the shot.
Marshall Mathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Sweet.
Sweet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mathers shoots in for a takedown but Sweet shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mathers throws out the jab.
Sweet throws a hook to the side of Mathers's head but Mathers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mathers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sweet sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sweet throws a right and a left that Mathers avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Mathers.
Sweet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Sweet.
Mathers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sweet.
Sweet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sweet.
Mathers slips under a jab from Sweet.
That's two 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.
Mathers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sweet.
Mathers lands with a right hand.
Sweet ducks right into an uppercut from Mathers.
Sweet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sweet lands with an overhand left.
Mathers throws a series of punches but Sweet avoids them all with ease.
Mathers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sammy Sweet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Mathers.
Sweet with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mathers to score with a decent uppercut.
Mathers tries for a takedown but Sweet sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mathers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mathers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mathers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mathers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sweet is defending against the submission attempts here by Mathers.
Mathers prevents Sweet from improving his position.
Mathers looks to land a strike but Sweet avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mathers throws and elbow that misses. Sweet uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mathers's guard. Nice move by Sweet!
Mathers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sweet passes into half guard.
Mathers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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 Sammy Sweet will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mathers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mathers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sweet defends it nicely.
Mathers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sweet thows a body shot but no joy.
Mathers walks into a stiff left hand from Sweet.
Mathers throws a jab when Sweet was well out of range.
Sweet looks to land a left hand but Mathers moved out of range nicely.
Sweet throws a jab when Mathers was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers looks for a takedown but Sweet sprawls well.
Sweet misses with a two punch combination.
Mathers moves away from the strike by Sweet.
Sweet stuffs the takedown.
Sammy Sweet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Mathers.
Sweet misses with a wild body shot.
Mathers loads up on a big right hand but Sweet slips the punch.
Sweet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sweet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mathers.
Mathers throws a jab when Sweet was well out of range.
Sweet stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sweet wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sweet is fending him off so far but Mathers persists. Nope, Sweet circles away and we're back to standing.
Mathers 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.
Sweet looks to land a combination but Mathers avoids it well.
Sweet thows a body shot but no joy.
Mathers closes the distance and clinches up with Sweet, looking for a takedown. Mathers pushes Sweet against the ropes but Sweet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mathers connects with a right hand. Sweet shakes it off.
Sweet sizes up Mathers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sweet looks to land a combination but Mathers avoids it well.
Mathers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sweet's guard.
Mathers trying to control the position from guard on top but Sweet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mathers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sweet can't keep his opponent in guard - Mathers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet taking some punishment here, with Mathers in his half guard.
Mathers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sweet defending well though.
Sweet tries to roll over but Mathers keeps him under control.
Sweet is staying active underneath Mathers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mathers trying to pass the guard but Sweet defending well.
Mathers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sweet defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mathers is looking for a kimura but Sweet is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mathers to get the leverage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sweet throws a hook but Mathers blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mathers is defended easily by Sweet.
Mathers walks into a stiff left hand from Sweet.
Marshall Mathers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sammy Sweet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sweet missing with a left hand there. Mathers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Sweet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sweet, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Sweet!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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