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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Warren Westside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perseus Fantastico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Westside kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Queen - Another One Bites The Dust. 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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169 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Warren Westside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perseus Fantastico!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fantastico tries to close the distance and clinch but Westside swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastico moves into range and clinches up with Westside.
Fantastico landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastico landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Westside is breathing heavily.
Fantastico connects with a nasty looking knee right to Westside's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fantastico lands a good knee to the midsection. Westside won't want to take too many of those.
Westside takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Warren Westside has been cut.
Fantastico is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fantastico landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Westside takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastico taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fantastico continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Westside takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastico lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastico avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Perseus Fantastico.
Fantastico pushes Westside up against the cage in a clinch.
Westside takes a knee right on the jaw!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fantastico.
Fantastico lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastico slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Fantastico.
Fantastico lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastico lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastico is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastico displaying some good clinch control by pressing Westside up against the cage.
Westside drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fantastico gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fantastico landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Fantastico.
Fantastico is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastico looking to slow down the pace here.
Fantastico misses with a knee strike.
Westside is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fantastico gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fantastico landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastico lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastico lands a good knee to the midsection. Westside won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastico lands a nice knee to the body.
Westside has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Westside drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fantastico pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Westside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico avoiding damage.
Westside lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastico lands a good knee to the midsection. Westside won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastico looking to throw knees to the head but Westside is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from Fantastico.
Fantastico prevents Westside from breaking the clinch.
Fantastico working Westside over with knees to the body.
Fantastico misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Westside.
Fantastico has Westside pressed against the cage, preventing Westside from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Westside jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fantastico walks away with a smile on his face. Westside gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastico tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fantastico looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastico tries to clinch but Westside is having none of it.
Westside tries to clinch there but Fantastico circles away.
Fantastico tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Westside counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico tries to clinch but Westside moves away
and Westside counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Westside.
Westside throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastico is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Westside wants to improve his position but Fantastico is controlling well.
Fantastico performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fantastico not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fantastico is keen to just control but Westside is a slippery customer.
Fantastico is thwarting Westside's attempts to control the position.
Westside is not content to let Fantastico control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fantastico's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fantastico is looking to take a break and control but Westside is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fantastico tries to clinch
and Westside counters by clinching up.
Fantastico lands a knee to the body.
Fantastico is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fantastico displaying some good clinch control by pressing Westside up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Fantastico.
Westside's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastico tries to clinch up
and Westside counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Westside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perseus Fantastico dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Warren Westside's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fantastico gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Fantastico.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fantastico.
Fantastico softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Westside has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Westside is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fantastico manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fantastico is working Westside over against the cage.
Fantastico with a knee to the head.
Fantastico lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastico just leaning against Westside, taking a breather.
Fantastico landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastico stalls.
Westside tries to circle away but Fantastico has him pinned against the cage.
Fantastico lands a knee to the body.
Fantastico working Westside over with knees to the body.
Fantastico stalls.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastico lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastico is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastico has Westside pressed against the cage, preventing Westside from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastico lands a good knee to the midsection. Westside won't want to take too many of those.
Perseus Fantastico seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Westside can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Fantastico.
Fantastico slows down the pace here.
Westside wants a takedown.
Fantastico working Westside over with knees to the body.
Westside has had enough of the clinch but Fantastico keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Fantastico.
Fantastico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westside blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Westside throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Fantastico.
Fantastico keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Westside's efforts to push away.
Westside is trying to break the clinch but Fantastico is controlling him.
Fantastico cracks Westside with a nice body shot.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastico scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastico trying to control the position but instead, Westside has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fantastico into the cage.
Fantastico gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Westside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Come on Fantastico - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastico using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Westside breaks the clinch.
Fantastico tries to clinch
and Westside counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fantastico's guard now.
Westside won't allow Fantastico to get back to his feet.
Westside trying to control the position from guard on top but Fantastico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Westside connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastico manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Westside throwing hammer fists to the chest of Fantastico. What's that going to do exactly?
Westside really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fantastico trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico landing shots from mount.
Westside 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.
Westside is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fantastico content just to control the position here.
Westside tries to lock up and control but Fantastico gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Westside is trying desperately to improve position.
Fantastico putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastico trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Westside that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Westside is looking to improve his position but Fantastico isn't that keen on the idea.
Fantastico is landing with some decent strikes but Westside is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastico takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fantastico really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Westside. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Westside in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Westside wants to control but Fantastico is having none of it.
Fantastico with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastico trying to control but Westside is having none of it.
Fantastico landing shots from mount.
Fantastico content just to control the position here.
Fantastico landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perseus Fantastico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Warren Westside's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fantastico moves into the clinch.
Fantastico lands with a left to the head.
Fantastico connects with a nasty looking knee right to Westside's face.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fantastico takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fantastico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Westside.
Westside takes a knee to the side of the body.
Westside has had enough of the clinch but Fantastico keeps him there for the moment.
Fantastico landing knees to the body.
Fantastico unloads a knee to the mid-section. Westside lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fantastico obliges.
Fantastico stalling.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Westside's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastico tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Westside counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantastico trying to keep a closed guard but Westside is proving a slippery customer.
Westside controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Westside postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westside stopping the sweep attempt from Fantastico.
Fantastico is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Westside is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Westside connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastico controls Westside momentarily but Westside frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Westside rushes Fantastico and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Fantastico.
Fantastico using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastico lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastico gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Westside.
Westside is looking to break free of the clinch but Fantastico has double underhooks.
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.
Fantastico has Westside pressed against the cage, preventing Westside from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Fantastico.
Fantastico with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Fantastico.
Westside is trying to force a seperation but Fantastico has the dominant position.
Westside looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Westside fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fantastico leaning against his opponent.
Fantastico lands a body punch in the clinch.
Westside successfully pulls guard.
Fantastico stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Westside swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastico got a little sloppy there for a moment and Westside has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fantastico has managed to get both his arms back between Westside's legs - danger averted.
Fantastico wants to control from the top but Westside keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westside is trying to keep Fantastico in close.
Westside trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastico trying to control but Westside 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.
Nice takedown defense from Fantastico. No joy for Westside on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Westside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastico closes the distance and clinches.
Westside being controlled against the cage.
Westside is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perseus Fantastico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Westside goes for a takedown attempt but Fantastico pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fantastico pushes Westside up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastico creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Westside's defenses.
Fantastico prevents Westside from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Fantastico - that landed with a thud.
Fantastico lands a good knee to the midsection. Westside won't want to take too many of those.
The referee calls for Fantastico to work.
Fantastico using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Westside takes a knee to the side of the body.
Westside avoiding damage as Fantastico throws knees to the body.
Fantastico with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastico lands a nice knee to the body.
Westside takes a knee right on the jaw!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Westside is trying to break the clinch but Fantastico is controlling him.
Warren Westside has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastico lands with a left to the head.
Westside is trying to break the clinch but Fantastico has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastico landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Westside's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fantastico working Westside over with knees to the body.
Fantastico dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westside wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fantastico keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Westside's efforts to push away.
Fantastico is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Perseus Fantastico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fantastico winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perseus Fantastico!
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energy
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hype
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