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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mecca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Fortyfive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Mecca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Fortyfive!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortyfive lands a nice looking body shot.
Fortyfive fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mecca, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mecca breaks the clinch.
Fortyfive lands a head kick!
Mecca closes the distance and pushes Fortyfive back into the cage.
Fortyfive jumps guard but Mecca stands there with Fortyfive around his waist. Fortyfive gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fortyfive tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mecca just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mecca stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fortyfive has picked Mecca up - he's going for a ride! Fortyfive dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mecca controlling the position well.
Fortyfive trying to control the action but Mecca is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortyfive is pressing down on Mecca's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mecca is holding on for now.
Mecca pushes Fortyfive off and gets back to his feet.
Mecca clinches.
Fortyfive tries to circle away but Mecca has him pinned against the cage.
Mecca wants a takedown but no success here.
Mecca manages to break the clinch.
Fortyfive fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chris Mecca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Fortyfive.
Mecca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fortyfive paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mecca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fortyfive throws out the jab.
Fortyfive dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mecca. That did some damage!
Fortyfive shoots in for a double leg but Mecca sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mecca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortyfive.
Fortyfive tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mecca swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mecca misses with the combination.
Fortyfive gets caught flat footed, as Mecca shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fortyfive controls Mecca momentarily but Mecca frees himself.
Fortyfive looks gassed!
Mecca would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fortyfive wants to stand up but Mecca is controlling him.
Fortyfive tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fortyfive can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mecca controls the pace.
Fortyfive looking for a sweep. Not yet Fortyfive, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortyfive trying to keep a closed guard but Mecca is proving a slippery customer.
Mecca pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fortyfive is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mecca drives through and clinches with Fortyfive against the cage.
Fortyfive is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mecca gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fortyfive is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mecca is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fortyfive to the mat. Fortyfive regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mecca controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mecca has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fortyfive is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mecca is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mecca sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fortyfive's guard.
Still in half guard, Mecca seems content to control.
Mecca prevents Fortyfive from improving his position.
Mecca controlling the action here.
Mecca knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fortyfive on the ground.
Mecca decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mecca dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fortyfive takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Johnny Fortyfive has been cut.
Mecca shoots in for a takedown but Fortyfive shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Mecca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Mecca misses.
Fortyfive gets caught flat footed, as Mecca shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mecca has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fortyfive not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fortyfive can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mecca controls the pace.
Mecca wanted to stand there but Fortyfive had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mecca is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fortyfive is breathing heavily.
Mecca trying to control but Fortyfive is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortyfive is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mecca seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fortyfive working a defensive guard here.
Mecca throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fortyfive trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fortyfive shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mecca defends it nicely.
Mecca is looking to clinch but Fortyfive is avoiding it.
Mecca drops Fortyfive with a beautiful combination! Fortyfive stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mecca is looking for the KO!
Mecca misses with a few strikes there.
Mecca throws a right hand that Fortyfive ducks under and follows up with a left that Fortyfive also avoids with ease.
Mecca scores with a one two! Fortyfive had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fortyfive is rocked!
Mecca moves into the clinch.
Mecca jumps into guard, dragging Fortyfive to the mat.
Fortyfive preventing the sweep.
Fortyfive is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fortyfive tries to stand but Mecca is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mecca manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mecca landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mecca controlling his opponent.
Fortyfive tries to hold on but Mecca pushes him away.
Mecca controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fortyfive is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mecca controlling his opponent.
Fortyfive tries to hold on but Mecca pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortyfive really wants to buck Mecca off and get back to his feet.
Mecca tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mecca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Fortyfive's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fortyfive tries to keep at a distance but Mecca has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mecca gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Chris Mecca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fortyfive keeping full guard, as Mecca tries to pass.
Fortyfive is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fortyfive is trying to control the position but Mecca postures up.
Mecca wants to pass the guard but Fortyfive is keeping the position.
Fortyfive takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mecca showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fortyfive looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mecca is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mecca wants to stand but Fortyfive is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mecca not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mecca misses with a double jab.
Mecca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fortyfive's head.
Chris Mecca is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mecca misses with a takedown attempt - Fortyfive sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mecca tries to clinch up.
Mecca swats away the attempt to clinch by Fortyfive.
Mecca rushes Fortyfive and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fortyfive tries to circle away but Mecca has him pinned against the cage.
Mecca pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mecca gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Mecca takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mecca working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mecca slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mecca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fortyfive keeps working.
Mecca moves nicely into side control.
Mecca decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fortyfive to his feet.
Fortyfive takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mecca closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mecca controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mecca is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fortyfive knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fortyfive being controlled for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Mecca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mecca 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Mecca!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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