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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dux Ithamar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dux Ithamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice gets a clinch.
Slice successfully pulls guard.
Slice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slice prevents Ithamar from standing back up.
Slice seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Slice working Ithamar over with strikes.
Slice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ithamar is trying to stand up here but Slice is controlling him well.
Ithamar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slice on the ground.
Slice is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ithamar is looking for a sweep. Slice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slice scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ithamar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Slice scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Slice lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ithamar taking some punishment here, with Slice in his half guard.
Ithamar is looking to improve his position.
Slice drops an elbow to the side of Ithamar's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ithamar defending well though.
Ground and pound from Slice.
Slice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Slice.
Slice stops Ithamar from getting back to his feet.
Ithamar is breathing heavily.
Slice throwing shots but Ithamar is blocking nicely.
Ithamar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slice shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Slice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ithamar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ithamar taking some punishment here, with Slice in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar tries to get to full guard but Slice has control of the leg.
Ithamar is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Slice.
Ithamar pushes Slice off looking to stand but Slice dives back in and keeps control.
Ithamar taking some punishment here, with Slice in his half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Slice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ithamar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slice walks away with a smile on his face. Ithamar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ithamar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ithamar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Slice. That one must have hurt.
Slice looks to land a right hand but Ithamar moved out of range.
Slice drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Slice distracts Ithamar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Slice lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slice lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Slice lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ithamar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slice's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Slice content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slice thows a big elbow that misses.
Slice is looking to work some ground and pound but Ithamar has wrist control.
Ithamar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Slice looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ithamar wants to sweep but no luck.
Slice is in close to Ithamar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Slice scoring with some ground and pound.
Slice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slice works over Ithamar with some ground and pound from guard.
Slice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ithamar lands with a nice combination. Slice backs away looking to recover.
Slice looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ithamar!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ithamar is looking to improve his position but Slice isn't that keen on the idea.
Slice connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ithamar wants to hold on but Slice pushes him away.
Slice lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ithamar hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slice dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slice feints and as Ithamar raises his hands in defense, Slice changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slice throwing strikes but missing.
Slice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slice cracks Ithamar with a solid left hand.
Slice postures up in Ithamar's guard and throws a big left but Ithamar blocks it.
Ithamar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slice.
Ithamar tries to strike from the bottom.
Slice throws a big right hand that misses.
Slice scoring with punches to the head and body.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ithamar lands with a hook. Slice tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ithamar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slice bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ithamar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Slice working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ithamar tries to escape but Slice is in control.
Ithamar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ithamar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ithamar is pushing Slice's head away, looking to escape. Slice manages to hold on to the position though.
Slice lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ithamar down.
Slice cracks Ithamar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ithamar counters with a nice uppercut.
Ithamar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ithamar throws a body punch but Slice moves out of range.
Slice throws the left hand but Ithamar avoids the punch easily.
Dux Ithamar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ithamar swings for the body but Slice moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ithamar is bucking up trying to escape but Slice cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Slice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Slice thowing shots but they're missing.
Ithamar is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Slice landing shots from mount.
Slice postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ithamar looks a forlorn figure.
Slice throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ithamar because Slice loaded up on that one.
Kimbo Slice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slice raining down shots from the mount!
Ithamar is in a horrible position here. Slice smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar is looking to improve his position but Slice isn't that keen on the idea.
Slice punishing his opponent with strikes.
Slice punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ithamar is trying to escape the mount.
Slice cracks Ithamar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Slice landing strikes from the mount.
Slice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Slice prevents Ithamar from getting the reversal.
Ithamar swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Slice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Slice with shots to the head and body - Ithamar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Slice is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ithamar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slice scoring with strikes but Ithamar is staying in there.
Slice working Ithamar over with strikes here.
Ithamar is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Slice connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ithamar wants to try and get back to his feet.
Slice with the ground and pound from mount.
Slice with a couple of short strikes.
Slice scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ithamar?
The referee warns Ithamar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Slice cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ithamar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Slice is landing with some decent strikes but Ithamar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ithamar tries to reverse the position but Slice maintains control.
You get the feeling that Ithamar really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Slice is landing with some decent strikes but Ithamar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slice 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. This is the final round!
Slice shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ithamar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ithamar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slice.
Slice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ithamar wants to stand up but Slice is controlling him.
Slice lands a couple of elbows.
Ithamar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slice.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ithamar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ithamar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slice.
Slice dives in and grabs Ithamar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ithamar pushes down on Slice's head and hops out.
Ithamar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ithamar throws a nice looking combination but Slice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slice closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Slice lands in his opponent's guard.
Slice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ithamar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ithamar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ithamar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ithamar wants to stand up but Slice is controlling him.
Slice is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slice landing with the ground and pound.
Slice won't allow Ithamar to sweep him here.
Slice is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ithamar looks to score with a jab to the body but Slice is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Slice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ithamar wants to improve his position but Slice is controlling well.
Slice scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Slice missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ithamar missing with punches from the bottom.
Ithamar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slice.
Slice missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ithamar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ithamar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slice counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Slice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ithamar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Slice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slice thows a big elbow that misses.
Dux Ithamar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ithamar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slice wants to clinch but Ithamar slips to the side
and Ithamar counters with a nice uppercut.
Ithamar looks to score with a jab to the body but Slice is just out of range.
Slice fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ithamar sprawls well initially but Slice persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ithamar wants to get back to his feet.
Slice takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar missing with punches from the bottom.
Slice working over Ithamar with some ground and pound. Ithamar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kimbo Slice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ithamar has hold of Slice's hands but Slice slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Slice thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ithamar's head.
Slice drops an elbow to the side of Ithamar's head.
Slice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ithamar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slice tries to clinch up but Ithamar circles away and keeps his distance.
Ithamar thows a body shot but no joy.
Ithamar throws a right hand that Slice ducks under and follows up with a left that Slice also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Slice.
Ithamar misses with a shot to the body
and Slice counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Slice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slice 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Slice!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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