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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chase Chay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Florence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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178 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chase Chay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Florence!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Florence instigates a clinch.
Chay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Florence has him pressed against the cage.
Chay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Florence has him pressed against the cage.
Florence scores with a hook to the body.
Florence stops a takedown attempt from Chay.
Florence wants a takedown but no success here.
Chay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chay motions for Florence to come forward. Chay throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chay throws a head kick that misses.
Chay throws a sloppy head kick and Florence moves out of range easily.
Chay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Florence counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chay won't be happy with that.
Chay tries to improve position but can't.
Florence tries to move to mount but Chay blocks the move with his legs.
Florence tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chay looking for a sweep but Florence has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Chay is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Florence goes for an armbar but Chay turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Chay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chay wanted to stand there but Florence had control of the position.
Chay stands up from Florence's guard - Chay perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Florence counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chay looks to clinch
and Florence counters with an inside leg kick.
Chay shoots in for a takedown but Florence shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Florence jabs at Chay's body.
Florence lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chay throws a lazy head kick
and Florence counters with a nice uppercut.
Florence connects with a high kick.
Florence circles away from the clinch attempt
and Florence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Florence scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Left hook, right uppercut from Florence.
A slapping leg kick lands for Florence.
Chay looks to clinch
and Florence counters with a series of strikes. Chay will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Florence counters with a left to the body.
Chay closes the distance but Florence moves to the side
and Florence counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chay 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 fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chay stands up out of the half guard.
Chay tries to clinch
and Florence counters with a good low kick that Chay was not able to check.
Florence throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Florence scores with a decent looking hook.
Chay throws a lazy head kick
and Florence counters with a left to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chay. That's going to slow Florence down.
Florence looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chay misses with a leg kick
and Florence counters with a head kick. That will keep Chay thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Florence.
Chay closes the distance but Florence moves to the side
and Florence counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Florence dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Florence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chay tries to clinch up
and Florence counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chay tries to clinch
and Florence counters with a three punch combo that has Chay backing up. Chay nods at Florence to acknowledge the strikes.
Chay clinches but Florence breaks the clinch
and Florence makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chay clinches up with Florence and pushes him back against the cage.
Chay is trying to force a seperation but Florence has the dominant position.
Florence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Florence can't break the clinch.
Chay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Florence closes the distance and clinches up with Chay, looking for a takedown. Florence pushes Chay against the cage but Chay circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chay misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Florence counters by clinching up.
A left hand lands to the body for Chay.
Chay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Florence avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Florence breaks from the clinch.
Chay tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Florence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick by Chay misses
and Florence counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chay tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Florence counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chay!
Florence is breathing heavily.
Florence trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chay is controlling an arm, preventing Florence from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Florence swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Chay is now in Florence's guard. A big mistake from Florence there, giving up the dominant position!
Chay gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Chay darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chay darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chay not doing much here.
Mark Florence has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chay is trying to control. Florence wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Florence tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Chay decides to return to a standing position.
Chay throws a sloppy head kick and Florence moves out of range easily.
Chay closes the distance but Florence moves to the side
and Florence counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chay thinking.
Chay throws a sloppy head kick and Florence moves out of range easily.
Chase Chay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chay closes the distance but Florence moves to the side
and Florence counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chay!
Florence swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Chay is now in Florence's guard. A big mistake from Florence there, giving up the dominant position!
Chay wants to control from the top but Florence keeps moving.
Chay gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Chay darts in trying to clinch
and Florence counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chay has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Florence will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chay is looking to clinch but Florence is avoiding it.
Chase Chay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chay misses with a series of wild punches.
Florence takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Florence.
Chay throws a sloppy head kick and Florence moves out of range easily.
Chay moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Chay.
Chay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Florence stalling in the clinch but Chay improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Florence lands a high kick!
Chay doesn't manage to clinch there - Florence circles away.
Chay throws a right and a left that Florence avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Florence is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chay tries to clinch up but Florence circles away and keeps his distance.
Florence lands with a kick to the temple. Chay shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Florence misses with a head kick.
Chay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chay moves in looking to clinch but Florence pushes him off.
A head kick by Chay misses
and Florence counters with a stiff right hand.
Chay looks to clinch
and Florence counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chay tries to clinch
and Florence counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chay is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chay wants to clinch
and Florence counters with a good low kick that Chay was not able to check.
Florence throws a sloppy head kick and Chay moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chay tries to clinch up
and Florence counters with a good low kick that Chay was not able to check.
Chay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Florence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Florence connects with a high kick.
Florence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chay looks to clinch
enabling Florence to counter with a crisp jab.
Florence throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chay was covering up waiting for the punch and Florence finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Florence trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chay trying to control the position.
Chay is looking to stand up but Florence isn't so interested in that idea.
Chay keeping moving, preventing Florence from controlling successfully.
Chay is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Florence is aware though and is defending well.
Florence slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chay is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chase Chay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Florence decides to stand back up. Florence steps back and let's Chay get back to his feet.
Chay misses with a combination
and Florence counters with a one-two to the body.
Florence shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chay as he avoids it easily.
Florence throws a low kick, looking for Chay's leg but Chay calmly moves out of range.
Chay clinches but Florence breaks the clinch
and Florence counters with a nice body shot.
Chay has his takedown stuffed
and Florence counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chay is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Florence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Florence 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Florence!
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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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