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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leg Sweeperton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhonny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leg Sweeperton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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182 lbs
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leg Sweeperton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jhonny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sweeperton.
Cage throws the left hand but Sweeperton avoids the punch easily.
Jhonny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweeperton is looking to clinch.
Cage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sweeperton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sweeperton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cage.
Cage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage tries to clinch
and Sweeperton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sweeperton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cage walks away with a smile on his face. Sweeperton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sweeperton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sweeperton.
Sweeperton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sweeperton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sweeperton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sweeperton looking for a sweep. Not yet Sweeperton, not yet.
Sweeperton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sweeperton has a closed guard, preventing Cage from standing up.
Sweeperton wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cage is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage wants to stand but Sweeperton has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sweeperton is looking to control Cage's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sweeperton avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Sweeperton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sweeperton wants to sweep here but Cage controlling him for the moment.
Cage postures up.
Cage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sweeperton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cage gets to his feet - Sweeperton follows without any prompting.
Cage swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target.
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.
Sweeperton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cage swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leg Sweeperton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage throws a nice looking combination but Sweeperton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cage throws a right hand that Sweeperton ducks under and follows up with a left that Sweeperton also avoids with ease.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Cage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cage clinches up against the cage.
Sweeperton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cage pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cage misses with a few strikes there.
Cage throws a right and a left that Sweeperton avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Cage as Sweeperton shoots in.
Sweeperton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Cage.
Jhonny Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sweeperton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sweeperton trying to control the action but Cage is working from the bottom.
Cage looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sweeperton is working for a kimura but Cage is defending it quite comfortably.
Sweeperton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cage knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cage pushes Sweeperton off looking to stand but Sweeperton dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cage misses with the combination.
Cage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sweeperton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sweeperton moves away from the strike by Cage.
Cage misses with a combination
and Sweeperton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sweeperton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cage has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cage is trying to stand back up but Sweeperton is controlling him
Cage kicks Sweeperton off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage misses with a wild combination.
Sweeperton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cage pinned against the cage. Cage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sweeperton pushes Cage up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leg Sweeperton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cage drives through and clinches with Sweeperton against the cage.
Cage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Sweeperton is controlling the position.
Sweeperton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sweeperton slips under a jab from Cage.
Sweeperton moves away from the strike by Cage.
Cage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target.
Sweeperton avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sweeperton.
Sweeperton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Cage misses.
A combination from Cage does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Cage.
Cage throws a leg kick but Sweeperton checks it.
No joy there for Cage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cage throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sweeperton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sweeperton.
Sweeperton wants to control from the top but Cage keeps moving.
Cage wants to stand and escape but Sweeperton is having none of it.
Sweeperton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sweeperton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sweeperton wants to control from the top but Cage keeps moving.
Sweeperton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton prevents Cage from getting back to his feet.
Sweeperton trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sweeperton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cage looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sweeperton is looking for a kimura here.
Cage is trying to stand up here but Sweeperton is controlling him well.
Sweeperton is working for a kimura but Cage is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage wants to get back to his feet.
Cage makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cage throws out a loose jab but Sweeperton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage looks to throw the jab but Sweeperton is out of range.
Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Sweeperton.
Sweeperton shoots in and bounces Cage off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sweeperton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sweeperton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cage wants to stand and escape but Sweeperton is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cage wants to stand up but Sweeperton is controlling him.
Sweeperton wants to control from the top but Cage keeps moving.
Sweeperton prevents Cage from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leg Sweeperton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sweeperton moves into the clinch.
Sweeperton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sweeperton jumps into guard, dragging Cage to the mat.
Cage got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sweeperton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cage has managed to get both his arms back between Sweeperton's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweeperton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leg Sweeperton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cage throws a nice looking combination but Sweeperton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sweeperton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cage throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Cage.
Cage has Sweeperton up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeperton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cage walks away with a smile on his face. Sweeperton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cage throws a body kick that misses.
Sweeperton takes the fight into the clinch.
Cage misses with some punches.
Sweeperton gets control of Cage's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sweeperton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage preventing the sweep.
Cage has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sweeperton is proving hard to escape from.
Sweeperton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sweeperton trying to keep a closed guard but Cage is proving a slippery customer.
Sweeperton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sweeperton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cage has passed into side control.
Sweeperton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leg Sweeperton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Sweeperton struggling a bit here.
Cage tries to stand but Sweeperton is controlling his head.
Cage is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sweeperton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sweeperton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sweeperton is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Sweeperton seems to have locked his on tight now - Cage screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Sweeperton, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Leg Sweeperton!
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energy
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