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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franc Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Marshall Mathers has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franc Lucas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers thumps Lucas with a low kick.
Lucas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lucas.
Mathers misses with a head kick.
Mathers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lucas tries to close the distance and clinch but Mathers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mathers dodges the punch combination from Lucas.
Mathers thumps Lucas with a low kick.
Lucas looks gassed!
Lucas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mathers sprawls well. Mathers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lucas gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick from Mathers lands but Lucas takes it in his stride.
It looks like Franc Lucas has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucas throws a lazy head kick
and Mathers counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mathers.
Mathers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lucas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Mathers.
Mathers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mathers.
Mathers pushes Lucas away with a front kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mathers.
Lucas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mathers. Mathers obviously looking to wear him down.
Lucas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lucas takes a kick to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Mathers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lucas's sensitive parts.
Mathers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lucas. That did some damage!
Mathers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mathers lands with a slapping head kick.
Lucas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mathers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mathers throws a leg kick which misses Lucas's front leg but catches the back leg as Lucas tries to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Mathers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lucas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mathers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lucas.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mathers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas tries to clinch
and Mathers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mathers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mathers.
Mathers scores with a kick to the body.
Marshall Mathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lucas with a poor takedown
and Mathers counters with a good low kick that Lucas was not able to check.
Marshall Mathers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franc Lucas.
Lucas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mathers did well to prevent Lucas getting side control.
Still in half guard, Lucas seems content to control.
Lucas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers is looking to escape.
Lucas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lucas is thwarting Mathers's attempts to control the position.
Mathers manages to get to full guard.
Mathers keeping moving, preventing Lucas from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mathers wants to stand up but Lucas is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franc Lucas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lucas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lucas prevents Mathers from improving his position.
Mathers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lucas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lucas is looking to pass Mathers's guard but actually Mathers recovers to full guard.
Mathers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers is working hard here to advance position.
Mathers scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Franc Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Mathers.
Mathers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lucas tries to clinch up
and Mathers counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mathers counters with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mathers, right into the meat.
Mathers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mathers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lucas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lucas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mathers.
Mathers scores with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lucas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mathers - the referee stops the clock and Lucas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mathers. Lucas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mathers misses with a head kick.
Lucas tries for a takedown but Mathers circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas misses with a takedown attempt
and Mathers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lucas's knee momentarily.
Lucas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mathers.
Mathers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lucas takes a step back to recover.
Mathers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Mathers.
Mathers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lucas thows a body shot but no joy.
Mathers throws a sloppy head kick and Lucas moves out of range easily.
Lucas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lucas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers throws a lazy head kick
and Lucas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mathers!
Mathers squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mathers is working to get back to half guard.
Mathers wants to get back to his feet.
Mathers is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mathers wants to get back to his feet.
Lucas unloading with bombs!
Lucas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mathers can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marshall Mathers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Franc Lucas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mathers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lucas darts in and clinches Mathers up against the cage.
Lucas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mathers's elbow.
Lucas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mathers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mathers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucas can do to turn this around?
Lucas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mathers throws a nice head kick!
Mathers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mathers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lucas somewhat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mathers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mathers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Mathers.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mathers but Mathers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marshall Mathers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franc Lucas.
Mathers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lucas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mathers counters with a low kick, right behind Lucas 's knee.
Mathers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Lucas misses
and Mathers counters with a good, hard body kick but Lucas shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers throws a sloppy head kick
and Lucas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mathers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mathers tries to get out of the position.
Mathers tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Lucas has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Mathers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lucas gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Marshall Mathers is winning the standup battle so far.
Mathers throws a head kick but Lucas moves out of range.
Mathers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lucas if he has to take too many more of those.
Lucas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mathers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mathers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lucas on the ground.
Mathers trying to control the position here.
Lucas prevents Mathers from getting back to his feet.
Mathers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mathers wants to stand but Lucas is controlling the position.
Marshall Mathers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lucas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mathers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers is working an open guard so Lucas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lucas blocks a head kick by Mathers.
Lucas throws a series of punches but Mathers moves out of range.
Mathers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mathers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lucas blocks a head kick by Mathers.
Mathers throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lucas tries for a takedown but Mathers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Franc Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mathers lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marshall Mathers.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mathers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marshall Mathers!
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