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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Staples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mathers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Anthem of Kings. Mitch Staples is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Solid chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mitch Staples!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staples misses with a looping left.
Mathers has a takedown stuffed.
Staples throws out a loose jab but Mathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staples fails with an attempt to clinch.
Staples moves out of range of the body kick.
Mathers tries to move into range but Staples moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Staples rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Staples tries to clinch but Mathers is having none of it.
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mathers punishes Staples's body with a nice straight punch.
Staples is looking to clinch but Mathers is avoiding it.
Mitch Staples seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch but Mathers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mathers throws a one two combo.
Staples lands a head shot.
Mathers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch but Mathers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mathers staying out of range there.
Staples 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.
Mathers throws a nice looking combination but Staples bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Staples throws an overhand right that lands on Mathers's shoulder, as Mathers tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staples throws out a powerful jab.
Staples scores with a hook.
Staples is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch but Mathers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mathers misses with a wild combination.
Staples doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathers circles away.
Mathers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mathers blocks a jab.
Mathers throws a low kick but Staples avoids it.
Staples doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathers circles away.
Staples swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Staples throws a lazy right hand but Mathers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mathers misses with a low kick.
Mathers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Mathers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Staples fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staples scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch but Mathers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Staples wants to clinch up but Mathers keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the body from Staples misses
and Mathers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Staples throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Staples misses.
Nice body punch from Mathers.
Staples lands a body shot.
Mathers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Staples.
Mathers slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Staples looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Staples is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathers.
Mathers throws a leg kick but Staples moved away.
Mathers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Staples is able to avoid easily.
A jab lands there for Mathers.
Staples throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Staples misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staples misses with a double jab
enabling Mathers to counter with a crisp jab.
Staples doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathers circles away.
Mathers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staples showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mathers.
Staples fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Staples closes the distance and clinches.
Staples swings wildly with an uppercut but Mathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
Staples tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Staples misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mathers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Staples tries to throw a body punch but Mathers avoids it by throwing Staples back against the cage.
Staples tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mathers can't break the clinch.
Mathers blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathers.
Staples swings wildly with an uppercut but Mathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mathers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mathers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Staples lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mathers backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathers.
A head punch on the inside from Staples fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathers.
Staples scores with a shoulder strike.
Mathers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mathers tries to circle away but Staples has him pinned against the cage.
Staples throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Staples fails to land.
Staples tries to throw a body punch but Mathers avoids it by throwing Staples back against the cage.
Mathers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Staples lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mathers blocks an uppercut.
Staples swings wildly with an uppercut but Mathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mathers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Staples misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mitch Staples will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Staples lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mathers circles away quickly and effectively.
Mathers swats away the attempt to clinch by Staples.
Staples wants to clinch.
Staples tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away.
Mathers cracks Staples with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Staples scores with a decent looking hook.
Mathers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Staples moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Staples is looking to clinch.
Staples misses with a body shot
and Mathers counters with a nice uppercut.
Staples fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mathers on the side of the head.
Mathers throws a series of punches but Staples moves out of range.
Staples throws a combination that misses
and Mathers counters with a stiff right hand.
Staples moves out of range of the leg kick from Mathers.
Staples misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mathers.
Mathers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Staples.
Staples misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mathers.
Mitch Staples is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staples swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mathers counters with a series of strikes. Staples will be more careful next time no doubt.
Staples misses with a wild body shot.
Mathers throws a shot to the body.
Mathers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Staples circles away quickly and effectively.
Staples cracks Mathers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Staples tries to clinch
and Mathers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left and a right from Mathers both land. Nice combination.
Staples throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Staples.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staples. Mathers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mathers with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Staples. Beautiful body shot.
Mathers slips under a jab.
Staples misses with a looping left.
Mathers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mathers drops his hands momentarily and Staples takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Staples tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mathers counters with a right hand to the body.
Staples moves to clinch but Mathers breaks away
and Mathers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers misses with a low kick as Staples jumps back.
Staples moves in looking to clinch but Mathers pushes him off.
Mathers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marshall Mathers is winning the standup battle so far.
Staples throws a right and a left that Mathers avoids nicely.
Mathers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staples tries to clinch but Mathers moves out of range.
Staples throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mathers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mathers throws a right hand that Staples ducks under and follows up with a left that Staples also avoids with ease.
Mathers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mathers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Staples moves to clinch but Mathers breaks away
and Mathers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mathers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Staples wants to clinch
and Mathers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Staples is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staples blocks the body kick.
Staples dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Staples throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staples is looking to clinch.
Mathers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Staples sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mathers somewhat.
Staples throws a nice looking combination but Mathers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Staples tries to clinch
and Mathers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice body kick from Mathers.
Mathers shoots in and gets a takedown into Staples's guard.
Staples wants to stand and escape but Mathers is having none of it.
Staples controls Mathers momentarily but Mathers frees himself.
Mathers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Staples is keeping the position for now.
Staples wants to sweep here but Mathers controlling him for the moment.
Staples is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitch Staples has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mathers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Staples.
Horrible takedown by Mathers or perhaps it was just good defense by Staples which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mathers misses with a head kick.
Mathers swats away the attempt to clinch by Staples.
Staples doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathers circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Staples tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mathers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staples misses with a straight left.
Staples is looking to clinch.
Mathers throws a shot to the body.
Mathers throws a right and a left that Staples avoids nicely.
Mathers tries for a takedown but Staples sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Staples misses with an uppercut. Mathers saw that one coming.
Staples dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Staples throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staples tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mathers counters with a series of strikes. Staples will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mathers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mathers keeps the fight on the outside.
Mathers looks to land a combination but Staples avoids it well.
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mathers counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Staples misses the target.
Mathers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Staples manages to avoid it.
Staples scores with a nice strike.
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mathers counters with a one-two to the body.
Mathers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mathers blocks a jab.
Staples misses with a looping right.
Staples checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Staples closes the distance and pushes Mathers back into the cage.
Mathers working hard to break the clinch.
Staples lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staples.
Staples throws a head punch that misses.
Staples lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mathers blocks an uppercut.
Staples lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staples misses with a hook from the clinch.
Staples gets through Mathers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mathers blocks an uppercut.
Staples throws a head punch that misses.
Mathers is looking to break free of the clinch but Staples has double underhooks.
Mathers blocks an uppercut.
Staples throws a punch but it's blocked by Mathers.
Staples keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mathers's efforts to push away.
Staples works on Mathers's body with a couple of short punches.
Staples lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Staples fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathers.
Staples misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathers.
Staples fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Staples misses with a hook from the clinch.
Staples misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Staples swings wildly with an uppercut but Mathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staples lands a nice uppercut.
Mathers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathers.
Staples gets through Mathers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Staples fails to land.
Staples goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Staples misses with a hook from the clinch.
Staples lands with a light punch inside.
Staples misses with some punches.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathers.
Mathers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Staples lands a shoulder strike.
Staples swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Staples takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Staples tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mathers's elbow.
Mathers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Staples has a couple of punches blocked by Mathers.
Staples misses with a punch on the inside.
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.
Staples misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Staples lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mathers backwards.
Staples throws a punch but it's blocked by Mathers.
Mathers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Staples working aggressively here.
Mathers blocking some punches.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staples.
Mathers is looking to break free of the clinch but Staples has double underhooks.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Staples fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Staples swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Staples fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mathers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Staples has a couple of punches blocked by Mathers.
Mathers is trying to break free.
Mathers blocking some punches.
Mathers is trying to break the clinch but Staples has him pressed against the cage.
Staples has a couple of punches blocked by Mathers.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mitch Staples.
I think Staples has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mitch Staples!
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hype
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