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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Twat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fulton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Voices. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!John Twat has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jimmy Fulton's chin.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Fulton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Twat!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Twat lands but Fulton takes it in his stride.
Fulton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Twat napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fulton takes a little break here. Twat wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fulton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fulton misses with the ground and pound.
Fulton just content to control the position.
Fulton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Fulton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fulton fails to land the takedown.
Fulton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Twat is fending him off so far but Fulton persists. Nope, Twat circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Twat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fulton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Fulton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fulton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Twat was covering up waiting for the punch and Fulton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fulton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fulton throwing strikes from guard but Twat blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Twat managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fulton.
Fulton is chipping away with strikes.
Fulton controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fulton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Twat is avoiding damage well.
Fulton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Fulton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Twat's face as Fulton controls the position.
Twat taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fulton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Twat sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fulton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Twat gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Fulton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fulton.
Twat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fulton shoots in and drives through. Twat sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fulton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Fulton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fulton misses with a takedown attempt - Twat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Twat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Twat did well to prevent Fulton getting side control.
Fulton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Twat can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fulton trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jimmy Fulton.
Twat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fulton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Twat parries the strikes from Fulton easily there. Fulton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Twat to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Fulton.
Fulton staying calm.
Fulton has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Twat!
Twat wants to hold on but Fulton pushes him away.
Fulton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fulton working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fulton controlling from mount.
Fulton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fulton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fulton lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Fulton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Twat gets caught flat footed, as Fulton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Twat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fulton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fulton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Twat for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy Fulton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fulton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Twat sprawls well. Twat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fulton gets slowly back to his feet.
Twat misses with a leg kick.
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.
Fulton fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fulton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Fulton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Twat is looking to score with low kicks.
Twat leaves Fulton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fulton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton tries for a takedown but Twat circles away easily
and Twat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fulton tries for a takedown but Twat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fulton fails with a takedown attempt.
John Twat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fulton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Twat avoids it really well and circles away.
Twat leaves Fulton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Twat pinned against the cage. Twat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fulton throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Twat tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fulton is in Twat's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jimmy Fulton did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Twat stuffs the takedown attempt from Fulton. Fulton gets slowly back to his feet.
Twat is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Twat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fulton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Twat but Twat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Twat misses with a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fulton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Fulton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fulton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Twat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fulton's sensitive parts.
Twat misses with a head kick.
Fulton dives in and grabs Twat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Twat pushes down on Fulton's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Twat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fulton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fulton fails with the takedown.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fulton shoots in for a double leg but Twat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fulton is defended easily by Twat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twat wants to land a leg kick but Fulton is out of range.
Jimmy Fulton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fulton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Twat manages to avoid it.
Fulton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Twat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Twat slaps away a takedown attempt from Fulton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fulton gets a double leg takedown into Twat's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton thows a big elbow that misses.
Fulton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fulton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fulton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fulton is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Twat dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fulton shoots for a double leg takedown but Twat sprawls well. He's pushed Fulton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fulton throws a right and a left that Twat avoids nicely.
Twat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fulton.
John Twat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fulton shoots in for a takedown but Twat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Fulton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fulton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fulton showed some decent athleticism there.
Fulton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fulton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Twat's head.
Fulton content to control rather than advance.
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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Fulton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Twat throws a body kick that misses.
Fulton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Twat manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fulton forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Twat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Twat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fulton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fulton is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Twat tries to roll over but Fulton keeps him under control.
Twat has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fulton is working away from the top position though.
John Twat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fulton connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Fulton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fulton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Fulton!
Jimmy Fulton retains his middleweight title!
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