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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Llashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Llashley has chosen dead man walking as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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250 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Llashley!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter throws a right and a left that Llashley avoids nicely.
Porter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Porter drags the fight down to the ground.
Porter is looking to stand back up but Llashley counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Porter.
Porter landing rabbit punches to the side of Llashley's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Porter wants to get back to his feet.
Llashley wants to stand up but Porter is controlling the position.
Porter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Llashley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Llashley's back!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Llashley has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter lands with a hammerfist to the side of Llashley's head.
Llashley has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Porter struggling to land strikes to the head as Llashley covers up.
Porter somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Porter has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Llashley.
Porter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Porter struggling to land strikes to the head as Llashley covers up.
Porter scores with punches from the back.
Porter 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Llashley covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llashley defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Even with his hooks in, Porter manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Porter missing with strikes.
Porter misses with a punch to the head.
Llashley is taking damage to the body and head.
Llashley looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter landing with strikes.
Llashley is keeping busy.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Porter. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Porter controls the position.
Llashley covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Llashley is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Even with his hooks in, Porter manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Porter lands shots from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porter scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Porter 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.
Porter connects with a body shot.
Porter darts in and clinches Llashley up against the cage.
Porter tightens his grip and picks Llashley up, before dumping him to the ground. Llashley manages to land in guard.
Porter throwing strikes from guard but Llashley blocks nicely.
Porter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Porter looking to pass the guard.
Porter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Llashley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter throwing strikes but missing.
Porter with a nice head shot there.
Llashley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Porter wants to control from the top but Llashley keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Llashley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Porter stands up from Llashley's guard - Porter perhaps looking for a knockout.
Antonio Porter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Llashley to the ground. Porter is now in Llashley's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Llashley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Porter.
Llashley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Porter.
Porter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Porter trying to control but Llashley is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter stands and throws Llashley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Antonio Porter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Llashley taking a bit of punishment here - Porter scoring with strikes.
Porter lands some shots froms side control.
Porter working the ground and pound from side control.
Porter cracks Llashley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Porter cracks Llashley with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter throws a strike aimed at the side of Llashley's head but Llashley avoids it well.
Porter is chipping away with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Porter.
Porter lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Llashley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Porter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porter 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Porter dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Porter throws a series of punches but Llashley avoids them all with ease.
Porter clinches.
Porter breaks the clinch.
Llashley has his takedown stuffed
and Porter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Porter.
Llashley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Porter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Llashley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Porter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Porter has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Porter.
Porter breaks from the clinch.
Porter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Llashley, pushing him back against the cage.
Porter successfully pulls guard.
Porter wants to sweep here but Llashley controlling him for the moment.
Llashley wants to stand and escape but instead Porter has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Porter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Llashley's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Antonio Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porter fails with a takedown attempt.
Porter misses with a takedown
and Llashley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Llashley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Llashley tries for a takedown but Porter circles away easily
and Porter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Porter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter throws and elbow that misses. Llashley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Porter's guard. Nice move by Llashley!
Llashley preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Llashley being controlled here momentarily.
Porter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Llashley is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four 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.
Porter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Llashley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Antonio Porter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Llashley postures up.
Bobby Llashley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Llashley is fighting to break Porter's control of his arms but Porter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Porter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Porter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Porter!
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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
RATING
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