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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Kumsaloti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Never Faulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Never Faulter has chosen Fire it up by Modest Mouse as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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225 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Kumsaloti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Never Faulter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Never Faulter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kumsaloti pinned against the cage. Kumsaloti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Never Faulter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kumsaloti manages to avoid it.
Kumsaloti throws a jab when Never Faulter was well out of range.
Never Faulter misses with a right hand
and Kumsaloti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Never Faulter throws a lazy uppercut
and Kumsaloti counters with a left to the body.
Walter Never Faulter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Never Faulter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kumsaloti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Walter Never Faulter has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Never Faulter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Never Faulter throws a poor cross that misses
and Kumsaloti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kumsaloti swinging wildly here.
Kumsaloti looks to land a left hand but Never Faulter moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumsaloti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kumsaloti misses with a lunging right hand
and Never Faulter counters with a single leg into guard. Kumsaloti didn't expect that.
Never Faulter is looking to work some ground and pound but Kumsaloti has wrist control.
Never Faulter connects with a couple of short punches.
Kumsaloti looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Never Faulter passes into half guard.
Never Faulter throwing shots but Kumsaloti is blocking nicely.
Kumsaloti actively working from the bottom here.
Kumsaloti is looking for a sweep. Never Faulter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Never Faulter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kumsaloti trying to control but Never Faulter postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter lands strikes from half guard.
Kumsaloti taking some punishment here, with Never Faulter in his half guard.
Never Faulter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Never Faulter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Never Faulter is nestled in close to Kumsaloti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Never Faulter is nestled in close to Kumsaloti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Never Faulter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Never Faulter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kumsaloti tries to roll over but Never Faulter keeps him under control.
Never Faulter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kumsaloti's head.
Kumsaloti punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumsaloti wants to control but Never Faulter is keeping busy.
Kumsaloti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Never Faulter pulls his head out easily.
Never Faulter works his way into full mount!
Never Faulter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Never Faulter looking to control but Kumsaloti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Never Faulter breaks from Kumsaloti's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kumsaloti working to try and regain half guard.
Never Faulter with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kumsaloti tries to reverse the position but Never Faulter maintains control.
Never Faulter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Never Faulter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kumsaloti's face.
Kumsaloti is rocked!
It looks like Manny Kumsaloti has been cut.
Never Faulter goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kumsaloti turns into him and now he's in Never Faulter's guard.
Never Faulter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Never Faulter trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Never Faulter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kumsaloti's guard.
Never Faulter throws and elbow that misses. Kumsaloti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Never Faulter's guard. Nice move by Kumsaloti!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Never Faulter dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Never Faulter misses with a body shot
and Never Faulter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kumsaloti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Never Faulter.
Never Faulter shoots and misses
and Kumsaloti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kumsaloti stuffs the takedown.
Manny Kumsaloti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Never Faulter.
Nice straight punches there by Never Faulter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Never Faulter.
Never Faulter throws a lazy uppercut
and Kumsaloti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Never Faulter tries to clinch there but Kumsaloti circles away.
Never Faulter staying out of range there.
Never Faulter misses the body punch
and Kumsaloti counters with an inside leg kick.
Never Faulter tries for a takedown but Kumsaloti circles away easily
and Kumsaloti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Never Faulter is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Never Faulter checks a leg kick nicely.
Never Faulter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kumsaloti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Never Faulter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Never Faulter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kumsaloti rather than just go for the knockout.
Kumsaloti throws a shot from downtown. Never Faulter moves away and avoids it.
Kumsaloti throws a right hand that misses
and Never Faulter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Never Faulter shoots in for a takedown but Kumsaloti shows good takedown defense.
Kumsaloti thuds a left hand into Never Faulter's body.
Kumsaloti scores with a punch to the head.
Kumsaloti misses with a right hand
and Never Faulter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Never Faulter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kumsaloti.
Never Faulter misses with an uppercut
and Never Faulter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Kumsaloti misses.
Never Faulter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kumsaloti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Never Faulter misses with a right hand
and Kumsaloti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kumsaloti throws a big shot that misses.
Kumsaloti misses with an uppercut.
Kumsaloti throws a hook but Never Faulter blocks it.
Kumsaloti lands with an overhand left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Never Faulter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter looks for a takedown but Kumsaloti sprawls well.
Kumsaloti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Never Faulter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Never Faulter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kumsaloti throws out the jab.
Never Faulter is looking to clinch.
Never Faulter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kumsaloti wants to sweep here but Never Faulter controlling him for the moment.
Kumsaloti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumsaloti wants to sweep here but Never Faulter controlling him for the moment.
Kumsaloti throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Never Faulter throws a strike but Kumsaloti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kumsaloti tries to free his leg and advance position but Never Faulter is retaining full guard.
Kumsaloti throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kumsaloti throwing strikes from guard but Never Faulter blocks nicely.
Kumsaloti trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Never Faulter manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Kumsaloti dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Never Faulter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kumsaloti counters with a nice uppercut.
Never Faulter takes a swing at Kumsaloti's ribcage but misses.
Never Faulter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Never Faulter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kumsaloti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kumsaloti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Never Faulter throws a poor cross that misses
and Kumsaloti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kumsaloti slaps away a takedown attempt from Never Faulter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Never Faulter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Manny Kumsaloti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Never Faulter.
Never Faulter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Never Faulter shoots for a takedown but Kumsaloti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Never Faulter throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kumsaloti to counter with a crisp jab.
Kumsaloti misses with a double jab.
Kumsaloti throws a right and a left that Never Faulter avoids nicely.
Kumsaloti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kumsaloti swings widly with a right hand
and Never Faulter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kumsaloti's guard now.
Never Faulter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Never Faulter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kumsaloti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kumsaloti trying to keep a closed guard but Never Faulter is proving a slippery customer.
Never Faulter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter throws a big right hand that misses.
Never Faulter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kumsaloti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kumsaloti trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kumsaloti is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Never Faulter is aware though and is defending well.
Never Faulter is looking to work some ground and pound but Kumsaloti has wrist control.
Never Faulter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kumsaloti is trying to keep Never Faulter in close.
Kumsaloti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Never Faulter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kumsaloti thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Never Faulter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kumsaloti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kumsaloti has an active guard here but Never Faulter has managed to pass into half guard.
Walter Never Faulter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Never Faulter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Never Faulter is nestled in close to Kumsaloti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Never Faulter moves nicely into side control.
Never Faulter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kumsaloti to see if he's OK.
Never Faulter working the body and head with strikes.
Kumsaloti takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kumsaloti tries to buck Never Faulter off but Never Faulter is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kumsaloti taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kumsaloti tries to improve position but can't.
Never Faulter landing strikes.
Never Faulter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Never Faulter moves into full mount!
Kumsaloti taking shots to the head.
Kumsaloti is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Never Faulter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Never Faulter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Never Faulter unloading with bombs!
Kumsaloti is looking to improve his position but Never Faulter isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Never Faulter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Never Faulter 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Never Faulter!
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energy
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hype
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