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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Louis Tecate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stove PLanter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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189 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Louis Tecate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stove PLanter!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PLanter forces Tecate back against the cage and clinches.
Tecate has had enough of the clinch but PLanter keeps him there for the moment.
Tecate blocks an uppercut.
Tecate blocks the elbow strike.
Tecate is trying to break the clinch but PLanter is controlling him.
Tecate drags the fight down to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tecate pulls PLanter in close to his closed guard and prevents PLanter from doing any damage or advancing position.
PLanter tries to stand but Tecate is controlling from the bottom.
Tecate lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for PLanter!
PLanter really wants to buck Tecate off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tecate stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Tecate circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Tecate to counter with a crisp jab.
Tecate tries for a takedown but PLanter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - PLanter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
PLanter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
PLanter tries to close the distance and clinch but Tecate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
PLanter wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PLanter clinches.
PLanter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tecate stalling.
PLanter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
PLanter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tecate avoids it.
PLanter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Louis Tecate has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, PLanter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tecate's brow.
PLanter tries to land a knee to the head but Tecate blocks with his arms.
Tecate stalling the fight.
PLanter misses with a punch on the inside.
PLanter tries a knee to the head but Tecate blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tecate takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by PLanter.
Tecate avoiding damage as PLanter throws knees to the body.
Tecate blocks an elbow strike.
Tecate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
PLanter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tecate is defending well for now.
Tecate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, PLanter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tecate's brow.
PLanter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
PLanter throws a head punch that misses.
PLanter keeps control of Tecate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tecate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by PLanter.
Tecate tries to break the clinch but PLanter is controlling the position.
PLanter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from PLanter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tecate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tecate managing to block the knees to the body from PLanter.
PLanter looks gassed!
PLanter throws a punch but it's blocked by Tecate.
PLanter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tecate.
Tecate blocks a body shot from PLanter.
PLanter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tecate managing to block the knees to the body from PLanter.
Tecate drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tecate's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
PLanter tries a body shot but Tecate blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stove PLanter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louis Tecate's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tecate scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tecate works to advance to full mount. PLanter defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tecate takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
PLanter is trying to stand.
PLanter is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tecate controlling from the full mount.
Tecate is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
PLanter tries to clinch up.
Tecate cracks PLanter with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tecate throws a leg kick but PLanter sees it coming and moves out of range.
PLanter tries to clinch up.
Stove PLanter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tecate fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but PLanter avoids it really well and circles away.
Tecate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
PLanter tries to clinch but Tecate is having none of it.
Tecate moves into the clinch successfully.
Tecate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tecate avoids a wild elbow strike from PLanter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PLanter misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, PLanter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tecate's brow.
Tecate avoiding damage as PLanter throws knees to the body.
Tecate avoids the elbow strike from PLanter, against the cage.
PLanter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stove PLanter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
PLanter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tecate.
Tecate has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics PLanter uses from the top position.
Tecate pushes PLanter off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tecate with a nice cross.
PLanter wants to clinch but Tecate slips to the side
and Tecate counters with a stiff right hand.
Tecate lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PLanter wants to clinch
and Tecate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Tecate.
PLanter fails with an attempt to clinch.
PLanter tries to clinch up but Tecate circles away and keeps his distance.
PLanter tries to clinch there but Tecate circles away.
Tecate scores with a jab to the body.
Tecate pushes PLanter up against the cage in a clinch.
PLanter tries to land knees in the clinch but Tecate avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tecate managing to block the knees to the body from PLanter.
Tecate blocks an elbow strike from PLanter.
PLanter looking to throw knees to the head but Tecate is blocking nicely.
PLanter is breathing heavily.
Tecate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
PLanter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tecate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
PLanter throws an elbow but it misses.
PLanter connects with a knee to the head.
Tecate pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tecate is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tecate prevents PLanter from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tecate works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tecate stands up out of the half guard.
Tecate tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Tecate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Louis Tecate's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tecate tries for a takedown but PLanter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tecate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
PLanter tries to clinch up
and Tecate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tecate circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Tecate to counter with a crisp jab.
PLanter closes the distance but Tecate moves to the side
letting Tecate counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PLanter tries to clinch up but Tecate circles away and keeps his distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Tecate as he connects with a hook.
PLanter looks to clinch
and Tecate counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tecate.
Tecate slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tecate stops PLanter from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
PLanter is working an open guard so Tecate takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Tecate.
Tecate lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
PLanter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
PLanter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tecate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tecate throws a wild body kick that PLanter sees coming a mile off.
Tecate is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in PLanter's half guard.
PLanter is trying to escape back to his feet but Tecate uses the scramble to pass into side control.
PLanter is looking to get back to his feet here but Tecate is keeping cool and he's managed to take PLanter's back.
Tecate has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of PLanter's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PLanter looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Tecate 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.
PLanter wants to get back to his feet.
Good control from Tecate.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis Tecate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Louis Tecate just wasn't active enough.
Tecate shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with PLanter but PLanter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tecate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tecate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tecate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tecate working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Tecate showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tecate 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Tecate!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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