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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Scalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grande Mucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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185 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Scalante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Grande Mucho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scalante looks to land a right hand but Mucho moved out of range.
Scalante throws a body punch but Mucho moves out of range.
Mucho shoots in looking for a takedown but Scalante manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mucho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mucho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scalante tests Mucho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scalante connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mucho momentarily.
Nice body punch from Scalante.
Mucho throws a leg kick but Scalante sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scalante lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scalante lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scalante. Mucho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mucho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scalante has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Scalante.
Mucho scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Scalante is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mucho's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mucho's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mucho breaks Scalante's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mucho is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mucho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Scalante working a defensive guard here.
Mucho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scalante is keeping the position for now.
Scalante avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scalante knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mucho on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mucho tries to free his leg and advance position but Scalante is retaining full guard.
Mucho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mucho is looking to work some ground and pound but Scalante has wrist control.
Mucho throwing strikes but missing.
Scalante avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mucho throwing strikes from guard but Scalante blocks nicely.
Mucho is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mucho postures up in Scalante's guard and throws a big left but Scalante blocks it.
Mucho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Scalante working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mucho.
Mucho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mucho with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mucho postures up in Scalante's guard and throws a big left but Scalante blocks it.
Mucho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mucho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mucho landing some decent shots from guard.
Mucho drops back looking for a leg! Scalante is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Scalante manages to kick Mucho off! Mucho jumps back into Scalante's guard.
Mucho throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grande Mucho will probably get the nod.
That's time! Scalante's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice straight punches there by Scalante. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scalante.
Scalante misses with an uppercut. Mucho saw that one coming.
Scalante gets caught napping as Mucho dives in and scores a takedown. Scalante manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mucho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mucho is looking to work some ground and pound but Scalante has wrist control.
Scalante trying to keep a closed guard but Mucho is proving a slippery customer.
Scalante utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mucho drops back looking for a leg! Scalante is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Scalante manages to kick Mucho off! Mucho jumps back into Scalante's guard.
Scalante preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scalante has his hands on Mucho's head, controlling the position.
Scalante utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mucho throwing strikes from guard but Scalante blocks nicely.
Mucho throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mucho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scalante working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mucho.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mucho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mucho is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mucho is looking to work some ground and pound but Scalante has wrist control.
Mucho throwing strikes from guard but Scalante blocks nicely.
Mucho drops back looking for a leg! Scalante is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Scalante manages to kick Mucho off! Mucho jumps back into Scalante's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mucho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Scalante preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mucho throwing strikes but missing.
Mucho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Scalante's head.
Grande Mucho has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mucho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mucho throws a big elbow that misses.
Mucho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Scalante's head.
Mucho throws a big elbow that misses.
Mucho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mucho is looking to work some ground and pound but Scalante has wrist control.
Mucho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mucho throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scalante can't keep his opponent in guard - Mucho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grande Mucho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mucho misses with a body shot.
Mucho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Scalante misses the jab.
Mucho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mucho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Scalante.
Mucho shoots for a takedown but Scalante saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rocky Scalante is winning the standup battle so far.
Scalante misses with the combination.
Mucho avoids the body shot from Scalante.
Scalante is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Scalante lands with a nice body punch.
Mucho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mucho is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scalante misses with a straight left.
Scalante displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mucho throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Scalante was covering up waiting for the punch and Mucho finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mucho throwing strikes from guard but Scalante blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mucho postures up in Scalante's guard and throws a big left but Scalante blocks it.
Scalante is pulling down on Mucho's head to control his posture.
Rocky Scalante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grande Mucho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mucho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mucho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mucho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mucho connects with a couple of short punches.
Mucho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mucho trying to control the position from guard on top but Scalante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mucho throws a big elbow that misses.
Mucho postures up in Scalante's guard and throws a big left but Scalante blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mucho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mucho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mucho trying to control but Scalante is working from the bottom.
Mucho throws a big right hand that misses.
Mucho with a nice head shot there.
Mucho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mucho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Scalante can't keep his opponent in guard - Mucho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mucho is working for a submission of some sort.
Mucho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mucho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grande Mucho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mucho winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grande Mucho!
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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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