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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zestaw Disco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Neer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Disco comes to the cage accompanied by Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend. Neer has chosen Filter-Hey Man Nice Shot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zestaw Disco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Neer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disco gets a takedown into half guard.
Neer is trying to stand.
Neer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Disco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Disco controlling the action here.
Disco is just content to waste time from the top position. Neer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Neer keeping moving, preventing Disco from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Disco stops Neer from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disco drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Neer dives on top into guard.
Disco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Neer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Disco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Neer has managed to get both his arms back between Disco's legs - danger averted.
Disco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Neer defends it easily.
Disco working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Neer has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Disco is breathing heavily.
Neer tries to stand and escape but Disco is controlling the position.
Disco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neer wants to stand up but Disco is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disco is looking to control Neer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Disco avoid being mounted?
Neer wants to stand but Disco has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Disco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neer wants to stand up but Disco is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neer escapes and gets back to his feet.
Neer throws a right hand that Disco ducks under and follows up with a left that Disco also avoids with ease.
Neer misses with a double jab.
Disco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neer.
Neer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Disco drives through with a takedown into Neer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Neer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zestaw Disco will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Neer swinging wildly here.
Disco dives in and grabs Neer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Neer pushes down on Disco's head and hops out.
Neer fails to land with a series of punches.
Disco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloppy strikes from Neer. Those never looked like landing.
Zestaw Disco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neer fails to land with a series of punches.
Disco misses with a takedown attempt
and Neer counters with a three punch combo that has Disco backing up. Disco nods at Neer to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zestaw Disco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Disco.
Neer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Josh Neer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Disco.
Disco slips a jab and a cross from Neer.
Neer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Disco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Disco.
Disco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Neer.
Neer throws a nice looking combination but Disco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Disco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neer as he jumps to the side.
A punch combination from Neer misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Disco dodges the punch combination from Neer.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Neer!
Neer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neer throws a right and a left that Disco avoids nicely.
Neer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Neer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neer misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Neer.
Neer looks to land a combination but Disco avoids it well.
Neer misses with a series of wild punches.
Neer misses with a series of wild punches.
Neer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Disco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Neer.
A punch combination from Neer misses.
Neer throws a series of punches but Disco avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Neer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Disco avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Neer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Neer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Neer throws a nice looking combination but Disco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neer misses with a double jab.
Neer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Disco closes the distance and clinches up with Neer, looking for a takedown. Disco pushes Neer against the cage but Neer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Disco tries for a takedown but Neer circles away easily
and Neer counters with a two punch combo.
Disco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Neer as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zestaw Disco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Disco.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Neer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Disco.
Disco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer throws a series of punches but Disco avoids them all with ease.
Neer swinging wildly here.
Neer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Disco circles away quickly and effectively.
Disco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Neer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neer misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neer swinging wildly here.
Neer lands a jab-cross combination.
Disco fails with the takedown
and Neer counters with a two punch combo.
Neer looks to land a combination but Disco avoids it well.
Neer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Neer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neer looks to land a combination but Disco avoids it well.
Neer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Disco back to the cage. Neer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A punch combination from Neer misses.
Neer throws a right hand that Disco ducks under and follows up with a left that Disco also avoids with ease.
Neer fails to land with a series of punches.
Neer throws a series of punches but Disco avoids them all with ease.
Disco dives in and grabs Neer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Neer pushes down on Disco's head and hops out.
Neer throws a right hand that Disco ducks under and follows up with a left that Disco also avoids with ease.
Zestaw Disco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Disco avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disco shoots and misses
and Neer counters with a three punch combo that has Disco backing up. Disco nods at Neer to acknowledge the strikes.
Neer throws a series of punches but Disco avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Neer does no damage.
Disco tries for a takedown but Neer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Disco.
Sloppy strikes from Neer. Those never looked like landing.
Neer throws a series of punches but Disco avoids them all with ease.
Disco slips a jab and a cross from Neer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Neer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Neer 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Neer!
An out of breath Josh Neer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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