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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephoune Father (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foul Play (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Play has chosen Simon Says-Pharaohe Monche as his entrance music. Stephoune Father has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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181 lbs
31 - 17 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephoune Father!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Foul Play!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Play misses with a jab to the body
so Father counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Father is looking to advance position but Play has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Father tries to lock up and control but Play gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Father sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Play is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Father doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Play.
Father wants to control but Play is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Play looks to land a strike but Father avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Play postures up.
Play would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Father wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Play is looking to work some ground and pound but Father has wrist control.
Father utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Father is trying to keep Play in close.
Father pulls Play in close to his closed guard and prevents Play from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stephoune Father has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Father takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Play tries to score with a low kick but Father moves his leg out of the way.
Play throws a nice outside leg kick.
Father fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Play looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Play misses with an uppercut
and Father counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Father throws a big elbow that misses.
Father loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Play can't keep his opponent in guard - Father advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Father missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Father wants to pass to mount but Play is defending the position.
Play keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Father winds up and cracks Play with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Play taking some punishment here, with Father in his half guard.
Play is looking for a sweep. Father is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Play actively working from the bottom here.
Father 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.
Father prevents Play from improving his position.
Father trying to pass the guard but Play defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Father throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephoune Father dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Father shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Play is trying to defend but Father finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Father throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Play to regain full guard.
Play tries to strike from the bottom.
Father in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Father in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Father throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Play works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Play looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Father tries to free his leg and advance position but Play is retaining full guard.
Father throws a big elbow that misses.
Father looking to pass the guard.
Father 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Father connects with a couple of short punches.
Father throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Father stopping the sweep attempt from Play.
Play avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Father missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Father's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Play working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Father.
Father keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Play's head.
Stephoune Father overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Father is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Play looking for a sweep. Not yet Play, not yet.
Father slips nicely into half guard.
Father not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Father lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Father is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Play gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Father postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Play working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Father.
Play wants to sweep but no luck.
Father lands a couple of digs.
Father throws a big elbow that misses.
Play avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Play escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Father gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Father throws a big right hand that misses.
Father throws an elbow that misses. Play uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Father's guard. Nice move by Play!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Father wants to control the position but Play says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Play is keen to just control but Father is a slippery customer.
Play thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Father's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Father wants to improve his position but Play is controlling well.
Father has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Play is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Play sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Father defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephoune Father dominated that second round.
That's time! Father's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Play takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Play throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Play walks into a straight right hand from Father.
Father avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Father fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Play manages to avoid it.
Father connects with a body shot.
Father misses with a takedown attempt - Play sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Foul Play seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Play throws out a loose jab but Father uses good head movement to avoid it.
Father wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Play. Father does a little dance to reset his feet.
Father moves out of range as Play strikes.
Play throws a low kick, looking for Father's leg but Father calmly moves out of range.
Father lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Father misses with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Play lands an impressive looking overhand right. Father doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Stephoune Father has been cut.
Play throws the kick towards the body but Father avoids it.
Play swings for the body but Father moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Father is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Play's half guard.
Play is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Father scores with a couple of nice shots.
Play avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Father.
Play slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Father connects with a couple of short punches.
Father throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Play works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Father throws a big right hand that misses.
Father throws a big elbow that misses.
Father stopping the sweep attempt from Play.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Play utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Father forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Father is working for a kimura but Play is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Play manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Foul Play has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Father throws a big elbow that misses.
Father is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Play can do to turn this around?
Father postures up and lands a big shot to Play's brow.
Father postures up in Play's guard and throws a big left but Play blocks it.
Father working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Play's head.
Father throwing strikes from guard but Play blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Father accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Father preventing the sweep.
Father passes into half guard.
Father seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Father landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Father throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Father sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Play defending well though.
Father looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Play with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Play is rocked!
Play on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Play is still in real trouble! Can Father finish him?
Father landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Father with the ground and pound but Play uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Father is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Father wants to pass the guard but Play is keeping the position.
Father postures up in Play's guard and throws a big left but Play blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephoune Father showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Father 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephoune Father!
Stephoune Father was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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