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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bittor Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier comes into the arena with Jane's Addiction- Mountain Song blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mathers's choice of entrance music: Square Dance. 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
25 - 19 - 0 |
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185 cm
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185 lbs
24 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bittor Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mathers lands with a nice body kick.
Xavier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mathers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That kick from Mathers tenderised Xavier's leg. Xavier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mathers blocks a leg kick.
Xavier just misses with a punch to the body.
Mathers slips a jab from Xavier.
Mathers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xavier was well out of range. Poor timing from Mathers.
Mathers tests Xavier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mathers misses with a kick to the body.
We've been informed that Mathers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Xavier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xavier slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mathers sprawls well. Mathers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Xavier gets slowly back to his feet.
Mathers misses with a body kick.
Marshall Mathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathers throws a chopping leg kick but Xavier manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xavier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mathers.
Mathers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mathers with a hook.
We've been hearing reports that Xavier has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Xavier fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mathers sprawls well initially but Xavier persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Xavier is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mathers is just riding it out for now. Xavier eventually gives up the hold.
Xavier is looking for a kimura but Mathers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Xavier to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers wants to control but Xavier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mathers tries to get to full guard but Xavier has control of the leg.
Xavier is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xavier is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Xavier is trying to work for a kimura but Mathers is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers pushes Xavier off looking to stand but Xavier dives back in and keeps control.
Xavier is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mathers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Xavier wants to get back to his feet.
Xavier is working for a submission of some sort.
Xavier is trying to control the action in half guard but Mathers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier prevents Mathers from standing back up.
Mathers desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Xavier seems to be looking for submissions.
Mathers is not content to let Xavier control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xavier wants to work for an arm triangle but Mathers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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 Bittor Xavier will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Xavier blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Xavier 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mathers scores with a head kick.
Xavier with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Xavier throws a front kick aimed at Mathers's knee but Mathers avoids it well.
Xavier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mathers's waist but Mathers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Xavier off to one side.
Xavier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mathers.
Mathers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xavier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mathers.
Xavier lands a nice hook to Mathers's body. Mathers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xavier misses with a takedown attempt - Mathers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mathers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xavier's sensitive parts.
Mathers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marshall Mathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathers misses with a hook. Xavier ducked under it nicely.
Mathers digs a good body shot into Xavier's ribs.
Mathers tries to land a front kick but Xavier steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xavier digs a good body shot into Mathers's ribs.
Mathers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Xavier ducks under a wild hook from Mathers.
Mathers connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier darts in looking for a takedown but Mathers gets double underhooks and turns Xavier into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bittor Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xavier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mathers's efforts to push away.
Mathers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xavier's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Xavier duly obliges.
It looks like Marshall Mathers has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathers connects with an inside leg kick.
Xavier checks a leg kick.
Mathers looks for the body kick but Xavier saw that one coming.
Mathers lands a nice hook to Xavier's body. Xavier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xavier is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mathers.
Mathers digs a good body shot into Xavier's ribs.
Mathers misses with a low kick as Xavier jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xavier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mathers misses with a straight left.
Xavier checks a leg kick.
Xavier moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mathers misses with a body kick.
Xavier moves out of range as Mathers throws a body kick.
Xavier slips under a jab from Mathers.
Mathers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mathers connects with a jab.
Xavier swings for the body but Mathers moves out of range.
Mathers throws an overhand right that lands on Xavier's shoulder, as Xavier tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers misses with a body kick.
Xavier fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mathers avoids it really well and circles away.
Marshall Mathers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xavier misses with a body shot.
A jab from Xavier misses.
Xavier thuds a left hand into Mathers's body.
Xavier shoots in but Mathers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xavier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mathers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marshall Mathers'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. This is the final round!
Xavier tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xavier is looking to wear down Mathers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mathers scores with a jab. Xavier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Xavier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mathers.
Mathers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mathers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xavier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mathers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mathers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xavier was well out of range. Poor timing from Mathers.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown but Mathers shows good takedown defense.
Mathers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xavier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xavier shoots in and gets a takedown into Mathers's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathers managing to control the position.
Xavier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Xavier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Xavier throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mathers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xavier sitting in guard here, content to control.
Xavier wants to control from the top but Mathers keeps moving.
Mathers wants to sweep but no luck.
Mathers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Xavier tries to free his leg and advance position but Mathers is retaining full guard.
Xavier pushes down on Mathers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mathers wants to control but Xavier is keeping busy.
Xavier seems to be working for a kimura but Mathers defends the submission attempt.
Mathers desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mathers wants to control but Xavier is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers tries to get to full guard but Xavier has control of the leg.
Xavier tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mathers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mathers trying to hold on to Xavier's head to control him but Xavier postures up.
Xavier thows a huge punch but Mathers dodges it nicely.
Xavier seems to be working for a kimura but Mathers defends the submission attempt.
Xavier is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers controlling the position for now.
Xavier trying to work for an americana but Mathers has managed to regain full guard.
Xavier being controlled here momentarily.
Xavier trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xavier content to stall in guard here.
Mathers wants to stand but Xavier is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marshall Mathers.
I think Mathers 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Mathers!
An out of breath Marshall Mathers 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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RATING
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