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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercurius Faunus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Can could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mercurius Faunus's chin.
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149 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercurius Faunus!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Can throws an off balance right hand
and Faunus counters with a body kick.
Can jabs at Faunus's body.
Faunus blocks a jab.
Can rushes Faunus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Can has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faunus.
Faunus stalling in the clinch.
Faunus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faunus has a couple of punches blocked by Can.
Can is looking to break free of the clinch but Faunus has double underhooks.
Can slows down the pace here.
Faunus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faunus blocks an uppercut.
Can throws a punch but it's blocked by Faunus.
Can is struggling to control the position.
Can tries to throw a body punch but Faunus avoids it by throwing Can back against the cage.
Faunus is trying to maintain a safe position but Can gets an underhook and turns Faunus into the cage.
Can swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Can wants to get back to striking at distance but Faunus won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Can.
Faunus misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can trying to control the position but instead, Faunus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Can into the cage.
Can misses with a short punch on the inside.
Can lands a nice shot to the body.
Can misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Can fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faunus.
Can has a couple of punches blocked by Faunus.
Faunus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faunus blocks a jab.
Can pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faunus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Can throws a poor cross that misses
and Faunus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Can misses.
Can throws a right hand that misses
and Faunus moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faunus.
Can looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Faunus being controlled against the cage.
Can wants to break the clinch but can't.
Can wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faunus has him pressed against the cage.
Faunus has Can pressed against the cage, preventing Can from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Can.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Can.
Can wants to get back to striking at distance but Faunus won't allow it.
Can is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Faunus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Faunus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Can wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Can throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Can.
Can digs a right hand underneath Faunus's ribcage. Faunus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faunus.
Faunus misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Can's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Can has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Faunus prevents Can from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Can dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Faunus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Can.
Good standup being displayed there by Can as he connects with a hook.
Faunus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Can counters with a right hand to the body.
Can misses with a looping left.
Can jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faunus tries to clinch
and Can counters with a two punch combo.
Faunus throws out a powerful jab.
Faunus slips under a jab from Can.
Faunus wants to clinch up but Can keeps it at a distance.
Faunus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can misses with a right hand
and Faunus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Can rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Faunus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Can here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Can misses with a straight left.
Faunus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faunus looks to clinch
and Can connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Can misses with a hook
and Faunus counters with a left and a right that stings Can.
Can has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Can there as he acknowledges the shot.
Can misses with a looping right.
Faunus looks to clinch
enabling Can to counter with a crisp jab.
Faunus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Can manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faunus moves away from the strike by Can.
The Can seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Can throws a hook but Faunus blocks it.
Mercurius Faunus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faunus tries to clinch but Can is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Can misses the target.
Can throws an overhand right that lands on Faunus's shoulder, as Faunus tries to avoid the shot.
Faunus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Can.
Can throws a big shot that misses.
Can rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Faunus counters with a body kick.
Can misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Faunus moves in looking to clinch but Can pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faunus avoids the body shot from Can.
Can throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Faunus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faunus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faunus slips under a jab.
Can lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Can circles away from the clinch attempt.
Can swats away the attempt to clinch by Faunus.
Faunus misses with a left hand
and Can makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Faunus wants to clinch up but Can keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Faunus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Can throws a hook but Faunus avoids it easily.
Can lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Mercurius Faunus has been cut.
Faunus scores with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Faunus wants to clinch.
No joy there for Can, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faunus tries to clinch up but Can circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mercurius Faunus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mercurius Faunus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Can scores with a body shot.
Can throws a looping overhand right but Faunus ducks down to avoid it.
Can throws a jab but it's blocked by Faunus.
Faunus closes the distance but Can moves to the side
and Can counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Can throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faunus.
Can swings widly with a right hand
and Faunus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Faunus is looking to clinch but Can is avoiding it.
Faunus staying out of range there.
Faunus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Can.
Can throws a jab when Faunus was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Can scores with a one two! Faunus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Faunus looks to clinch
and Can counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Can throws a jab when Faunus was well out of range.
Can throws out a loose jab but Faunus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can circles away from the clinch attempt
and Can moves into the clinch.
Can swings wildly with an uppercut but Faunus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can working aggressively here.
Can tries to break the clinch but Faunus is controlling the position.
Can wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Can wants to get back to striking at distance but Faunus won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Faunus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Faunus misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Faunus to work.
Faunus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faunus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Can's efforts to push away.
Faunus misses with the head strike.
Can lands a hook that snaps the head of Faunus backwards.
Can misses with a hook from the clinch.
Can content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Can misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faunus working aggressively here.
Can blocks an uppercut.
Can tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faunus's elbow.
Can'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.
Can is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can misses with a punch on the inside.
Can has a couple of punches blocked by Faunus.
Faunus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Can misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faunus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faunus misses with a punch on the inside.
Can is trying to break the clinch but Faunus has him pressed against the cage.
Faunus blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faunus misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Faunus.
Faunus misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Can showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Can 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Can!
During a confident post fight interview, The Can thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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