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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Florence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil Fisher is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neil Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Florence!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fisher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Florence takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fisher throws a right hand that Florence ducks under and follows up with a left that Florence also avoids with ease.
Fisher is looking to clinch.
Fisher misses with a low kick as Florence jumps back.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Florence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neil Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Florence defending well as Fisher loads up on a big left hand.
Florence ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Fisher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fisher stuffs the takedown attempt from Florence. Florence gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fisher takes a swing at Florence's ribcage but misses.
Florence staying out of range there.
A head kick from Florence lands but Fisher takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florence takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fisher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fisher has managed to clinch.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from Florence.
Florence wants to get back to striking at distance but Fisher won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fisher throws an elbow but misses.
Fisher is trying to break the clinch but Florence has him pressed against the cage.
Fisher stalling in the clinch.
Florence throws a knee to the head but misses.
Florence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fisher has him pressed against the cage.
Florence can't find room to land a body shot as Fisher controls the action.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Florence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot by Fisher.
Florence is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Florence tries to keep at a distance but Fisher has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Fisher.
A shot in the inside from Fisher.
Fisher manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throws a low kick but Florence avoids it.
Florence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
Fisher throws a nice looking combination but Florence bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fisher misses with a two punch combination.
Florence shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fisher as he avoids it easily.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Florence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fisher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fisher tests Florence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fisher pivots, looking for a leg kick but Florence is out of range and Fisher settles back down.
A jab from Fisher misses.
Fisher is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fisher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Florence takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Florence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Florence checks a low kick from Fisher.
Florence has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fisher finds it's way round the side to connect with Florence's head.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Florence.
Florence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fisher missing with a left hand there. Florence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fisher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Florence keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fisher. That's going to slow Florence down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fisher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Florence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Florence avoids them all with ease.
Florence misses with a two punch combination.
Fisher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Florence scores with a head kick.
Fisher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fisher wants to clinch.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Florence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fisher looks to land a left hand but Florence moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Fisher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Florence throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fisher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fisher motions for Florence to come forward. Fisher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Florence on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Florence scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fisher misses with a double jab
and Florence counters with a series of strikes. Fisher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Florence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Fisher.
Florence lands with a kick to the temple. Fisher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fisher tries to clinch up
and Florence counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fisher.
Fisher gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Florence.
Florence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fisher has him pressed against the cage.
Fisher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fisher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Florence backwards.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Florence shoots in but Fisher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Florence is breathing heavily.
Florence moves away from the strike by Fisher.
Florence shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Florence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Florence misses with a head kick.
Fisher rushes Florence and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Florence tries to throw a body punch but Fisher avoids it by throwing Florence back against the cage.
Florence keeps control of Fisher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fisher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fisher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fisher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fisher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Florence counters with a nice leg kick.
Florence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fisher.
Mark Florence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Florence.
Fisher wants to clinch
and Florence counters with a head kick.
Fisher misses with a body shot
and Florence counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher thows a leg kick but Florence checks it
and Florence counters by clinching up.
Fisher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Florence backwards.
Fisher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fisher is trying to break free.
Fisher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Florence trying to land knees to the body.
Fisher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fisher breaks from the clinch.
Fisher misses with a looping left.
Florence dodges the punch combination from Fisher.
Florence ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Neil Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.
Fisher tries to clinch up
and Florence counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fisher tries to clinch up
and Florence counters with a takedown into side control.
Florence working away.
Florence tries to advance to mount but Fisher denies him.
Florence wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fisher, who protects the arm well.
Fisher is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Florence's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Florence is looking for a kimura but Fisher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Florence to get the leverage.
Fisher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Florence on the ground.
Fisher makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Florence will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fisher moves in looking to clinch but Florence pushes him off.
Fisher thows a leg kick but Florence checks it
and Florence makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fisher misses with a straight left.
A jab from Fisher finds it's way through Florence's defenses.
Florence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
Fisher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fisher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Florence counters with an inside leg kick.
Florence lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher wants to clinch
and Florence counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fisher is trying to control but Florence manages to pass to mount!
Fisher is looking to improve his position but Florence isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florence landing strikes from the mount and Fisher is in trouble!
Fisher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Florence jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Fisher is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Fisher and Florence has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Fisher is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Florence is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fisher is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
You can see the frustration on Fisher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fisher tries to buck Florence off but Florence is having none of it.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet but Florence drags him back down.
Fisher is looking to reverse the position.
Fisher might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Florence thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Florence stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fisher throws a combination that misses
and Florence counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fisher tries to clinch up
and Florence counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fisher misses with a double jab
and Florence counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fisher misses with a leg kick
and Florence counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Florence feints and as Fisher raises his hands in defense, Florence changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Florence slips nicely into half guard.
Florence passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fisher!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florence landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fisher working to try and regain half guard.
Florence blocks Fisher's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fisher manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fisher wants to improve his position but Florence is controlling well.
Fisher is working hard here to advance position.
Florence wants to work for an arm triangle but Fisher is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Florence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Florence 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Florence!
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energy
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RATING
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