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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drestin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Furlotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drestin Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Furlotte!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Furlotte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black tries to score with a low kick but Furlotte moves his leg out of the way.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Furlotte.
Furlotte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Furlotte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick from Furlotte lands but Black takes it in his stride.
Furlotte shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Black wants to clinch up but Furlotte keeps it at a distance.
Furlotte checks a leg kick nicely.
Black misses with a double jab.
Furlotte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furlotte takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Furlotte has a takedown stuffed.
Black with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Black swings for the body but Furlotte moves out of range.
Furlotte shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drestin Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Furlotte.
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furlotte shoots in but no luck this time.
Furlotte looks gassed!
Furlotte shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Black wants to clinch up but Furlotte keeps it at a distance.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furlotte shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Black works Furlotte's body with a nice hook.
Black digs a good hook to Furlotte's body.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Furlotte avoids the body shot from Black.
Furlotte shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Furlotte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Furlotte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Furlotte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
Black moves into range and clinches up with Furlotte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black is pushing Furlotte up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Black lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Black lands an elbow that stopped Furlotte in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Black.
Black is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Furlotte tries to score a body lock takedown but Black shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Furlotte being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
Black scores with a shoulder strike.
Furlotte being controlled against the cage.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
Furlotte is trying desperately to land a takedown but Black is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Furlotte.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.
Black works on Furlotte's body with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black stalls.
Black gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drestin Black 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.
Furlotte shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Black looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Furlotte changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Furlotte manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Furlotte.
Black tries to bum rush Furlotte with a series of wild strikes but Furlotte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Furlotte.
Furlotte misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drestin Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Furlotte.
Black looks to land a left hand but Furlotte moved out of range nicely.
Drestin Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Furlotte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Black looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Black struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furlotte trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Black is trying to buck Furlotte off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furlotte is trying to get an arm triangle but Black is defending well.
Black tries to improve position but can't.
Furlotte tries for a kimura but Black is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Furlotte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Black is looking to slow Furlotte down with leg kicks.
Furlotte fails with a takedown attempt.
Black is looking to chop away at Furlotte's legs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Furlotte - that will leave a mark!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Furlotte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drestin Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kevin Furlotte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Furlotte looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
Furlotte lands a high kick!
Some wild striking there from Black.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Furlotte feints and as Black raises his hands in defense, Furlotte changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black pushes Furlotte off and gets back to his feet.
Furlotte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furlotte throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Furlotte off to one side.
Black misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Furlotte or perhaps it was just good defense by Black which made him look bad.
Drestin Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Furlotte.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Furlotte circles away.
Furlotte throws a head kick that misses.
Black looks to land a right hand but Furlotte moved out of range.
Drestin Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Furlotte explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Furlotte shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Furlotte walks into a left hand.
Furlotte slips a straight right by Black.
Black throws a hook but Furlotte avoids it easily.
Drestin Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Furlotte shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Black fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Furlotte is out of range.
Black throws a right hand that Furlotte ducks under and follows up with a left that Furlotte also avoids with ease.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furlotte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black throws a leg kick but Furlotte checks it.
Black throws the left hand but Furlotte avoids the punch easily.
Furlotte has a takedown stuffed.
Furlotte shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Black blocks a head kick by Furlotte.
Black throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Black throws a head kick that misses
and Furlotte counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Black's guard now.
Black wants to stand but Furlotte is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black controlling Furlotte's posture.
Furlotte postures up.
Furlotte drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Furlotte jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kevin Furlotte.
I think Furlotte 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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