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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Horace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Dante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Horace has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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174 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Horace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Dante!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dante scores with a nice right hand.
Horace looks for a takedown but Dante sprawls well.
Dante throws a right hand that Horace ducks under and follows up with a left that Horace also avoids with ease.
Horace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dante tries to avoid it but Horace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dante to the ground. Dante escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dante throws a series of punches but Horace avoids them all with ease.
Horace slips under a jab from Dante.
Dante misses with the combination.
No joy there for Dante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chuck Dante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dante as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Horace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dante but Dante pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dante throws a nice looking combination but Horace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dante lands a nice shot that snaps Horace's head back.
It looks like Greg Horace has been cut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Horace. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dante misses with a straight left.
Horace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dante but Dante pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horace is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante lands with an overhand left.
Dante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dante lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Horace circles away quickly and effectively.
Dante lands a nice shot to the body.
Dante throws a hook but Horace avoids it easily.
Dante connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Horace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dante listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dante drops Horace with a right and a left! Dante comes rushing in but Horace regains his composure and manages to keep Dante in guard.
Horace is rocked!
Dante gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Horace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dante.
Dante throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dante fails to land with a series of punches.
Dante lands a glancing blow to the side of Horace's head.
Horace walks into a straight right hand from Dante.
Horace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dante counters with a two punch combo.
Horace looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dante scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Horace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dante lands with a nice combination. Horace backs away looking to recover.
Dante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horace changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dante looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dante is trying to control Horace's posture but Horace avoids it.
Dante is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dante keeps working.
Horace tries for a kimura but Dante is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dante struggling a bit here.
Horace is trying to ground and pound but Dante uses the momentary lack of control by Horace to regain half guard.
Dante is controlling Horace's position as best he can from this difficult position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dante throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Dante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Horace's cut.
That's time! Horace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dante tries to bum rush Horace with a series of wild strikes but Horace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horace gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Dante.
Dante throws a good cross that connects.
Dante connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dante misses with a series of wild punches.
Dante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Dante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dante.
Horace slips under a jab from Dante.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Horace.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Horace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dante scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Horace slips a jab and a cross from Dante.
Dante thuds a left hand into Horace's body.
Dante misses with a straight left.
Greg Horace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dante throws a combination that misses
so Horace counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Horace trying to control but Dante is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dante keeping full guard, as Horace tries to pass.
Horace wants to control from the top but Dante keeps moving.
Horace is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dante is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dante has escaped and now he's on top!
Dante preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dante showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dante gets to his feet - Horace follows without any prompting.
Dante moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dante might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horace moves out of range as Dante strikes.
Dante tests Horace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dante throws a shot from downtown. Horace moves away and avoids it.
Horace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dante.
Dante throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dante lands a with a good body shot.
Dante looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chuck Dante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dante swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horace wants to clinch up but Dante keeps it at a distance.
Dante throws a series of punches but Horace avoids them all with ease.
Horace wants to clinch up but Dante keeps it at a distance.
Dante throws a hook to the side of Horace's head but Horace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Dante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Greg Horace's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dante scores with a shot to the body.
Horace is looking to clinch.
Horace moves away from the strike by Dante.
Horace avoids the body shot from Dante.
Dante scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dante misses with a body shot
and Horace counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dante really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Horace. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dante controlling Horace's posture.
Dante has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Horace off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Horace fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante scores with a hook to the body. Horace takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dante lands a jab to Horace's midsection.
Dante misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Horace.
Horace moves out of range of the strikes.
Dante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Horace decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dante's guard.
Horace wants to control from the top but Dante keeps moving.
Greg Horace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Horace preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dante wants to stand up but Horace is controlling him.
Dante pulls Horace in to control the position.
Horace wants to control from the top but Dante keeps moving.
Horace postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dante is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Horace, into his guard.
Dante is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dante stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dante fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Horace looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dante throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Dante as Horace shoots in.
Horace takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Horace has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Horace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dante.
Horace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dante misses.
Horace tries for a takedown but Dante circles away easily
and Dante counters with a one-two to the body.
Greg Horace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy left from Dante finds it's target.
Dante lands an overhand right.
Horace shoots in and drives through. Dante sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Horace.
Horace bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dante wants to control but Horace postures up.
The strikes coming from Horace are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Greg Horace.
I think Dante 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Dante!
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RATING
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