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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Phantom (ranked 2640 p4p, 4473 weight class) and Android Seventeen (ranked 331 p4p, 516 weight class). Seventeen has chosen Limit break x survivor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lars Phantom has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Phantom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Android Seventeen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phantom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Phantom counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Phantom stopping the sweep attempt from Seventeen.
Phantom landing some decent shots from guard.
Phantom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Phantom lands a couple of elbows.
Seventeen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phantom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Phantom's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seventeen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phantom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Phantom with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Seventeen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Phantom prevents Seventeen from getting back to his feet.
Phantom works over Seventeen with some ground and pound from guard.
Seventeen looking for a sweep. Not yet Seventeen, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phantom scoring with some ground and pound.
Phantom stands up over Seventeen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Phantom controls from within his opponent's guard.
Phantom has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Phantom's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Phantom working some strikes from top position.
Phantom pushes down on Seventeen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Phantom is nestled in close to Seventeen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Seventeen tries to roll over but Phantom keeps him under control.
Seventeen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Seventeen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phantom not doing much here.
Phantom lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Phantom looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Phantom lands with a punch from half guard.
Phantom working Seventeen over with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phantom slips a nice elbow through Seventeen's hands, connecting with Seventeen's forehead.
Seventeen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phantom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phantom scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Phantom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Phantom seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Seventeen for as long as he can get away with.
Phantom slips a nice elbow through Seventeen's hands, connecting with Seventeen's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phantom lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Phantom is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Phantom continues to stall.
Phantom lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Seventeen taking some punishment here, with Phantom in his half guard.
Phantom working the head and body with strikes.
Phantom landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Phantom content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Phantom works his way into full mount!
Phantom raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phantom scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Seventeen is desperately trying to improve his position but Phantom has a good base and remains in mount.
Phantom with a couple of short strikes.
Phantom with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phantom controlling his opponent.
Seventeen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Phantom scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Seventeen?
Phantom scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Seventeen?
Phantom landing strikes from the mount and Seventeen is in trouble!
The referee warns Seventeen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Phantom cracks Seventeen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Phantom looking to control and managing it successfully.
Phantom lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Phantom scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Seventeen?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Phantom dominated that round.
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.
Seventeen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phantom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seventeen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phantom throws an elbow but misses.
Phantom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phantom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phantom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Seventeen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seventeen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phantom changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Seventeen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Phantom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seventeen can do to turn this around?
Phantom misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phantom. Seventeen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seventeen has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seventeen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Seventeen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seventeen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Seventeen connects with a knee to the head.
Seventeen misses with a knee to the head.
Phantom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phantom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Seventeen just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Phantom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seventeen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seventeen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seventeen taking a breather.
Seventeen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Seventeen misses with a knee to the head.
Seventeen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phantom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phantom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Seventeen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phantom fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Phantom works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lars Phantom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phantom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phantom trying to control but Seventeen is working from the bottom.
Phantom controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Phantom wants to control from the top but Seventeen keeps moving.
Phantom content to stall in guard here.
Phantom chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phantom connects with a couple of short punches.
Phantom stands up over Seventeen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Phantom looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Seventeen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phantom.
Phantom postures up and lands a big shot to Seventeen's brow.
Phantom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Seventeen trying to keep a closed guard but Phantom is proving a slippery customer.
Phantom connects with a couple of short punches.
Phantom controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Phantom advances to half guard.
Seventeen tries to roll over but Phantom keeps him under control.
Phantom wants to control but Seventeen is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phantom is taking a breather. Seventeen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Seventeen has hold of Phantom's hands but Phantom slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Seventeen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Phantom scores with a couple of nice shots.
Phantom performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Phantom winds up and cracks Seventeen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phantom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Phantom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Seventeen tries to get to full guard but Phantom has control of the leg.
Phantom is nestled in close to Seventeen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Phantom seems content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Android Seventeen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Seventeen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phantom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phantom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seventeen closes the distance and clinches.
Seventeen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Seventeen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seventeen scores with a knee to the head.
Seventeen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phantom blocks it with crossed arms.
Android Seventeen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Seventeen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phantom jumps guard.
Seventeen looking to sit in guard and control but Phantom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Phantom seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seventeen is trying to control the position but Phantom postures up.
Phantom postures up and lands a big shot to Seventeen's brow.
Seventeen keeping moving, preventing Phantom from controlling successfully.
Phantom landing some decent shots from guard.
Seventeen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Phantom controls the pace.
Phantom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Phantom seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Phantom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
Phantom passes Seventeen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Phantom slows the pace down in half guard.
More hug and hope from Phantom.
Ground and pound from Phantom.
Seventeen has hold of Phantom's hands but Phantom slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Phantom looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Seventeen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Phantom scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Phantom trying to control from half guard but Seventeen is working away.
Seventeen has hold of Phantom's hands but Phantom slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen trying to control from the bottom.
Phantom working Seventeen over with strikes.
Phantom passes the guard and advances to mount!
Seventeen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Phantom sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Phantom breaks from Seventeen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Phantom sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Phantom cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Seventeen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phantom controlling from mount.
Phantom landing punches.
Phantom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Seventeen working to try and regain half guard.
Phantom controlling his opponent.
Phantom lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Phantom working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phantom lands a couple of good shots and Seventeen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Phantom is landing with strikes from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Phantom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phantom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Phantom!
Lars Phantom thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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