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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomato Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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179 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomato Can!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Can throws a right hand that Porter ducks under and follows up with a left that Porter also avoids with ease.
Can looks to score with a jab to the body but Porter is just out of range.
Can is trying hard to land a takedown here. Porter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Can scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Porter trying to control but Can postures up.
Can not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Can not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Porter moves into full guard.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Can from controlling successfully.
Porter working a defensive guard here.
Can is looking to work some ground and pound but Porter has wrist control.
Porter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Can's guard.
Porter trying to control but Can is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter passes into half guard.
Can is trying to stand back up but Porter is controlling him
Can tries to get to full guard but Porter has control of the leg.
Porter controlling the action here.
Can punching from the bottom.
Porter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Can doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Porter.
Porter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Can keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Can thows a body shot but no joy.
Porter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Porter ducks right into an uppercut from Can.
A combination from Can does no damage.
Porter shoots for a double leg takedown but Can sprawls well. He's pushed Porter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Can ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Porter moves away.
Tomato Can seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porter needs to keep his hands up - Can had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Can.
Can throws a big shot that misses.
Porter throws a looping overhand right but Can ducks down to avoid it.
Can takes a swing at Porter's ribcage but misses.
Can throws a body punch but Porter moves out of range.
Can swings for the body but Porter moves out of range.
Can scores with a hook to the body. Porter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Porter throws a nice looking combination but Can bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Can digs a good hook to Porter's body.
Porter is breathing heavily.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can gets a takedown into half guard.
Porter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Can.
Porter has hold of Can's hands but Can slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Porter has hold of Can's hands but Can slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Can tries to pass the half guard into mount. Porter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter is trying to control but can't.
Can throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Porter is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Can pulls his head out easily.
Can missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Can working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomato Can dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Can tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Porter was well out of range. Poor timing from Can.
Can just misses with a punch to the body.
Can avoids the body shot from Porter.
Can misses with a low kick.
Porter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Porter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Porter thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Can closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Can lands in his opponent's guard.
Porter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Porter controls Can momentarily but Can frees himself.
Porter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Can is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Can accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Porter has a closed guard, preventing Can from standing up.
Porter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Porter is pulling down on Can's head to control his posture.
Porter controls Can momentarily but Can frees himself.
Can is working Porter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Can is aware though and is defending well.
Can throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Porter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Can landing with the ground and pound.
Can working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Can is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Porter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Can.
Can makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Porter is trying to keep Can in close.
Can lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Can is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Can throws a big right hand that misses.
Can throws a big right hand that misses.
Can throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Porter's head.
Can wants to pass the guard but Porter is keeping the position.
Can postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Porter wants to sweep but no luck.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Can from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Porter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Porter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Porter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Porter misses with a double jab
and Can counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can stalks Porter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Porter's face. Porter staggers backwards, shaken.
Can swings away with a body shot that misses
and Porter counters with a leg kick.
Can throws a jab but it's blocked by Porter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Porter.
Porter shoots in looking for a takedown. Can tries to sprawl out of it but Porter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Can manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Porter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomato Can showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Can tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Porter was well out of range. Poor timing from Can.
Porter slips a jab from Can.
Can throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Can.
Chris Porter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Can.
Porter misses with a low kick.
Can is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Porter rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Can misses with a straight left.
Can looks to score with a jab to the body but Porter is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Can misses its intended target.
Can throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Can throws a jab when Porter was well out of range.
Can misses with a two punch combination.
Porter throws a leg kick that misses.
Porter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Can checks it well.
Can throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Can stuns Porter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Can fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Can takes a swing at Porter's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Porter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Can has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Can and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Can keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Porter misses with a double jab
and Can makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chris Porter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Porter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Can scores with a sloppy right hand. Porter should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can throws a hook but Porter blocks it.
The fighters circling - Can throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Can thows a body shot but no joy.
Tomato Can seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Can works the jab nicely.
Can uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Porter.
Can shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Porter throws a front kick aimed at Can's knee but Can avoids it well.
A left lands for Can.
Can scores with a hook to the body. Porter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Can.
Can misses with a two punch combination.
Can takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Porter misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Can to counter with a crisp jab.
Porter throws out a leg kick but Can moves out of range and Porter only half commits.
Can swings for the body but Porter moves out of range.
Can slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomato Can comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Can has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomato Can!
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C
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G |
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C
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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