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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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181 lbs
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170 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Dance!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dance scores with a nice right hand.
Dance displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rhodes.
Rhodes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dance is fending him off so far but Rhodes persists. Nope, Dance circles away and we're back to standing.
Dance closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rhodes to the mat! Rhodes manages to get full guard.
Dance scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dance postures up in Rhodes's guard and throws a big left but Rhodes blocks it.
Rhodes trying to keep a closed guard but Dance is proving a slippery customer.
Dance postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dance thows a big elbow that misses.
Dance throwing strikes but missing.
Rhodes working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance wants to pass the guard but Rhodes is keeping the position.
Rhodes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dance's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dance throwing strikes but missing.
Dance in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dance avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dance is working Rhodes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dance postures up in Rhodes's guard and throws a big left but Rhodes blocks it.
Dance throwing strikes from guard but Rhodes blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dance in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rhodes has momentary wrist control but Dance slips an elbow through the middle.
Rhodes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rhodes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dance throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rhodes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dance throwing strikes but missing.
Dance is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dance stands up over Rhodes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rhodes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dance connects with a couple of short punches.
Dance postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dance keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rhodes's head.
Rhodes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dance stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rhodes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rhodes has momentary wrist control but Dance slips an elbow through the middle.
Rhodes is trying to hold Dance in close to prevent damage but Dance has managed to pass into half guard.
Dance passes to full mount!
Dance lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rhodes hang on?
Rhodes is trying to escape the mount.
Dance lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rhodes actively working from the bottom here.
Rhodes looks gassed!
Rhodes is trying to control but can't.
Dance scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dance is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dance is pressing down on Rhodes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rhodes is holding on for now.
Dance working Rhodes over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dance lands strikes from half guard.
Rhodes trying to hold on to Dance's head to control him but Dance postures up.
Rhodes looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Dance dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dance slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rhodes has his takedown stuffed
and Dance counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rhodes working a defensive guard here.
Dance working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dance preventing the sweep.
Rhodes keeping full guard, as Dance tries to pass.
Dance has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dance is looking to work some ground and pound but Rhodes has wrist control.
Dance works over Rhodes with some ground and pound from guard.
Dance looking to pass the guard.
Bill Dance overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dance working some strikes from top position.
Rhodes is rocked!
Rhodes wants to sweep here but Dance controlling him for the moment.
Rhodes is still in real trouble! Can Dance finish him?
Rhodes is breathing heavily.
Rhodes seems to have recovered his senses.
Rhodes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dance scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dance throws a strike but Rhodes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dance is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dance moves nicely into side control.
Rhodes is trying to control Dance's posture but Dance avoids it.
Dance lands a nice forearm strike.
Rhodes sneaks back into half guard.
Dance throwing shots but Rhodes is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to get to full guard but Dance has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Dance.
Rhodes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dance landing some decent shots from guard.
Dance scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dance lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dance is looking to work some ground and pound but Rhodes has wrist control.
Dance is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dance's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dance slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance working the ground and pound from side control.
Dance working away.
Dance lands some shots froms side control.
Dance in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rhodes is looking to regain half guard here but Dance keeps moving and retains side control.
Dance is working Rhodes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dance in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Rhodes looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Dance turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Dance!
Bill Dance retains his welterweight title!
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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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