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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dougie Poynter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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227 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dougie Poynter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rage is looking to work some ground and pound but Poynter has wrist control.
Poynter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Poynter pulls Rage in close to prevent any damage.
Rage looking to pass the guard.
Rage showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rage wants to pass the guard but Poynter is keeping the position.
Rage avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poynter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poynter working a defensive guard here.
Poynter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rage sitting in guard here, content to control.
Poynter thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rage wants to control from the top but Poynter keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Poynter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rage.
Rage prevents Poynter from breaking the clinch.
Rage tries to pull guard but Poynter holds him up against the cage and eventually Rage drops back down to his feet.
Poynter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rage backwards.
Rage wants the takedown. Poynter is fighting it off but Rage persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Poynter's guard against the cage.
Poynter is trying to keep Rage in close.
Rage trying to control but Poynter is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage slips nicely into half guard.
Poynter is staying active underneath Rage, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Poynter trying to control from the bottom.
Poynter is positioning himself well to prevent Rage advancing to mount.
Rage passes to full mount!
Rage is breathing heavily.
Rage tries to control but Poynter wriggling away.
Rage unloads with some shots from mount but Poynter bucks and avoids them well.
Poynter bucks up and throws Rage to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Dougie Poynter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rage is tying to control. Poynter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poynter trying to hold on to Rage's head to control him but Rage postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Poynter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Poynter pulls Rage in close to prevent any damage.
Poynter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rage wants to control from the top but Poynter keeps moving.
Poynter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rage!
Poynter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage is looking to improve his position but Poynter isn't that keen on the idea.
Poynter scoring with strikes but Rage is staying in there.
Rage is looking to improve his position but Poynter isn't that keen on the idea.
Poynter looking to finish Rage with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rage!
Poynter manages to capitalize on a mistake by Rage to take his back!
Rage is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Poynter gets his way!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Poynter throwing damaging strikes from the back! Rage could be in trouble here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Rage's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rage looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dougie Poynter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Poynter throws a head kick but Rage moves out of range.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rage counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Poynter is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rage pulls his head out easily.
John Rage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rage content to control rather than advance.
Rage is looking to take a break and control but Poynter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poynter won't allow Rage to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poynter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rage trying to control but Poynter is working from the bottom.
Rage tries to free his leg and advance position but Poynter is retaining full guard.
Poynter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Poynter seems keen to control Rage's posture.
Poynter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rage's guard.
Rage trying to control the position.
Rage looking for a sweep. Not yet Rage, not yet.
Poynter pushes down on Rage's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage is trying to get back to full guard.
Poynter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rage doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Poynter.
Rage is looking for a sweep. Poynter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rage wants to get back to full guard.
Rage wants to get back to full guard but Poynter has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage wants to control but Poynter is having none of it.
Poynter landing strikes from the mount.
Poynter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rage is looking to escape.
Poynter stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Rage shoots for a takedown but Poynter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Poynter wants to clinch but Rage slips to the side
and Rage counters with a takedown into side control.
Poynter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rage takes a little break here. Poynter wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Poynter controls the position for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage trying to control the action but Poynter is working from the bottom.
Poynter regains half guard, as Rage was trying to land strikes.
Poynter wants to control but Rage is keeping busy.
Rage is keen to just control but Poynter is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rage dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Poynter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poynter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poynter looks to land a combination. Rage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like John Rage has been cut.
Poynter wants to clinch.
Poynter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poynter gets a takedown into half guard.
Poynter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage wants to control but Poynter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rage missing with punches from the bottom.
Poynter seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Rage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rage is defending against the submission attempts here by Poynter.
That's two 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.
Rage looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Poynter winds up and cracks Rage with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rage tries to get to full guard but Poynter has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Poynter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poynter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poynter closes the distance but Rage moves to the side
and Rage counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rage.
Poynter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Poynter should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poynter is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage wants to control from the top but Poynter keeps moving.
Poynter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Poynter looking to control.
Poynter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rage is one step ahead there.
Poynter is trying to control the position but Rage postures up.
Rage thows a big elbow that misses.
Rage tries to free his leg and advance position but Poynter is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rage trying to control but Poynter is working from the bottom.
Rage postures up.
Rage wants to control from the top but Poynter keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Poynter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rage circles away.
Horrible takedown by Rage or perhaps it was just good defense by Poynter which made him look bad.
Poynter wants to clinch
and Rage counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Poynter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage throwing strikes from guard but Poynter blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dougie Poynter.
I think Poynter 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dougie Poynter!
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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
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