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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Welder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for James Ross has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Welder!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Welder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ross or perhaps it was just good defense by Welder, which made it look bad.
Welder shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Welder showed some decent athleticism there.
Welder working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Well, if Welder is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ross wants to improve his position but Welder is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross pushes Welder off but Welder dives into side control.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Welder drags him back down.
Ross is trying to control Welder's posture but Welder avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welder connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ross some visible discomfort.
Welder in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Welder works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Welder is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ross will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Welder scores with a couple of short elbows.
Welder looks up at the clock and then as Ross takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Welder smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Welder working the head with strikes.
Welder controls the position.
Let's hope that Welder has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Welder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Welder landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welder landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welder is working Ross over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ross is rocked!
Ross knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Welder on the ground.
Welder is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ross looks calm but he's in trouble here. Welder gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ross is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Welder lets go of the hold and Ross can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Doug Welder!
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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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