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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carol Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Hallow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carol Pratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Hallow!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallow forces Pratt back against the cage and clinches.
Pratt tries to pull guard but Hallow holds him up against the cage and eventually Pratt drops back down to his feet.
Pratt has Hallow pressed against the cage, preventing Hallow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pratt tries to pull guard but Hallow won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pratt.
Pratt tightens his grip and picks Hallow up, before dumping him to the ground. Hallow manages to land in guard.
Pratt content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallow controls Pratt momentarily but Pratt frees himself.
Pratt cracks Hallow with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pratt 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.
Pratt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hallow's head.
Hallow is trying to control the position but Pratt postures up.
Hallow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pratt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pratt controlling from the top position.
Hallow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pratt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pratt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratt is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hallow will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hallow is trying to buck Pratt off.
Pratt is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Pratt lands a few punches from side control.
Hallow being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratt creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hallow sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pratt tries for a kimura but Hallow is defending well.
Pratt lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pratt stands up and beckons Hallow to his feet.
Hallow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallow instigates a clinch.
Pratt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pratt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hallow uses from the top position.
Pratt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pratt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hallow manages to get himself to full guard.
Pratt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pratt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hallow has momentary wrist control but Pratt slips an elbow through the middle.
Hallow wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pratt manages to pass to side control.
Pratt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carol Pratt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hallow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pratt.
Hallow misses with a wild combination.
Pratt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hallow manages to circle out of the way.
Pratt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pratt is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pratt scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pratt content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pratt controlling the pace.
Hallow wants to control but Pratt is keeping busy.
Pratt controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pratt dives in for a single leg takedown but Hallow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hallow is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pratt's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratt gets back to full guard.
Pratt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pratt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pratt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hallow trying to control here.
Pratt is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hallow for as long as he can get away with.
Nice strikes from Pratt there.
Pratt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pratt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pratt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hallow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pratt decides to stand and escape the position.
Hallow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hallow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hallow lands with a nice combination. Pratt backs away looking to recover.
Hallow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pratt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Pratt misses its target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pratt.
Hallow shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hallow has closed the distance and engaged Pratt in a clinch.
Hallow manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Hallow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hallow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hallow throws a combination that misses
and Pratt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hallow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pratt, pushing him back against the cage.
Pratt fails to pull guard.
Hallow pulls guard successfully.
Pratt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pratt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hallow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pratt postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pratt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratt preventing the sweep.
Pratt 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.
Pratt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pratt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hallow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hallow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pratt, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratt gets control of Hallow's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pratt will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pratt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hallow manages to get himself to full guard.
Pratt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hallow is trying to keep Pratt in close.
Pratt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pratt scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pratt chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pratt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hallow rushes Pratt and presses him up against the cage.
Pratt wants a takedown but no success here.
Pratt prevents Hallow from breaking the clinch.
Pratt pulls guard successfully.
Pratt scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pratt clinches up with Hallow and pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pratt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hallow's efforts to push away.
Pratt tries to pull guard but Hallow holds him up against the cage and eventually Pratt drops back down to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carol Pratt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pratt 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carol Pratt!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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