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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Bandridge (ranked 6621 p4p, 632 weight class) and Eduardo Pires (ranked 3858 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brad Bandridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduardo Pires!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pires scores with a takedown into Bandridge's guard.
Pires wants to control from the top but Bandridge keeps moving.
Bandridge looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bandridge is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bandridge is looking to sweep but instead, Pires has passed into half guard.
Pires is thwarting Bandridge's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandridge manages to get to full guard.
Pires wants to control from the top but Bandridge keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pires trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pires showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bandridge lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Bandridge trying to control the position.
Bandridge controlling Pires's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bandridge keeping moving, preventing Pires from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bandridge swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pires counters with a straight right hand.
Bandridge takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Bandridge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pires lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pires misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pires throws a series of strikes that have Bandridge backpedaling.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pires enables Bandridge to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pires manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bandridge throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pires works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pires keeping moving, preventing Bandridge from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandridge sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bandridge postures up in Pires's guard and throws a big left but Pires blocks it.
Pires managing to control the position.
Bandridge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bandridge throws an elbow that misses. Pires uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bandridge's guard. Nice move by Pires!
Bandridge on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bandridge tries to get out of the position.
Pires wants to stand but Bandridge has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bandridge looking for a sweep. Not yet Bandridge, not yet.
Pires trying to control but Bandridge is working from the bottom.
Bandridge has a closed guard, preventing Pires from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pires stopping the sweep attempt from Bandridge.
Bandridge wants to improve his position but instead Pires has moved into half guard.
Pires throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pires tries to pass to full mount but Bandridge defends it.
Pires wants to stand but Bandridge has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Pires dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bandridge misses with the combination.
Pires looks to land a combination but Bandridge avoids it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bandridge.
Bandridge looks to land a right hand but Pires moved out of range.
Bandridge looks to land a right hand but Pires moved out of range.
Pires is looking for the big counter here.
Bandridge tests Pires's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Bandridge misses its intended target.
Pires throws a head kick but Bandridge moves out of range.
Pires blocks a jab.
Pires misses with a double jab.
Pires misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pires avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Bandridge. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bandridge.
Bandridge throws a series of punches but Pires moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bandridge shoots in and bounces Pires off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bandridge sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandridge wants to control from the top but Pires keeps moving.
Bandridge tries to free his leg and advance position but Pires is retaining full guard.
Bandridge postures up.
Bandridge has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bandridge trying to control but Pires is working from the bottom.
Pires trying to keep a closed guard but Bandridge is proving a slippery customer.
Pires looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bandridge throws an elbow that misses. Pires uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bandridge's guard. Nice move by Pires!
Pires controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pires wants to pass the guard but Bandridge is keeping the position.
Bandridge is pulling down on Pires's head. It's preventing any offense from Pires, at least for the moment.
Eduardo Pires has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pires stopping the sweep attempt from Bandridge.
Bandridge is working hard here to advance position.
Pires looking to sit in guard and control but Bandridge gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pires utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bandridge wants to control from the top but Pires keeps moving.
Bandridge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pires avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pires is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pires keeping moving, preventing Bandridge from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bandridge throws a right and a left that Pires avoids nicely.
Pires tries to sprawl but Bandridge drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pires is trying to escape back to his feet but Bandridge uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Bandridge throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Pires works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pires wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Bandridge dominated that second round.
That's time! Bandridge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pires uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandridge.
Pires dodges the punch combination from Bandridge.
Pires drives through with a takedown into Bandridge's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pires trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandridge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pires looking to pass the guard.
Bandridge trying to keep a closed guard but Pires is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandridge wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pires stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bandridge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandridge pulls Pires in to control the position.
Pires tries to free his leg and advance position but Bandridge is retaining full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bandridge is controlling Pires's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pires moves out of range of the body kick.
Pires is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bandridge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pires throws a nice looking combination but Bandridge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Pires.
Pires closes the distance and clinches up with Bandridge, looking for a takedown. Pires pushes Bandridge against the cage but Bandridge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bandridge dives in and scores a takedown into Pires's guard.
Bandridge throws a big elbow that misses.
Pires is trying to control the position but Bandridge postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandridge throws a strike but Pires rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bandridge has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pires throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pires trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandridge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pires with a nice head shot there.
Bandridge is pulling down on Pires's head to control his posture.
Pires trying to control but Bandridge is working from the bottom.
Bandridge can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pires controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pires loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pires trying to control but Bandridge is working from the bottom.
Bandridge wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pires lands a slapping body shot.
Brad Bandridge is winning the standup battle so far.
Bandridge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bandridge misses with a series of wild punches.
Pires closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pires lands in his opponent's guard.
Pires content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pires wants to control from the top but Bandridge keeps moving.
Pires trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bandridge looking for a sweep. Not yet Bandridge, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pires wants to control from the top but Bandridge keeps moving.
Bandridge has control of Pires's left arm, preventing Pires from doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eduardo Pires.
I think Pires 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Pires!
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energy
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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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