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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pappa Ginney (ranked 4658 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgars Tambijevs (ranked 6732 p4p, 0 weight class). Pappa Ginney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 The Island, Pappa Ginney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edgars Tambijevs!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Ginney finds it's way through Tambijevs's defenses.
Ginney throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ginney takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ginney throws out a powerful jab.
Ginney jabs Tambijevs right on the nose. Tambijevs blinks but takes it well.
Ginney lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ginney lands with a nice body punch.
Ginney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ginney sets himself, and Tambijevs steps forward looking for the clinch! Ginney avoids it this time.
Ginney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ginney lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Tambijevs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tambijevs shoots for a takedown but Ginney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tambijevs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ginney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good standup being displayed there by Ginney as he connects with a hook.
Tambijevs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tambijevs misses with an uppercut. Ginney saw that one coming.
Ginney changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tambijevs.
Tambijevs tries to close the distance and clinch but Ginney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ginney appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tambijevs checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ginney lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tambijevs takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pappa Ginney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgars Tambijevs.
Ginney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Edgars Tambijevs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tambijevs throws a lazy uppercut
and Ginney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tambijevs thinking.
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!
Tambijevs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tambijevs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ginney with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tambijevs shoots in looking for a takedown but Ginney manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tambijevs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Ginney was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tambijevs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ginney defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tambijevs's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tambijevs duly obliges.
Tambijevs misses with a takedown attempt - Ginney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tambijevs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ginney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been informed that Tambijevs has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tambijevs looks winded!
Ginney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tambijevs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ginney scores with a shot to the body.
Ginney swinging wildly here.
Ginney is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginney jabs Tambijevs right on the nose. Tambijevs blinks but takes it well.
Ginney scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ginney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tambijevs at a distance.
Tambijevs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tambijevs misses with a takedown attempt
and Ginney counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tambijevs's knee momentarily.
Ginney scores with a nice head shot.
Ginney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ginney lands with a straight right. Tambijevs didn't see that one coming.
Ginney takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tambijevs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ginney's waist but Ginney gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tambijevs off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pappa Ginney dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ginney jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ginney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ginney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tambijevs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tambijevs walks into a left hand.
Tambijevs moves forwards but Ginney connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Tambijevs with that takedown attempt.
Edgars Tambijevs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Ginney misses.
Ginney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ginney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tambijevs can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ginney - just one landing.
Ginney throws a right hand that Tambijevs ducks under and follows up with a left that Tambijevs also avoids with ease.
Ginney scores with a nice head shot.
Tambijevs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ginney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ginney connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tambijevs momentarily.
Ginney clobbers Tambijevs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tambijevs is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ginney is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tambijevs.
Ginney scores with the left hand. Tambijevs knows he should have avoided that one.
Tambijevs misses with a lunging right hand
and Ginney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tambijevs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tambijevs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ginney connects with a body shot that sends Tambijevs's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tambijevs tries to clinch but Ginney moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginney lands with a nice combination. Tambijevs backs away looking to recover.
Ginney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tambijevs might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ginney has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice jab there from Ginney.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ginney. Tambijevs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ginney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tambijevs gets a clinch.
Ginney dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tambijevs fails to pull guard.
Pappa Ginney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgars Tambijevs.
Ginney pushes Tambijevs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ginney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tambijevs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ginney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ginney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ginney slows down the pace here.
Ginney lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ginney.
Tambijevs tries to pull guard but Ginney won't allow it.
Tambijevs takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginney has Tambijevs pushed against the cage.
Ginney is pushing Tambijevs up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tambijevs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ginney gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ginney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ginney lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ginney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tambijevs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pappa Ginney dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ginney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tambijevs throws a sloppy head kick and Ginney moves out of range easily.
Tambijevs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ginney misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Ginney as Tambijevs shoots in.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ginney.
Ginney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tambijevs moves forwards but Ginney connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tambijevs walks into a jab.
Ginney throws a series of strikes that have Tambijevs backpedaling.
Good leg kick by Ginney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tambijevs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tambijevs is looking to clinch but Ginney is avoiding it.
Ginney tests Tambijevs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tambijevs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Tambijevs looks to move away, Ginney throws a big counter combo but Tambijevs just gets out of the way.
Tambijevs is looking to clinch.
Ginney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ginney scores with a jab. Tambijevs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ginney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tambijevs goes for a double leg but Ginney avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ginney continues to drive forward.
Ginney lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tambijevs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ginney scores with a one two! Tambijevs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ginney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ginney stuffs the takedown attempt from Tambijevs. Tambijevs gets slowly back to his feet.
Pappa Ginney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgars Tambijevs.
Tambijevs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ginney's waist but Ginney gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tambijevs off to one side.
Ginney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tambijevs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ginney connects with a high kick.
Tambijevs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tambijevs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tambijevs shoots and misses
and Ginney counters with a straight right hand.
Tambijevs fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Ginney finds it's way through Tambijevs's defenses.
Nice uppercut lands for Ginney. That snapped Tambijevs's head back.
Tambijevs shoots in looking for a takedown. Ginney tries to sprawl out of it but Tambijevs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ginney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginney connects with a solid leg kick.
Ginney with a jab.
Tambijevs shoots and misses
and Ginney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ginney scores with a decent looking hook.
Tambijevs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ginney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tambijevs.
Ginney cracks a nice hook into Tambijevs's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginney cracks Tambijevs with a good jab.
Tambijevs takes one to the chin there.
Tambijevs is rocked!
Good leg kick by Ginney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tambijevs is still on wobbly legs! Can Ginney finish him?
Ginney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Ginney cracks Tambijevs with a right hand to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Ginney.
Tambijevs moves forwards but Ginney connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ginney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pappa Ginney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ginney connects with a solid leg kick.
Ginney feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tambijevss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pappa Ginney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ginney has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:24
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pappa Ginney!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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