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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Toombs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Menger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Toombs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Menger!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menger avoids the head kick by Toombs.
Menger moves in looking to clinch but Toombs pushes him off.
Toombs misses with a head kick.
Menger tries to clinch there but Toombs circles away.
Toombs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toombs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toombs misses the shot to the body.
Menger tries to clinch but Toombs moves out of range.
Toombs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toombs shoots in for a takedown but Menger shows good takedown defense.
Toombs misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menger tries to clinch but Toombs is having none of it.
Menger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Menger tries to clinch
and Toombs counters with a big head kick but Menger shrugs it off.
Menger tries to clinch but Toombs moves out of range.
Menger tries to close the distance and clinch but Toombs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menger darts in trying to clinch
and Toombs counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Menger.
Toombs misses with a knee to the head.
Menger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Toombs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toombs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Toombs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Toombs.
Toombs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Menger gets underhooks to prevent Toombs's takedown attempt.
Menger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Toombs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Menger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Toombs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toombs tries to land a knee to the head but Menger blocks with his arms.
Toombs is breathing heavily.
Menger wants to stall.
Menger has had enough of the clinch but Toombs keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toombs shoots in and drives through. Menger sprawls well.
Menger closes the distance looking to clinch
and Toombs counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Menger has had enough of the clinch but Toombs keeps him there for the moment.
Toombs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Menger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Menger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toombs shoots in looking for a takedown. Menger tries to sprawl out of it but Toombs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Menger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Toombs swats away the attempt to clinch by Menger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Menger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Toombs counters with a single leg into guard. Menger didn't expect that.
Menger is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Toombs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Menger moves in looking to clinch but Toombs pushes him off.
Toombs throws a head kick that misses.
Menger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Menger counters by moving into the clinch.
Toombs breaks the clinch.
Toombs lands a jab to the nose.
Menger clinches but Toombs breaks the clinch
and Toombs counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menger can't break the clinch.
Toombs tries to break the clinch but Menger is controlling the position.
Menger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Menger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Menger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toombs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Menger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Toombs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Menger blocks it with crossed arms.
Toombs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Toombs misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Menger - that landed with a thud.
Menger wants to break free but Toombs has control.
Toombs wants to get back to striking at distance but Menger won't allow it.
Menger wants to get back to striking at distance but Toombs won't allow it.
Toombs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Menger has had enough of the clinch but Toombs keeps him there for the moment.
Toombs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Menger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Menger tries to break the clinch but Toombs is controlling the position.
Toombs looking to throw knees to the head but Menger is blocking nicely.
Toombs is looking to control Menger's arms but Menger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Toombs has his back to the ropes.
Menger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Menger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toombs prevents Menger from breaking the clinch.
Menger looking to stall.
Menger tries to break the clinch but Toombs is controlling the position.
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.
Menger is looking to break free of the clinch but Toombs has double underhooks.
Menger lands a body punch.
Toombs keeps control of Menger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Menger is trying to break free.
Menger is looking to break free of the clinch but Toombs has double underhooks.
Menger tries to break the clinch but Toombs is controlling the position.
Menger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toombs backwards.
Toombs has had enough of the clinch but Menger keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Menger.
Toombs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toombs prevents Menger from breaking the clinch.
Menger scores with a shoulder strike.
Menger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Toombs connects with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Menger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Menger wants to break free but Toombs has control.
Menger lands a shoulder strike.
Menger is pressed up against the ropes. Toombs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Menger down to the mat. Menger avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Toombs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menger fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Menger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Menger closes the distance but Toombs moves to the side
and Toombs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Menger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Menger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Toombs is looking to escape.
Menger jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Toombs manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Menger wants to control but Toombs is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menger has hold of Toombs's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Toombs tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Menger cranks the arm and Toombs screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Toombs, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Carl Menger!
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energy
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hype
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