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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baron Welch (ranked 4236 p4p, 4948 weight class) and Bob Joe (ranked 357 p4p, 383 weight class). Welch comes to the cage accompanied by Red Light. Baron Welch has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baron Welch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Joe!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Joe!
Joe misses with a strike from the bottom.
Welch trying to control the position but Joe is working away.
Joe is trying to get back to half guard.
Joe throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Welch creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Joe misses with a strike from the bottom.
Joe wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Joe throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Welch scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch avoids the strikes from the bottom by Joe.
Joe taking a bit of punishment here - Welch scoring with strikes.
Joe striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Welch working the ground and pound.
Joe wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Joe tries to buck Welch off but Welch is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welch wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Joe, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welch tries to advance to mount but Joe denies him.
Welch landing strikes.
Welch working the head with strikes.
Welch landing a few strikes.
Welch scoring with punches from side control.
Joe throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Joe wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Joe throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Joe wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Welch working the ground and pound.
Joe is working to avoid the ground and pound but Welch connects with a decent elbow.
Welch working the ground and pound from side control.
Joe taking punishment in the form of punches.
Joe is rocked!
Joe is trying to get back to half guard.
Joe is still in real trouble! Can Welch finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Joe seems to have recovered his senses.
Joe is looking for a sweep.
Welch lands an elbow.
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!
Welch tries for a kimura but Joe is defending well.
Welch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A lull in the action here.
Joe throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Welch in side control lands a decent elbow.
Welch 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.
Welch blocks the strikes from Joe.
Joe striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Welch is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Welch's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Welch lands an elbow.
Joe should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch lands some shots froms side control.
Joe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Welch working the head with strikes.
Welch lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Joe tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Joe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Welch cracks Joe with a big elbow.
Welch scoring with punches and elbows.
Welch in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Welch lands a nice forearm strike.
Welch works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Joe taking a bit of punishment here - Welch scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welch is putting a hurting on Joe here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe tries to bench press Welch off him but Welch keeps the position.
Welch landing strikes.
Joe misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is looking to regain half guard here but Welch keeps moving and retains side control.
Welch connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Joe some visible discomfort.
Welch cracks Joe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Joe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Welch is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Welch is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Joe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Joe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Welch tries to advance to mount but can't.
Joe throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Welch is putting a hurting on Joe here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Welch dominated that round.
That's time! Welch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joe gets caught napping as Welch dives in and scores a takedown. Joe manages to retain guard.
Joe throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Welch works over Joe with some ground and pound from guard.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Welch from controlling successfully.
Joe throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Joe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Welch manages to get himself to full guard.
Welch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joe is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Welch has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Joe is looking to defend but Welch has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Joe! Welch pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Joe taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Baron Welch!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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