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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John St Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Clair comes to the cage accompanied by Flypside-Someday. Ryan Bader has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John St Clair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Bader!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Clair clinches with his opponent.
St Clair prevents the takedown attempt.
St Clair breaks the clinch.
St Clair gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bader to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bader throwing strikes but missing.
St Clair trying to control the position here.
Bader postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Clair trying to control the position here.
Bader throws a strike but St Clair rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bader throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
St Clair gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
St Clair fails with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bader.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
St Clair manages to get to full guard.
St Clair is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bader is controlling him.
Bader tries to free his leg and advance position but St Clair is retaining full guard.
Bader really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Clair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Clair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Clair throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
St Clair keeping full guard, as Bader tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bader accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bader throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Clair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Clair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bader scores a takedown into full mount!
St Clair wants to hold on but Bader pushes him away.
St Clair is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Bader.
St Clair throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bader. What's that going to do exactly?
Bader avoids the attempt from St Clair to control.
St Clair is breathing heavily.
St Clair is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bader is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bader throws some wild stikes that St Clair manages to avoid easily.
Bader avoids the attempt from St Clair to control.
Bader punishing his opponent with strikes.
St Clair bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader tries to strike from the bottom.
St Clair stands up from Bader's guard - St Clair perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bader throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Clair wants to clinch up but Bader keeps it at a distance.
St Clair fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Clair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Clair lands with a slapping head kick.
St Clair shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bader sprawls well. Bader wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Clair gets slowly back to his feet.
Bader bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bader lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bader cracks St Clair with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader working the strikes but St Clair uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bader prevents St Clair from standing back up.
St Clair is trying to control but can't.
St Clair tries to roll over but Bader keeps him under control.
Bader thows a huge punch but St Clair dodges it nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Clair moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bader tries to bum rush St Clair with a series of wild strikes but St Clair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bader drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Clair has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bader off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
St Clair shoots for a takedown but Bader saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Bader dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bader shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bader is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St Clair throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
St Clair is trying to stand back up but Bader is controlling him
Bader not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bader is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
St Clair is trying to stand up here but Bader is controlling him well.
Ground and pound from Bader.
Bader stops St Clair from getting back to his feet.
St Clair has one foot on Bader's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
St Clair gets caught flat footed, as Bader shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
St Clair keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Clair is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bader on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bader tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bader missing with punches from the bottom.
Ground and pound from St Clair.
St Clair trying to control the action but Bader is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bader can do anything to dispel that myth.
St Clair is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bader tries to get to full guard but St Clair has control of the leg.
St Clair 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bader keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danga de danga de dang - Bader scores with a four punch combination!
Bader falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Clair counters with a head kick.
St Clair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bader scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bader sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St Clair defending well though.
Ryan Bader has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bader stops St Clair from getting back to his feet.
Bader thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Clair wants to get back to his feet.
St Clair is trying to control but can't.
St Clair tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair wants to get back to his feet.
Bader scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Clair is looking to clinch but Bader is avoiding it.
Bader scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
St Clair wants to get back to his feet.
Bader not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Clair tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
St Clair makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A punch combination from St Clair misses.
St Clair tries to clinch there but Bader circles away.
Bader closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. St Clair did well to prevent Bader getting side control.
St Clair is trying to stand back up but Bader is controlling him
St Clair kicks Bader off and gets back to his feet.
Bader shoots in for a takedown but St Clair shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bader takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Clair misses with a head kick.
No luck for St Clair with that takedown attempt.
Bader shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Clair as he avoids it easily.
St Clair tries to clinch there but Bader circles away.
Bader takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bader misses with a double jab.
Bader looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St Clair tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
St Clair is looking to escape.
St Clair is looking to improve his position.
Bader stops St Clair from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Bader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
St Clair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Clair shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Clair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Clair rushes Bader and presses him up against the cage.
St Clair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bader jumps into guard, dragging St Clair to the mat.
St Clair takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Bader has a closed guard, preventing St Clair from standing up.
Bader trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
St Clair trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bader's guard.
St Clair stopping the sweep attempt from Bader.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Clair trying to control but Bader is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bader bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Clair's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bader is controlling him.
St Clair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bader stops St Clair from standing up.
St Clair has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bader can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bader is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bader preventing the sweep.
St Clair is trying to control the position but Bader postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bader shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bader was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
St Clair is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader punishing his opponent with strikes.
St Clair is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bader breaks from St Clair's wrist control and lands an elbow.
St Clair regains half guard.
St Clair wants to get back to full guard.
Bader is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
St Clair is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bader raining down shots from the mount!
St Clair swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
St Clair bucks Bader off and manages to get back to his feet!
Bader fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair shoots in and drives through. Bader sprawls well.
Bader gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St Clair.
Bader shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
St Clair wants to get back to his feet.
St Clair slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Clair trying to keep a closed guard but Bader is proving a slippery customer.
St Clair thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bader thows a big elbow that misses.
St Clair 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Clair is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bader is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bader feints and as St Clair raises his hands in defense, Bader changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bader throwing strikes from guard but St Clair blocks nicely.
St Clair thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
St Clair throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
St Clair looking for a sweep. Not yet St Clair, not yet.
St Clair wants to stand and escape but Bader is having none of it.
Ryan Bader is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Clair trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bader won't allow St Clair to sweep him here.
John St Clair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bader lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Bader comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bader winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Bader!
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hype
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RATING
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