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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edward Welch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dude sup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dude sup told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Welch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, dude sup!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sup throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Welch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
sup lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
sup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
sup defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Welch.
sup leaves Welch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Welch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sup throws a right and a left that Welch avoids nicely.
Welch throws a one two combo.
It looks like dude sup has been cut.
Welch blocks a head kick by sup.
Welch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
sup tries to clinch up but Welch circles away and keeps his distance.
Welch throws and low kick but sup moves out of range easily.
Welch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
sup avoids a punch combination nicely.
sup scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here.
sup decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch but sup swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
sup closes the distance and clinches up with Welch, looking for a takedown. sup pushes Welch against the cage but Welch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Welch doesn't manage to clinch there - sup circles away.
sup wants to clinch up but Welch keeps it at a distance.
Welch tries to clinch up but sup circles away and keeps his distance.
Edward Welch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welch throws a body kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Welch as sup shoots in.
A slapping body kick lands there for Welch.
Welch takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
sup tries to close the distance and clinch up but Welch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
sup fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
sup looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to sup's calf.
Welch moves in looking to clinch but sup pushes him off.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but sup paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Welch swats away the attempt to clinch by sup.
sup circles away from the clinch attempt.
sup leaves Welch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Welch lands a head kick. sup smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Welch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
sup tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Welch smiles and moves away.
Welch rushes sup and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sup can't break the clinch.
sup tries to circle away but Welch has him pinned against the cage.
Welch lands a good knee to the midsection. sup won't want to take too many of those.
sup crunches a lovely knee into Welch's ribcage.
Welch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
sup tries to score a body lock takedown but Welch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Welch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. sup is defending well for now.
sup drops down looking for an ankle pick but Welch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Welch tries to clinch up but sup circles away and keeps his distance.
Welch scoring well with a low kick there.
Welch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Welch avoids a kick to the body.
sup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Welch clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sup wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Welch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Welch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Welch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but sup blocks it with crossed arms.
sup 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.
Welch lands an elbow inside.
sup avoiding damage as Welch throws knees to the body.
Welch trying to land knees to the body.
Welch lands a knee to the body.
sup blocking some punches.
Welch lands a nice knee to the body.
sup takes a knee to the side of the body.
Welch prevents sup from breaking the clinch.
Welch tries a knee to the head but sup blocks it.
sup tries for a takedown. No joy.
sup wants to break free but Welch has control.
Welch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but sup has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
sup on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sup blocks an elbow strike.
sup wants to get back to striking at distance but Welch won't allow it.
Welch avoiding damage as sup throws knees to the body.
sup wants to break free but Welch has control.
Welch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from sup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Welch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on dude sup's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
sup swinging wilding here.
sup dives in and grabs Welch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Welch pushes down on sup's head and hops out.
Welch shoots in for a takedown but sup shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Welch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Welch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good work by Welch as he checks the leg kick.
sup has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Welch.
Welch moves into the clinch.
Welch unloads a knee to the mid-section. sup lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
sup letting Welch take a breather here.
Welch lands an elbow that stopped sup in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Welch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
sup takes a knee right on the jaw!
Welch trying to land knees to the body.
Welch looking to throw knees to the head but sup is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sup is trying to drag Welch to the mat but Welch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short left from Welch.
sup wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Welch has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Welch.
sup takes a knee to the side of the body.
sup tries to land a knee to the head but Welch blocks with his arms.
Welch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and sup avoids it.
Welch prevents the takedown attempt.
Edward Welch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dude sup.
Welch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Welch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite sup's efforts to push away.
sup avoiding damage as Welch throws knees to the body.
Welch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Welch unloads a knee to the mid-section. sup lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
sup wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
sup is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Welch connects with a knee to the head.
Welch unloads a knee to the mid-section. sup lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
sup avoiding damage as Welch throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
sup is trying to force a seperation but Welch has the dominant position.
sup has Welch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Welch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Welch.
sup drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Welch unloads a knee to the mid-section. sup lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
sup looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Welch works on sup's body with a couple of short punches.
sup drops down looking for an ankle pick but Welch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Welch thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on sup if he has to take too many more of those.
Welch slaps away a takedown attempt from sup, before circling back to the center of the mat.
sup blocks a head kick by Welch.
A slapping body kick lands there for sup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch rushes sup and presses him up against the cage.
sup working hard to break the clinch.
Welch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Welch.
sup avoiding damage as Welch throws knees to the body.
sup managing to block the knees to the body from Welch.
sup has had enough of the clinch but Welch keeps him there for the moment.
sup taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
sup blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
sup tries to circle away but Welch has him pinned against the cage.
sup fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Welch.
sup is trying to force a seperation but Welch has the dominant position.
sup on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Welch tries to land a knee to the head but sup blocks with his arms.
Welch has sup pressed against the cage, preventing sup from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Welch just misses with a elbow thrown towards sup's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Welch throws an elbow but misses.
sup tries for a takedown. No joy.
Welch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Welch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Welch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Welch blocks an elbow strike from sup.
Welch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. sup is defending well for now.
Welch missing with knees to the body.
sup is trying to force a seperation but Welch has the dominant position.
sup wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
sup tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Welch avoids it.
Welch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has sup in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Welch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from sup.
sup takes a shot to the head.
sup is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Welch is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Welch.
Welch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt sup or not.
sup jumps into guard, dragging Welch to the mat.
Welch stands and steps away. sup gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
sup shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Welch defends it nicely.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but sup paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Welch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on dude sup's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
sup shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Welch defends it nicely.
Welch has managed to clinch.
Welch is pressed up against the cage. sup has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Welch down to the mat. Welch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Welch fails with an attempt to clinch.
sup misses with a wild body shot.
Welch doesn't manage to clinch there - sup circles away.
Welch tries to clinch up but sup circles away and keeps his distance.
Welch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of sup's head.
sup misses with a wild body shot.
Edward Welch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Welch fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Welch tries to clinch but sup moves out of range.
sup looks to land a body kick but Welch moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch wants to clinch but sup slips to the side
and sup counters with a two punch combo.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch but sup swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Welch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
sup misses with a two punch combination.
sup shoots for a double leg takedown but Welch sprawls well. He's pushed sup's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edward Welch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dude sup.
Welch misses with a series of wild punches.
Welch tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and sup counters with a right hand to the body.
sup throws a nice looking combination but Welch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for sup, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Welch tries to clinch up.
Welch moves into range and clinches up with sup.
sup takes an elbow to the temple.
Welch scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sup tries to score a body lock takedown but Welch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Welch works on sup's body with a couple of short punches.
Welch connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Welch - that landed with a thud.
Welch's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
sup tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Welch smiles and moves away.
Welch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Welch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt sup.
sup throws a lazy head kick
and Welch counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Welch.
Welch keeps control of sup as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, sup throws an elbow but misses.
Welch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. sup is defending well for now.
sup tries to break the clinch but Welch is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sup tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Welch just stands there and leans against the cage.
sup can't break the clinch.
sup working hard to break the clinch.
Welch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
sup has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Welch prevents sup from breaking the clinch.
Welch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
sup tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Welch smiles and moves away.
sup looks to score with a jab to the body but Welch is just out of range.
sup moves in looking to clinch but Welch pushes him off.
Welch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
sup circles away from the clinch attempt.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch but sup swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Welch wants to clinch.
Welch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but sup moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Welch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Welch swats away the attempt to clinch by sup.
Welch scores with a crisp jab that stopped sup in his tracks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from sup.
sup tries to clinch up but Welch circles away and keeps his distance.
Edward Welch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Welch thuds his shin into the meat of sup's side.
Welch with a lazy takedown attempt
and sup counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Welch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dude sup has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Welch moves into range and clinches up with sup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Welch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Welch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Welch!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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