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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Wiggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and d bitty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). d bitty will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Wiggums! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, d bitty! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! bitty gets caught flat footed, as Wiggums shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Wiggums tries to stand but bitty is controlling from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. bitty not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wiggums might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Wiggums looking to sit in guard and control but bitty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Wiggums has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes bitty off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. bitty shoots and misses and Wiggums counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in bitty's guard now. bitty is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wiggums is controlling him. Wiggums working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. bitty trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. bitty wants to sweep here but Wiggums controlling him for the moment. Wiggums with a flurry of punches that miss. bitty wants to sweep here but Wiggums controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. bitty tries to close the distance and clinch but Wiggums swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Some wild striking there from Wiggums.
Wiggums shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Wiggums is breathing heavily. Wiggums lands with some vicious ground and pound - can bitty hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round. bitty tries to hold on but Wiggums postures up. Wiggums connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
bitty is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. bitty is wriggling around trying to escape.
bitty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Wiggums lands a big elbow. bitty is desperately trying to improve his position but Wiggums has a good base and remains in mount. Wiggums cracks bitty with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wiggums tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Wiggums landing strikes from the mount and bitty is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wiggums looking to finish bitty with some ground and pound. This is bad for bitty! bitty is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wiggums controlling from the full mount. bitty wants to hold on but Wiggums pushes him away. Wiggums is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. bitty can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wiggums looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wiggums dominating with strikes here. bitty manages to regain half guard. Good work. Wiggums wants to take a breather but bitty is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wiggums slips a nice elbow through bitty's hands, connecting with bitty's forehead. bitty looking for submissions from an awkward position here. bitty has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wiggums is working away from the top position though. Wiggums is nestled in close to bitty, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. bitty pushes Wiggums off but Wiggums dives into side control.
bitty tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wiggums wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Wiggums takes a little break here. bitty wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. bitty pushes Wiggums away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wiggums gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Wiggums dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wiggums bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Wiggums working away. bitty gets back to half guard. bitty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wiggums. bitty kicks Wiggums off and gets back to his feet. A head kick misses from bitty. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. bitty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiggums swats him away and circles back towards the center. bitty shoots and misses so Wiggums counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. bitty is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wiggums is aware though and is defending well. Wiggums is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round. bitty working a defensive guard here.
Wiggums working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Wiggums wants to control from the top but bitty keeps moving. bitty throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. bitty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiggums looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. A thudding body kick lands there by bitty!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Wiggums shoots in for a takedown but bitty shows good takedown defense. bitty tries to clinch but Wiggums moves away and Wiggums counters with a takedown into side control. bitty prevents Wiggums from moving into mount. bitty throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land. bitty taking punishment in the form of punches.
bitty is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. bitty tries to get back to half guard but can't. Wiggums is chipping away with strikes.
bitty wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. bitty moves into range and clinches up with Wiggums. bitty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Wiggums drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. bitty trying to keep a closed guard but Wiggums is proving a slippery customer.
bitty keeping moving, preventing Wiggums from controlling successfully. bitty not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
bitty looking for a guillotine here but Wiggums defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wiggums postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Wiggums is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Wiggums got a little sloppy there for a moment and bitty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wiggums has managed to get both his arms back between bitty's legs - danger averted. Wiggums trying to control the position from guard on top but bitty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Wiggums working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Wiggums throws a big right hand that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Wiggums dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wiggums shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. bitty defends it nicely. Wiggums looks for a takedown but bitty sprawls well. No luck for bitty with that takedown attempt. bitty changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wiggums tries to avoid it but bitty manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wiggums to the ground. Wiggums escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Wiggums dodges the punch combination from bitty.
bitty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wiggums as he jumps to the side. Ralph Wiggums has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of d bitty. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wiggums shoots in and bounces bitty off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. bitty looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. bitty managing to control the position. Wiggums controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Wiggums content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. bitty manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wiggums regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wiggums wants to control but bitty is keeping busy and won't allow it. Wiggums keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. bitty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. bitty uses his free foot to push down on Wiggums's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wiggums. bitty lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wiggums holds on for dear life. bitty wants to control the pace but Wiggums is squirming around nicely. bitty throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
bitty tries to control but Wiggums wriggling away.
That's four 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. Wiggums is working to get back to half guard.
Ralph Wiggums is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. bitty unloads with some shots from mount but Wiggums bucks and avoids them well.
bitty lands a big shot there that rocks Wiggums but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. bitty gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks! d bitty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! bitty misses with a takedown and Wiggums counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight! Ralph Wiggums showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wiggums, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph Wiggums!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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