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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Squanch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Squanch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Animal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
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230 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Squanch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Pound!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound thows a body shot but no joy.
Squanch fails to land with a series of punches.
Pound takes a swing at Squanch's ribcage but misses.
Pound scores a takedown into full mount!
Pound wants to control but Squanch has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Pound stands up from half guard.
Pound misses with a straight left.
Pound looks to score with a jab to the body but Squanch is just out of range.
Squanch avoids the body shot from Pound.
Jab by Squanch.
Pound showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Squanch.
Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squanch manages to avoid it.
Squanch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Ground Pound has been cut.
Pound is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Squanch rather than just go for the knockout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Squanch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Squanch throws an elbow but Pound slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squanch throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Squanch throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Squanch is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pound will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pound dodges the ground and pound from Squanch.
Pound is not content to let Squanch control the position.
Squanch scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pound to see if he's OK.
Squanch is working Pound over with some ground and pound from side control.
Squanch throws a strike aimed at the side of Pound's head but Pound avoids it well.
Squanch is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pound will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Squanch trying to control the position but Pound is working away.
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.
Pound is looking to regain half guard here but Squanch keeps moving and retains side control.
Squanch 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.
Squanch passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pound is squirming around, avoiding Squanch's attempts to control the action.
Pound is wriggling around trying to escape.
Squanch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Squanch is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pound can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Squanch lands a heavy elbow.
Pound is bucking up trying to escape but Squanch cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Squanch punching from mount but Pound doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Squanch with the ground and pound from mount.
Squanch lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound tries to hold on but Squanch pushes him away.
Pound is trying desperately to improve position.
Squanch trying to control but Pound is having none of it.
Pound really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Squanch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Squanch prevents Pound from getting the reversal.
Squanch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Squanch misses with a head shot.
Squanch thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Squanch wants to control the pace but Pound is squirming around nicely.
Squanch prevents Pound from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Squanch.
Squanch with the ground and pound from mount.
Squanch landing strikes, looking to finish!
Squanch lands a nice shot to the head.
Squanch misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Squanch controlling the position easily from mount.
Squanch throws some wild stikes that Pound manages to avoid easily.
Pound wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Squanch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pound can't escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pound can do anything to dispel that myth.
Squanch scoring with strikes but Pound is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Squanch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ground Pound's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pound misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Squanch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pound shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Squanch's guard.
Squanch keeping moving, preventing Pound from controlling successfully.
Squanch seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pound pushes down on Squanch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Squanch is looking to improve his position.
Squanch manages to get to full guard.
Pound pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Squanch is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squanch has Pound pulled in close to control his posture.
Pound trying to move into half guard but instead Squanch has managed to sweep!
Sam Squanch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Squanch wants to control from the top but Pound keeps moving.
Pound trying to keep a closed guard but Squanch is proving a slippery customer.
Pound pulls Squanch in close to his closed guard and prevents Squanch from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pound wants to sweep but no luck.
Squanch wants to control from the top but Pound keeps moving.
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.
Squanch prevents Pound from getting back to his feet.
Pound managing to control the position.
Squanch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pound gets a takedown into half guard.
Squanch kicks Pound off and gets back to his feet.
Squanch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pound takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Squanch.
Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squanch manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squanch closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pound to the mat! Pound manages to get full guard.
Squanch wants to control from the top but Pound keeps moving.
Squanch's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Squanch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pound is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pound is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Squanch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Squanch being controlled here momentarily.
Squanch passes Pound's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squanch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pound defending well though.
Pound wants to get back to full guard.
Squanch trying to control the pace.
Squanch is pressing down on Pound's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pound is holding on for now.
Pound is looking for a sweep. Squanch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pound trying to hold on to Squanch's head to control him but Squanch postures up.
Squanch wants to control but Pound is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Squanch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ground Pound's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Squanch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pound.
Pound uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Squanch.
Squanch lands the left hand.
Pound throws a body punch but Squanch moves out of range.
Pound throws a push kick but Squanch slaps the foot to one side.
Pound jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ground Pound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pound slips a jab and a cross from Squanch.
Pound blocks the body kick.
Pound keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Squanch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pound circles away quickly and effectively.
Pound swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sam Squanch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pound looks to score with a jab to the body but Squanch is just out of range.
Pound misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squanch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Squanch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pound as he avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Squanch.
Pound shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pound tries to control but Squanch wriggling away.
Squanch is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pound trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Squanch is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Squanch keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sam Squanch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Pound looking to control and managing it successfully.
Squanch is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Squanch wants to hold on but Pound pushes him away.
Pound takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pound wants to control the pace but Squanch is squirming around nicely.
Pound controlling from mount.
Ground Pound has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squanch is looking to improve his position but Pound isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound working for a submission but Squanch is keeping him at bay.
Pound throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pound misses with a head shot.
Squanch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pound can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Squanch is looking to escape.
Pound controlling the pace for now.
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.
Squanch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pound working for a guillotine from mount but Squanch is in no mood to give up.
Squanch wants to hold on but Pound pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pound goes for an armbar but Squanch turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Squanch.
Pound takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Squanch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ground Pound.
Well Squanch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Squanch!
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energy
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hype
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