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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tracey St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Dez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St John comes to the cage accompanied by Come Around. On his way into the cage it seems that Tracey St John has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tracey St John seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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200 lbs
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176 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tracey St John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blaze Dez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St John is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dez's half guard.
Dez wants to get back to his feet.
Dez is looking to improve his position.
St John is looking to take a break and control but Dez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St John stands up from half guard.
Dez doesn't manage to clinch there - St John circles away.
St John shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dez defends it nicely.
Dez tries to clinch there but St John circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John looks for a takedown but Dez sprawls well.
Dez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. St John looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dez wants to take a breather but St John manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Dez.
Dez prevents St John from getting back to his feet.
Dez content to stall in guard here.
St John looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St John preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St John pulls Dez in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John wants to sweep but no luck.
Dez thows a big elbow that misses.
Dez trying to control the position from guard on top but St John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St John tries for a takedown but Dez circles away easily
and Dez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tracey St John. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St John is breathing heavily.
Dez landing with the ground and pound.
Dez tries to stand but St John is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St John preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John keeping moving, preventing Dez from controlling successfully.
Dez being controlled here momentarily.
St John looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St John is adopting a defensive guard.
Dez preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St John looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St John throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St John postures up.
St John trying to control but Dez is working from the bottom.
St John trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St John trying to control but Dez is working from the bottom.
Dez working for a triangle but St John defends it easily.
St John passes Dez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tracey St John will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
St John shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
St John looking to control but Dez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St John. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St John tries to control but Dez wriggling away.
St John avoids the attempt from Dez to control.
Dez working to try and regain half guard.
St John looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dez shrugs it off.
Dez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from St John.
Dez tries to reverse the position but St John maintains control.
St John is working for a guillotine from mount but Dez frees his head quite easily.
Dez wants to hold on but St John pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dez prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Dez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St John looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dez tries to lock up and control but St John gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St John is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
St John prevents Dez from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dez tries to lock up and control but St John gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St John controlling from the full mount.
Dez can't escape the position.
Dez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
St John jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tracey St John overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St John tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
St John working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dez tries for a takedown but St John circles away easily
and St John counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St John.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dez is trying to keep St John in close.
Dez wants to stand up but St John is controlling him.
St John stopping the sweep attempt from Dez.
Dez keeping moving, preventing St John from controlling successfully.
St John stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tracey St John 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!
St John tries to clinch but Dez moves out of range.
St John misses with a takedown
and Dez counters with a shoot takedown. St John fights it but they end up in guard.
Dez postures up in St John's guard and throws a big left but St John blocks it.
Dez won't allow St John to sweep him here.
Dez trying to control but St John is working from the bottom.
St John can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dez controls the pace.
St John wants to sweep here but Dez controlling him for the moment.
Dez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but St John manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dez keeping moving, preventing St John from controlling successfully.
Dez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dez looking to control.
St John tries to free his leg and advance position but Dez is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dez shoots in looking for a takedown. St John tries to sprawl out of it but Dez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St John manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dez wants to clinch but St John slips to the side
and St John counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dez is trying to control St John's posture but St John avoids it.
Dez is not content to let St John control the position.
Dez tries to improve position but can't.
Dez struggling a bit here.
St John avoids the strikes from the bottom by Dez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dez tries to lock up and control but St John gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dez can't escape the position.
St John working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Dez looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by St John! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tracey St John!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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