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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Tudor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Wallid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Henry Tudor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Efrain Wallid!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tudor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wallid.
Wallid is looking to clinch but Tudor is avoiding it.
Tudor misses with a double jab.
Wallid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tudor, pushing him back against the cage.
Tudor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tudor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wallid backwards.
Tudor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wallid backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tudor.
Tudor dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wallid blocks an elbow strike from Tudor.
Tudor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wallid tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tudor breaks from the clinch.
Tudor closes the distance but Wallid moves to the side
and Wallid counters with a nice body kick.
Tudor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tudor thows a big elbow that misses.
Tudor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tudor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wallid looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wallid looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wallid!
The strikes coming from Wallid are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
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.
Wallid goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tudor rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wallid's guard! Nice work there by Tudor!
Tudor throws a big right hand that misses.
Tudor throwing strikes but missing.
Wallid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tudor.
Tudor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tudor wants to get up but he can't break Wallid's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tudor works over Wallid with some ground and pound from guard.
Tudor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tudor is breathing heavily.
Wallid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tudor wants to get up but he can't break Wallid's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tudor is looking to clinch.
Tudor looks for a takedown but Wallid sprawls well.
Tudor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wallid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wallid connects with a high kick.
Wallid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wallid wants to clinch up but Tudor keeps it at a distance.
Wallid fails with a takedown attempt.
Wallid forces Tudor back against the cage and clinches.
Wallid is trying to drag Tudor to the mat but Tudor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Henry Tudor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Efrain Wallid.
Wallid tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tudor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tudor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tudor misses with a double jab
and Wallid counters with a head kick.
Tudor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tudor showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudor trying to advance position but Wallid counters by regaining guard.
Tudor trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tudor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wallid looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallid, not yet.
Tudor is working Wallid over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tudor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tudor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tudor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from Tudor misses.
Tudor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tudor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tudor is trying to control the action in half guard but Wallid is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Tudor.
Tudor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tudor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tudor prevents Wallid from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Tudor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tudor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wallid has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tudor is working away from the top position though.
Tudor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tudor works his way into side control.
Tudor throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tudor throwing strikes but Wallid manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Tudor tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wallid is looking to take a break and control but Tudor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tudor prevents Wallid from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudor tries to bench press Wallid off him but Wallid keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Tudor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tudor is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wallid asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tudor fails to land with a series of punches.
Tudor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wallid.
Tudor has taken the fight to the clinch.
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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wallid as Tudor tries to tie him up.
Wallid trying to control the position but instead, Tudor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wallid into the cage.
Wallid can't break the clinch.
Wallid takes a shot to the head.
Wallid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tudor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tudor pulls guard.
Tudor keeping moving, preventing Wallid from controlling successfully.
Tudor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wallid wants to control from the top but Tudor keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudor wants to stand up but Wallid is controlling him.
Wallid won't allow Tudor to sweep him here.
Tudor wants to stand but Wallid is controlling the position.
Wallid throws and elbow that misses. Tudor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wallid's guard. Nice move by Tudor!
Tudor throws and elbow that misses. Wallid uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tudor's guard. Nice move by Wallid!
That's four 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.
Tudor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tudor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wallid moves in looking to clinch but Tudor pushes him off.
Henry Tudor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallid swats away the attempt to clinch by Tudor.
Tudor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wallid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tudor misses with a hook.
Tudor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A punch combination from Tudor misses.
Tudor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tudor wants it to stay on the feet.
Tudor tries to clinch up.
Tudor misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Tudor dominated that second round.
That's time! Tudor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tudor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wallid pushes Tudor up against the cage in a clinch.
Wallid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wallid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tudor stalks Wallid and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wallid's face. Wallid staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Efrain Wallid has been cut.
Tudor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wallid slips a jab and a cross from Tudor.
Wallid shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tudor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tudor is trying to get back to half guard.
Wallid trying to control the position but Tudor is working away.
Tudor tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallid sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tudor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tudor is not content to let Wallid control the position.
Tudor throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Tudor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wallid has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wallid is looking to take a break and control but Tudor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tudor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tudor swinging wildly here.
Wallid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tudor throws a right hand that Wallid ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallid also avoids with ease.
Tudor rushes Wallid and presses him up against the cage.
Wallid lands a nice uppercut.
Tudor is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wallid is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tudor to the mat. Tudor regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wallid trying to control but Tudor is working from the bottom.
Tudor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wallid manages to get himself to full guard.
Henry Tudor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tudor postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudor chips away with some ground and pound.
Tudor chips away with some ground and pound.
Tudor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wallid 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.
Wallid throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tudor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallid is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tudor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wallid manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tudor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Efrain Wallid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry Tudor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tudor wants to control from the top but Wallid keeps moving.
Tudor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wallid can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tudor controls the pace.
Wallid keeping full guard, as Tudor tries to pass.
Tudor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wallid, up you get!
Tudor throws a lazy body kick
and Wallid counters with a three punch combo that has Tudor backing up. Tudor nods at Wallid to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Tudor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tudor 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Tudor!
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FIGHT
RATING
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