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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Misawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
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173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Salvatore Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Misawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Misawa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Foreman misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Foreman.
Foreman throws a right and a left that Misawa avoids nicely.
Misawa thuds his right hand into Foreman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Foreman misses with a takedown attempt - Misawa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Misawa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Foreman counters with a three punch combo that has Misawa backing up. Misawa nods at Foreman to acknowledge the strikes.
Foreman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Misawa.
Foreman forces Misawa back against the cage and clinches.
Misawa keeps control of Foreman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foreman stalling the fight.
Foreman pulls guard successfully.
Foreman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Foreman pulls Misawa in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Foreman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Misawa manages to get himself to full guard.
Foreman landing with the ground and pound.
Foreman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Foreman trying to control but Misawa is working from the bottom.
Foreman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Misawa, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman moves into range and clinches up with Misawa.
Foreman breaks from the clinch.
Foreman drives through and clinches with Misawa against the cage.
Misawa wants to stall.
Foreman is trying to break the clinch but Misawa has him pressed against the cage.
Foreman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Misawa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Foreman smiles and moves away.
Foreman closes the distance and clinches.
Foreman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Misawa keeps control of Foreman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Misawa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sam Foreman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salvatore Misawa.
Foreman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foreman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa prevents Foreman from breaking the clinch.
Foreman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foreman is trying to break the clinch but Misawa has him pressed against the cage.
Foreman is trying to force a seperation but Misawa has the dominant position.
Foreman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Foreman tries to break free but Misawa pushes him back against the cage.
Foreman is looking to break free of the clinch but Misawa has double underhooks.
Foreman can't break the clinch.
Foreman tries to break the clinch but Misawa is controlling the position.
Foreman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Foreman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Foreman.
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.
Misawa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Foreman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Foreman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Foreman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foreman postures up and lands a big shot to Misawa's brow.
Misawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Misawa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Foreman landing some decent shots from guard.
Misawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Foreman dominated that round.
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.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Foreman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Misawa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Foreman controlling from the full mount.
Foreman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Foreman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Misawa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Foreman breaks from Misawa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Misawa is breathing heavily.
Foreman trying to control but Misawa is having none of it.
Foreman landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman controlling the pace for now.
Foreman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Foreman landing strikes from the mount.
Foreman controlling from mount.
Foreman dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Misawa taking shots to the head.
Foreman breaks from Misawa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Misawa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Misawa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Foreman looking to finish Misawa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Misawa!
Foreman landing strikes from the mount.
Foreman lands with some strikes.
Foreman looking to finish Misawa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Misawa!
Foreman scoring with strikes but Misawa is staying in there.
Foreman 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.
Foreman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Misawa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Foreman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Foreman with shots to the head and body - Misawa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Foreman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foreman landing strikes from the mount.
Foreman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Foreman landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Misawa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Misawa is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman lands a nice shot to the head.
Foreman content just to control the position here.
Foreman lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Foreman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Foreman working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foreman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Misawa's face.
Foreman 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.
Foreman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Foreman dominated that second round.
That's time! Foreman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Foreman throws a right hand that Misawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Misawa also avoids with ease.
Foreman clinches with his opponent.
Foreman tries to break the clinch but Misawa is controlling the position.
Foreman breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Misawa as Foreman shoots in.
Foreman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Foreman clinches up with Misawa and pushes him back against the cage.
Foreman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foreman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Foreman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Foreman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Misawa can do to turn this around?
Foreman with good strikes from the mount here!
Foreman cracks Misawa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Misawa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman cracks Misawa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Foreman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Misawa's face.
Misawa can't escape the position.
Foreman controlling the position easily from mount.
Foreman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Foreman lands a nice shot to the head.
Foreman working the ground and pound effectively.
Foreman wants to control the pace but Misawa is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman with a couple of short strikes.
Foreman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Misawa is looking to escape.
Misawa swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Foreman landing shots from mount.
Foreman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Foreman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Misawa looks a forlorn figure.
Foreman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman with the ground and pound from mount.
Foreman lands a heavy elbow.
Misawa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Foreman landing strikes from the mount and Misawa is in trouble!
Misawa is in a horrible position here. Foreman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Foreman with a couple of short strikes.
Foreman is working for a guillotine from mount but Misawa frees his head quite easily.
Foreman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Foreman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Misawa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Misawa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Foreman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Foreman controlling the position easily from mount.
Foreman lands a big elbow.
Misawa is working to get back to half guard.
Foreman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Salvatore Misawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Foreman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Foreman landing strikes from the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Foreman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foreman 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Foreman!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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