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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zaney Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zach Craig acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zaney Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zach Craig!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Craig.
Bob is looking to clinch.
Craig lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bob moves into the clinch.
Craig looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bob scores a nice knee to the body.
Bob is working Craig over against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bob.
Craig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob has closed the distance and engaged Craig in a clinch.
Craig jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bob walks away with a smile on his face. Craig gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bob pushes Craig up against the cage in a clinch.
Bob lands an elbow just above Craig 's eye.
It looks like Zach Craig has been cut.
Craig jumps guard but Bob stands there with Craig around his waist. Craig gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zaney Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Craig.
Craig wants to break free but Bob has control.
Bob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Craig avoids it.
Bob creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Craig's defenses.
Bob using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Craig looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Craig tries to circle away but Bob has him pinned against the cage.
Bob lands a damaging elbow.
Bob putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Craig in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bob lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Craig or not.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bob.
Bob lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Zach Craig's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob crunches a lovely knee into Craig's ribcage.
Bob is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bob landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob lands an elbow that stopped Craig in his tracks for a moment.
Bob lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Zach Craig's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bob scores with a shoulder strike.
Zach Craig's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bob lands a good knee to the midsection. Craig won't want to take too many of those.
Bob landing knees to the body.
Bob lands a good knee to the midsection. Craig won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bob obliges.
Bob creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Craig's defenses.
Bob throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Bob - that landed with a thud.
Bob lands a nice knee to the body.
Bob lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Craig managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Craig wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bob keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Craig's efforts to push away.
Bob utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Craig can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Craig in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bob.
Craig tries to circle away but Bob has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Bob.
Bob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Craig avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bob as Craig tries to tie him up.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
Craig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Craig's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bob.
Bob lands a knee to the body.
Craig blocks an elbow strike.
Craig tries for a takedown but Bob manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Bob.
Craig tries to break free but Bob pushes him back against the cage.
Bob unloads a knee to the mid-section. Craig lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bob pushes Craig back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bob.
Bob landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Craig is trying to stall.
Craig is looking to break free of the clinch but Bob has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob pushes Craig back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Bob as the two fighters clinch.
Bob connects with a knee to the head.
Bob is working Craig over against the cage.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
Craig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Craig is defended easily by Bob.
Bob wants to clinch.
Bob pushes Craig up against the cage in a clinch.
Bob lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bob is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Craig is defending well for now.
Bob lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Craig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zaney Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craig closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Craig is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bob is just riding it out for now. Craig eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to roll over but Craig keeps him under control.
Craig is keen to just control but Bob is a slippery customer.
Craig is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bob doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Craig.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bob holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Craig is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bob doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Craig.
Craig trying to control the action but Bob is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaney Bob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zach Craig's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Craig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bob gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Bob.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zach Craig's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zaney Bob!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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