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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cameron St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Blast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blast has chosen Goldfinger - Superman as his entrance music. Cameron St James has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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140 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron St James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Blast!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St James takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blast slips under a jab.
A big right from Blast misses.
St James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St James lands a nice shot to the body.
St James takes a swing at Blast's ribcage but misses.
St James slips under a jab from Blast.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blast looks to land a left hand but St James moved out of range nicely.
Blast misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blast slips a jab and a cross from St James.
St James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St James shoots for a takedown but Blast saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cameron St James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St James shoots in but no luck this time.
Blast jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St James misses with a hook. Blast ducked under it nicely.
St James shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James landing shots from mount.
St James 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.
Blast keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St James avoids the attempt from Blast to control.
St James landing strikes, looking to finish!
St James punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blast can't escape the position.
St James goes for an armbar but Blast turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Blast.
St James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St James keeping moving, preventing Blast from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blast pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St James is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as St James holds on and takes a little breather.
St James wants to sweep but no luck.
Blast wants to control from the top but St James keeps moving.
St James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St James misses the shot to the body.
St James misses with an uppercut. Blast saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blast looks to land a left hand but St James moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by St James.
St James moves out of range of the strikes.
Blast looks to land a right hand but St James moved out of range.
St James uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blast has time to react.
Blast looks to land a left hand but St James moved out of range nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blast leaves St James with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron St James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from St James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St James dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St James throws a hook but Blast avoids it easily.
St James misses with a wild body shot.
St James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blast pinned against the cage. Blast gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St James throws the left hand but Blast avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St James.
A slow jab from St James misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James wants to clinch up but Blast keeps it at a distance.
St James shoots for a takedown but Blast saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron St James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blast as he jumps to the side.
St James throws a body punch but Blast moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Blast there.
Blast moves away from the strike by St James.
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.
Blast keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St James.
A looping hook to the body misses from St James. Blast does a little dance to reset his feet.
St James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from St James misses.
St James 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.
St James trying to control but Blast is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blast looking to hit a scissor sweep but St James is one step ahead there.
St James trying to control the position from guard on top but Blast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blast wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St James postures up in Blast's guard and throws a big left but Blast blocks it.
Blast keeping full guard, as St James tries to pass.
Blast is looking for a triangle but St James pushes his legs off easily.
Blast looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St James.
That's four 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.
St James slips under a jab.
Blast misses with a hook.
St James throws a shot to the body.
St James throws a body punch but Blast moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St James swings for the body but Blast moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cameron St James will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blast misses the jab.
Blast might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blast walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St James.
A jab from St James misses.
St James ducks under a wild hook from Blast.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St James thows a body shot but no joy.
Blast bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St James misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blast misses with a hook.
St James looks to score with a jab to the body but Blast is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Blast.
St James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blast manages to avoid it.
St James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blast.
A swing and a miss from Blast.
St James throws a hook to the side of Blast's head but Blast sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St James misses with a body shot.
St James shoots in and drives through. Blast sprawls well.
St James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blast's corner calls for a 1-2. Blast obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blast connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St James.
St James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St James slips a jab from Blast.
Blast ducks under a wild hook from St James.
A big right from St James misses.
Some wild striking there from St James.
Blast moves away from the strike by St James.
Tim Blast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St James drops his hands momentarily and Blast takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blast misses with a straight right.
St James shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron St James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for St James with that takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blast sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St James somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Blast comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St James has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cameron St James!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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