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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jenghis Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 cm
23
182 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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175 cm
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177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid 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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jenghis Skywalker! 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, Jason Stackhouse! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Skywalker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stackhouse paws at him with a jab and circles away. Stackhouse shoots for a takedown but Skywalker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Skywalker tries to clinch up but Stackhouse circles away and keeps his distance. Skywalker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stackhouse swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jenghis Skywalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Stackhouse shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Skywalker napping and manages to drive through into side control! Skywalker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stackhouse. Skywalker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stackhouse on the ground. Stackhouse misses with the ground and pound. Stackhouse trying to control the position but Skywalker is working away. The referee asks Stackhouse politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Stackhouse prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Let's hope that Stackhouse has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Stackhouse trying to control the action but Skywalker is working from the bottom. Stackhouse is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Stackhouse keeps the fight on the outside. Stackhouse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skywalker moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Skywalker throws a right and a left that Stackhouse avoids nicely. Skywalker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The fight stays on the outside here - Skywalker looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Skywalker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Stackhouse tries to clinch but fails miserably and Skywalker counters with a head kick that drops Stackhouse to the mat! Stackhouse scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly! Stackhouse swings for the body but Skywalker moves out of range.
Skywalker closes the distance but Stackhouse moves to the side and Stackhouse counters with a nice double leg into side control. Skywalker won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Skywalker is trying to get back to his feet. Skywalker is breathing heavily. Sloppy strikes there by Stackhouse. Stackhouse stands up. Stackhouse feints and as Skywalker raises his hands in defense, Stackhouse changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Stackhouse looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stackhouse trying to control but Skywalker is working from the bottom. Skywalker wants to stand and escape but Stackhouse is having none of it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Stackhouse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Skywalker wants to stand and escape but Stackhouse is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Stackhouse will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Skywalker darts in trying to clinch and Stackhouse moves into the clinch. Skywalker lands a hook to the side of the head. Skywalker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stackhouse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skywalker stalling.
Skywalker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skywalker scores a nice knee to the body.
Skywalker tries a knee to the head but Stackhouse blocks it.
Stackhouse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skywalker.
Stackhouse fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stackhouse wants the takedown. Skywalker is fighting it off but Stackhouse persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Skywalker's guard against the cage. Stackhouse controls from within his opponent's guard. Stackhouse wanted to stand there but Skywalker had control of the position. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Skywalker keeping moving, preventing Stackhouse from controlling successfully. Skywalker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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. Stackhouse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Skywalker is keeping the position for now. Stackhouse trying to control but Skywalker is working from the bottom. Skywalker wants to stand and escape but Stackhouse is having none of it. Skywalker uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Skywalker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Skywalker connects with a knee to the head.
Skywalker lands a nice knee to the body. Stackhouse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Skywalker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Skywalker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stackhouse blocks it with crossed arms. Stackhouse tries to break the clinch but Skywalker is controlling the position. Knees to the body from Skywalker.
Skywalker leaning against his opponent.
Stackhouse is working for takedown but Skywalker is calmly controlling the position for now. Skywalker looking to throw knees to the head but Stackhouse is blocking nicely.
Skywalker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skywalker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stackhouse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four 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. Stackhouse goes for a takedown attempt but Skywalker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jenghis Skywalker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Stackhouse. A lazy left from Skywalker finds it's target. Skywalker lands with a slapping head kick. Stackhouse fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Skywalker tries to close the distance and clinch but Stackhouse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Stackhouse has a takedown stuffed. Skywalker is looking to take this fight into the clinch. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Stackhouse loads up on a big right hand but Skywalker slips the punch. Stackhouse closes this distance looking for a takedown but Skywalker circles away. 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 Jenghis Skywalker will probably get the nod. That's time! Skywalker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Skywalker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stackhouse swats him away and circles back towards the center. Skywalker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stackhouse. Stackhouse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stackhouse shoots in but Skywalker avoids the takedown attempt easily. Skywalker tries to clinch but Stackhouse moves out of range. A nice inside leg kick there by Skywalker. That's going to slow Stackhouse down. Skywalker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Skywalker throws a nice head kick!
Nice takedown defense from Stackhouse. No joy for Skywalker on that attempt. Skywalker tries to clinch but Stackhouse moves out of range. Skywalker wants to clinch up but Stackhouse keeps it at a distance. Skywalker wants to clinch up but Stackhouse keeps it at a distance. No luck for Stackhouse with that takedown attempt. Jenghis Skywalker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Stackhouse. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Skywalker tries to clinch but Stackhouse moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stackhouse keeps the fight on the outside. Skywalker tries to close the distance and clinch but Stackhouse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Skywalker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skywalker is looking to clinch but Stackhouse is avoiding it.
Stackhouse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skywalker wants to clinch but Stackhouse slips to the side and Stackhouse counters with a nice double leg into guard. Stackhouse trying to control the position from guard on top but Skywalker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Stackhouse throwing strikes from guard but Skywalker blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stackhouse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Stackhouse stops Skywalker from standing up. Stackhouse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Skywalker is keeping the position for now. Stackhouse is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stackhouse pushing down on Skywalker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Stackhouse looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Skywalker darts in trying to clinch and Stackhouse counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Stackhouse moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Skywalker is not content to let Stackhouse control the position. Skywalker is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stackhouse has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight! Jason Stackhouse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Stackhouse has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29 Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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pop
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RATING
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