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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Elric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaine Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Elric has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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175 cm
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183 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Elric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blaine Stone!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elric shoots in but Stone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Elric's head backwards.
Elric throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.
Elric shoots in but no luck this time.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elric closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Elric throwing shots but Stone is blocking nicely.
Stone tries to roll over but Elric keeps him under control.
Elric wants to stand but Stone has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Stone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elric decides to stand up.
Elric looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Elric. Those never looked like landing.
Stone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Elric's head backwards.
Elric scores a takedown into full mount!
Stone tries to hold on but Elric postures up.
Elric working Stone over with strikes here.
Stone is looking to improve his position but Elric isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone gets back to half guard.
Elric tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Stone is looking for a sweep. Elric is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stone moves into full guard.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Elric defends well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Elric wants to stand but Stone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elric working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Elric is in close to Stone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Elric thows a big elbow that misses.
Elric is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Elric trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stone's guard.
Elric preventing the sweep.
Stone has a closed guard, preventing Elric from standing up.
Stone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Elric doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Elric manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Elric has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Elric throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elric would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Elric defends well.
Stone is looking for a triangle but Elric pushes his legs off easily.
Elric preventing the sweep.
Elric trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Elric passes into side control.
Stone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Elric wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Elric 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.
No luck for Elric with that takedown attempt.
Tim Elric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elric smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Elric!
Stone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Elric is trying to stand up.
Elric suckers Stone into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Elric is now in Stone's guard!
Elric has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stone is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elric got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Elric has managed to get both his arms back between Stone's legs - danger averted.
Elric would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stone working for a triangle but Elric defends it easily.
Elric with a nice head shot there.
Elric is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Elric is looking to stand up but Stone won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Elric can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Elric preventing the sweep.
Elric throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elric gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tim Elric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Elric misses with a double jab.
Elric with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stone.
Stone lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blaine Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Elric wants to stand but Stone is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to control but Elric is working from the bottom.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Elric blocks nicely.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone throws a strike but Elric rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Elric defends well.
Elric lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Elric doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Stone is tightening it up a little... Elric has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Elric reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Elric taps out! nice BJJ there by Stone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Blaine Stone!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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