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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian St Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Patrick comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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218 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrian St Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Welsh!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Patrick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Welsh counters with a stiff right hand.
Welsh shoots in looking for a takedown but St Patrick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Welsh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Welsh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. St Patrick quickly recovers to half guard.
Welsh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Patrick is defending against the submission attempts here by Welsh.
Welsh is trying to control the action in half guard but St Patrick is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St Patrick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Welsh on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh controlling the action here.
Welsh working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Welsh is thwarting St Patrick's attempts to control the position.
St Patrick is trying to stand back up but Welsh is controlling him
Welsh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Welsh thows a huge punch but St Patrick dodges it nicely.
Welsh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St Patrick has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh lands strikes from half guard.
Welsh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Patrick regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Welsh.
Welsh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Welsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Patrick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Welsh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Patrick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Patrick is breathing heavily.
St Patrick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welsh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Welsh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Welsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Patrick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Welsh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Welsh controls from within his opponent's guard.
St Patrick keeping moving, preventing Welsh from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Welsh lands a couple of elbows.
Welsh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Welsh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Patrick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Welsh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Welsh dominated that round.
That's time! St Patrick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Welsh rushes St Patrick and presses him up against the cage.
St Patrick manages to pull guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Welsh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Welsh wants to control from the top but St Patrick keeps moving.
Welsh prevents St Patrick from getting back to his feet.
Welsh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Welsh is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Welsh trying to control but St Patrick is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Patrick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Welsh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Welsh trying to control the position from guard on top but St Patrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welsh postures up and lands a big shot to St Patrick's brow.
Welsh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Welsh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Welsh is looking to work some ground and pound but St Patrick has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Welsh throwing strikes from guard but St Patrick blocks nicely.
Welsh drops back looking for a leg! St Patrick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St Patrick manages to kick Welsh off! Welsh jumps back into St Patrick's guard.
Welsh throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
St Patrick is trying to control the position but Welsh postures up.
Welsh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Welsh wants to control from the top but St Patrick keeps moving.
Welsh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Welsh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Welsh trying to control the position from guard on top but St Patrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Welsh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Welsh controlling from the top position.
Welsh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Welsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Welsh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. St Patrick quickly recovers to half guard.
Welsh is working for a submission of some sort.
St Patrick is defending against the submission attempts here by Welsh.
Welsh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St Patrick's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Welsh lands a nice short elbow.
St Patrick is trying to stand back up but Welsh is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Welsh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Welsh lands a nice short elbow.
Welsh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Welsh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Welsh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Welsh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Welsh seems to be looking for submissions.
Welsh is looking for a kimura here.
Welsh seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. St Patrick is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rick Welsh!
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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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