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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craky Crack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tando Ram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craky Crack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tando Ram!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ram with a poor takedown
and Crack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crack shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ram's guard.
Crack postures up in Ram's guard and throws a big left but Ram blocks it.
Ram controls Crack momentarily but Crack frees himself.
Crack connects with a couple of short punches.
Crack postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crack distracts Ram with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Crack is looking to work some ground and pound but Ram has wrist control.
Crack postures up.
Crack working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ram's head.
Crack is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crack throwing strikes from guard but Ram blocks nicely.
Crack trying to control the position from guard on top but Ram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crack tries to free his leg and advance position but Ram is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ram keeping moving, preventing Crack from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ram keeping full guard, as Crack tries to pass.
Crack distracts Ram with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ram looking to control.
Crack throws a strike but Ram rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crack is looking to stand up but Ram isn't so interested in that idea.
Ram trying to control the position from guard on top but Crack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crack wants to sweep here but Ram controlling him for the moment.
Crack managing to control the position.
Crack on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crack tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Craky Crack wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ram has his takedown stuffed
and Crack counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ram swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ram trying to control the position.
Crack tries to free his leg and advance position but Ram is retaining full guard.
Ram controls Crack momentarily but Crack frees himself.
Ram looks gassed!
Crack pushing down on Ram's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Crack is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Crack looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ram with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crack lands a nice short elbow.
Crack is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ram has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nice strikes from Crack there.
Crack missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ram flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ram has hold of Crack's hands but Crack slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crack is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crack looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ram with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craky Crack dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ram gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crack counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crack lands strikes from half guard.
Crack is nestled in close to Ram, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Crack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ram keeps working.
Crack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crack working the head and body with strikes.
Crack knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ram on the ground.
Crack prevents Ram from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ram is trying to stand up here but Crack is controlling him well.
Crack slips a nice elbow through Ram's hands, connecting with Ram's forehead.
Ram is breathing heavily.
Crack is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crack tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ram knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack lands with a punch from half guard.
Crack trying to control the action but Ram is working from the bottom.
Crack lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crack takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crack seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ram is trying to get back to full guard.
Crack working over Ram with some ground and pound. Ram looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crack is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crack slips a nice elbow through Ram's hands, connecting with Ram's forehead.
Crack is looking for a kimura but Ram is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Crack to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ram with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ram taking some punishment here, with Crack in his half guard.
Crack working the head and body with strikes.
Crack winds up and cracks Ram with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ram is not content to let Crack control the position.
Crack looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Crack prevents Ram from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ram trying to control from the bottom.
Crack drops an elbow to the side of Ram's head.
Ram taking some punishment here, with Crack in his half guard.
Crack scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Crack seems to be working for a kimura but Ram defends the submission attempt.
Ram looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crack wants to pass to mount but Ram is defending the position.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ram manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ram wants to control but Crack passes easily into half guard.
Crack tries to pass to full mount but Ram defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ram manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Craky Crack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ram trying to control the position.
Crack is working Ram over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crack landing some decent shots from guard.
Ram lands an upkick as Crack stands over him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craky Crack dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ram doesn't manage to clinch there - Crack circles away.
Ram gets a clinch.
Crack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ram tries to pull guard but Crack holds him up against the cage and eventually Ram drops back down to his feet.
Crack has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ram avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ram is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ram lands a damaging elbow.
Ram jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crack walks away with a smile on his face. Ram gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ram is looking to clinch but Crack is avoiding it.
Crack shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ram preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ram wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack stands up over Ram, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crack wants to control from the top but Ram keeps moving.
Crack distracts Ram with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ram looking to control.
Ram is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crack distracts Ram with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ram trying to control the position.
Ram is looking to stand up but Crack isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ram is keeping the position for now.
Crack advances to half guard.
Ram is looking to control Crack's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ram avoid being mounted?
Crack is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crack lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crack working over Ram with some ground and pound. Ram looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ram is trying to control but can't.
Crack seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ram has hold of Crack's hands but Crack slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ram is staying active underneath Crack, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack working over Ram with some ground and pound. Ram looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crack is keen to just control but Ram is a slippery customer.
Crack slips a nice elbow through Ram's hands, connecting with Ram's forehead.
Ram is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crack's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crack's back!
Crack is holding onto Ram's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Ram wants to control but Crack is keeping busy.
Crack is in bad spot here.
Crack preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ram.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Crack might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crack has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ram.
Ram doesn't have the hooks in and Crack manages to turn into his guard.
Ram keeping full guard, as Crack tries to pass.
Ram throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tando Ram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craky Crack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crack looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craky Crack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crack, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craky Crack!
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energy
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