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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cal Worsham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Raith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cal Worsham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Raith!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raith is looking to clinch.
Worsham closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Raith can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worsham working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Worsham trying to control the position but Raith is working away.
Raith parries the strikes from Worsham easily there. Worsham is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Raith to escape.
Raith manages to get back to half guard.
Raith wants to control but Worsham is keeping busy.
Raith is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Worsham is staying active.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raith won't allow Worsham to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsham 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.
Worsham is stalling here. Raith is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Worsham seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Raith has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Worsham is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Worsham is working hard here to advance position.
The ground and pound from Raith seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Worsham is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Worsham has escaped the position, nice work there.
Raith trying to control the position but Worsham is working away.
Worsham is trying to get back to half guard.
Worsham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Worsham is breathing heavily.
Raith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Worsham has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Raith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Worsham looking for a sweep but Raith has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Raith wants to control the pace but Worsham is squirming around nicely.
Worsham is looking to improve his position but Raith isn't that keen on the idea.
Raith landing strikes, looking to finish!
Raith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Raith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Worsham looks a forlorn figure.
Raith is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Worsham can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Worsham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Worsham tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Raith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raith lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Raith will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Raith shoots for a takedown but Worsham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thomas Raith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Worsham's waist but Worsham gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raith off to one side.
Raith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Worsham.
Raith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raith tries for a takedown but Worsham sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cal Worsham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Raith.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raith gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Worsham is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Raith trying to control from half guard but Worsham is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raith is working for a submission of some sort.
Thomas Raith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Worsham makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Worsham.
Worsham trying to keep a closed guard but Raith is proving a slippery customer.
Worsham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Worsham pulls Raith in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Raith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Raith cracks Worsham with a solid left hand.
Raith trying to control the position from guard on top but Worsham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Worsham looking for a sweep. Not yet Worsham, not yet.
Worsham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raith passes Worsham's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Raith is looking for a kimura but Worsham is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Raith to get the leverage.
Raith is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Worsham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worsham regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Worsham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Worsham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Worsham looking to control but Raith passes into half guard.
Raith is controlling the pace.
Worsham tries to roll over but Raith keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raith trying to control from half guard but Worsham is working away.
Worsham tries to get to full guard but Raith has control of the leg.
Raith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Raith not doing much here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worsham is looking to improve his position.
Worsham wants to get back to full guard but Raith has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Raith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Raith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Worsham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Worsham is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Raith's half guard.
Raith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Worsham's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Worsham's back!
Worsham rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Worsham gets back to full guard.
Raith pushes down on Worsham's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raith is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raith is trying to control the action in half guard but Worsham is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Worsham wants to get back to full guard.
Raith seems to be looking for submissions.
Worsham throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Raith seems to be looking for submissions.
Worsham wants to get back to full guard but Raith has mounted him!
Raith is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worsham is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Raith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Worsham tries to lock up and control but Raith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Worsham is looking to get to half guard.
Raith is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Worsham to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Worsham shrugs it off.
Worsham is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsham is trying to reverse the position but instead Raith has taken his back - oops!
Worsham defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Raith has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Worsham has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raith is trying to stick to Worsham's back but Worsham is turning into Raith. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Raith's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Worsham.
Raith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Worsham with a nice head shot there.
Raith working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsham controls from within his opponent's guard.
Worsham sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Raith's guard.
Thomas Raith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worsham with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Worsham wants to control but Raith is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Raith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Raith!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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