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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walter Solstice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Bellamy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellamy has chosen Confined as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Solstice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Bellamy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solstice throws a head kick that misses.
Bellamy moves out of range of the leg kick from Solstice.
A nice leg kick lands there from Solstice.
Bellamy blocks a leg kick.
Bellamy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bellamy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bellamy gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Bellamy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Solstice is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bellamy off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bellamy turns into Solstice and is now in his guard.
Bellamy preventing the sweep.
Bellamy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Solstice puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bellamy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Solstice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bellamy is trying to control but can't.
Bellamy is trying to keep from getting into a worse position than he's already in but Bellamy is working away and isn't letting himself get tied up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellamy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Solstice.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Solstice checks the leg kick.
Solstice gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bellamy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bellamy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bellamy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Solstice is breathing heavily.
Solstice prevents Bellamy from moving into mount.
Solstice is looking to regain half guard here but Bellamy keeps moving and retains side control.
Bellamy moves into full mount!
Solstice slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bellamy is trying to control the action in half guard but Solstice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solstice looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Solstice has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bellamy controlling the pace.
Solstice looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bellamy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bellamy slips a nice elbow through Solstice's hands, connecting with Solstice's forehead.
Bellamy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Solstice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Solstice wants to improve his position but Bellamy is controlling well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Solstice fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bellamy checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellamy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bellamy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solstice.
Bellamy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bellamy trying to control the action but Solstice is working from the bottom.
Solstice prevents Bellamy from improving position.
Bellamy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Solstice has escaped the position, nice work there.
Solstice tries to buck Bellamy off but Bellamy is having none of it.
Bellamy trying to control the position but Solstice is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solstice struggling a bit here.
Solstice is not content to let Bellamy control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Solstice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bellamy is looking to clinch.
Solstice scores a takedown into full mount!
Solstice stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Solstice tries to clinch
and Bellamy counters with a single leg into guard. Solstice didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Bellamy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Solstice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bellamy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Solstice wants to control but Bellamy postures up.
Bellamy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Solstice keeps working.
Bellamy moves into full mount!
Bellamy lands with some strikes.
Solstice is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bellamy lands with some strikes.
Bellamy wants to control the pace but Solstice is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Solstice is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sam Bellamy has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellamy is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Bellamy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Solstice looks to throw a body kick
and Bellamy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Solstice gets back to full guard.
Bellamy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Solstice is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Solstice has escaped and now he's on top!
Solstice slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Solstice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bellamy keeps working.
Solstice is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bellamy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solstice is looking to take a break and control but Bellamy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bellamy sneaks back into half guard.
Bellamy is refusing to be controlled, as Solstice sits in half guard.
Bellamy wants to control but Solstice is keeping busy.
Bellamy gets back to full guard.
Bellamy tries to strike from the bottom.
Solstice has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bellamy is proving hard to escape from.
Bellamy has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Solstice should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bellamy has tightened it up now! Solstice should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Bellamy!
Sam Bellamy is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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