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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Proudstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Pinwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Proudstar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pale Horse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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193 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Proudstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zane Pinwan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proudstar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pinwan moves in looking to clinch but Proudstar pushes him off.
Proudstar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Proudstar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Proudstar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pinwan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Proudstar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pinwan as he avoids it easily.
Proudstar misses with a low kick.
Pinwan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pinwan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Proudstar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Proudstar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pinwan is looking to clinch.
Pinwan leaves Proudstar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Proudstar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinwan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Proudstar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Proudstar keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Proudstar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Proudstar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Proudstar dives in and grabs Pinwan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pinwan pushes down on Proudstar's head and hops out.
Pinwan clinches up with Proudstar and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinwan prevents the takedown attempt.
Pinwan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Proudstar blocks it with crossed arms.
Pinwan lands a knee to the head.
It looks like James Proudstar has been cut.
Pinwan has Proudstar pushed against the cage.
Pinwan misses with a knee strike.
Proudstar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pinwan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pinwan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pinwan moves into the clinch.
Pinwan looking to throw knees to the head but Proudstar is blocking nicely.
Pinwan misses with a knee to the head.
Pinwan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pinwan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Proudstar up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinwan tries a knee to the head but Proudstar blocks it.
Pinwan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pinwan tries to land a knee to the head but Proudstar blocks with his arms.
Pinwan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Proudstar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pinwan tries a knee to the head but Proudstar blocks it.
Pinwan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinwan looking to throw knees to the head but Proudstar is blocking nicely.
Pinwan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pinwan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pinwan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinwan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Proudstar's face.
Pinwan looks gassed!
Pinwan looking to stall.
Pinwan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Proudstar blocks it with crossed arms.
Pinwan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Proudstar blocks it with crossed arms.
Pinwan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pinwan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pinwan misses with a knee to the head.
Pinwan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Proudstar blocks it with crossed arms.
Proudstar is trying to pull guard but Pinwan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pinwan misses with a knee strike.
Proudstar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pinwan walks away with a smile on his face. Proudstar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Proudstar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Proudstar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pinwan is fending him off so far but Proudstar persists. Nope, Pinwan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinwan tries to clinch but Proudstar is having none of it.
Proudstar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zane Pinwan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinwan moves to clinch but Proudstar breaks away
and Proudstar counters with an outside leg kick.
Pinwan is looking to clinch.
Proudstar shoots in for a double leg but Pinwan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Proudstar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pinwan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Proudstar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Proudstar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pinwan pinned against the cage. Pinwan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pinwan tries to clinch there but Proudstar circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Proudstar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Proudstar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pinwan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Pinwan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Proudstar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Proudstar shoots in for a takedown but Pinwan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Proudstar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Proudstar is looking to chop away at Pinwan's legs.
Pinwan is looking to clinch but Proudstar is avoiding it.
Pinwan looks to clinch
and Proudstar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pinwan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Proudstar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Proudstar seems to be looking for submissions.
Proudstar is trying to control. Pinwan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pinwan pushes Proudstar off looking to stand but Proudstar dives back in and keeps control.
Pinwan is not content to let Proudstar control the position.
Proudstar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pinwan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Proudstar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudstar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pinwan keeps working.
Pinwan is defending against the submission attempts here by Proudstar.
Proudstar wants to pass the guard but Pinwan is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pinwan defends it well.
Proudstar 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.
Proudstar is looking to pass Pinwan's guard but actually Pinwan recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinwan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Proudstar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Proudstar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pinwan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Proudstar, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar is looking to stand up but Pinwan isn't so interested in that idea.
Proudstar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Proudstar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pinwan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pinwan stands up and waves to Proudstar to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Proudstar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Proudstar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Proudstar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pinwan clinches up with Proudstar and pushes him back against the cage.
Pinwan looking to throw knees to the head but Proudstar is blocking nicely.
Proudstar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pinwan to keep the fight standing.
Pinwan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pinwan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pinwan connects with a knee to the head.
Pinwan with a knee to the head.
Pinwan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pinwan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Proudstar jumps guard but Pinwan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Proudstar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinwan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pinwan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pinwan tries to land a knee to the head but Proudstar blocks with his arms.
Pinwan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pinwan misses with a knee to the head.
Pinwan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pinwan tries to land a knee to the head but Proudstar blocks with his arms.
Proudstar jumps guard but Pinwan stands there with Proudstar around his waist. Proudstar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pinwan looking to throw knees to the head but Proudstar is blocking nicely.
Pinwan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Proudstar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pinwan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Proudstar.
Proudstar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar goes for a takedown attempt but Pinwan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pinwan tries to close the distance and clinch but Proudstar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Proudstar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinwan moves into the clinch.
Pinwan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Proudstar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pinwan misses with a knee to the head.
Pinwan with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinwan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pinwan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Proudstar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pinwan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Proudstar jumps guard but Pinwan stands there with Proudstar around his waist. Proudstar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pinwan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Proudstar tightens his grip and picks Pinwan up, before dumping him to the ground. Pinwan manages to land in guard.
Proudstar wants to pass the guard but Pinwan is keeping the position.
Proudstar won't allow Pinwan to get back to his feet.
Proudstar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar wants to pass the guard but Pinwan is keeping the position.
Proudstar wants to control from the top but Pinwan keeps moving.
Proudstar drops back looking for a leg! Pinwan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pinwan manages to kick Proudstar off! Proudstar jumps back into Pinwan's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Proudstar trying to move into half guard but instead Pinwan has managed to sweep!
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Pinwan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pinwan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Pinwan!
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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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