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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy OMelovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cameron kirkpatrick (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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy OMelovich!
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, cameron kirkpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kirkpatrick misses with a wild combination.
kirkpatrick drives through with a takedown into guard.
OMelovich keeping moving, preventing kirkpatrick from controlling successfully.
OMelovich has a closed guard, preventing kirkpatrick from standing up.
OMelovich is trying to keep kirkpatrick in close.
OMelovich throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
OMelovich 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.
OMelovich 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.
kirkpatrick stops OMelovich from standing up.
kirkpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but OMelovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OMelovich has a closed guard, preventing kirkpatrick from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
OMelovich keeps the fight on the outside.
OMelovich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
OMelovich is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
OMelovich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
kirkpatrick is looking for a sweep. OMelovich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
kirkpatrick looks gassed!
kirkpatrick regains full guard. Nicely done.
OMelovich wants to pass the guard but kirkpatrick is keeping the position.
OMelovich with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OMelovich stands up over kirkpatrick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
kirkpatrick has his foot on OMelovich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. OMelovich works his way back into a safe position though.
OMelovich controls from within his opponent's guard.
OMelovich gets to his feet - kirkpatrick follows without any prompting.
OMelovich misses with a takedown attempt - kirkpatrick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
OMelovich drives through and clinches with kirkpatrick against the cage.
OMelovich is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
OMelovich is trying to trip kirkpatrick. He has hold of a leg but kirkpatrick is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. OMelovich persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
OMelovich wants to control from the top but kirkpatrick keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kirkpatrick wants to sweep but no luck.
kirkpatrick is working an open guard so OMelovich takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
OMelovich connects with the punch.
OMelovich tries to clinch but kirkpatrick is having none of it.
OMelovich keeps the fight on the outside.
OMelovich misses with a takedown attempt
and kirkpatrick counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for OMelovich!
kirkpatrick jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but OMelovich manages to avoid the submission attempt.
OMelovich is looking for a sweep.
OMelovich manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OMelovich is keen to just control but kirkpatrick is a slippery customer.
OMelovich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
OMelovich prevents kirkpatrick from improving his position.
OMelovich is keen to just control but kirkpatrick is a slippery customer.
OMelovich uses his free foot to push down on kirkpatrick's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for kirkpatrick.
OMelovich looking to control and managing it successfully.
OMelovich wants to control the pace but kirkpatrick is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy OMelovich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
kirkpatrick misses with a takedown attempt
and OMelovich counters with a three punch combo that has kirkpatrick backing up. kirkpatrick nods at OMelovich to acknowledge the strikes.
kirkpatrick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and OMelovich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
kirkpatrick gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
OMelovich passes into half guard.
OMelovich working the head and body with strikes.
OMelovich is trying to control the action in half guard but kirkpatrick is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
OMelovich is really struggling to control kirkpatrick but he's trying to hold on to the position.
kirkpatrick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
OMelovich thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kirkpatrick working a defensive guard here.
kirkpatrick has his foot on OMelovich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. OMelovich works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
kirkpatrick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
kirkpatrick scores a takedown into full mount!
Andy OMelovich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
kirkpatrick lands a big shot there that rocks OMelovich but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
kirkpatrick throwing strikes but OMelovich uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
OMelovich wants to improve his position but kirkpatrick is controlling well.
OMelovich is looking to control kirkpatrick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can OMelovich avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OMelovich manages to get to full guard.
kirkpatrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
OMelovich bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in kirkpatrick's guard.
kirkpatrick doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
OMelovich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. kirkpatrick is keeping the position for now.
kirkpatrick has control of OMelovich's left arm, preventing OMelovich from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMelovich stands and throws kirkpatrick's legs to the side, diving into side control.
kirkpatrick manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
kirkpatrick misses with some strikes from the bottom.
kirkpatrick trying to control here.
kirkpatrick flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
kirkpatrick is pressing down on OMelovich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
kirkpatrick is looking for a triangle but OMelovich pushes his legs off easily.
kirkpatrick keeping moving, preventing OMelovich from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
kirkpatrick wants to sweep but no luck.
kirkpatrick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
kirkpatrick trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
kirkpatrick looking to control.
kirkpatrick has his foot on OMelovich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. OMelovich works his way back into a safe position though.
OMelovich stands and throws kirkpatrick's legs to the side, diving into side control.
kirkpatrick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
OMelovich tries to clinch but kirkpatrick moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy OMelovich dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
kirkpatrick with a lazy takedown attempt
and OMelovich counters with an outside leg kick.
kirkpatrick tries for a takedown but OMelovich circles away easily
and OMelovich counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in kirkpatrick's guard now.
kirkpatrick is looking to stand up but OMelovich isn't so interested in that idea.
OMelovich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
kirkpatrick wants to get back to his feet but OMelovich is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
kirkpatrick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
kirkpatrick is trying to keep OMelovich in close.
kirkpatrick has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
OMelovich trying to control but kirkpatrick is working from the bottom.
kirkpatrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMelovich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as kirkpatrick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
OMelovich looks for a takedown but kirkpatrick sprawls well.
OMelovich throws a sloppy head kick and kirkpatrick moves out of range easily.
OMelovich motions for kirkpatrick to come forward. OMelovich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
OMelovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and kirkpatrick counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
kirkpatrick tries to stand but his hand is stuck under OMelovich.
kirkpatrick trying to control from OMelovich's half guard. OMelovich has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OMelovich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
kirkpatrick wants to control from the top but OMelovich keeps moving.
OMelovich punching from the bottom.
OMelovich wants to sweep here but kirkpatrick controlling him for the moment.
kirkpatrick looking to sit in guard and control but OMelovich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells OMelovich's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kirkpatrick has his hands on OMelovich's head, controlling the position.
kirkpatrick wants to stand and escape but OMelovich is having none of it.
kirkpatrick seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
OMelovich looking to pass the guard.
kirkpatrick is pulling down on OMelovich's head. It's preventing any offense from OMelovich, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
kirkpatrick controls OMelovich momentarily but OMelovich frees himself.
OMelovich trying to control but kirkpatrick is working from the bottom.
kirkpatrick trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
kirkpatrick wants to stand but OMelovich is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
OMelovich with a poor takedown
and kirkpatrick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by kirkpatrick.
kirkpatrick manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
cameron kirkpatrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OMelovich is working kirkpatrick over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andy OMelovich.
Well OMelovich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy OMelovich!
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