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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Traww Saints (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kendrick Lamar - RIgamortus. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Traww Saints!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong wants to clinch up but Saints keeps it at a distance.
Saints forces Wong back against the cage and clinches.
Saints gets control of Wong's arms and successfully pulls guard. Saints will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wong throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saints has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wong off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Saints takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saints counters by clinching up.
Saints jumps guard and drags Wong to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wong is looking to stand up but Saints won't let him.
Wong won't allow Saints to sweep him here.
Saints seems keen to control Wong's posture.
Saints looking for a sweep. Not yet Saints, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Saints trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Saints is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saints has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wong throws a strike but Saints rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saints sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wong's guard.
Saints looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saints on the ground.
Wong looks like he's trying to stand up.
Saints content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saints is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wong doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Saints.
Wong is trying to stand.
Saints works his way into side control.
Wong pushes Saints away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Saints gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saints stands up.
Saints shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wong but Wong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saints lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wong is looking to clinch but Saints is avoiding it.
Saints shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saints uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wong.
Wong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong misses with a hook to the body
and Saints counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Saints is trying to pull guard but Wong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
James Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Traww Saints.
Saints wants a takedown but no success here.
Wong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saints is keeping busy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saints is trying to pull guard but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Saints looks winded!
Wong prevents Saints from breaking the clinch.
Wong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saints effectively controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saints is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wong to keep the fight standing.
Saints prevents Wong from breaking the clinch.
Saints is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wong is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Traww Saints dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wong throws a head kick that misses.
Saints dives in and grabs Wong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wong pushes down on Saints's head and hops out.
Wong is looking to land body kicks.
Wong throws a right hand that Saints ducks under and follows up with a left that Saints also avoids with ease.
Saints fails to land the takedown.
Wong doesn't manage to clinch there - Saints circles away.
Wong swinging wildly here.
James Wong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saints needs to keep his hands up - Wong had a free shot at his head there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saints.
James Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Traww Saints.
Saints pushes Wong up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong can't break the clinch.
Wong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wong throws a right hand that Saints ducks under and follows up with a left that Saints also avoids with ease.
Wong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saints shoots in but Wong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wong gets tackled into the cage by Saints. Saints maintains the clinch.
Saints is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Wong can't break the clinch.
Saints ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Saints no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saints pulls Wong in close to prevent any damage.
Wong throwing strikes from guard but Saints blocks nicely.
Wong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Saints managing to control the position.
Saints 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.
Wong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Saints's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saints wants to sweep here but Wong controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saints lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wong!
Saints punching from mount but Wong doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Saints swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Wong is now in Saints's guard. A big mistake from Saints there, giving up the dominant position!
Wong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wong is looking to work some ground and pound but Saints has wrist control.
Saints pulls Wong in to control the position.
Wong stopping the sweep attempt from Saints.
Wong wants to get up but he can't break Saints's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saints is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Saints kicks Wong off and gets to his feet.
Wong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Saints blocks the low kick.
James Wong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saints.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saints tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wong is looking to clinch.
Wong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saints tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Traww Saints will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Saints forces Wong back against the cage and clinches.
Saints is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Saints has Wong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Saints throws an elbow but it misses.
Saints jumps guard and drags Wong to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Saints doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Saints pushes Wong off and gets back to his feet.
Saints moves out of range as Wong strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saints with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wong counters with a two punch combo.
James Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Traww Saints.
Saints takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wong wants to clinch.
Wong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saints.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saints circles away quickly and effectively.
Saints gets a clinch.
Wong wants to get back to striking at distance but Saints won't allow it.
Wong breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Wong as Saints shoots in.
Wong is looking to clinch but Saints is avoiding it.
Wong tries a head kick but it misses.
Saints clinches up against the cage.
Saints lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong wants to break free but Saints has control.
Saints tries to pull guard but Wong forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saints paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Wong.
Wong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saints counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saints is taking a breather. Wong says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wong pushes Saints off looking to stand but Saints dives back in and keeps control.
Saints wants to work for an arm triangle but Wong is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Saints stops Wong from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong wants to stand back up but Saints manages to pass into side control.
Wong gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Wong looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Wong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Saints missing with punches from the back.
Saints is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wong defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Saints is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wong is defending well though. Saints let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saints lands shots from the back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
James Wong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wong holding both Saints 's hands and preventing any damage.
Traww Saints 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.
Saints biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Traww Saints comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saints winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Traww Saints!
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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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