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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abel Bloodgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Infamous's choice of entrance music: Jadakiss - Pain And Torture. Thiago Infamous acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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176 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abel Bloodgood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Infamous!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infamous fails to land the takedown.
Infamous throws a hook but Bloodgood avoids it easily.
Bloodgood waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Infamous.
Bloodgood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Infamous circles away.
Bloodgood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Infamous takes a swing at Bloodgood's ribcage but misses.
Bloodgood shoots in and bounces Infamous off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bloodgood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Infamous swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bloodgood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgood looking to pass the guard.
Bloodgood wants to control from the top but Infamous keeps moving.
Bloodgood is really struggling to control Infamous but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Infamous throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bloodgood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Infamous's head.
Bloodgood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bloodgood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Infamous throws the left hand but Bloodgood avoids the punch easily.
Infamous gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bloodgood makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Infamous really felt that one!
Bloodgood missing with a left hand there. Infamous was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Infamous shoots and misses
and Bloodgood decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Infamous's guard.
Abel Bloodgood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Infamous.
Bloodgood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bloodgood passes Infamous's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bloodgood working the head and body with strikes.
Infamous moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Infamous's head.
Bloodgood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Infamous looking for a guillotine here but Bloodgood defends easily.
Bloodgood wants to control from the top but Infamous keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bloodgood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bloodgood scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bloodgood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bloodgood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Infamous is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bloodgood scoring with punches to the head and body.
Infamous looks gassed!
Bloodgood wants to control from the top but Infamous keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Bloodgood dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Infamous lands a with a good body shot.
Infamous shoots and misses
and Bloodgood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Infamous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bloodgood.
Infamous with a poor takedown
so Bloodgood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bloodgood thows a big elbow that misses.
Bloodgood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Infamous swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bloodgood looking to sit in guard and control but Infamous gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Infamous looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgood looking for a sweep. Not yet Bloodgood, not yet.
Bloodgood striking off his back.
Bloodgood tries to strike from the bottom.
Bloodgood striking off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Infamous stopping the sweep attempt from Bloodgood.
Infamous won't allow Bloodgood to get back to his feet.
Infamous pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bloodgood is keeping the position for now.
Bloodgood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Infamous pushing down on Bloodgood's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood trying to control here.
Bloodgood is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Infamous's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Infamous's back!
Infamous breaks Bloodgood's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bloodgood lands a decent shot there.
Infamous is breathing heavily.
Bloodgood lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Bloodgood wants to sweep here but Infamous controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bloodgood is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bloodgood throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bloodgood keeping full guard, as Infamous tries to pass.
Bloodgood 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Infamous shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Infamous preventing the sweep.
Infamous drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bloodgood dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Bloodgood dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bloodgood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bloodgood throws a shot from downtown. Infamous moves away and avoids it.
Infamous misses with a takedown attempt
so Bloodgood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bloodgood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bloodgood is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Infamous avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Infamous takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bloodgood controls the position from side control.
Bloodgood lands some shots froms side control.
Bloodgood throws a strike aimed at the side of Infamous's head but Infamous avoids it well.
Bloodgood tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bloodgood works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infamous is looking to reverse the position.
Bloodgood lands some shots froms side control.
Infamous is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Infamous is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Infamous tries to improve position but can't.
Bloodgood lands a nice forearm strike.
Infamous tries to buck Bloodgood off but Bloodgood is having none of it.
Infamous takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Infamous takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bloodgood scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bloodgood lands a nice forearm strike.
Infamous on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Infamous tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bloodgood wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bloodgood looks up at the clock and then as Infamous takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bloodgood smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Infamous defending against the ground and pound.
Bloodgood working the strikes but Infamous uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood looks to land a strike but Infamous avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Infamous is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Infamous is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bloodgood wants to control but Infamous is keeping busy.
Thiago Infamous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abel Bloodgood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Infamous is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Bloodgood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bloodgood 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Bloodgood!
Abel Bloodgood retains his welterweight title!
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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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