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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Destin Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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188 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Destin Craven!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester stuffs the takedown.
Winchester tries a low kick but Craven avoids it.
Craven is looking to clinch but Winchester is avoiding it.
Winchester looks to land a combination but Craven avoids it well.
Craven drives through and clinches with Winchester against the cage.
Craven tries to score a body lock takedown but Winchester shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Winchester tries to work over Craven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Craven gets control of Winchester's arms and successfully pulls guard. Craven will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Craven is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Craven doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craven has control of Winchester's left arm, preventing Winchester from doing any damage.
Winchester won't allow Craven to sweep him here.
Winchester wants to control from the top but Craven keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven seems keen to control Winchester's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Craven shoots in but Winchester avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sam Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Destin Craven.
Winchester lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Winchester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Winchester fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Craven fails with the takedown.
Winchester throws a right and a left that Craven avoids nicely.
Craven swinging wildly here.
Craven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven doesn't manage to clinch there - Winchester circles away.
Craven has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Craven fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winchester paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sam Winchester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winchester swings for the body but Craven moves out of range.
Craven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Winchester as Craven shoots in.
Craven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winchester.
Winchester slaps away a takedown attempt from Craven, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Craven tries to clinch up but Winchester circles away and keeps his distance.
Craven fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Winchester avoids it really well and circles away.
Winchester blocks a head kick by Craven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Craven shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Winchester as he avoids it easily.
Winchester misses with a looping left.
Craven misses with a takedown attempt
and Winchester counters with a three punch combo that has Craven backing up. Craven nods at Winchester to acknowledge the strikes.
Craven takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Winchester misses the shot to the body.
Craven shoots in and drives through. Winchester sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Winchester. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Winchester as Craven shoots in.
Craven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Winchester's waist but Winchester gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Craven off to one side.
Winchester is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Winchester keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Destin Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Winchester there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craven fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Winchester avoids it really well and circles away.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Craven fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Winchester stuffs the takedown attempt from Craven. Craven gets slowly back to his feet.
Winchester throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Craven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Winchester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Craven momentarily.
Craven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Winchester misses.
Craven shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Winchester as he jumps to the side.
Craven tries to clinch there but Winchester circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Winchester dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Craven dodges the punch combination from Winchester.
Craven slips a jab and a cross from Winchester.
Winchester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Craven dives in for a single leg takedown but Winchester sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Craven tries for a takedown. No joy.
Winchester avoiding damage.
Craven gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Winchester blocking the ground and pound attempt from Craven.
Craven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winchester keeps working.
Craven sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Winchester defending well though.
Craven missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Winchester is looking to control Craven's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Winchester avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Craven not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Craven not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Winchester is not content to let Craven control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craven is just content to waste time from the top position. Winchester takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Craven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winchester working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Craven.
Craven working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Craven trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Craven throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven preventing the sweep.
Winchester on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Winchester tries to get out of the position.
Craven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Craven throws a big right hand that misses.
Craven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winchester avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Craven drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Craven jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Craven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Craven working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winchester will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Craven throws a big right hand that misses.
Craven throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Craven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Winchester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven with a flurry of punches that miss.
Craven slips nicely into half guard.
Craven uses his free foot to push down on Winchester's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Winchester.
Winchester is wriggling around trying to escape.
Craven looking to ground and pound but Winchester is blocking nicely.
Winchester knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Craven on the ground.
Craven trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Craven misses with a head shot.
Craven unloading with bombs!
It looks like Sam Winchester has been cut.
Craven working for a guillotine from mount but Winchester is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Craven looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Craven putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Craven lands a heavy elbow.
Craven lands a nice shot to the head.
Craven working Winchester over with strikes here.
Craven trying to control but Winchester is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winchester in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Winchester's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Winchester misses with a wild combination.
Winchester digs a good body shot into Craven's ribs.
Craven closes this distance looking for a takedown but Winchester circles away.
Craven with a hook.
Craven shoots for a double leg takedown but Winchester sprawls well. He's pushed Craven's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Winchester throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Craven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Winchester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Craven fails with a takedown attempt.
Sam Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Destin Craven.
Craven moves in looking to clinch but Winchester pushes him off.
Craven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winchester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven shoots for a double leg takedown but Winchester sprawls well. He's pushed Craven's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Winchester misses with a body shot.
Winchester misses with a series of wild punches.
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Craven gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Winchester misses with a looping left.
Winchester defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Craven.
Craven is looking to clinch.
Craven shoots in but no luck this time.
Craven walks into a left hand.
Craven tries to clinch
enabling Winchester to counter with a crisp jab.
Winchester defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Craven.
Sam Winchester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Winchester defends well and Craven ends up having to push Winchester into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Winchester is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Craven throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winchester blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craven wants a takedown but no success here.
Craven lands a shot to the body.
Craven is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Craven can't break the clinch.
Winchester gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Craven.
Winchester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winchester trying to control the position but instead, Craven has worked for underhooks and has pushed Winchester into the cage.
Craven changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Winchester fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven misses with a takedown attempt
and Winchester counters with a one-two to the body.
Winchester scores with a jab to the jaw.
Craven keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Winchester bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Craven's head.
Craven is rocked!
Winchester scores with a jab.
Craven is still on wobbly legs! Can Winchester finish him?
Winchester throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Winchester scores with a jab to the body.
Winchester throws a body kick that misses.
Winchester lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craven darts in looking for a takedown but Winchester gets double underhooks and turns Craven into the cage.
Craven is trying to pull guard but Winchester has him pressed against the cage.
Craven jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Winchester walks away with a smile on his face. Craven gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Craven closes the distance and clinches up with Winchester, looking for a takedown. Craven pushes Winchester against the cage but Winchester circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester lands a lovely overhand right.
Craven will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Winchester catches Craven with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sam Winchester is winning the standup battle so far.
Winchester misses with a two punch combination.
Craven tries to clinch but Winchester is having none of it.
Craven on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Winchester. Those never looked like landing.
Craven is looking to clinch but Winchester is avoiding it.
Craven misses with a takedown attempt
and Winchester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winchester really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Craven fails with the takedown.
Craven get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Craven stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Winchester runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Winchester!
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