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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Ingram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Veil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veil is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My Plague. Josh Ingram has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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189 cm
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177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Ingram! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zack Veil! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Veil changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Veil gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Veil tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ingram just stands there and leans against the cage. Veil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Veil is trying to break the clinch but Ingram is controlling him. Ingram manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Veil looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Ingram had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Veil defends it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Veil throws a big right hand that misses. Veil drops back looking for a leg! Ingram is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ingram manages to kick Veil off! Veil jumps back into Ingram's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ingram trying to control the position.
Ingram knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Veil on the ground. Veil won't allow Ingram to sweep him here. Ingram is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Veil defends well. Veil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Ingram keeping moving, preventing Veil from controlling successfully. Veil is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Ingram fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Veil to the ground. Ingram is now in Veil's guard. Veil is controlling Ingram's posture. Veil is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Ingram won't allow Veil to sweep him here. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Veil throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ingram landing with the ground and pound. Veil looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Veil looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ingram is one step ahead there. Veil is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ingram loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Veil is trying to keep Ingram in close.
Ingram keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Veil's head. Veil working a defensive guard here.
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. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Veil is on top in guard.
Veil is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Veil trying to control but Ingram is working from the bottom. Veil working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Veil is looking to work some ground and pound but Ingram has wrist control. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Ingram working for a triangle but Veil defends it easily.
Veil is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zack Veil will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Ingram feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Veil wants to sweep here but Ingram controlling him for the moment. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ingram accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Ingram makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Veil controls Ingram momentarily but Ingram frees himself. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Veil looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Veil trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Veil has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ingram doesn't defend quickly enough and Veil has managed to lock this one up! Can Ingram escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Veil on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Zack Veil! Zack Veil very nearly forgot to thank Sparta Fightware amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
24% |
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