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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vince Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrews comes to the cage accompanied by Go To Sleep- Eminem Ft. Obie Trice & DMX. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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177 cm
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177 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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183 cm
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vince Andrews! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tourney Champ! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Andrews misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andrews is looking to clinch. Andrews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Champ misses. Andrews tries to clinch up. Champ throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Andrews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrews lands a right hook to the body.
Champ moves in looking to clinch but Andrews pushes him off. Champ has closed the distance and engaged Andrews in a clinch.
Champ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Champ fails to land. Champ lands a nice uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Champ fails to land. A short right from Champ. I was talking to Andrews's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Champ slowing the pace effectively. Andrews is looking to break free of the clinch but Champ has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Champ presses Andrews against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Champ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Champ has Andrews pressed against the cage, preventing Andrews from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Champ throws a head punch that misses. Champ effectively controlling the action here. A short right from Champ. Champ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Champ misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Champ fails to land. Andrews is trying to stall.
Champ scores with a shot to the side of Andrews's head. Champ softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Champ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Andrews's face as he tries to break the clinch. Champ lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andrews backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Champ. Champ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Champ working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Vince Andrews has been cut. A right handed body shot lands from Champ.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A short left from Champ. Champ misses with a short punch on the inside. Champ misses with a short punch on the inside. Andrews blocks an uppercut.
Champ lands a hook that snaps the head of Andrews backwards. Andrews is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Champ swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrews uses good head movement to avoid it. Champ just leaning against Andrews, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Champ lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Champ swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrews uses good head movement to avoid it. Champ pushes Andrews back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Champ lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andrews backwards. Champ misses with a body punch.
Champ lands with a right to the head. Andrews wants to break free but Champ has control.
Champ misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrews blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andrews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrews blocking some punches.
Champ stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Champ swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrews uses good head movement to avoid it. Champ tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Champ misses with a short punch on the inside. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Champ. Andrews is trying to force a seperation but Champ has the dominant position. Champ lands on the inside with an uppercut. Andrews is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Champ has a couple of punches blocked by Andrews.
A frustrated look appears on Andrews's face as he tries to break the clinch. Champ is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Champ. This has been an exciting period of action! Champ throws a head punch that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Champ dominated that round. The cut man is working on Vince Andrews's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Champ misses the jab. Champ gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Andrews is trying to break the clinch but Champ is controlling him. Champ misses with the head strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Champ in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Champ just leaning against Andrews, taking a breather. Champ misses with some punches.
A short right from Champ. Andrews is trying to break the clinch but Champ is controlling him. Andrews tries to break the clinch but Champ is controlling the position. Champ slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Andrews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Champ pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Andrews avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Andrews misses with a combination
and Andrews takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Andrews throws a big shot that misses. Andrews misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Champ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A telegraphed right hand from Andrews misses the target. Andrews throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Champ is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Champ avoids the head kick by Andrews.
Champ avoids the head kick by Andrews.
Andrews throws a sloppy head kick and Champ moves out of range easily. Champ swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Andrews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Champ looks like he wants to counter punch here. Andrews throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Champ's head. Andrews tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Andrews takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Andrews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Champ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Vince Andrews is winning the standup battle so far. Andrews misses with an uppercut. Champ missing with a left hand there. Andrews was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Champ throws the left hand but Andrews avoids the punch easily. Champ just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAndrews. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A big right from Champ misses. Andrews throws a series of punches but Champ avoids them all with ease. Champ looks like he wants to counter punch here. Champ lands with an uppercut that bounces Andrews off the cage and back into range.
Andrews is rocked! Andrews leaves his chin hanging out and Champ seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Andrews crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tourney Champ! An out of breath Tourney Champ thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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
47% |
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