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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Prykti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 cm
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180 lbs
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186 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Andrews! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Prykti! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Prykti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrews. Prykti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Prykti remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. Prykti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Andrews struggling a bit here. Andrews seems a little lost for a moment, as Prykti dominates the positioning. Andrews is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Andrews sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Andrews looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Prykti trying to control from half guard but Andrews is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Andrews is trying to stand.
Prykti works his way into side control. Prykti trying to control the action but Andrews is working from the bottom. Andrews seems a little lost for a moment, as Prykti dominates the positioning. Let's hope that Prykti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Andrews misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Prykti prevents Andrews from escaping the position. Prykti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrews keeps working. Andrews struggling a bit here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Andrews tries to clinch but Prykti is having none of it. Prykti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andrews as he avoids it easily. Prykti moves out of range of the body kick from Andrews.
Andrews clobbers Prykti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Prykti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Andrews lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Prykti looks gassed! Prykti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Prykti is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Andrews swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Prykti is still on wobbly legs! Can Andrews finish him? Prykti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andrews is fending him off so far but Prykti persists. Nope, Andrews circles away and we're back to standing. Prykti seems to have recovered his senses. Prykti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Prykti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andrews is trying to break free. Andrews wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andrews is looking to break free of the clinch but Prykti has double underhooks. Andrews wants to break free but Prykti has control.
Andrews wants to break free but Prykti has control.
Andrews wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prykti prevents Andrews from breaking the clinch. Andrews has had enough of the clinch but Prykti keeps him there for the moment. Andrews tries to break the clinch but Prykti is controlling the position. Prykti scores a nice knee to the body.
Andrews has had enough of the clinch but Prykti keeps him there for the moment. Prykti changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Andrews fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Justin Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Prykti. A big left from Andrews misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Andrews throws the kick towards the body but Prykti avoids it. Nice sprawl there from Andrews as Prykti shoots in. Andrews misses with a straight right. Andrews comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Andrews throws a hook to the side of Prykti's head but Prykti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Prykti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andrews, as that shot connected.
Andrews fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Prykti defending well as Andrews loads up on a big left hand. Prykti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andrews is fending him off so far but Prykti persists. Nope, Andrews circles away and we're back to standing. Andrews shoots in and drives through. Prykti sprawls well. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Prykti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Andrews with a nice cross. Andrews shoots in and drives through. Prykti sprawls well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Andrews dominated that 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.
Prykti gets in close and instigates a clinch. Prykti has picked Andrews up - he's going for a ride! Prykti dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Prykti decides to stand and escape the position. Andrews lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Andrews cracks Prykti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Andrews looks to score with a jab to the body but Prykti is just out of range. Andrews pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Prykti slips a straight right by Andrews. Prykti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrews. Prykti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrews. Andrews throws a low kick, looking for Prykti's leg but Prykti calmly moves out of range. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Prykti shoots in but Andrews avoids the takedown attempt easily. Andrews gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Prykti counters with a shoot takedown. Andrews fights it but they end up in guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Prykti trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Prykti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prykti postures up.
Prykti is stalling in the full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Andrews had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Prykti is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Andrews Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Prykti's back instead. Andrews missing with punches from the back. Andrews lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Andrews.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Prykti turns into Andrews and is now in his guard.
Andrews looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Prykti sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Andrews's guard. Andrews throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Andrews gets back to full guard.
Prykti is looking to stand up but Andrews won't let him. Prykti postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Andrews is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Prykti is looking to control Andrews's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Prykti avoid being mounted? Prykti is staying active underneath Andrews, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Andrews working Prykti over with strikes. Andrews is trying to control the action in half guard but Prykti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Andrews throwing shots but Prykti is blocking nicely. Andrews seems to be working for a kimura but Prykti defends the submission attempt. Prykti moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Prykti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Andrews jabbing away but nothing is landing. Prykti moves out of range of the strikes. Prykti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrews throws a jab but it's blocked by Prykti. Andrews throws the left hand but Prykti avoids the punch easily. Andrews misses with a looping right. Prykti rushes Andrews and presses him up against the cage. Andrews wants to break free but Prykti has control.
Prykti keeps control of Andrews as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Prykti prevents Andrews from breaking the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Prykti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Andrews shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Prykti counters with a nice body shot. Andrews misses with a wild body shot. Andrews tries to keep at a distance but Prykti has taken the fight into the clinch. Prykti tries for a takedown but Andrews manages to get underhooks.
Andrews is looking to break free of the clinch but Prykti has double underhooks. Andrews wants to get back to striking at distance but Prykti won't allow it.
Andrews can't break the clinch.
Prykti stalling against the cage.
Andrews wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prykti has him pressed against the cage. Prykti manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Prykti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Prykti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prykti closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Andrews struggling a bit here. Andrews is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Andrews tries to buck Prykti off but Prykti is having none of it. Andrews is not content to let Prykti control the position. Andrews can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. A shot to de liver by Andrews. Beautiful body shot. Andrews cracks Prykti with a right hand to the side of the head. Andre Prykti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Andrews lands with a right hand. Prykti slips under a jab. A big left from Andrews misses. Prykti slips a jab and a cross from Andrews.
A swing and a miss from Andrews. Prykti shoots in and drives through. Andrews sprawls well. Andrews doesn't succeed with the takedown and Prykti decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Andrews's guard. Prykti decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Andrews, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Prykti circles away.
Prykti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andrews, pushing him back against the cage. Andrews is looking to break free of the clinch but Prykti has double underhooks. Prykti blocks an uppercut.
Andrews tries to stall but Prykti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Prykti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Andrews up against the cage. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Prykti stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Andrews is looking to break free of the clinch but Prykti has double underhooks. Prykti keeps control of Andrews as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Prykti wants a takedown.
Justin Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Prykti. Prykti tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Andrews smiles and moves away.
Andrews is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prykti.
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. Andrews goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Justin Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Andrews throws a head kick but Prykti moves out of range.
Prykti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrews. Andrews misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Prykti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Andrews is trying to get back to half guard. Prykti passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Andrews! Andrews tries to hold on but Prykti postures up. Prykti trying to control but Andrews is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight! Andre Prykti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Prykti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Prykti!
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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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