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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willis Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sombat Rouam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis Hyde has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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214 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willis Hyde!
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, Sombat Rouam!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyde takes the fight into the clinch.
Rouam jumps guard and drags Hyde to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hyde controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hyde keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rouam's head.
Hyde makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hyde stopping the sweep attempt from Rouam.
Hyde got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rouam has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hyde has managed to get both his arms back between Rouam's legs - danger averted.
Hyde trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyde trying to control but Rouam is working from the bottom.
Rouam is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde trying to control the position from guard on top but Rouam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hyde being controlled here momentarily.
Rouam wants to stand up but Hyde is controlling him.
Rouam is pulling down on Hyde's head. It's preventing any offense from Hyde, at least for the moment.
Hyde wants to control from the top but Rouam keeps moving.
Hyde not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
Hyde drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rouam looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rouam looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rouam!
Hyde throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Rouam has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rouam can't find room to land a body shot as Hyde controls the action.
Rouam has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hyde uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hyde advances position into side control!
Rouam is looking to reverse the position.
Hyde is trying to get an arm triangle but Rouam is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rouam can't do much from the bottom here.
Hyde is looking to take a break and control but Rouam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rouam is trying to get back to half guard.
Rouam is trying to control Hyde's posture but Hyde avoids it.
Hyde throws a strike aimed at the side of Rouam's head but Rouam avoids it well.
Rouam manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hyde wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rouam is trying to control the action in half guard but Hyde is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hyde tries to get to full guard but Rouam has control of the leg.
Hyde pushes Rouam off looking to stand but Rouam dives back in and keeps control.
Hyde trying to control from the bottom.
Hyde is trying to stand back up but Rouam is controlling him
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Rouam seems content to control.
Hyde has his hands clasped together around Rouam's back. He's all about the action.
Hyde is staying active underneath Rouam, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sombat Rouam will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rouam throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hyde tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rouam is in Hyde's guard.
Hyde uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rouam changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hyde looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hyde taking a bit of punishment here - Rouam scoring with strikes.
Hyde is not content to let Rouam control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyde wants to control but Rouam postures up.
Rouam wants to control but Hyde is keeping him busy.
Rouam working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rouam in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rouam prevents Hyde from escaping the position.
Hyde can't do much from the bottom here.
Rouam trying to control the action but Hyde is working from the bottom.
Rouam stands up.
Rouam plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Willis Hyde has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rouam lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hyde's sensitive parts.
Hyde moves into the clinch successfully.
Rouam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch but Rouam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hyde tries to clinch there but Rouam circles away.
Rouam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hyde fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rouam just manages to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rouam. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hyde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rouam is looking for the big counter here.
Rouam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hyde tries to clinch up but Rouam circles away and keeps his distance.
Hyde is looking to clinch but Rouam is avoiding it.
Rouam throws out a counter right but Hyde avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde is looking to clinch.
Rouam throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Rouam.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rouam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rouam 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.
Rouam engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rouam wants to control from the top but Hyde keeps moving.
Rouam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hyde wants to get back to his feet but Rouam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sombat Rouam has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rouam wants to pass the guard but Hyde is keeping the position.
Rouam distracts Hyde with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hyde wants to stand and escape but Rouam is having none of it.
Hyde is looking to stand back up but Rouam counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hyde.
Hyde controlling the position well.
Hyde manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sombat Rouam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Willis Hyde's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rouam shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rouam showed some decent athleticism there.
Rouam working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hyde is trying to stand up here but Rouam is controlling him well.
Rouam is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rouam is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hyde is just riding it out for now. Rouam eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde is trying to control but can't.
Hyde is trying to stand back up but Rouam is controlling him
Rouam is thwarting Hyde's attempts to control the position.
Rouam stops Hyde from getting back to his feet.
Rouam wants to stand up but Hyde has a hold of him and won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rouam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Rouam is trying to control. Hyde wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rouam is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rouam manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hyde on his heels. He'll look to pass Hyde's guard now, I'm sure.
Rouam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hyde lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rouam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hyde is one step ahead there.
Hyde scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hyde trying to control the position from guard on top but Rouam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rouam working for a triangle but Hyde defends it easily.
Rouam looking to control.
Hyde slips nicely into half guard.
Hyde throwing shots but Rouam is blocking nicely.
Hyde prevents Rouam from improving his position.
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.
Hyde is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rouam sees it coming and defends easily.
Hyde lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hyde is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hyde is trying to work for a kimura but Rouam is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rouam moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sombat Rouam.
I've got Rouam winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sombat Rouam!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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