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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ueda Umanouke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strong has chosen Egypt Central - Kick Ass as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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194 cm
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242 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ueda Umanouke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Strong!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong misses with a takedown attempt - Umanouke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Strong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umanouke was well out of range. Poor timing from Strong.
Strong lands a nice looking body shot.
Umanouke slips under a jab from Strong.
Umanouke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Umanouke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Strong connects with a right hand. Umanouke shakes it off.
Strong avoids the body shot from Umanouke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong moves out of range of the strikes.
Umanouke shoots for a takedown but Strong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Umanouke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strong throws out the jab.
Strong connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Strong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Umanouke.
Umanouke attempts a counter takedown but Strong avoids it well and moves away.
Umanouke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strong moves away.
Strong lands a jab.
Strong swings for the body but Umanouke moves out of range.
Umanouke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Strong lands a nice shot to the body.
Strong works the jab nicely.
Strong looks to land a combination. Umanouke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Strong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Umanouke scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umanouke looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Strong!
Umanouke is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke working the ground and pound.
Umanouke in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Umanouke working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Strong can't do much from the bottom here.
Umanouke works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Strong is looking for a sweep.
Umanouke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strong keeps working.
Umanouke cracks Strong with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've been hearing that Umanouke has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong is looking for a sweep.
Umanouke fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Umanouke is looking to take a break and control but Strong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Umanouke scores with punches from side control.
Umanouke lands some shots froms side control.
Umanouke fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Umanouke scores with punches from side control.
Strong defending against the ground and pound.
Umanouke lands a nice forearm strike.
Strong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Umanouke wants to control but Strong is keeping him busy.
Strong takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umanouke in side control lands a decent elbow.
Umanouke connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Strong some visible discomfort.
Strong is trying to improve his position.
Umanouke is looking to take a break and control but Strong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Umanouke in side control, throwing shots but Strong defends.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umanouke working the body and head with strikes.
Umanouke is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ueda Umanouke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Umanouke is defended easily by Strong.
Strong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Umanouke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Strong thinking.
Umanouke lands the left hand.
Strong misses with a hook. Umanouke ducked under it nicely.
Mark Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Umanouke as he jumps to the side.
Umanouke throwing a counter right hand but Strong manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Umanouke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Umanouke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Strong's head.
Umanouke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Strong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ueda Umanouke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Umanouke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Umanouke wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.
Umanouke looking to sit in guard and control but Strong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Umanouke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strong can do to turn this around?
Strong trying to control but Umanouke is working from the bottom.
Strong won't allow Umanouke to sweep him here.
Strong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Umanouke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Umanouke wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong trying to control but Umanouke is working from the bottom.
Strong preventing the sweep.
Strong trying to control but Umanouke is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Umanouke is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Strong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Umanouke is one step ahead there.
Strong keeping full guard, as Umanouke tries to pass.
Umanouke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Umanouke throwing strikes from guard but Strong blocks nicely.
Umanouke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Strong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Umanouke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Strong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Umanouke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Umanouke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Strong looking for a sweep. Not yet Strong, not yet.
Strong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Umanouke works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Umanouke is stalling here. Strong is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Umanouke seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Strong has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Umanouke gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ueda Umanouke dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Strong misses with a looping left.
Strong misses with a looping right.
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strong dives in for a single leg takedown but Umanouke sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Umanouke walks into a jab.
Strong misses with a takedown attempt
and Umanouke counters with a takedown into side control.
Strong is not content to let Umanouke control the position.
Umanouke lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umanouke in side control lands a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Umanouke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Umanouke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strong keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Umanouke looks up at the clock and then as Strong takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Umanouke smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Umanouke landing a few strikes.
Strong tries to improve position but can't.
Umanouke landing a few strikes.
Strong is trying to control Umanouke's posture but Umanouke avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong taking punishment in the form of punches.
It looks like Mark Strong has been cut.
Umanouke is looking to take a break and control but Strong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strong sneaks back into half guard.
Umanouke has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Umanouke lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Umanouke working Strong over with strikes.
Umanouke lands with a punch from half guard.
Umanouke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Strong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Umanouke is working away from the top position though.
Mark Strong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Umanouke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strong's head.
Strong tries to roll over but Umanouke keeps him under control.
Umanouke trying to control from half guard but Strong is working away.
Ueda Umanouke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke works his way into side control.
Strong is being controlled here.
Strong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Umanouke's best efforts.
Strong is looking for a sweep. Umanouke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Umanouke perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Umanouke frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Umanouke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ueda Umanouke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Umanouke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ueda Umanouke!
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energy
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RATING
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