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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Wright has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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155 cm
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145 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Truck!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright sets himself, and Truck steps forward looking for the clinch! Wright avoids it this time.
Truck moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
Truck told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Truck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright tries to clinch up.
Truck clinches.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Truck content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Truck gets underhooks to prevent Wright's takedown attempt.
Truck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Truck closes the distance and clinches.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck lands an elbow just above Wright 's eye.
It looks like Ronald Wright has been cut.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Truck.
Truck misses with an elbow over the top.
Stalling in the clinch from Wright.
A short right from Wright on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck trying to land knees to the body.
Truck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Truck shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Truck showed some decent athleticism there.
Truck is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Truck works his way into side control.
Wright's coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Truck is working Wright over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck slows the pace down.
Let's hope that Truck 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck scores with a couple of short elbows.
A lull in the action here as Truck stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wright takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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.
Truck is working Wright over with some ground and pound from side control.
Truck in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Wright is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy Truck!
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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
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