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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Truman Pruitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Van Glorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Truman Pruitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esteban Van Glorious!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Glorious shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pruitt counters with a two punch combo.
Van Glorious shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pruitt as he avoids it easily.
Van Glorious with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pruitt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Truman Pruitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esteban Van Glorious.
Van Glorious clinches.
Pruitt tries for a takedown but Van Glorious manages to get underhooks.
Van Glorious using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pruitt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pruitt jumps guard but Van Glorious turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pruitt effectively controlling the action here.
Van Glorious lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Glorious jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pruitt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Van Glorious pushes Pruitt off and gets back to his feet.
Van Glorious misses with a double jab.
Pruitt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Van Glorious looks winded!
Pruitt clinches.
Pruitt jumps into guard, dragging Van Glorious to the mat.
Van Glorious trying to control but Pruitt is working from the bottom.
Pruitt pushes Van Glorious off and scrambles back to his feet.
Pruitt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van Glorious is trying to defend but Pruitt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Glorious trying to control from the bottom.
Pruitt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Glorious is looking to control Pruitt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Glorious avoid being mounted?
Pruitt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pruitt gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Pruitt rushes Van Glorious and presses him up against the cage.
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.
Van Glorious lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Truman Pruitt has been cut.
Van Glorious lands a hook that snaps the head of Pruitt backwards.
Pruitt tries to pull guard but Van Glorious forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pruitt fails to pull guard.
Pruitt manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pruitt is adopting a defensive guard.
Pruitt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Glorious doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Glorious manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pruitt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Truman Pruitt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Truman Pruitt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pruitt closes the distance and clinches.
Pruitt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Glorious looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Glorious wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pruitt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Glorious just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pruitt jumps guard but Van Glorious stands there with Pruitt around his waist. Pruitt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Truman Pruitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Glorious is trying to force a seperation but Pruitt has the dominant position.
Van Glorious is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Glorious has a couple of punches blocked by Pruitt.
Van Glorious tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pruitt jumps guard but Van Glorious turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pruitt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pruitt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Van Glorious looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Glorious looking to throw knees to the head but Pruitt is blocking nicely.
Come on Van Glorious - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pruitt fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Glorious looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Glorious.
Pruitt pulls guard successfully.
Van Glorious looking to sit in guard and control but Pruitt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pruitt stays in close to Van Glorious's body and controls the position.
Pruitt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Pruitt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Glorious controls Pruitt momentarily but Pruitt frees himself.
Van Glorious working for submissions but it's allowed Pruitt to get to half guard.
Van Glorious is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pruitt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pruitt stands up from half guard.
Pruitt tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Glorious swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Glorious takes the fight into the clinch.
Pruitt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Truman Pruitt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Truman Pruitt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pruitt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Glorious fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pruitt has managed to clinch.
Van Glorious tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pruitt is trying to pull guard but Van Glorious turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Van Glorious wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pruitt misses with some punches.
Pruitt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Glorious walks away with a smile on his face. Pruitt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Truman Pruitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Glorious gets a clinch.
Van Glorious tries to stall but Pruitt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees to the body from Van Glorious.
Pruitt blocks an uppercut.
Pruitt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Van Glorious to keep the fight standing.
Pruitt gets control of Van Glorious's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pruitt will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pruitt has his feet on Van Glorious's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Van Glorious takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pruitt rushes Van Glorious and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Glorious has clasped his hands together around Pruitt's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pruitt throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pruitt takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Glorious with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pruitt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Van Glorious uses from the top position.
Van Glorious working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pruitt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Glorious trying to control the position from guard on top but Pruitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pruitt looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Van Glorious is defending well. Pruitt quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Van Glorious has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pruitt celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Truman Pruitt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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