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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sal Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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279 lbs
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193 cm
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270 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sal Craig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux keeps the fight on the outside.
Lemieux lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Sal Craig has been cut.
Craig really is a fat lump.
Craig closes the distance and clinches.
Lemieux gets control of Craig's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lemieux will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Craig lands a couple of elbows.
Craig gets to his feet. Lemieux looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lemieux moves into the clinch successfully.
Craig is trying to push Lemieux away but Lemieux has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig fails to pull guard.
Lemieux can't break the clinch.
Come on Lemieux - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Craig trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vincent Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemieux shoots in and gets a takedown into Craig's guard.
Craig seems keen to control Lemieux's posture.
Lemieux trying to control the position from guard on top but Craig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Craig is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Craig uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lemieux shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Craig kicks Lemieux off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Craig might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lemieux prevents Craig from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craig looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lemieux tries to free his leg and advance position but Craig is retaining full guard.
Craig pulls Lemieux in to control the position.
Craig is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lemieux misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig is trying to work for a kimura but Lemieux is defending well.
Lemieux is looking for a sweep. Craig is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Craig connects with a nice short shot to Lemieux's temple.
Craig is working for a submission of some sort.
Craig is controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lemieux can do anything to dispel that myth.
Craig tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lemieux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig stands up and beckons Lemieux to join him on the feet.
Lemieux lands a nice hook to Craig's body. Craig takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Craig is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lemieux looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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 Sal Craig will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sal Craig'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.
Lemieux takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Craig working hard to break the clinch.
Lemieux gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Craig kicks off Lemieux and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Craig to the mat! Craig manages to get full guard.
Craig kicks Lemieux off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemieux fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Craig sprawls well initially but Lemieux persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Craig is looking to control Lemieux's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Craig avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux stops Craig from getting back to his feet.
Craig keeping control of the position.
Craig trying to control from the bottom.
Craig wants to get back to his feet.
Craig is pressing down on Lemieux's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Craig manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lemieux manages to get himself to full guard.
Craig scoring with some ground and pound.
We've been informed that Lemieux has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lemieux looking to control.
Sal Craig overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is trying to hold Craig in close to prevent damage but Craig has managed to pass into half guard.
Lemieux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Craig winds up and cracks Lemieux with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lemieux trying to hold on to Craig's head to control him but Craig postures up.
Craig decides to stand and escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig wants to clinch up but Lemieux keeps it at a distance.
Lemieux tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lemieux darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Craig trying to hold on to Lemieux's head to control him but Lemieux postures up.
Lemieux is trying to control the action in half guard but Craig is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Craig striking from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craig is doing well to control the position and prevent Lemieux from advancing to side control.
Craig continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Craig manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Craig is on top in guard.
Lemieux controls Craig momentarily but Craig frees himself.
Lemieux can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Craig controls the pace.
Craig stands and steps away. Lemieux gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Craig dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sal Craig's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lemieux dives in and scores a takedown into Craig's guard.
Craig keeping moving, preventing Lemieux from controlling successfully.
Craig throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lemieux is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Craig has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lemieux is looking to defend but Craig has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lemieux! Craig pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lemieux taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sal Craig!
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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
49% |
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