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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Morello Hawthorne (ranked 2117 p4p, 2090 weight class) and Detritus Rubble (ranked 148 p4p, 147 weight class). Rubble has chosen Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh) as his entrance music. Detritus Rubble is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morello Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rubble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawthorne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rubble throws a hook but Hawthorne blocks it.
Hawthorne shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rubble manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rubble can't keep his opponent in guard - Hawthorne advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rubble wants to improve his position but Hawthorne is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne is trying to control the action in half guard but Rubble is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubble is trying to maintain the position but Hawthorne is very close to passing his half guard.
Rubble is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hawthorne is staying active.
Hawthorne is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne prevents Rubble from improving his position.
Hawthorne trying to control the action but Rubble is working from the bottom.
Rubble gets full guard.
Rubble looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawthorne is one step ahead there.
Hawthorne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rubble is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hawthorne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rubble keeping moving, preventing Hawthorne from controlling successfully.
Hawthorne tries to free his leg and advance position but Rubble is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rubble manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hawthorne manages to get himself to full guard.
Hawthorne trying to control the position.
Hawthorne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rubble.
Hawthorne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rubble is aware though and is defending well.
Rubble is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rubble is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble wants to control from the top but Hawthorne keeps moving.
Rubble stopping the sweep attempt from Hawthorne.
Rubble controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hawthorne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rubble scoring with some ground and pound.
Rubble passes Hawthorne's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hawthorne trying to hold on to Rubble's head to control him but Rubble postures up.
Hawthorne regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hawthorne keeping moving, preventing Rubble from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne can't keep his opponent in guard - Rubble advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hawthorne tries to roll over but Rubble keeps him under control.
Rubble is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hawthorne holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rubble tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hawthorne is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rubble looking to control but Hawthorne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rubble tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rubble punching from mount but Hawthorne doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Detritus Rubble dominated that round.
That's time! Hawthorne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rubble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawthorne manages to avoid it.
Rubble throws a hook to the side of Hawthorne's head but Hawthorne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rubble has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawthorne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rubble manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawthorne looks to clinch
and Rubble counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rubble swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hawthorne.
Rubble scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rubble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawthorne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubble. Hawthorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawthorne rushes Rubble and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne scores with a shoulder strike.
Hawthorne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rubble misses with the head strike.
Rubble throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawthorne.
Rubble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne tries to throw a body punch but Rubble avoids it by throwing Hawthorne back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rubble's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hawthorne can't find room to land a body shot as Rubble controls the action.
Rubble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rubble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rubble lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rubble is trying to break the clinch but Hawthorne has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rubble fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Rubble.
Rubble misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hawthorne pulls Rubble into guard.
Rubble engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hawthorne working a defensive guard here.
Hawthorne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble is stalling in the full guard.
Hawthorne keeping moving, preventing Rubble from controlling successfully.
Hawthorne has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hawthorne keeping moving, preventing Rubble from controlling successfully.
Rubble avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rubble wants to pass the guard but Hawthorne is keeping the position.
Hawthorne trying to keep a closed guard but Rubble is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble wants to control from the top but Hawthorne keeps moving.
Rubble got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hawthorne has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rubble has managed to get both his arms back between Hawthorne's legs - danger averted.
Rubble is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rubble advances position into side control!
Hawthorne tries to improve position but can't.
Rubble remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hawthorne can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Hawthorne's face as Rubble controls the position.
Let's hope that Rubble 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne tries to bench press Rubble off him but Rubble keeps the position.
Rubble sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hawthorne is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rubble trying to control the action but Hawthorne is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawthorne seems a little lost for a moment, as Rubble dominates the positioning.
Hawthorne tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here as Rubble stalls from top position.
The adventures of Rubble the control monster continue. Boring.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Detritus Rubble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Rubble throws a jab when Hawthorne was well out of range.
Hawthorne ducks under a wild hook from Rubble.
Rubble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rubble swings for the body but Hawthorne moves out of range.
A jab from Rubble misses.
Hawthorne attempts a counter takedown but Rubble avoids it well and moves away.
Rubble swings for the body but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Rubble.
Rubble throws out a loose jab but Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubble misses with a right hand
and Hawthorne counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rubble won't be happy with that.
Hawthorne controlling the position.
Rubble manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawthorne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne trying to control from the bottom.
Hawthorne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rubble.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawthorne trying to control here.
Rubble keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hawthorne wants to get back to full guard.
Rubble is keen to just control but Hawthorne is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rubble in particular looking to stall.
Hawthorne manages to get to full guard.
Rubble controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rubble trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Hawthorne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hawthorne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rubble defends it easily.
Hawthorne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rubble's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rubble passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rubble is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hawthorne will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rubble creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hawthorne sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hawthorne is not content to let Rubble control the position.
Rubble is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne is trying to escape the position but Rubble is controlling the position.
Hawthorne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rubble trying to control the action but Hawthorne is working from the bottom.
Morello Hawthorne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawthorne tries to buck Rubble off but Rubble is having none of it.
Rubble wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawthorne keeps working.
Hawthorne trying to remain calm as Rubble controls from the top position.
That's four 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.
Rubble is looking to take a break and control but Hawthorne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rubble is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hawthorne will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rubble trying to control the position but Hawthorne is working away.
Hawthorne is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawthorne sneaks back into half guard.
Still in half guard, Rubble seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Detritus Rubble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rubble has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Detritus Rubble!
Detritus Rubble decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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