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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between jesse james (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, jesse james!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from james misses.
james will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sierra scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sierra wants to lay and pray for a moment but james keeps working.
Sierra tries to advance to mount but can't.
james is not content to let Sierra control the position.
Sierra wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by james, who protects the arm well.
james is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sierra is controlling him well.
Sierra landing strikes.
james can't do much from the bottom here.
Sierra tries to move to full mount but james actually manages to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
james lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sierra circles away quickly and effectively.
Sierra has closed the distance and engaged james in a clinch.
james lands with a short punch from the clinch.
james fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sierra obliges.
Sierra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
james tries to break free but Sierra pushes him back against the cage.
james misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sierra scores a nice knee to the body.
Sierra has james pressed against the cage, preventing james from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
james misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sierra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
james tries for a takedown but Sierra circles away easily
and Sierra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
james is breathing heavily.
Sierra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra trying to control but james is working from the bottom.
james can't keep his opponent in guard - Sierra advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
james wants to get back to his feet.
Sierra is nestled in close to james, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sierra stands up and beckons james to join him on the feet.
Sierra closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sierra lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
james 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.
Sierra slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra lands with a punch from half guard.
james is trying to control but can't.
Sierra moves nicely into side control.
Sierra content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sierra trying to control the action but james is working from the bottom.
james is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
james wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sierra tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
james takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sierra working the ground and pound from side control.
Sierra has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
james darts in trying to clinch
and Sierra holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
james has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
james tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jesse james. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sierra successfully pulls guard.
james throwing strikes from guard but Sierra blocks nicely.
james passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sierra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sierra stuffs the takedown attempt from james. james gets slowly back to his feet.
james fails with the takedown.
jesse james seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sierra is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in james's half guard.
Sierra wants to control but james is keeping him busy.
Sierra is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sierra looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sierra is going oldschool here, as he tries to force james to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so james shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sierra looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sierra throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sierra tries to control but james wriggling away.
james is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sierra lands a big elbow.
Sierra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
james is looking to get to half guard.
james tries to lock up and control but Sierra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Sierra looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
james is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
james working to try and regain half guard.
Sierra putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Sierra there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
james is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sierra wants to control the pace but james is squirming around nicely.
Sierra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sierra prevents james from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sierra unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as james is looking to escape.
james wants to hold on but Sierra pushes him away.
Sierra looking to control and managing it successfully.
james avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sierra.
james wants to control but Sierra is having none of it.
Sierra goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now james is on top in guard.
Frank Sierra has got the better of the ground game so far.
james throws and elbow that misses. Sierra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in james's guard. Nice move by Sierra!
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.
Sierra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. james is keeping the position for now.
Sierra is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
james has his hands on Sierra's head, controlling the position.
Sierra wants to control from the top but james keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
james not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sierra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sierra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
james fails with an attempt to clinch.
james throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
james tries to clinch there but Sierra circles away.
james will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sierra darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sierra escapes and gets back to his feet.
james tries to keep at a distance but Sierra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Sierra.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra has james pressed against the cage, preventing james from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sierra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sierra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has james in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sierra.
Sierra pulls guard successfully.
james pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sierra is keeping the position for now.
Sierra manages to escape and get back to his feet.
james wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
james ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sierra moves away.
james swinging wilding here.
Sierra closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Sierra connects with a nice short shot to james's temple.
Sierra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sierra tries to pass the half guard into mount. james knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sierra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sierra wants to lay and pray for a moment but james keeps working.
james keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sierra is thwarting james's attempts to control the position.
Sierra wants to lay and pray for a moment but james keeps working.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sierra closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sierra lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra tries to move to mount but james blocks the move with his legs.
The strikes coming from Sierra are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sierra scores with punches from side control.
Sierra prevents james from escaping the position.
Sierra stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Frank Sierra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
james misses with a takedown attempt
and Sierra counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for james!
james is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
james avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sierra.
Sierra with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
james slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sierra is trying to control. james wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
james has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Sierra. Oh but james has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Sierra goes limp - he's gone! james jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). jesse james!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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