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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Creagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creagh has chosen Coma White - Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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136 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Marc Creagh!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John gets the takedown into side control.
John misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Creagh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Creagh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Creagh can't do much from the bottom here.
Creagh is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Creagh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Creagh is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but John is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Creagh throwing hammer fists to the chest of John. What's that going to do exactly?
John really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
John can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Creagh is looking to escape.
Creagh tries to reverse the position but John maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creagh tries to hold on but John postures up.
Creagh is looking to get to half guard.
Creagh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Creagh looks gassed!
John wants to control the pace but Creagh is squirming around nicely.
Creagh wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by John.
Creagh tries to reverse the position but John maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
BOOM! John connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Creagh looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Creagh is desperately trying to improve his position but John has a good base and remains in mount.
John breaks from Creagh's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Creagh is working to get back to half guard.
Creagh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Creagh is looking to get to half guard.
John with shots to the head and body - Creagh looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John trying to control but Creagh is having none of it.
Creagh is trying to escape the mount.
Creagh tries to hold on but John postures up.
John lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Creagh hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creagh is trying to escape the mount.
John is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Creagh has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Creagh regains half guard.
John winds up and cracks Creagh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
John thows a huge punch but Creagh dodges it nicely.
Creagh is looking to control John's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Creagh avoid being mounted?
John wants to work for an arm triangle but Creagh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Creagh controlling the position for now.
Creagh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert John dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Creagh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and John counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Creagh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
John gets in close and instigates a clinch.
John fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
John jumps guard.
Creagh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Creagh throws and elbow that misses. John uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Creagh's guard. Nice move by John!
Creagh trying to keep a closed guard but John is proving a slippery customer.
Creagh wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creagh looking for a guillotine here but John defends easily.
Creagh wants to sweep here but John controlling him for the moment.
John got a little sloppy there for a moment and Creagh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, John has managed to get both his arms back between Creagh's legs - danger averted.
Creagh working for submissions but it's allowed John to get to half guard.
John is keen to just control but Creagh is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Creagh trying to control here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Creagh misses with a double jab
and John counters with an outside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from John - that will leave a mark!
Robert John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Creagh misses with a kick to the body
and John counters with a solid body kick.
John tries to clinch up.
Creagh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. John manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Creagh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Creagh stands up over John, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Creagh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
John not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Creagh passes into half guard.
John tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creagh throwing shots but John is blocking nicely.
Creagh working John over with strikes.
Creagh prevents John from improving his position.
Creagh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Creagh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Creagh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
John trying to control but Creagh postures up.
John blocking the ground and pound attempt from Creagh.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Creagh throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
John shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Creagh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Creagh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creagh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Creagh looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Creagh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
John wants to get back to his feet.
Creagh looks to land a strike but John avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
John working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Creagh.
John is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
John looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert John. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creagh throws a right hand that John ducks under and follows up with a left that John also avoids with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from John.
Creagh fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Creagh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Horrible takedown by John or perhaps it was just good defense by Creagh which made him look bad.
John defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Creagh.
John doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Creagh counters with a single leg into guard. John didn't expect that.
Creagh throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Creagh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Creagh throws a big right hand that misses.
Creagh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
John knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Creagh on the ground.
Creagh postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
John working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Creagh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Creagh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but John is out of range.
John slips a jab and a cross from Creagh.
Marc Creagh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. John showed some decent athleticism there.
Marc Creagh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Creagh manages to get to full guard.
John stopping the sweep attempt from Creagh.
Creagh keeping moving, preventing John from controlling successfully.
John has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Creagh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Creagh is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! John has his hands clasped together but Creagh extends an breaks John's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Creagh.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marc Creagh!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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