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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between hock mycock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre St Ives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying St Ives's choice of entrance music: In a Big Country by Big Country. hock mycock had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Pierre St Ives acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, hock mycock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pierre St Ives!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Ives looks to land a body kick but mycock moved away.
mycock throws a head kick but St Ives moves out of range.
St Ives fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A momentary lapse in concentration from mycock enables St Ives to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. mycock manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
mycock keeping moving, preventing St Ives from controlling successfully.
St Ives postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
mycock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St Ives drops back, looking for a kneebar! mycock looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. mycock looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from mycock!
St Ives has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
mycock wants to control but St Ives is keeping him busy.
St Ives is trying to get back to half guard.
St Ives regains half guard.
St Ives looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mycock is working for a submission of some sort.
St Ives is looking to control mycock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Ives avoid being mounted?
St Ives looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Ives is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
mycock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Ives is trying to control but can't.
St Ives might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control mycock kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
St Ives missing with punches from the bottom.
mycock wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St Ives moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mycock wants to stand but St Ives is controlling his posture from full guard.
St Ives throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Ives looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Ives looking to control.
St Ives working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because mycock has passed into half guard!
St Ives is pressing down on mycock's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
St Ives trying to strike off his back.
St Ives 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.
St Ives has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but mycock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mycock wants to get up but he can't break St Ives's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
St Ives thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
St Ives looking for a guillotine here but mycock defends easily.
mycock stopping the sweep attempt from St Ives.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Ives throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! mycock escapes and throws St Ives's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre St Ives dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Some wild striking there from St Ives.
St Ives moves into the clinch.
St Ives lands a takedown into guard.
St Ives postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! mycock is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of St Ives, into his guard.
St Ives tries to strike from the bottom.
mycock decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on St Ives, up you get!
A decent looking body kick lands there for mycock.
St Ives shoots in and bounces mycock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Ives stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. mycock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mycock wants to stand but St Ives is controlling the position.
St Ives looking to pass the guard.
St Ives trying to control but mycock is working from the bottom.
St Ives pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. mycock is keeping the position for now.
mycock looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but St Ives puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
mycock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Ives is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. mycock doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Ives.
mycock is looking for a sweep. St Ives is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
mycock is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Ives wants to advance to full mount but mycock doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
St Ives stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. mycock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mycock is looking to stand up but St Ives isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Ives won't allow mycock to sweep him here.
mycock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
mycock is working an open guard so St Ives takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
mycock shoots for a takedown but St Ives saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
mycock walks into a left hand.
St Ives moves into the clinch successfully.
mycock is pressed up against the cage. St Ives has hold of a leg and is looking to drag mycock down to the mat. mycock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
St Ives shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than St Ives was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
St Ives with good strikes from the mount here!
St Ives connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Ives tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Ives landing strikes from the mount and mycock is in trouble!
St Ives content just to control the position here.
St Ives lands a big shot there that rocks mycock but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
St Ives breaks from mycock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
mycock is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Ives is working for a guillotine from mount but mycock frees his head quite easily.
Oh mycock is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Ives working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre St Ives 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!
mycock takes one on the button.
mycock seems to have got his legs back now.
St Ives throws a hook to the side of mycock's head but mycock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
mycock tries to clinch up
and St Ives counters by moving into the clinch.
mycock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St Ives drags the fight down to the ground.
St Ives is trying to keep mycock in close.
St Ives is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
St Ives looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
mycock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Ives preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Ives is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
mycock has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of St Ives is proving hard to escape from.
mycock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
mycock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
mycock postures up in St Ives's guard and throws a big left but St Ives blocks it.
mycock throws a big right hand that misses.
St Ives is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. mycock is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Ives working for a triangle but mycock defends it easily.
mycock preventing the sweep.
St Ives looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
mycock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
St Ives not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Ives wants to sweep here but mycock controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Ives is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and mycock defends well.
St Ives working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from mycock.
Pierre St Ives is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
mycock postures up.
mycock trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but St Ives manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
mycock pulls St Ives in close to prevent any damage.
St Ives thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
mycock keeping moving, preventing St Ives from controlling successfully.
St Ives pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. mycock is keeping the position for now.
St Ives loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
St Ives wants to control from the top but mycock keeps moving.
St Ives with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre St Ives comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Ives 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre St Ives!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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