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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slim Pickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hezekiah LeMasters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Slim Pickens has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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152 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slim Pickens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hezekiah LeMasters!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
LeMasters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pickens.
Pickens gets caught flat footed, as LeMasters shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pickens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for LeMasters on the ground.
LeMasters won't allow Pickens to get back to his feet.
LeMasters landing with the ground and pound.
LeMasters wants to control from the top but Pickens keeps moving.
Pickens can't keep his opponent in guard - LeMasters advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pickens is trying to stand up here but LeMasters is controlling him well.
Pickens won't allow LeMasters to pass to mount.
LeMasters slows the pace down in half guard.
LeMasters trying to control the action but Pickens is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeMasters stops Pickens from getting back to his feet.
LeMasters is tying to control. Pickens wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
LeMasters has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
LeMasters is working for a guillotine from mount but Pickens frees his head quite easily.
Pickens's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
LeMasters looking to control and managing it successfully.
LeMasters working away from the top, dropping strikes.
LeMasters swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pickens is now in LeMasters's guard. A big mistake from LeMasters there, giving up the dominant position!
LeMasters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
LeMasters looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickens stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pickens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by LeMasters.
Pickens looks to land a combination but LeMasters avoids it well.
Pickens swats away the attempt to clinch by LeMasters.
Pickens looks to land a combination but LeMasters avoids it well.
LeMasters avoids a punch combination nicely.
LeMasters shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pickens but Pickens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pickens misses the jab.
Pickens throws a series of punches but LeMasters moves out of range.
LeMasters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pickens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pickens throws a series of punches but LeMasters avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeMasters takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pickens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but LeMasters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pickens throws a front kick aimed at LeMasters's knee but LeMasters avoids it well.
LeMasters slips under a jab from Pickens.
LeMasters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pickens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pickens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pickens misses with a body shot.
Pickens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
LeMasters misses with a punch on the inside.
LeMasters lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
LeMasters is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pickens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time LeMasters.
Pickens wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeMasters trying to mount his opponent but Pickens defends it.
Pickens is looking to escape.
LeMasters is trying to control the action in half guard but Pickens is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
LeMasters stops Pickens from getting back to his feet.
LeMasters missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
LeMasters is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Pickens throws a right and a left that both miss.
LeMasters will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pickens throws a series of punches but LeMasters avoids them all with ease.
Pickens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slim Pickens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hezekiah LeMasters.
LeMasters shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
LeMasters looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hezekiah LeMasters 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.
LeMasters shoots in looking for a takedown. Pickens tries to sprawl out of it but LeMasters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pickens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
LeMasters misses with a double jab
and Pickens counters with a good low kick that LeMasters was not able to check.
Pickens scores with a one two! LeMasters had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
LeMasters with a poor takedown
and Pickens counters by moving into the clinch.
Pickens is trying to break the clinch but LeMasters has him pressed against the cage.
Pickens lands a right hand.
Pickens could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
LeMasters drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pickens pulls his leg out and moves away.
Slim Pickens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hezekiah LeMasters.
Some wild striking there from Pickens.
Pickens ducks under a wild hook from LeMasters.
Pickens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LeMasters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
LeMasters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pickens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Pickens misses.
Pickens throws a hook to the side of LeMasters's head but LeMasters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeMasters misses with a wild body shot.
LeMasters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pickens moves in looking to clinch but LeMasters pushes him off.
Pickens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pickens is looking to score with low kicks.
LeMasters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pickens tries to close the distance and clinch up but LeMasters swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LeMasters avoids a punch combination nicely.
LeMasters misses with a takedown
and Pickens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
LeMasters has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from LeMasters there as he acknowledges the shot.
LeMasters fails with an attempt to clinch.
LeMasters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pickens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
LeMasters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slim Pickens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pickens swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pickens misses with a jab, cross combination.
LeMasters wants to clinch up but Pickens keeps it at a distance.
LeMasters gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pickens counters with a low kick, right behind LeMasters 's knee.
LeMasters tries to clinch
and Pickens counters with a right hand to the body.
Hezekiah LeMasters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeMasters has his takedown stuffed
and Pickens counters with a three punch combo that has LeMasters backing up. LeMasters nods at Pickens to acknowledge the strikes.
Pickens clinches with his opponent.
LeMasters has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pickens avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
LeMasters is working for takedown but Pickens is calmly controlling the position for now.
LeMasters tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pickens is looking to break free of the clinch but LeMasters has double underhooks.
Pickens gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from LeMasters.
LeMasters manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
LeMasters throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
LeMasters is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeMasters seems to be looking for submissions.
Pickens tries to kick LeMasters off but LeMasters keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LeMasters is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pickens is looking to escape.
LeMasters is looking for a kimura here.
LeMasters is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pickens kicks off LeMasters and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeMasters drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
LeMasters is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
LeMasters passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pickens takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
LeMasters passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pickens!
LeMasters putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
LeMasters takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hezekiah LeMasters has got the better of the ground game so far.
LeMasters jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pickens is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pickens and LeMasters has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeMasters tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no LeMasters has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pickens is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hezekiah LeMasters will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pickens swinging wilding here.
LeMasters with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pickens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pickens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pickens misses with a two punch combination.
LeMasters looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
LeMasters forces his way into half guard.
LeMasters seems to be working for a kimura but Pickens defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pickens is looking to escape.
Pickens trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
LeMasters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
LeMasters in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Pickens tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from LeMasters!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hezekiah LeMasters!
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