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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Soto Major (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billie Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Soto Major has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Soto Major!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billie Bourne!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Soto Major swivels and escapes.
No luck for Bourne with that takedown attempt.
Soto Major will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soto Major but Soto Major pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alex Soto Major has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billie Bourne.
Soto Major stuffs the takedown.
Bourne tries for a takedown but Soto Major sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Soto Major shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bourne manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Soto Major throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soto Major lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Soto Major throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bourne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soto Major chips away with some ground and pound.
Soto Major has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourne working a defensive guard here.
Soto Major throws a big elbow that misses.
Soto Major throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto Major throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bourne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soto Major keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bourne's head.
Bourne controls Soto Major momentarily but Soto Major frees himself.
Soto Major chips away with some ground and pound.
Soto Major with a nice head shot there.
Soto Major connects with a couple of short punches.
Soto Major landing with the ground and pound.
Bourne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soto Major won't allow Bourne to get back to his feet.
Soto Major throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto Major works over Bourne with some ground and pound from guard.
Bourne looks winded!
Soto Major is looking to work some ground and pound but Bourne has wrist control.
Soto Major scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Soto Major lands a couple of digs.
Soto Major loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soto Major preventing the sweep.
Bourne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bourne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bourne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soto Major looking to pass the guard.
Soto Major loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Soto Major makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Soto Major throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bourne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soto Major won't allow Bourne to get back to his feet.
Soto Major throws a big elbow that misses.
Soto Major throws an elbow that misses. Bourne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soto Major's guard. Nice move by Bourne!
Soto Major 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.
Bourne stops Soto Major from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Soto Major knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bourne on the ground.
Soto Major is looking to stand up but Bourne isn't so interested in that idea.
Bourne thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bourne postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Soto Major is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bourne, into his guard.
Soto Major with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Soto Major dominated that round.
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.
Soto Major shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bourne as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bourne is defended easily by Soto Major.
Soto Major feints and as Bourne raises his hands in defense, Soto Major changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alex Soto Major overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soto Major with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bourne keeping full guard, as Soto Major tries to pass.
Soto Major missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bourne is trying to control the position but Soto Major postures up.
Soto Major postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soto Major looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soto Major is looking to work some ground and pound but Bourne has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne pulls Soto Major in close to prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Billie Bourne hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Soto Major is defended easily by Bourne.
Soto Major stuffs the takedown attempt from Bourne. Bourne gets slowly back to his feet.
Soto Major shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bourne but Bourne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Soto Major. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soto Major as he jumps to the side.
Bourne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soto Major.
Bourne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bourne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Bourne or perhaps it was just good defense by Soto Major which made him look bad.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bourne.
Soto Major looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bourne!
Soto Major fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto Major has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bourne's face.
Soto Major won't let Bourne get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Soto Major working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Soto Major landing strikes from the mount.
Soto Major lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bourne is desperately trying to improve his position but Soto Major has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto Major with the ground and pound from mount.
Soto Major landing strikes from the mount and Bourne is in trouble!
Soto Major lands with some strikes.
Soto Major postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bourne looks a forlorn figure.
Soto Major lands a heavy elbow.
Soto Major landing strikes from the mount and Bourne is in trouble!
Bourne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soto Major lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bourne hang on?
Soto Major connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Soto Major with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto Major punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bourne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bourne wants to control but Soto Major is having none of it.
The referee warns Bourne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bourne is working to get back to half guard.
Soto Major lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourne wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bourne tries to hold on but Soto Major pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Soto Major dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Soto Major shoots for a double leg takedown but Bourne sprawls well. He's pushed Soto Major's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bourne throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Soto Major was covering up waiting for the punch and Bourne finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Soto Major is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bourne can do to turn this around?
Bourne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soto Major is keeping the position for now.
Bourne drops back, looking for a kneebar! Soto Major looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Soto Major looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Soto Major!
Bourne wants to get back to his feet.
Bourne dodges the ground and pound from Soto Major.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soto Major throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bourne works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto Major sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bourne defending well though.
Soto Major prevents Bourne from standing back up.
Soto Major lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bourne wants to get back to his feet.
Soto Major throwing shots but Bourne is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Soto Major there.
Bourne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Soto Major.
Soto Major lands with a punch from half guard.
Billie Bourne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Soto Major is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto Major is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Soto Major's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Soto Major has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Soto Major wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bourne looks to score with a jab to the body but Soto Major is just out of range.
Bourne misses with a takedown attempt - Soto Major sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bourne gets caught flat footed, as Soto Major shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto Major controlling from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Alex Soto Major wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bourne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bourne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bourne thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bourne working the strikes but Soto Major uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soto Major kicks off Bourne and gets to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Soto Major showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soto Major, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Soto Major!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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