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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Desean Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reesalo Cherubim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Reesalo Cherubim enters the cage!
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Counter fighter
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desean Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reesalo Cherubim!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherubim lands with a good body shot.
Bryant displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cherubim.
Cherubim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bryant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cherubim somewhat.
Cherubim throws a big shot that misses.
Bryant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cherubim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bryant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherubim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cherubim throws a leg kick but Bryant moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Bryant as he connects with a hook.
Bryant swats away the attempt to clinch by Cherubim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherubim goes for a double leg but Bryant avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bryant continues to drive forward.
Desean Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reesalo Cherubim.
Cherubim tries a knee to the head but Bryant blocks it.
Bryant displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cherubim up against the cage.
Cherubim tries to circle away but Bryant has him pinned against the cage.
Cherubim has Bryant pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bryant manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bryant lands a takedown into guard.
Bryant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bryant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cherubim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bryant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherubim wants to stand up but Bryant is controlling him.
Bryant wants to pass the guard but Cherubim is keeping the position.
Bryant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bryant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bryant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bryant scoring with some ground and pound.
Cherubim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bryant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bryant sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bryant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cherubim's head.
Cherubim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Our spies down at at Reflection Of Perfection MMA ($150) inform us that Cherubim has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bryant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant trying to control but Cherubim is working from the bottom.
Cherubim wants to sweep here but Bryant controlling him for the moment.
Bryant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bryant is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bryant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bryant lands a couple of elbows.
We've been hearing that Bryant has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bryant trying to control but Cherubim is working from the bottom.
Bryant connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cherubim striking off his back but it's not causing Bryant any problems.
Bryant chips away with some ground and pound.
Cherubim pulls Bryant in close to prevent any damage.
Cherubim can't keep his opponent in guard - Bryant advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bryant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cherubim keeps working.
Bryant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cherubim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryant winds up and cracks Cherubim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Bryant.
Bryant scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cherubim is trying to escape back to his feet but Bryant uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desean Bryant dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cherubim ducks right into an uppercut from Bryant.
Bryant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bryant lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cherubim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cherubim looks to clinch
and Bryant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bryant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bryant punishes Cherubim's body with a nice straight punch.
Cherubim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cherubim tries to clinch there but Bryant circles away.
Cherubim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bryant drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cherubim working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherubim looking for a sweep. Not yet Cherubim, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant won't allow Cherubim to get back to his feet.
Bryant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bryant landing some decent shots from guard.
Cherubim looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bryant passes into half guard.
Bryant drops an elbow to the side of Cherubim's head.
Bryant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cherubim can do to turn this around?
Bryant keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cherubim is not content to let Bryant control the position.
Bryant looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is trying to control. Cherubim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bryant lands a nice short elbow.
Cherubim tries to roll over but Bryant keeps him under control.
Bryant slips a nice elbow through Cherubim's hands, connecting with Cherubim's forehead.
Bryant seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bryant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cherubim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cherubim regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bryant thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cherubim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cherubim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cherubim is breathing heavily.
Bryant is working Cherubim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant content to stall in guard here.
Cherubim keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Cherubim has his foot on Bryant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bryant works his way back into a safe position though.
Cherubim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Cherubim keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bryant chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bryant postures up and lands a big shot to Cherubim's brow.
Cherubim is looking to stand up but Bryant isn't so interested in that idea.
Bryant cracks Cherubim with a solid left hand.
Bryant cracks Cherubim with a solid left hand.
Cherubim is looking for a triangle but Bryant pushes his legs off easily.
Bryant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bryant 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.
Bryant trying to control but Cherubim is working from the bottom.
Bryant chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desean Bryant dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cherubim misses with a head kick.
Cherubim misses with a lunging right hand
and Bryant counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cherubim!
A lull in the action here as Bryant stalls from top position.
Bryant lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cherubim down.
Cherubim is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bryant is controlling him well.
Bryant scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cherubim is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bryant connects with a decent elbow.
Cherubim can't do much from the bottom here.
Cherubim takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Desean Bryant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bryant working the head and body with strikes.
Cherubim prevents Bryant from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherubim takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bryant slows the pace down.
Bryant working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bryant working the ground and pound.
Cherubim is pushing Bryant's head away, looking to escape. Bryant manages to hold on to the position though.
Cherubim tries to control but Bryant manages to take his back.
Bryant punishes Cherubim with strikes from the back mount.
The referee is taking a good look at Cherubim as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Bryant!
Cherubim trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cherubim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryant is punishing Cherubim with strikes - can he finish him?!
I would not like to be Cherubim right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Cherubim is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The referee is taking a good look at Cherubim as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Bryant!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cherubim is trapped and Bryant is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Bryant biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bryant punishes Cherubim with strikes from the back mount.
Bryant has Cherubim flattened out and is raining down punches.
Bryant lands punches and elbows.
Cherubim is rocked!
Cherubim is trying to break free.
Cherubim is still in real trouble! Can Bryant finish him?
Cherubim trying to control the position but Bryant manages to sink in the hooks.
Cherubim seems to have recovered his senses.
Cherubim wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Bryant.
Cherubim is trying to stand back up.
Bryant is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Bryant scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Cherubim is looking for a way out.
Cherubim looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bryant.
Bryant scores with punches to the body.
Bryant punishes Cherubim with strikes from the back mount.
Bryant just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cherubim is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherubim is covering up but some of the strikes from Bryant are getting through and doing damage.
Bryant cracks Cherubim with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Cherubim from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Cherubim rolls, trying to escape but Bryant keeps control of the position.
Cherubim covers up after that shot from Bryant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cherubim defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bryant gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Reesalo Cherubim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryant is working the ground and pound. Can Cherubim escape?
Cherubim is trapped and Bryant is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Cherubim is keeping busy.
Bryant cracks Cherubim with a big right hand from the back mount! Cherubim immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Bryant takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desean Bryant!
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