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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raheem Sterling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raheem Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sterling has managed to clinch.
Brewer pulls guard effortlessly.
Brewer looking to control.
Sterling trying to control the position from guard on top but Brewer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sterling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brewer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sterling stopping the sweep attempt from Brewer.
Brewer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brewer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sterling has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brewer is working away from the top position though.
Brewer is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Sterling to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brewer has passed into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sterling can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sterling is looking for a sweep.
Brewer lands a nice forearm strike.
Brewer working away.
Brewer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Check out the look on Brewer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brewer in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sterling is trying to escape the position but Brewer is controlling the position.
Brewer 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.
Sterling wants to control but Brewer postures up.
Brewer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brewer goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sterling has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Brewer but great work by Sterling.
You can see the frustration on Brewer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brewer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brewer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer is trying to maintain the position but Sterling is very close to passing his half guard.
Sterling wants to free his trapped foot but Brewer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brewer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brewer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brewer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brewer lands strikes from half guard.
Sterling tries to roll over but Brewer keeps him under control.
Brewer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Brewer.
Brewer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sterling is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brewer pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brewer content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Brewer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Sterling. No joy for Brewer on that attempt.
Brewer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brewer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sterling can do to turn this around?
Brewer misses with a few strikes there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sterling is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brewer jumps guard but Sterling turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Brewer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer is trying to pull guard but Sterling has him pressed against the cage.
Brewer jumps guard and drags Sterling to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sterling wants to stand but Brewer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sterling drops back looking for a leg! Brewer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brewer manages to kick Sterling off! Sterling jumps back into Brewer's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sterling's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brewer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brewer tries to strike from the bottom.
Brewer looking for a sweep. Not yet Brewer, not yet.
Sterling won't allow Brewer to get back to his feet.
Brewer wants to sweep here but Sterling controlling him for the moment.
Brewer is trying to keep Sterling in close.
Brewer keeping moving, preventing Sterling from controlling successfully.
Brewer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sterling is one step ahead there.
Sterling cracks Brewer with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brewer looking to control.
Brewer wants to sweep but no luck.
Sterling tries to stand but Brewer is controlling from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sterling drives through with a takedown into Brewer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sterling lands a couple of elbows.
Brewer trying to keep a closed guard but Sterling is proving a slippery customer.
Brewer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Brewer looking for a sweep. Not yet Brewer, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brewer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Brewer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sterling utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sterling striking off his back but it's not causing Brewer any problems.
Sterling looking for a sweep. Not yet Sterling, not yet.
Brewer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sterling has an active guard here but Brewer has managed to pass into half guard.
Brewer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Brewer 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.
Sterling blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brewer.
Brewer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sterling is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brewer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Brewer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sterling stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sterling wants it to stay on the feet.
Sterling gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brewer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sterling!
Sterling bucks up and tries to throw Brewer off but instead Brewer has got his back!
Sterling trying to get back to his feet but Brewer is in full control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Sterling doesn't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Brewer is riding his opponent, not letting Sterling buck him off.
Brewer looking for the choke from the back.
Sterling trying to get back to his feet but Brewer is in full control for now.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Brewer.
Brewer lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brewer cracks Sterling with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Sterling from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer is hanging on to Sterling's back as he tries to escape.
Brewer connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Sterling to escape the position.
Brewer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sterling looking very determined here, making life difficult for Brewer.
Sterling trying to control but not successfully.
Sterling covers up after that shot from Brewer.
Sterling tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Sterling doesn't escape.
Sterling can't escape the position.
Sterling takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brewer has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Sterling.
Sterling is covering up but some of the strikes from Brewer are getting through and doing damage.
Brewer is landing with strikes from the back.
James Brewer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brewer lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
What can Sterling do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Brewer lands a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterling is trying to break free.
Sterling is covering up but some of the strikes from Brewer are getting through and doing damage.
Sterling wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brewer lands a shot to the body.
Raheem Sterling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Brewer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brewer controlling well, preventing Sterling from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Brewer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brewer, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Brewer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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