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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyree Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Anton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyree Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benjamin Anton!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush gets a clinch.
Bush successfully pulls guard.
Anton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bush is keeping the position for now.
Anton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bush manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Anton has Bush in his guard.
Bush working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anton's head.
Anton throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bush uses it to pass to side control.
Bush will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anton is trying to improve his position.
Bush tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bush has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anton is looking for a sweep.
Anton looks winded!
Bush tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bush has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Benjamin Anton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bush shoots in looking for a takedown. Anton tries to sprawl out of it but Bush keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anton lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anton throws a series of punches but Bush avoids them all with ease.
Anton looks to land a combination but Bush avoids it well.
Bush throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anton misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anton throws a head kick that misses
and Bush counters by clinching up.
Anton stops a takedown attempt from Bush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyree Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anton gets underhooks to prevent Bush's takedown attempt.
Anton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bush is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Anton to the mat. Anton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Anton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bush doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bush manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bush gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bush breaks from the clinch.
Anton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bush counters with a left and a right that stings Anton.
Bush misses with a double jab.
Anton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bush circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bush counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bush lands a couple of digs.
Bush postures up and lands a big shot to Anton's brow.
Anton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bush doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bush manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anton has a closed guard, preventing Bush from standing up.
Bush lands a couple of digs.
Anton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bush can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bush stands up and waves to Anton to follow him.
Benjamin Anton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bush pushes Anton up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton throws a punch but it's blocked by Bush.
Bush breaks from the clinch.
Bush showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anton.
Bush clinches up with Anton and pushes him back against the cage.
Bush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anton swings wildly with an uppercut but Bush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bush gets control of Anton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bush will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anton prevents Bush from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyree Bush dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anton throws a series of punches but Bush avoids them all with ease.
Anton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anton wants it to stay on the feet.
Bush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anton can do to turn this around?
A combination from Anton does no damage.
Bush closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anton circles away.
Bush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anton moves away.
Anton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anton tries to bum rush Bush with a series of wild strikes but Bush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bush counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bush getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anton moves out of range as Bush strikes.
Anton is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Bush.
Bush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bush throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bush counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush tries to clinch up but Anton circles away and keeps his distance.
Anton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyree Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anton throws a series of punches but Bush moves out of range.
Bush misses with a head kick.
Anton throws a combination that misses
and Bush counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Anton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bush defends well.
Anton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bush stacks Anton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bush!
Bush thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bush has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bush in side control lands a decent elbow.
Anton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bush thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bush thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Anton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bush pulls his head out easily.
Anton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bush pulls his head out easily.
Bush wants to work for an arm triangle but Anton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Anton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bush pulls his head out easily.
Anton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four 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.
Anton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bush is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Anton looking for submissions off his back.
Bush seems to be working for a kimura but Anton defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyree Bush dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bush closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bush has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Anton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bush drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bush is trying to get an arm triangle but Anton is defending well.
Bush is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Anton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tyree Bush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bush is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bush looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush wants to stand but Anton is controlling his arm.
Anton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bush tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bush tries for a kimura but Anton is defending well.
Anton manages to get back to half guard.
That's two 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.
Anton gets full guard.
Bush wants to stand but Anton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Anton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bush escapes and throws Anton's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Anton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anton keeps trying to improve his position.
Bush decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bush shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anton pinned against the cage. Anton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bush or perhaps it was just good defense by Anton, which made it look bad.
Anton throws a sloppy head kick and Bush moves out of range easily.
Bush throws a big counter combination but Anton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Anton throws a series of punches but Bush moves out of range.
Anton tries to keep at a distance but Bush has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bush is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyree Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anton scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Anton.
Bush blocks an uppercut.
Bush wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anton misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anton.
Bush tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bush blocks an uppercut.
Bush tries to pull guard but Anton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Anton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bush tries to pull guard but Anton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anton throws a punch but it's blocked by Bush.
Anton has a couple of punches blocked by Bush.
Bush tries to pull guard but Anton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benjamin Anton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyree Bush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benjamin Anton.
I think Bush has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyree Bush!
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energy
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hype
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