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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Numbers Sexton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pradeep Kumar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm
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225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Numbers Sexton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pradeep Kumar!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sexton moves out of range as Kumar throws a body kick.
Sexton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kumar is wriggling around but Sexton manages to pass to half guard.
Sexton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sexton prevents Kumar from improving his position.
Kumar is still trying to improve position.
Kumar is trying to maintain the position but Sexton is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kumar is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumar is trying to stand up here but Sexton is controlling him well.
Kumar is trying to maintain the position but Sexton is very close to passing his half guard.
Kumar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sexton stands up and beckons Kumar to join him on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sexton.
Kumar has managed to clinch.
Sexton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kumar is defending well for now.
Sexton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kumar up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sexton lands a nice elbow.
Kumar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kumar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sexton throws Kumar to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kumar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sexton to the mat! Sexton manages to get full guard.
Kumar wants to control from the top but Sexton keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sexton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kumar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumar is fighting to break Sexton's control of his arms but Sexton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kumar looking to sit in guard and control but Sexton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kumar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sexton passes into half guard.
Sexton is nestled in close to Kumar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sexton lands a nice short elbow.
Sexton working over Kumar with some ground and pound. Kumar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kumar trying to control here.
Kumar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sexton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sexton is nestled in close to Kumar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sexton stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Pradeep Kumar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sexton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numbers Sexton dominated that round.
That's time! Sexton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kumar moves into the clinch successfully.
Kumar lands a nice knee to the body.
Kumar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kumar has hold of one of Sexton's legs. Sexton is fighting the takedown attempt but Kumar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kumar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sexton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kumar has managed to get both his arms back between Sexton's legs - danger averted.
Kumar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sexton is pulling down on Kumar's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexton working for a triangle but Kumar defends it easily.
Kumar trying to control the position from guard on top but Sexton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexton trying to control the position here.
Sexton is working an open guard so Kumar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sexton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kumar blocks a head kick by Sexton.
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.
Kumar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Kumar trying to control the position but Sexton is working away.
Kumar looking to control but instead Sexton has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sexton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sexton wants to improve his position but Kumar is controlling well.
Kumar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sexton keeps working.
Kumar is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sexton reverses the position - he's now on top in Kumar's guard.
Sexton is looking to work some ground and pound but Kumar has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kumar has momentary wrist control but Sexton slips an elbow through the middle.
Kumar working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sexton has passed into half guard!
Numbers Sexton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kumar wants to improve his position but Sexton is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sexton connects with a nice short shot to Kumar's temple.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ground and pound from Sexton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numbers Sexton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Kumar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kumar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kumar stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sexton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kumar can do to turn this around?
Kumar lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Numbers Sexton has been cut.
Kumar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kumar wants it to stay on the feet.
Kumar stuffs the takedown.
As Sexton backs off Kumar throws a huge counter combo but Sexton manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kumar clinches up with Sexton and pushes him back against the cage.
Kumar is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sexton can't fight it off and eventually Kumar manages to take the fight to the floor. Sexton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kumar stopping the sweep attempt from Sexton.
Sexton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumar has gone for a leg lock! Sexton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kumar's guard.
Sexton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kumar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sexton stopping the sweep attempt from Kumar.
Sexton stands up over Kumar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sexton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton working some strikes from top position.
Sexton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kumar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sexton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sexton preventing the sweep.
Sexton scoring with some ground and pound.
Sexton being controlled here momentarily.
Kumar looking for a sweep. Not yet Kumar, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexton cracks Kumar with a solid left hand.
Sexton with a nice head shot there.
Sexton distracts Kumar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sexton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kumar is looking for a triangle here but Sexton uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sexton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kumar to see if he's OK.
Sexton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sexton landing strikes.
Sexton 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexton grinds an elbow into Kumar's temple.
Kumar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kumar wants to control but Sexton postures up.
Sexton working the ground and pound from side control.
Sexton working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Sexton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kumar is looking for a sweep.
Sexton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kumar some visible discomfort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Numbers Sexton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sexton, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Numbers Sexton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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