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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Dean (ranked 4470 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Braxton (ranked 4570 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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147 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Braxton!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braxton connects with a crisp jab.
Braxton moves into the clinch.
Braxton tries to land knees in the clinch but Dean avoids the damage to the body.
Braxton trying to land knees to the body.
Dean struggles to land a body shot inside as Braxton controls his hands.
The referee calls for Braxton to work.
Braxton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braxton closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Braxton.
Dean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braxton manages to break the clinch.
Braxton rushes Dean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dean successfully pulls guard.
Dean is trying to keep Braxton in close.
Dean can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Braxton controls the pace.
Braxton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean trying to keep a closed guard but Braxton is proving a slippery customer.
Dean has his foot on Braxton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Braxton works his way back into a safe position though.
Braxton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dean is keeping the position for now.
Dean has his foot on Braxton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Braxton works his way back into a safe position though.
Dean controlling the position.
Dean wants to hit a switch here but Braxton passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dean there!
Braxton controlling from the full mount.
Dean sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Braxton controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to roll over but Braxton keeps him under control.
Braxton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean won't allow Braxton to pass to mount.
Braxton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dean. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Braxton controlling the action here.
Dean tries to get to full guard but Braxton has control of the leg.
Braxton trying to pass the guard but Dean defending well.
Dean is looking to improve his position.
Braxton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Braxton does it's job there.
Braxton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dean decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Braxton is trying to get back to full guard.
Dean looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Braxton controlling the position well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braxton is in trouble now - Dean has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Braxton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Braxton jabs Dean right on the nose. Dean blinks but takes it well.
Braxton moves into the clinch.
Dean really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dean pulls guard successfully.
Braxton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dean has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Braxton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dean keeping full guard, as Braxton tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Braxton defends well.
Braxton passes Dean's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dean is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Braxton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dean wants to control but Braxton is keeping busy.
Braxton is controlling the pace.
More stalling from Braxton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dean tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Braxton has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Dean sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Braxton prevents Dean from improving his position.
Braxton controlling the action here.
Dean wants to improve his position but Braxton is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dean manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dean looking to control but Braxton passes into half guard.
Braxton is taking a breather. Dean says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dean trying to hold on to Braxton's head to control him but Braxton postures up.
Dean tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Braxton has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean is looking to improve his position but Braxton isn't that keen on the idea.
Dean slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Braxton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dean manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dean 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.
Dean has an active guard here but Braxton has managed to pass into half guard.
Dean wants to improve his position but Braxton is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Braxton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dean is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Braxton's half guard.
Dean trying to pass the guard but Braxton defending well.
Braxton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Braxton controlling the position for now.
Dean not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dean sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Braxton defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton pushes Dean off looking to stand but Dean dives back in and keeps control.
Braxton won't allow Dean to pass to mount.
Dean missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
James Dean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dean missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Braxton wants to get back to full guard.
Dean seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Braxton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dean missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Braxton controlling the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dean gets a takedown into half guard.
Braxton won't allow Dean to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Braxton is continuing to stall.
Dean is looking to take a break and control but Braxton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Braxton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Braxton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Braxton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dean is one step ahead there.
Braxton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dean wants to control from the top but Braxton keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Braxton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dean decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Braxton pushes Dean off but Dean dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton holding on.
Dean in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dean working the ground and pound but Braxton is defending the strikes.
Dean tries to move to mount but Braxton blocks the move with his legs.
Braxton is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braxton is still trying to improve position.
James Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
James Dean showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Braxton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Braxton!
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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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