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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ozkar Hootenanny (ranked 3890 p4p, 3271 weight class) and James Django (ranked 460 p4p, 410 weight class). The key to victory for Ozkar Hootenanny has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ozkar Hootenanny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Django!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Django dives in and scores a takedown into Hootenanny's guard.
Django trying to control the position from guard on top but Hootenanny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Django drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Django jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Django looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Django throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Django postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Django prevents Hootenanny from getting back to his feet.
Django throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Django throwing strikes but missing.
Django postures up in Hootenanny's guard and throws a big left but Hootenanny blocks it.
Django postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hootenanny is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Django, into his guard.
Django pulls Hootenanny in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Hootenanny wants to get up but he can't break Django's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hootenanny stands up and waves to Django to follow him.
Hootenanny gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Django to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Django pushes down on Hootenanny's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Django seems content to control.
Django sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hootenanny defending well though.
Django throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hootenanny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Django throws a strike but Hootenanny avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Django throwing strikes from guard but Hootenanny blocks nicely.
Django postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Django controls from within his opponent's guard.
Django must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Django is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hootenanny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hootenanny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Django won't allow Hootenanny to get back to his feet.
Hootenanny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Django throws a big elbow that misses.
Django works over Hootenanny with some ground and pound from guard.
Django with a flurry of punches that miss.
Django throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hootenanny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Django dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Django swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hootenanny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Django closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hootenanny to the mat! Hootenanny manages to get full guard.
Hootenanny keeping moving, preventing Django from controlling successfully.
Django throws an elbow that misses. Hootenanny uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Django's guard. Nice move by Hootenanny!
Hootenanny is fighting to break Django's control of his arms but Django is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Django looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hootenanny is one step ahead there.
Hootenanny has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Django seems keen to control Hootenanny's posture.
Hootenanny wants to stand but Django has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hootenanny stopping the sweep attempt from Django.
Hootenanny stands and steps away. Django gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hootenanny lands with a hook. Django tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Django fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hootenanny sprawls well initially but Django persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hootenanny pushes Django off and gets back to his feet.
Hootenanny slips a jab and a cross from Django.
Hootenanny was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd cheers as Hootenanny lands an impressive looking overhand right. Django doesn't seem phased though.
Django darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hootenanny regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Django.
Django loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hootenanny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hootenanny keeping full guard, as Django tries to pass.
Django scoring with punches to the head and body.
Django with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Hootenanny manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Django wants a takedown but no success here.
Django digs a right hand into Hootenanny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hootenanny's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hootenanny is looking to break free of the clinch but Django has double underhooks.
Django is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hootenanny gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Django with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hootenanny stops a takedown attempt from Django.
Ozkar Hootenanny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Django.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hootenanny is trying to break free.
Django tries to work over Hootenanny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Django looking for a takedown.
Django working aggressively here.
Django struggles to land a body shot inside as Hootenanny controls his hands.
Hootenanny has had enough of the clinch but Django keeps him there for the moment.
Django tries to throw a body punch but Hootenanny avoids it by throwing Django back against the cage.
Django using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hootenanny has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Django tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hootenanny avoids it.
Django has Hootenanny pressed against the cage, preventing Hootenanny from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Django tries to land knees in the clinch but Hootenanny avoids the damage to the body.
Hootenanny wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozkar Hootenanny dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Django shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hootenanny napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hootenanny parries the strikes from Django easily there. Django is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hootenanny to escape.
Hootenanny parries the strikes from Django easily there. Django is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hootenanny to escape.
Hootenanny being controlled for a moment.
Django scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hootenanny on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Django in side control, throwing shots but Hootenanny defends.
Django throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hootenanny works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Django is trying to control. Hootenanny wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Django seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hootenanny is trying to stand up here but Django is controlling him well.
Django thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hootenanny's head.
Django working Hootenanny over with strikes.
Django trying to advance position but Hootenanny counters by regaining guard.
Hootenanny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Django.
Django is in close to Hootenanny's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Django throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hootenanny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hootenanny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Django is pushing down on Hootenanny's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hootenanny is fighting to maintain full guard but Django has managed to sneak the leg through.
Django seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Django seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Django is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hootenanny doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Django.
Django missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Django is looking for a kimura but Hootenanny is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Django to get the leverage.
Django trying to control from half guard but Hootenanny is working away.
Hootenanny on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Django is controlling the pace.
Django throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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. Django connects with a nice short shot to Hootenanny's temple.
Django winds up and cracks Hootenanny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hootenanny tries to kick Django off but Django keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Django is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Django is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Django moves nicely into side control.
Django tries for a kimura but Hootenanny is defending well.
Django has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hootenanny prevents Django from improving position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Django swings around for an armbar but Hootenanny sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Django's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Django comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Django 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Django!
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