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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amarillo Brillo (ranked 5509 p4p, 6051 weight class) and Franky Cherry (ranked 597 p4p, 630 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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Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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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 Las Vegas, Amarillo Brillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Franky Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brillo with a poor takedown
and Brillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brillo closes the distance but Cherry moves to the side
and Brillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brillo thows a leg kick but Cherry checks it
and Cherry counters with a series of strikes. Brillo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brillo closes the distance and clinches.
Brillo tries for a takedown but Cherry manages to get underhooks.
Brillo is trying to pull guard but Cherry turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amarillo Brillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brillo has a couple of punches blocked by Cherry.
Brillo is trying to drag Cherry to the mat but Cherry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brillo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brillo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cherry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brillo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cherry's head.
Cherry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brillo 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.
Cherry has hold of Brillo's hands but Brillo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cherry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brillo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brillo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brillo thows a huge punch but Cherry dodges it nicely.
Brillo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brillo lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brillo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brillo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brillo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cherry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brillo.
Brillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cherry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brillo lands strikes from half guard.
Brillo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brillo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brillo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brillo lands with a punch from half guard.
Cherry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brillo.
Brillo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brillo working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Brillo.
Cherry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brillo.
Cherry has hold of Brillo's hands but Brillo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cherry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brillo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brillo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brillo trying to mount his opponent but Cherry defends it.
Brillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brillo lands a nice short elbow.
Brillo is nestled in close to Cherry, 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.
Cherry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brillo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brillo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brillo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cherry wants to get back to his feet.
Brillo slips a nice elbow through Cherry's hands, connecting with Cherry's forehead.
Brillo slips a nice elbow through Cherry's hands, connecting with Cherry's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brillo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brillo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brillo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brillo 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amarillo Brillo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Brillo throws out a loose jab but Cherry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brillo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cherry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brillo moves into the clinch.
Brillo has Cherry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cherry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brillo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cherry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amarillo Brillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brillo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brillo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Brillo drops an elbow to the side of Cherry's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry is trying to stand back up but Brillo is controlling him
Brillo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cherry wants to get back to his feet.
Brillo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cherry can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brillo throwing shots but Cherry is blocking nicely.
Brillo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brillo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cherry doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brillo.
Brillo lands strikes from half guard.
Cherry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brillo.
Brillo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brillo working the head and body with strikes.
Cherry tries to kick Brillo off but Brillo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cherry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brillo slips a nice elbow through Cherry's hands, connecting with Cherry's forehead.
Brillo wants to take a breather but Cherry is having none of it.
Brillo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brillo throwing shots but Cherry is blocking nicely.
Brillo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cherry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brillo 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cherry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brillo working over Cherry with some ground and pound. Cherry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brillo lands a nice short elbow.
Brillo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cherry is trying to stand.
Cherry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brillo working over Cherry with some ground and pound. Cherry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brillo 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Brillo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brillo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cherry taking some punishment here, with Brillo in his half guard.
Brillo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brillo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brillo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brillo is controlling the pace.
Brillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brillo working Cherry over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brillo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Brillo there.
Brillo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Brillo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cherry hang on?
Brillo landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brillo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brillo dominating with strikes here.
Brillo lands with some strikes.
Cherry in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Cherry that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brillo breaks from Cherry's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cherry is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amarillo Brillo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brillo shoots in and bounces Cherry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brillo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brillo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brillo with a nice head shot there.
Brillo lands a couple of digs.
Brillo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brillo postures up and lands a big shot to Cherry's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brillo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brillo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brillo is working Cherry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brillo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brillo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brillo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cherry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brillo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brillo lands a couple of elbows.
Brillo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cherry's head.
Brillo cracks Cherry with a solid left hand.
Cherry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cherry has momentary wrist control but Brillo slips an elbow through the middle.
Brillo drops back looking for a leg! Cherry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cherry manages to kick Brillo off! Brillo jumps back into Cherry's guard.
Brillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brillo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cherry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brillo is controlling him.
Brillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brillo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brillo is in close to Cherry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brillo works over Cherry with some ground and pound from guard.
Brillo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brillo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brillo lands a couple of elbows.
Brillo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brillo stops Cherry from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brillo wants to control from the top but Cherry keeps moving.
Brillo distracts Cherry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brillo passes Cherry's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brillo is nestled in close to Cherry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brillo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cherry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brillo stops Cherry from getting back to his feet.
Brillo is trying to control the action in half guard but Cherry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Brillo.
Brillo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Brillo there.
Brillo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brillo drops an elbow to the side of Cherry's head.
Brillo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cherry taking some punishment here, with Brillo in his half guard.
Cherry is still in real trouble! Can Brillo finish him?
Brillo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brillo lands with a punch from half guard.
Brillo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cherry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brillo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brillo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amarillo Brillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brillo, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amarillo Brillo!
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