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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Alicante (ranked 4935 p4p, 5320 weight class) and Rojesterman Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 572 weight class). Rojesterman Austin looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Alicante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rojesterman Austin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin shoots in and drives through. Alicante sprawls well.
Alicante looking to score a takedown here. Austin is defending well but Alicante drives through and ends up in Austin's guard.
Alicante postures up in Austin's guard and throws a big left but Austin blocks it.
Austin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alicante controls the pace.
Alicante has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Alicante.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alicante throws a big right hand that misses.
Alicante is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Austin closes the distance and clinches up with Alicante, looking for a takedown. Austin pushes Alicante against the cage but Alicante circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Austin is looking to clinch.
Alicante tries to counter with a takedown but Austin is quick to defend against it.
Alicante drives through with a takedown into Austin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Austin looks winded!
Austin keeping full guard, as Alicante tries to pass.
Alicante content to stall in guard here.
Alicante with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alicante is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Alicante's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Our spies down at at Brotherhood MMA inform us that Austin has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alicante drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Austin being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Alicante.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Alicante is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Austin keeping full guard, as Alicante tries to pass.
Alicante is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four 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.
Alicante tries to free his leg and advance position but Austin is retaining full guard.
Alicante's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alicante or perhaps it was just good defense by Austin, which made it look bad.
Austin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alicante throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Austin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alicante is in Austin's guard.
Alicante showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alicante trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alicante sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Alicante dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alicante looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Austin wants to sweep but no luck.
Alicante knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Austin on the ground.
Austin being controlled here, momentarily.
Austin is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alicante advances to half guard.
Alicante slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alicante trying to pass the guard but Austin defending well.
Alicante is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Austin is looking to control Alicante's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Austin avoid being mounted?
Alicante controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alicante shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Austin's guard.
Alicante content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alicante tries to free his leg and advance position but Austin is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alicante controlling from the top position.
Alicante wants to pass the guard but Austin is keeping the position.
Alicante passes into half guard.
Alicante content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Alicante continues to hold on tight.
That's four 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.
Alicante moves into full mount! Austin won't be happy about that!
Danny Alicante overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alicante controlling from mount.
Austin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alicante.
Alicante thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alicante controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Alicante dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alicante displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Austin.
Alicante looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Austin!
Alicante throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Alicante throws a strike aimed at the side of Austin's head but Austin avoids it well.
Alicante staying calm.
Austin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The strikes coming from Alicante are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Alicante content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alicante dives in and scores a takedown into Austin's guard.
Alicante controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alicante is looking to work some ground and pound but Austin has wrist control.
Alicante showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alicante wants to pass the guard but Austin is keeping the position.
Alicante advances to half guard.
Alicante seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alicante displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Austin.
Alicante attempts a counter takedown but Austin avoids it well and moves away.
Alicante looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Austin wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Alicante manages to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rojesterman Austin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alicante has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Alicante!
A relieved looking Danny Alicante thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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