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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lotus Feet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lotus Feet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Starr!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Feet.
Starr swats away the attempt to clinch by Feet.
Lotus Feet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starr swats away the attempt to clinch by Feet.
Feet shoots in looking for a takedown. Starr tries to sprawl out of it but Feet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Starr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Feet is looking to clinch.
Feet closes the distance and clinches up with Starr, looking for a takedown. Feet pushes Starr against the cage but Starr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Starr shoots in and drives through. Feet sprawls well.
Starr throws a head kick that misses.
Starr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Starr slaps away a takedown attempt from Feet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lotus Feet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Starr has managed to clinch.
Feet is trying to drag Starr to the mat but Starr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Starr breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feet motions for Starr to come forward. Feet throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Starr tries for a takedown but Feet sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Starr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Feet fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Starr avoids it really well and circles away.
Feet wants to clinch but Starr slips to the side
and Starr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Feet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Feet drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Starr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Starr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Feet.
Starr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Feet clinches but Starr breaks the clinch
and Starr counters with a three punch combo that has Feet backing up. Feet nods at Starr to acknowledge the strikes.
Starr rushes Feet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Feet gets underhooks to prevent Starr's takedown attempt.
Starr looks gassed!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starr looking for a takedown.
Feet wants to stall.
Feet has Starr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Starr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Feet jumps guard but Starr stands there with Feet around his waist. Feet gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Feet throws an elbow that misses.
Starr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Feet pulls his leg out and moves away.
Starr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Starr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Starr manages to break the clinch.
Feet shoots for a double leg takedown but Starr sprawls well. He's pushed Feet's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Feet misses with a low kick as Starr jumps back.
Starr shoots in but Feet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Feet.
Feet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Starr tries to avoid it but Feet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Starr to the ground. Starr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Feet throws a leg kick which misses Starr's front leg but catches the back leg as Starr tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feet wants to clinch but Starr slips to the side
and Starr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Feet is trying to break the clinch but Starr has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Feet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Feet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Feet tries to pull guard but Starr won't allow it.
Starr has Feet pressed against the cage, preventing Feet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Feet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Starr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Feet tries to circle away but Starr has him pinned against the cage.
Starr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Starr blocks the elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Starr as Feet tries to tie him up.
Feet tries to pull guard but Starr holds him up against the cage and eventually Feet drops back down to his feet.
Feet fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Feet tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Starr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Feet tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Starr just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feet jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Starr walks away with a smile on his face. Feet gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Feet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Feet's waist but Feet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Starr off to one side.
Feet dives in and grabs Starr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Starr pushes down on Feet's head and hops out.
Feet shoots in for a takedown but Starr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Starr as Feet shoots in.
Starr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Feet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Feet. Feet obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice combination there by Starr.
Starr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Feet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Feet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Starr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Starr shoots in for a takedown but Feet shows good takedown defense.
Feet slaps away a takedown attempt from Starr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Starr closes the distance and clinches up with Feet, looking for a takedown. Starr pushes Feet against the cage but Feet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lotus Feet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Starr.
Feet gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Feet tries to score with some ground and pound. Starr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Feet misses with the ground and pound.
Starr defending against the ground and pound.
Feet tries to score with some ground and pound. Starr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Feet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Starr on the ground.
Feet postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Feet throws a strike aimed at the side of Starr's head but Starr avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Feet decides to stand up, so the ref orders Starr to his feet.
Feet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Starr as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Feet circles away.
Feet tries to clinch but Starr moves out of range.
Feet clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Feet has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Starr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Feet lands a damaging elbow.
Starr lands with a left to the head.
Feet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Feet pushes off an throws an elbow but Starr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Starr tries to land a knee to the head but Feet blocks with his arms.
Feet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Starr as Feet shoots in.
Starr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
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.
Feet with a poor takedown
and Starr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Starr.
Feet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Feet keeping moving, preventing Starr from controlling successfully.
Feet doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Starr throws a big right hand that misses.
Feet throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Feet trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Starr wants to control from the top but Feet keeps moving.
Feet tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Feet closes the distance but Starr moves to the side
and Starr counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feet.
Feet manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Starr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Feet keeping moving, preventing Starr from controlling successfully.
Starr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Starr wants to control from the top but Feet keeps moving.
Feet tries to strike from the bottom.
Feet striking off his back but it's not causing Starr any problems.
Feet striking off his back but it's not causing Starr any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Starr wants to stand but Feet has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Feet has his foot on Starr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Starr works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Feet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Starr is fending him off so far but Feet persists. Nope, Starr circles away and we're back to standing.
Starr tries for a takedown but Feet sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Feet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Starr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Starr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Starr is looking to stand up but Feet won't let him.
Starr wants to pass the guard but Feet is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Starr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Feet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Starr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Starr counters with a single leg into guard. Feet didn't expect that.
Feet throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Starr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Feet wants to stand but Starr is controlling the position.
Feet tries to strike from the bottom.
Starr stops Feet from standing up.
Feet keeping moving, preventing Starr from controlling successfully.
Feet will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Feet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Feet dives in and grabs Starr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Starr pushes down on Feet's head and hops out.
Starr keeps the fight on the outside.
Feet tries to clinch up
and Starr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Starr.
Starr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Feet trying to control but Starr postures up.
Feet has a hand on Starr's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Starr takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
BOOM! Starr connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feet throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Starr looking to control but Feet is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Feet is wriggling around trying to escape.
Starr controlling the position easily from mount.
Starr lands a big shot there that rocks Feet but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Feet working to try and regain half guard.
Feet manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feet wants to improve his position but Starr is controlling well.
Starr slips a nice elbow through Feet's hands, connecting with Feet's forehead.
Starr wants to take a breather but Feet is having none of it.
Feet wants to improve his position but Starr is controlling well.
Feet is working hard here to advance position.
Feet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Feet is trying to stand up here but Starr is controlling him well.
Lotus Feet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Feet tries to roll over but Starr keeps him under control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Feet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Starr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Starr stands and steps away. Feet gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Feet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Starr counters by moving into the clinch.
Starr has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Feet uses from the top position.
Feet trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Starr manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Feet is looking to stand up but Starr isn't so interested in that idea.
Patrick Starr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Feet isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Starr stacks Feet on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Starr!
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Starr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Starr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Starr!
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