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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gorege Lush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Milton (ranked 0 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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Good wrestling
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Dangerous GnP
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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 Amsterdam, Gorege Lush! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Milton! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick misses from Lush. Lush closes the distance and clinches. Lush pulls guard successfully.
Lush is looking for a triangle but Milton pushes his legs off easily.
Lush keeping full guard, as Milton tries to pass. Milton passes easily into side control. Nice work. Milton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Milton staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round. Milton avoids the strikes from the bottom by Lush. Milton gets to mount! Lush was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Lush wants to control but Milton is having none of it. Milton lands a nice shot to the head. Lush is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Milton controlling the pace for now. Lush wants to control but Milton is having none of it.
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. Milton looking to control but Lush is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Milton avoids the attempt from Lush to control. Milton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Milton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lush is looking to escape. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Lush gets back to half guard. Lush knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Milton on the ground. Milton sitting and controlling from the half guard. Lush looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Milton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Lush working to try and regain half guard.
Milton looking to control but Lush is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Milton lands a nice shot to the head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Milton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lush's face.
Lush throwing hammer fists to the chest of Milton. What's that going to do exactly? Milton is going olschool here, as he tries to force Lush to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lush shrugs it off. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Lush is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lush tries to hold on but Milton pushes him away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Milton dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Milton staying out of range there. Lush moves into range and clinches up with Milton. Lush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Nice sprawl there from Lush as Milton shoots in. Lush leaves Milton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Gorege Lush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Milton. Lush decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Milton tries to get to full guard but Lush has control of the leg. Lush trying to control from half guard but Milton is working away. Milton missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lush controlling the action here. Milton regains full guard. Nicely done. Milton trying to control the position.
Milton looking for a guillotine here but Lush defends easily.
Lush controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Lush wants to pass the guard but Milton is keeping the position. Milton pushes Lush off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Lush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Milton has his takedown stuffed and Lush counters with a nice double leg into guard. Lush might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Milton looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lush wants to stand and escape but instead Milton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Lush keeping moving, preventing Milton from controlling successfully. Lush wants to control the position but Milton says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Lush is staying active underneath Milton, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Lush is looking for a sweep. Milton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Lush avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Milton.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Lush closes the distance and clinches. Milton working hard to break the clinch.
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. Lush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Milton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Lush moves into the clinch. Milton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lush prevents it.
Milton can't break the clinch.
Milton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lush.
A frustrated look appears on Milton's face as he tries to break the clinch. Milton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Milton trying to stall but Lush improves his position.
Lush breaks the clinch.
Lush looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Milton is trying to control the position but Lush postures up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorege Lush dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Milton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Lush pulls guard effortlessly. Milton gets to his feet - Lush follows without any prompting. Milton with a lazy takedown attempt and Lush counters by moving into the clinch. Lush jumps guard and drags Milton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Lush is controlling Milton's posture. Milton gets to his feet - Lush follows without any prompting. Lush closes the distance and clinches. Lush lands a body punch in the clinch. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lush prevents the takedown attempt.
Lush has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Milton is trying to keep an underhook but Lush manages to get the takedown into half guard. Lush seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Milton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Milton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Lush is looking to stand up but Milton won't let him. Milton trying to control the position.
Lush wants to get up but he can't break Milton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Milton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Milton works his way into side control. Milton stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Milton shoots and misses and Lush counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Milton's guard now. Gorege Lush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Milton. Lush is looking to advance position but Milton has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Milton get's back to his feet. Milton closes the distance and clinches up with Lush, looking for a takedown. Milton pushes Lush against the cage but Lush circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Milton tries to clinch up. Lush shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Milton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lush avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lush won't allow Milton to sweep him here. Lush prevents Milton from getting back to his feet. Lush wants to control from the top but Milton keeps moving. Milton trying to keep a closed guard but Lush is proving a slippery customer.
Milton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lush kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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. Lush trying to control but Milton is working from the bottom. Milton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lush manages to get himself to full guard.
Lush on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lush tries to get out of the position. Milton pushing down on Lush's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Lush is refusing to be controlled, as Milton sits in half guard. Lush wants to control but Milton is keeping busy and won't allow it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lush is trying to get back to full guard. Milton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gorege Lush. Well Lush 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorege Lush!
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FIGHT
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