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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Ironcrotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Holt (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Sydney, Bob Ironcrotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Holt!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ironcrotch moves into the clinch.
Holt can't break the clinch.
Ironcrotch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holt throws a leg kick which misses Ironcrotch's front leg but catches the back leg as Ironcrotch tries to avoid it.
Ironcrotch blocks a head kick by Holt.
Ironcrotch shoots in for a takedown but Holt shows good takedown defense.
Holt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ironcrotch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holt scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Holt misses.
Ironcrotch avoids the head kick by Holt.
Holt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ironcrotch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Ironcrotch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holt stuffs the takedown attempt from Ironcrotch. Ironcrotch gets slowly back to his feet.
Holt throws a head kick that misses.
Ironcrotch throws a head kick but Holt moves out of range.
Holt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ironcrotch to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Holt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Holt keeping moving, preventing Ironcrotch from controlling successfully.
Holt is adopting a defensive guard.
Ironcrotch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ironcrotch looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironcrotch trying to control but Holt is working from the bottom.
Ironcrotch is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Holt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Holt has escaped and now he's on top!
Ironcrotch trying to control the position.
Ironcrotch keeping full guard, as Holt tries to pass.
Holt looking to sit in guard and control but Ironcrotch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ironcrotch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironcrotch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holt is keeping the position for now.
Ironcrotch throws a strike but Holt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ironcrotch is on top in guard.
Ironcrotch wants to control from the top but Holt keeps moving.
Holt keeping full guard, as Ironcrotch tries to pass.
Ironcrotch drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Holt manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ironcrotch has Holt in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironcrotch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ironcrotch is breathing heavily.
Holt passes Ironcrotch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ironcrotch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holt seems to be looking for submissions.
Holt is looking to take a break and control but Ironcrotch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ironcrotch trying to hold on to Holt's head to control him but Holt postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Holt 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.
Holt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick by Holt misses
and Ironcrotch counters with a takedown into side control.
Holt tries to improve position but can't.
Ironcrotch thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ironcrotch scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Holt to see if he's OK.
Ironcrotch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Holt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ironcrotch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt is looking to regain half guard here but Ironcrotch keeps moving and retains side control.
Holt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ironcrotch's best efforts.
Ironcrotch trying to control the action but Holt is working from the bottom.
Ironcrotch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ironcrotch is keen to just control but Holt is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Holt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holt tries a head kick but it misses.
Bob Ironcrotch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holt throws a leg kick that misses.
Holt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Holt throws a lazy head kick
and Ironcrotch counters with a takedown into side control.
Holt is not content to let Ironcrotch control the position.
Ironcrotch tries to move to mount but Holt blocks the move with his legs.
Holt seems a little lost for a moment, as Ironcrotch dominates the positioning.
Ironcrotch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holt keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ironcrotch's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ironcrotch trying to work for an americana but Holt has managed to regain full guard.
Ironcrotch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ironcrotch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holt wants to sweep here but Ironcrotch controlling him for the moment.
Ironcrotch trying to control but Holt is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ironcrotch wants to pass the guard but Holt is keeping the position.
Ironcrotch postures up.
Ironcrotch is stalling in the full guard.
Ironcrotch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Holt looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Holt stuffs the takedown attempt from Ironcrotch. Ironcrotch gets slowly back to his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Holt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Ironcrotch dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Holt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holt throws a head kick that misses
and Ironcrotch counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ironcrotch blocks a low kick nicely.
Ironcrotch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ironcrotch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Charles Holt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holt tries a head kick but it misses.
Holt throws a sloppy head kick
and Ironcrotch counters with a nice double leg into side control. Holt won't be happy with that.
Holt is trying to control Ironcrotch's posture but Ironcrotch avoids it.
Holt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ironcrotch off and has taken his back!
Holt has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ironcrotch has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Ironcrotch breaks Holt's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ironcrotch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironcrotch won't allow Holt to sweep him here.
Holt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ironcrotch trying to control the position from guard on top but Holt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ironcrotch advances position into side control!
That's two 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.
Holt can't do much from the bottom here.
Ironcrotch trying to control the position but Holt is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ironcrotch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holt. Holt obviously looking to wear him down.
Ironcrotch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Holt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ironcrotch bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Holt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ironcrotch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironcrotch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Holt trying to control but Ironcrotch postures up.
Ironcrotch seems to be working for a kimura but Holt defends the submission attempt.
Ironcrotch is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Holt!
Holt is looking to improve his position but Ironcrotch isn't that keen on the idea.
Ironcrotch postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Holt looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holt wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ironcrotch.
Holt sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ironcrotch is looking to take a break and control but Holt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ironcrotch misses with a head shot. Holt uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ironcrotch wants to control from the top but Holt keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Ironcrotch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ironcrotch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Ironcrotch!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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