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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Burkhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Greywar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greywar has chosen I'm a Catholic girl... as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Burkhart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JP Greywar!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burkhart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greywar.
Burkhart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greywar.
Burkhart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burkhart misses with a two punch combination.
Burkhart missing with a left hand there. Greywar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burkhart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Greywar.
Burkhart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Greywar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Greywar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burkhart.
Burkhart lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Burkhart.
Greywar misses with a wild body shot.
Burkhart lands a nice shot to the body.
Burkhart misses the body punch
and Greywar counters with a stiff right hand.
Greywar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Danga de danga de dang - Burkhart scores with a four punch combination!
Burkhart swings for the body but Greywar moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greywar thows a body shot but no joy.
Burkhart misses with a double jab
and Greywar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burkhart throws a series of punches but Greywar avoids them all with ease.
Greywar misses with a straight right.
Greywar misses with a body shot
and Burkhart counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Greywar misses the target.
Greywar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart misses with a wild combination.
Greywar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Greywar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burkhart as he avoids it easily.
Greywar thows a body shot but no joy.
Greywar misses with a body shot.
Greywar throws a body punch but Burkhart moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burkhart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greywar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burkhart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greywar.
A telegraphed right hand from Burkhart misses the target.
Burkhart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greywar moves away.
Alex Burkhart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Greywar misses.
Greywar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Greywar dominated that round.
That's time! Burkhart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burkhart misses with a wild combination.
Greywar misses with a shot to the body
and Burkhart counters with a series of strikes. Greywar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Greywar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burkhart counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burkhart. Greywar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greywar swings for the body but Burkhart moves out of range.
Greywar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like JP Greywar has been cut.
Burkhart misses with a wild body shot.
Burkhart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burkhart wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart throws a shot from downtown. Greywar moves away and avoids it.
Burkhart throws a right hand that Greywar ducks under and follows up with a left that Greywar also avoids with ease.
Greywar scores with a decent looking hook.
Greywar slips under a jab from Burkhart.
Burkhart is looking to wear down Greywar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Greywar throws a jab when Burkhart was well out of range.
Greywar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burkhart.
Burkhart misses with an uppercut. Greywar saw that one coming.
That's two 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.
Burkhart misses the body punch
and Greywar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Burkhart.
Burkhart jabs at Greywar's body.
Alex Burkhart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greywar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burkhart moves away.
Alex Burkhart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greywar throws a hook to the side of Burkhart's head but Burkhart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burkhart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greywar.
Burkhart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart misses the body punch
so Greywar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Greywar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greywar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greywar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burkhart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Greywar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greywar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greywar chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greywar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greywar slips nicely into half guard.
Greywar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burkhart's head.
Greywar lands strikes from half guard.
Greywar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greywar working the head and body with strikes.
Greywar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greywar is pressing down on Burkhart's thigh, looking to free his foot. Burkhart is holding on for now.
Burkhart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burkhart blocking the ground and pound attempt from Greywar.
Greywar throws a strike but Burkhart avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Greywar throwing strikes but missing.
Greywar wants to pass the guard but Burkhart is keeping the position.
Burkhart is trying to keep Greywar in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Greywar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JP Greywar's cut.
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.
Greywar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greywar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burkhart was well out of range. Poor timing from Greywar.
Greywar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Greywar looks to score with a jab to the body but Burkhart is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burkhart throws a combination that misses
and Greywar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Greywar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burkhart throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burkhart. Greywar does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greywar just misses with a punch to the body.
Burkhart scores with a hook.
Greywar swings for the body but Burkhart moves out of range.
Greywar takes a swing at Burkhart's ribcage but misses.
Burkhart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burkhart misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Greywar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greywar lands a head shot.
That's two 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.
Greywar misses the shot to the body.
Burkhart swings for the body but Greywar moves out of range.
Greywar misses with a hook.
Burkhart scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Greywar misses.
Burkhart just misses with a punch to the body.
Burkhart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar moves out of range as Burkhart strikes.
Greywar misses with a looping right.
Greywar lands a nice shot to the body.
Greywar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burkhart.
Greywar throws an overhand right that lands on Burkhart's shoulder, as Burkhart tries to avoid the shot.
Greywar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Greywar misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greywar swings for the body but Burkhart moves out of range.
Burkhart defending well as Greywar loads up on a big left hand.
Greywar misses the shot to the body.
Burkhart misses with a wild body shot.
Greywar takes a swing at Burkhart's ribcage but misses.
Greywar loads up on a big right hand but Burkhart slips the punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greywar scores with a punch to the head.
Burkhart misses the body punch
and Greywar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Greywar really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JP Greywar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burkhart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greywar.
Greywar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burkhart counters with a two punch combo.
Greywar thows a body shot but no joy.
Burkhart throws a lazy right hand but Greywar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burkhart throws a nice looking combination but Greywar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greywar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burkhart.
Greywar looks to land a left hand but Burkhart moved out of range nicely.
Greywar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Greywar misses with a body kick.
Burkhart slips a jab from Greywar.
Greywar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burkhart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Burkhart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Greywar throws a lazy right hand but Burkhart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burkhart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greywar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burkhart.
Burkhart throws a jab when Greywar was well out of range.
Burkhart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burkhart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burkhart looks to score with a jab to the body but Greywar is just out of range.
Burkhart throws a combination that misses
and Greywar counters with a nice body shot.
Greywar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greywar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burkhart thinking.
A jab from Burkhart misses.
Burkhart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burkhart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Greywar misses with a body shot
and Burkhart counters with a left to the body.
Greywar thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Burkhart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Greywar doesn't seem phased though.
Greywar lands a nice hook to Burkhart's body. Burkhart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Greywar.
Burkhart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greywar was well out of range. Poor timing from Burkhart.
Greywar looks to throw the jab but Burkhart is out of range.
Burkhart swinging wildly here.
Greywar staying out of range there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greywar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Greywar dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on JP Greywar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Greywar scores with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burkhart throws a big shot that misses.
Greywar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burkhart throws out the jab.
Greywar slips a jab from Burkhart.
A combination from Burkhart does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burkhart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Greywar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burkhart misses with a body shot
and Greywar counters with a left to the body.
Burkhart just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Greywar misses its intended target.
Burkhart avoids the body shot from Greywar.
Burkhart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burkhart just misses with a punch to the body.
Greywar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burkhart just misses with a punch to the body.
Burkhart misses the jab.
Alex Burkhart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Burkhart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Greywar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burkhart pinned against the cage. Burkhart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burkhart misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Burkhart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burkhart throws a combination that misses
and Greywar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burkhart misses with a double jab
and Greywar counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Burkhart misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burkhart.
A shot to the body from Burkhart misses
and Greywar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Greywar misses with a kick to the body.
Greywar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greywar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burkhart misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Greywar counters with a right hand to the body.
Greywar misses with a straight left.
Greywar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Burkhart misses
and Greywar counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burkhart shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burkhart misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
JP Greywar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Greywar 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 45:50
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JP Greywar! JP Greywar retains his bantamweight title!
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RATING
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