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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bret Easton Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Homes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bret Easton Ellis had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Bret Easton Ellis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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132 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bret Easton Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Homes!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Homes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Easton Ellis is fending him off so far but Homes persists. Nope, Easton Ellis circles away and we're back to standing.
Homes has a takedown stuffed.
Homes throws the kick towards the body but Easton Ellis avoids it.
Easton Ellis gets a takedown into half guard.
Homes wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Homes is staying active underneath Easton Ellis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Easton Ellis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Homes defending well though.
Easton Ellis seems to be looking for submissions.
Easton Ellis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Homes gets full guard.
Homes is wriggling around but Easton Ellis manages to pass to half guard.
Homes pushes Easton Ellis off looking to stand but Easton Ellis dives back in and keeps control.
Homes throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Homes looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton Ellis gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Homes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Easton Ellis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Homes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Homes decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Easton Ellis is breathing heavily.
Easton Ellis has his takedown stuffed
and Homes counters with a shoot takedown. Easton Ellis fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Easton Ellis is working an open guard so Homes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Henry Homes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Homes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Easton Ellis.
Easton Ellis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Homes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Easton Ellis pushes down on Homes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Easton Ellis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Easton Ellis is working for a kimura but Homes is defending it quite comfortably.
Easton Ellis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton Ellis is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Easton Ellis decides to return to a standing position.
Easton Ellis scores with a kick to the body.
Homes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Homes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Easton Ellis as he jumps to the side.
Bret Easton Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Homes.
Easton Ellis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton Ellis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Easton Ellis is tying to control. Homes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Homes wants to get back to his feet.
Homes actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Homes kicks Easton Ellis off and gets back to his feet.
Easton Ellis throws a nice looking combination but Homes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Homes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Easton Ellis counters with a single leg into guard. Homes didn't expect that.
Easton Ellis trying to control but Homes is working from the bottom.
Easton Ellis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Easton Ellis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Easton Ellis controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Easton Ellis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Easton Ellis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Homes dives on top into guard.
Homes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Easton Ellis's guard.
Easton Ellis is looking to improve his position.
Homes stands up out of the half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Easton Ellis shoots for a double leg takedown but Homes sprawls well. He's pushed Easton Ellis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Homes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Easton Ellis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Homes's guard now.
Homes wants to sweep here but Easton Ellis controlling him for the moment.
Easton Ellis forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Easton Ellis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Easton Ellis tries for a takedown but Homes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Easton Ellis shoots in but no luck this time.
Easton Ellis tries for a takedown but Homes circles away easily
and Homes counters with a shoot takedown. Easton Ellis fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Easton Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Easton Ellis is working an open guard so Homes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Homes lands a head kick!
Homes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Easton Ellis is rocked!
Homes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Oh Easton Ellis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Homes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Easton Ellis is bucking up trying to escape but Homes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Homes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Easton Ellis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Bret Easton Ellis has been cut.
Homes looking to finish Easton Ellis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Easton Ellis!
Bret Easton Ellis's cut is getting worse.
Homes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Easton Ellis's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Easton Ellis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Homes.
Homes looking to finish Easton Ellis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Easton Ellis!
Easton Ellis is bucking up trying to escape but Homes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jeez, Bret Easton Ellis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bret Easton Ellis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Henry Homes!
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energy
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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