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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ace Bremer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Downes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ace Bremer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ace Bremer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Downes!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Bremer.
Bremer misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bremer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Downes shoots in for a double leg but Bremer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bremer stalks Downes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Downes's face. Downes staggers backwards, shaken.
Bremer is looking to clinch.
Bremer takes the fight into the clinch.
Downes looking for a takedown.
Downes prevents Bremer from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bremer is trying to break the clinch but Downes is controlling him.
Bremer is looking to break free of the clinch but Downes has double underhooks.
Downes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bremer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ace Bremer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Downes.
Bremer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Downes.
Bremer clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downes tries for a takedown but Bremer manages to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Bremer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bremer tries to break free but Downes pushes him back against the cage.
Downes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Downes keeps control of Bremer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bremer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Downes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bremer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bremer can't break the clinch.
Bremer can't break the clinch.
Bremer stops a takedown attempt from Downes.
Bremer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Downes jumps into guard, dragging Bremer to the mat.
Bremer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Downes's guard.
Downes looking for a sweep. Not yet Downes, not yet.
Downes looks gassed!
Bremer wanted to stand there but Downes had control of the position.
Downes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
Bremer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bremer throws a series of punches but Downes moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Bremer.
Downes tries for a takedown but Bremer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Downes checks a leg kick.
Downes dives in and grabs Bremer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bremer pushes down on Downes's head and hops out.
Danga de danga de dang - Bremer scores with a four punch combination!
Bremer throws a series of punches but Downes moves out of range.
Bremer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bremer moves in looking to clinch but Downes pushes him off.
Bremer drives through and clinches with Downes against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downes tries to pull guard but Bremer holds him up against the cage and eventually Downes drops back down to his feet.
Bremer is trying to break the clinch but Downes is controlling him.
Downes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bremer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bremer lands a nice shot that snaps Downes's head back.
Ace Bremer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bremer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Downes.
Matt Downes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bremer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bremer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bremer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bremer lands a two punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Bremer. No joy for Downes on that attempt.
Bremer throws a shot to the body.
Bremer misses with the combination.
Bremer connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bremer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bremer tries to bum rush Downes with a series of wild strikes but Downes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Bremer. No joy for Downes on that attempt.
Downes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bremer defends it nicely.
Bremer stalks Downes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Downes's face. Downes staggers backwards, shaken.
Bremer scores with a one two! Downes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bremer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Downes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Bremer does no damage.
Bremer throws a right hand that Downes ducks under and follows up with a left that Downes also avoids with ease.
Downes fails to land the takedown.
Bremer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Bremer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bremer wants to clinch up but Downes keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Downes is defended easily by Bremer.
Bremer misses with a double jab.
Bremer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Downes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bremer!
Bremer forces Downes back against the cage and clinches.
Bremer controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bremer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Downes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bremer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ace Bremer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Downes.
No joy there for Bremer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Downes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Downes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bremer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Downes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bremer is looking to clinch.
Bremer forces Downes back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Bremer fails to land.
Bremer throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Bremer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bremer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bremer is pressed up against the cage. Downes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bremer down to the mat. Bremer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bremer is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Bremer both land. Nice combination.
Bremer swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bremer is fending him off so far but Downes persists. Nope, Bremer circles away and we're back to standing.
Bremer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bremer lands with a nice combination. Downes backs away looking to recover.
Downes keeps the fight on the outside.
Downes has a takedown stuffed.
Bremer throws a solid leg kick but Downes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bremer.
Downes fails with the takedown.
Downes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice shot by Bremer.
Ace Bremer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Downes shoots in but Bremer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bremer misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bremer avoids it really well and circles away.
Bremer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice takedown defense from Bremer. No joy for Downes on that attempt.
Bremer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Downes backs up against the cage.
Downes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bremer as he jumps to the side.
Downes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Downes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Downes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bremer throws a series of strikes that have Downes backpedaling.
Bremer tries to clinch but Downes is having none of it.
Downes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bremer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Downes blocks a low kick nicely.
Downes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bremer tries to avoid it but Downes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bremer to the ground. Bremer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bremer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bremer throws a series of punches but Downes avoids them all with ease.
Downes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bremer as he jumps to the side.
Bremer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Bremer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Downes tries for a takedown but Bremer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bremer doesn't manage to clinch there - Downes circles away.
Downes shoots in looking for a takedown. Bremer tries to sprawl out of it but Downes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bremer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bremer throws a series of punches but Downes avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Bremer dominated that second round.
That's time! Bremer'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!
Downes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bremer tries to close the distance and clinch but Downes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bremer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bremer throws a series of strikes that have Downes backpedaling.
Bremer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bremer stuffs the takedown attempt from Downes. Downes gets slowly back to his feet.
Downes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bremer tries to avoid it but Downes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bremer to the ground. Bremer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ace Bremer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Downes.
Bremer is looking to clinch.
Bremer throws a one two combo.
Bremer tries to land a leg kick but Downes saw it coming and moves away.
Downes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bremer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Bremer both land. Nice combination.
Downes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bremer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bremer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Downes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bremer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Downes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bremer lands with a nice combination. Downes backs away looking to recover.
Downes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bremer.
Downes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bremer's waist but Bremer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Downes off to one side.
Downes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Downes is defended easily by Bremer.
Downes tries for a takedown but Bremer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downes fails to land the takedown.
Downes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Downes fails with a takedown attempt.
Bremer throws a nice looking combination but Downes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Downes has a takedown stuffed.
Bremer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bremer duly obliges.
Downes shoots in looking for a takedown. Bremer tries to sprawl out of it but Downes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bremer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bremer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bremer circles away.
Bremer scores with a one two! Downes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bremer tries to clinch up.
Downes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bremer avoids it really well and circles away.
Ace Bremer is winning the standup battle so far.
Bremer tries to clinch but Downes moves out of range.
Bremer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Downes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bremer wants to get back to his feet.
Downes is trying to work for a kimura but Bremer is defending well.
Matt Downes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bremer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Downes trying to mount his opponent but Bremer defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Downes is looking for submissions but instead, Bremer has regained full guard.
Ace Bremer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Downes has gone for a leg lock! Bremer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Downes's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Bremer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bremer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Bremer!
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energy
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