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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grant Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thai Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master has chosen Thai National Antheme as his entrance music. Thai Master has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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150 cm
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130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thai Master!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master tries to clinch there but Fairtex circles away.
Fairtex tries to clinch up
and Master moves into the clinch.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Master prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fairtex turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fairtex manages to end up in side control.
Fairtex tries to move to mount but Master blocks the move with his legs.
Fairtex stands up and beckons Master to his feet.
Fairtex shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Master moves into the clinch.
Master unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fairtex lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Master is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fairtex is keeping busy.
Master tries a knee to the head but Fairtex blocks it.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Fairtex misses with a knee strike.
Master lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Master lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Master blocks it with crossed arms.
Fairtex is breathing heavily.
Fairtex has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Master avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Fairtex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Master misses with a knee strike.
Master unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Master lands a knee to the body.
Master is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fairtex can't fight it off and eventually Master manages to take the fight to the floor. Fairtex looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Master wants to stand but Fairtex has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Master must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fairtex wants to sweep but no luck.
Fairtex wants to get back to his feet but Master is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fairtex will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Master trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairtex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Master wants to control from the top but Fairtex keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Master closes the distance but Fairtex moves to the side
and Fairtex counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Master tries to clinch but Fairtex moves out of range.
Master clinches up with Fairtex and pushes him back against the cage.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Master breaks from the clinch.
Master wants to clinch up but Fairtex keeps it at a distance.
Fairtex swats away the attempt to clinch by Master.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch but Fairtex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Master tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Master lands but Fairtex takes it in his stride.
Fairtex swats away the attempt to clinch by Master.
Master has Fairtex up against the cage in a clinch.
Fairtex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Master has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex can't get the takedown.
Master is trying to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Master throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fairtex blocks it with crossed arms.
Master with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Master lands an elbow inside that Fairtex shrugs off.
Master escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fairtex paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fairtex circles away from the clinch attempt.
Master tries to clinch up but Fairtex circles away and keeps his distance.
Master moves into the clinch.
Master makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Master lands a good knee to the midsection. Fairtex won't want to take too many of those.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but Fairtex blocks with his arms.
Fairtex takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fairtex is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Master gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fairtex tries to score a body lock takedown but Master shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Master tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Fairtex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Master's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Master 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.
Master fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fairtex shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Master counters by moving into the clinch.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but Master blocks it.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Master wants to stall.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Master blocks with his arms.
Master lands a knee to the head.
Master connects with a knee to the head.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Master blocks with his arms.
Master wants a takedown but no success here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master lands a nice elbow.
Master with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Master tries a knee to the head but Fairtex blocks it.
Master using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Master blocks it with crossed arms.
Fairtex has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Master regains guard immediately.
Fairtex tries to stand but Master is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fairtex wants to control from the top but Master keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fairtex wants to stand but Master is controlling his posture from full guard.
Master working for a triangle but Fairtex defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fairtex trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Master looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Master is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch but Fairtex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Master misses with a head kick.
Fairtex closes the distance looking to clinch
and Master counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex wants to clinch but Master slips to the side
and Master counters by clinching up.
Master jumps guard and drags Fairtex to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Master not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fairtex prevents Master from getting back to his feet.
Master looking to control.
Fairtex wants to pass the guard but Master is keeping the position.
Master throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Master wants to get back to his feet but Fairtex is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fairtex looking to sit in guard and control but Master gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Master has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fairtex is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fairtex tries for a takedown but Master circles away easily
and Master counters with a three punch combo that has Fairtex backing up. Fairtex nods at Master to acknowledge the strikes.
Master clinches with his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Master pulls guard effortlessly.
Fairtex gets to his feet - Master follows without any prompting.
Master tries to clinch but Fairtex moves away
and Fairtex counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Fairtex dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fairtex doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Master counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Master should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fairtex is working for takedown but Master is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fairtex changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Master fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Fairtex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Master looks to clinch
and Fairtex counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fairtex takes an elbow to the forehead.
Master connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fairtex's face.
Master lands an elbow inside.
Master tries for a takedown but Fairtex manages to get underhooks.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but Master blocks it.
Master makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Master.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Master obliges.
Fairtex takes a knee right on the jaw!
Master lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Master successfully pulls guard.
Master wants to stand up but Fairtex is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fairtex lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master wants to get back to his feet but Fairtex is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fairtex stands up and waves to Master to follow him.
Master tries to clinch but Fairtex moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Master looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fairtex clinches up with Master and pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fairtex as Master tries to tie him up.
Master is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fairtex pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fairtex tries to score a body lock takedown but Master shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Master pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Master comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fairtex is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Master obliges.
Fairtex has Master pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Master manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Master tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Fairtex is working for takedown but Master is calmly controlling the position for now.
Master breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fairtex has a takedown stuffed.
Master instigates a clinch.
Master unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fairtex lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fairtex has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Master is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Master stops a takedown attempt from Fairtex.
Fairtex takes an elbow to the temple.
Fairtex misses with a knee strike.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Master blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fairtex.
Master lands an elbow that stopped Fairtex in his tracks for a moment.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Master ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Master no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fairtex stands up from Master's guard - Fairtex perhaps looking for a knockout.
Master tries to clinch up
and Fairtex holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fairtex lands a takedown into guard.
Fairtex trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Master manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Master trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fairtex's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Master trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairtex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fairtex manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Master looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Fairtex showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fairtex 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Fairtex!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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