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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Xystorophroi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Creek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xystorophroi comes to the cage accompanied by Boom!!!. Xavier Xystorophroi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Xystorophroi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Creek!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xystorophroi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Xystorophroi stops Creek from getting back to his feet.
Creek wants to control but Xystorophroi is keeping busy.
Xystorophroi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Xystorophroi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Creek defending well though.
Creek is looking to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Creek gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Creek wants to sweep here but Xystorophroi controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creek lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Xystorophroi!
Creek looks gassed!
Xystorophroi is looking to get to half guard.
Xystorophroi is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Creek blocks Xystorophroi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Xystorophroi wants to control but Creek is having none of it.
Creek looking to control and managing it successfully.
Xystorophroi is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Creek avoids the attempt from Xystorophroi to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xystorophroi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Xystorophroi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Xystorophroi swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Xystorophroi throwing hammer fists to the chest of Creek. What's that going to do exactly?
Xystorophroi is looking to get to half guard.
Xystorophroi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Xystorophroi is looking to improve his position but Creek isn't that keen on the idea.
Xystorophroi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Xystorophroi regains half guard.
Xystorophroi is looking for a sweep. Creek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xystorophroi looking for submissions off his back.
Creek content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Xystorophroi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Creek misses with a few strikes there.
Xavier Xystorophroi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Creek. That's going to slow Xystorophroi down.
Nice sprawl there from Creek as Xystorophroi shoots in.
Creek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Xystorophroi.
Creek lands a front kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Creek, right into the meat.
Creek tries a head kick but it misses.
Creek lands a glancing blow to the side of Xystorophroi's head.
Creek lands with a nice body kick.
Creek lands a head kick!
It looks like Xavier Xystorophroi has been cut.
Xystorophroi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Creek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xystorophroi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Creek lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creek throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creek throws a sloppy head kick and Xystorophroi moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Creek thuds his shin into the meat of Xystorophroi's side.
Xystorophroi shoots in for a double leg but Creek sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Xystorophroi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creek misses with a double jab.
Creek misses with a head kick.
Creek throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Xystorophroi.
Creek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Creek lands a jab-cross combination.
Xystorophroi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Creek tries to avoid it but Xystorophroi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Creek to the ground. Creek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Creek throws a head kick but Xystorophroi moves out of range.
Creek pushes Xystorophroi away with a front kick.
Xystorophroi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Creek throws a nice looking combination but Xystorophroi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xystorophroi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Creek sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Creek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Creek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xystorophroi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xystorophroi tries for a kimura but Creek is defending well.
Creek is not content to let Xystorophroi control the position.
Creek tries to bench press Xystorophroi off him but Xystorophroi keeps the position.
Xystorophroi throws an elbow but Creek slips to the side and avoids it well.
Xystorophroi working the ground and pound.
Xystorophroi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xystorophroi tries to score with some ground and pound. Creek controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Xystorophroi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Creek is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Xystorophroi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Xystorophroi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Xystorophroi swings around for an armbar but Creek sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Xystorophroi's guard.
That's four 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.
Creek stops Xystorophroi from standing up.
Creek decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Xystorophroi, up you get!
Xystorophroi has a takedown stuffed.
Creek closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Creek scores with a kick to the midsection.
Xystorophroi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Creek.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Xystorophroi is defended easily by Creek.
Xystorophroi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Xystorophroi avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creek lands with a kick to the temple. Xystorophroi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Creek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xavier Xystorophroi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Creek throws a right and a left that Xystorophroi avoids nicely.
Creek clinches up with Xystorophroi and pushes him back against the cage.
Creek is struggling to control the position.
Creek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Creek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xystorophroi blocks it with crossed arms.
Xystorophroi wants a takedown.
Creek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xystorophroi blocks it with crossed arms.
Xystorophroi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Creek just stands there and leans against the cage.
Xystorophroi jumps into guard, dragging Creek to the mat.
Creek must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Creek trying to control but Xystorophroi is working from the bottom.
Xystorophroi trying to strike off his back.
Xystorophroi lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Creek gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xystorophroi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Creek defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Xystorophroi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creek lands a nice looking kick to the body. Xystorophroi takes a step back to recover.
Creek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Xystorophroi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Creek swivels and escapes.
Creek throws a series of punches but Xystorophroi avoids them all with ease.
Xystorophroi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Creek as he jumps to the side.
Jacob Creek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xystorophroi blocks a head kick by Creek.
Creek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xystorophroi dives in and grabs Creek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Creek pushes down on Xystorophroi's head and hops out.
Xystorophroi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Creek closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creek managing to block the knees to the body from Xystorophroi.
Nice elbow from Creek.
Xystorophroi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Xystorophroi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Creek walks away with a smile on his face. Xystorophroi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Creek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Xystorophroi is working for takedown but Creek is calmly controlling the position for now.
Creek prevents the takedown attempt.
Creek landing knees to the body.
Creek misses with an elbow over the top.
Xystorophroi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Xystorophroi avoids the elbow strike from Creek, against the cage.
Creek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Creek tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Xystorophroi.
Creek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xystorophroi shoots in but no luck this time.
Creek lands with a kick to the temple. Xystorophroi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Creek.
Xystorophroi avoids the head kick by Creek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xystorophroi fails with the takedown.
Xystorophroi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Creek makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Xystorophroi really felt that one!
Creek bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A shot to the liver by Creek. Beautiful body shot.
Xystorophroi fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Creek.
Xystorophroi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Creek clinches with his opponent.
Creek misses with a knee to the head.
Creek breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xystorophroi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Xystorophroi scores with a takedown into Creek's guard.
Xystorophroi stops Creek from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xystorophroi preventing the sweep.
Creek trying to control the position.
Xystorophroi trying to control but Creek is working from the bottom.
Xystorophroi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Xystorophroi being controlled here momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Creek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Creek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Creek!
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