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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blaine Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Choake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jermaine Choake acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blaine Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jermaine Choake!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choake slips a jab from Stone.
Choake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Stone scores with a takedown into Choake's guard.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stone 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.
Stone trying to control but Choake is working from the bottom.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Choake trying to control the position.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Choake blocks nicely.
Stone stopping the sweep attempt from Choake.
Choake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stone looking to pass the guard.
Stone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Choake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Choake wants to sweep but no luck.
Choake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choake is trying to keep Stone in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Choake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone throws a big right hand that misses.
Stone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Choake looking to control.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Choake blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone lands a couple of digs.
Stone throws a big right hand that misses.
Stone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Choake looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Choake looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Choake!
Stone is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choake advances nicely into full mount.
Choake content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaine Stone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Choake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choake shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choake fails with the takedown
and Stone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Choake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Choake seems to be working for a kimura but Stone defends the submission attempt.
Stone is pressing down on Choake's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Choake wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Choake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stone looking for subs off his back but Choake has passed one foot through into half guard.
Stone makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stone.
Stone is looking for a triangle here but Choake uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Choake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stone keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Choake wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Choake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stone is looking to reverse the position.
Choake is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Choake gets to mount! Stone was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stone is looking to improve his position but Choake isn't that keen on the idea.
Choake tries to control but Stone wriggling away.
Stone is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choake looking to control but Stone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Blaine Stone will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stone scores a takedown into full mount!
Choake regains half guard.
Stone is thwarting Choake's attempts to control the position.
Choake wants to get back to full guard.
Stone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Choake's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choake manages to get to full guard.
Stone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stone postures up in Choake's guard and throws a big left but Choake blocks it.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone postures up in Choake's guard and throws a big left but Choake blocks it.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Choake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone thows a big elbow that misses.
Stone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Choake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stone pushes down on Choake's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stone lands a nice short elbow.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Choake defending well though.
Choake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Choake wants to get back to full guard.
Choake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Choake looking for submissions off his back.
Choake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone is working for a kimura but Choake is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stone is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Choake defending well though.
Choake is looking for a sweep. Stone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stone tries to pass to full mount but Choake defends it.
Stone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stone is looking to take a break and control but Choake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blaine Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blaine Stone!
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hype
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FIGHT
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