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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marty McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koala Bare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 cm
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145 lbs
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180 cm
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134 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marty McFly! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koala Bare! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No joy there for McFly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bare feints and as McFly raises his hands in defense, Bare changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Bare must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. McFly wants to control the position but Bare says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Bare is figuring out what he wants to do next. McFly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. McFly is not content to let Bare control the position. Bare thows a huge punch but McFly dodges it nicely.
McFly wants to improve his position but Bare is controlling well.
Bare tries to stand but his arm is trapped. Bare is keen to just control but McFly is a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Excellent takedown into side control there by McFly. Bare is positioning himself to get back to half guard. McFly working away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bare is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Bare tries to bench press McFly off him but McFly keeps the position. McFly controls the position. McFly is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bare has escaped the position, nice work there. Bare is looking to reverse the position. Bare can't do much from the bottom here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. McFly fails with the takedown and Bare counters with a single leg into guard. McFly didn't expect that. McFly is breathing heavily. McFly looking to sweep here. No luck so far. There's a bit of a scramble here and now McFly is on top in guard.
Bare is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. McFly is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bare is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bare has escaped and now he's on top! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. McFly keeping moving, preventing Bare from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bare wants to pass the guard but McFly is keeping the position. Bare sitting in guard here, content to control. McFly working for a triangle but Bare defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Bare throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McFly works some decent striking defense from the bottom. McFly looking to control.
Bare gets to his feet - McFly follows without any prompting. McFly with a lazy takedown attempt and Bare counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McFly! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McFly tries to improve his position but instead Bare has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bare is trying to control but McFly is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
McFly wants to hold on but Bare pushes him away. McFly can't escape the position.
McFly bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Bare being controlled here, momentarily. McFly 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. Bare not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McFly wants to control from the top but Bare keeps moving. McFly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bare is keeping the position for now. Bare being controlled here, momentarily. Bare has McFly pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McFly stays in close to Bare's body and controls the position. McFly wants to control from the top but Bare keeps moving. McFly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Bare manages to get back to half guard. McFly trying to mount his opponent but Bare defends it. McFly moves nicely into side control. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bare manages to get back to half guard. McFly is working for an americana but Bare has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst McFly was thinking about the submission. McFly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koala Bare dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McFly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McFly. Bare feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Bare trying to control the position from guard on top but McFly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. McFly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bare is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
McFly punching from mount but Bare doing a good job of avoiding damage. Bare swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Bare tries to get back to half guard but can't. McFly avoids the attempt from Bare to control. McFly throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Bare is wriggling around trying to escape.
McFly throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. McFly avoids the attempt from Bare to control. Bare is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bare wants to control but McFly is having none of it. Bare is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by McFly there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McFly jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bare manages to avoid the submission attempt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Bare shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and McFly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Bare managing to control the position. Bare lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McFly!
That's two minutes gone in the round. McFly sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. McFly is trying to get back to full guard. Bare trying to control from half guard but McFly is working away. Bare tries to stand but can't do so whilst McFly controls his leg. McFly is pressing down on Bare's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. McFly can't keep his opponent in guard - Bare advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. McFly works his way to full guard. Good work. Bare stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McFly swivels though and keeps the full guard. Bare wants to control from the top but McFly keeps moving. Bare content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McFly can't keep his opponent in guard - Bare advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Bare with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. McFly wants to improve his position but Bare is controlling well.
Bare takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Bare wants to control but McFly is keeping him busy. Bare tries to pass to full mount but McFly defends it. McFly is looking to improve his position.
Bare throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Bare missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. McFly fails with the takedown so Bare counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Bare is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Bare trying to stand up but can't free himself from McFly's guard. McFly seems keen to control Bare's posture. McFly looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Bare looking to control the position here, rather than advance. McFly tries to land a sweep but no joy. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. McFly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bare wants to control from the top but McFly keeps moving. 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 Marty McFly will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bare shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bare was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Bare trying to control but he's not successful this time. McFly tries to hold on but Bare postures up. McFly is working to get back to half guard.
McFly wants to control but Bare is having none of it. Bare looking to control and managing it successfully. Bare looking to control but McFly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. McFly tries to get back to half guard but can't. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bare wants to control the pace but McFly is squirming around nicely. Bare controlling the position easily from mount. Bare can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McFly is looking to escape. McFly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McFly tries to hold on but Bare pushes him away. McFly is desperately trying to improve his position but Bare has a good base and remains in mount. The referee warns McFly that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bare looking to finish with strikes here!
McFly slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Koala Bare has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. McFly gets full guard. McFly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bare can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Bare trying to control the position from guard on top but McFly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bare advances to half guard. Bare not doing much here.
Bare drops an elbow to the side of McFly's head. Bare is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Bare is keen to just control but McFly is a slippery customer. McFly is looking to control Bare's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McFly avoid being mounted? Bare is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bare missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Bare escapes and gets back to his feet. Marty McFly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bare scores with a takedown into McFly's guard. Bare has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McFly is proving hard to escape from. McFly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Bare works his way to full guard. Good work. Bare working for a triangle but McFly defends it easily.
Bare wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bare manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McFly manages to get himself to full guard.
McFly isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bare stacks McFly on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bare! Bare is looking to take a break and control but McFly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. McFly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Bare scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but McFly manages to mount him!
McFly looking to isolate an arm here. Bare doesn't see it coming and as McFly extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by McFly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marty McFly!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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