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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarvis Messam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Overfield Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Messam's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Boombastic by Shaggy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarvis Messam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Overfield Jr!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Messam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Overfield Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Messam.
Overfield Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Messam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overfield Jr wants to clinch up but Messam keeps it at a distance.
Overfield Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Overfield Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Messam shoots in looking for a takedown. Overfield Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Messam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Overfield Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Overfield Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Overfield Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messam keeps the fight on the outside.
Messam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overfield Jr.
Messam keeps the fight on the outside.
Overfield Jr misses with a double jab.
Messam lands with a nice body punch.
Messam shoots in and bounces Overfield Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Messam connects with a couple of short punches.
Messam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Overfield Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Messam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Messam postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Overfield Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Messam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Messam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Messam passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Overfield Jr defending against the ground and pound.
Messam creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Overfield Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Overfield Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Messam connects with a decent elbow.
Overfield Jr tries to buck Messam off but Messam is having none of it.
Messam tries for a kimura but Overfield Jr is defending well.
Messam landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr is looking for a sweep.
Messam working the head with strikes.
Messam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Messam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Overfield Jr regains half guard.
Overfield Jr missing with punches from the bottom.
Messam looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Messam takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Overfield Jr wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Messam seems to be looking for submissions.
Overfield Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Overfield Jr looks gassed!
Messam looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Overfield Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Messam is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overfield Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Messam is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Messam is trying to work for a kimura but Overfield Jr is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarvis Messam dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Messam shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Overfield Jr eats them both and turns towards Messam to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Messam lands a two punch combo.
Messam throws a one two combo.
Overfield Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Messam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Messam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarvis Messam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Messam misses with a wild body shot.
Messam misses with a combination
enabling Overfield Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Messam just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messam throws a head kick but Overfield Jr moves out of range.
Messam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Overfield Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overfield Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jarvis Messam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overfield Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Messam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overfield Jr is looking to clinch but Messam is avoiding it.
Messam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Overfield Jr counters with a head kick.
Messam misses with a body kick.
Messam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Overfield Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Messam thows a body shot but no joy.
Messam throws a head kick that Overfield Jr semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Messam. Overfield Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overfield Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Messam blocks a head kick by Overfield Jr.
Messam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jarvis Messam is winning the standup battle so far.
Overfield Jr tries to clinch there but Messam circles away.
Messam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Messam shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Messam showed some decent athleticism there.
Messam takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overfield Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Overfield Jr is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messam drops an elbow to the side of Overfield Jr's head.
Nice strikes from Messam there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overfield Jr wants to improve his position but Messam is controlling well.
Messam lands strikes from half guard.
Messam is looking for a kimura here.
Messam drops an elbow to the side of Overfield Jr's head.
Jarvis Messam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Messam drops an elbow to the side of Overfield Jr's head.
Ground and pound from Messam.
Messam is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Messam is working Overfield Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messam stays in close to Overfield Jr's body and controls the position.
Overfield Jr keeping moving, preventing Messam from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overfield Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Messam gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Messam trying to control the position from guard on top but Overfield Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Messam pushes down on Overfield Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Overfield Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Messam is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Messam is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Messam seems to be working for a kimura but Overfield Jr defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarvis Messam dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Messam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Jason Overfield Jr has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Overfield Jr.
Messam lands with a nice body punch.
Messam lands a jab to Overfield Jr's midsection.
Overfield Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Overfield Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overfield Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Messam throws a right hand that Overfield Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Overfield Jr also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Messam does no damage.
Messam lands a body shot.
Messam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Messam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overfield Jr.
Overfield Jr tries to clinch there but Messam circles away.
Messam throws a combination that misses
and Overfield Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Messam is looking to wear down Overfield Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Overfield Jr slips under a jab from Messam.
Messam throws a head kick but Overfield Jr moves out of range.
Overfield Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Messam on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Messam. That's going to slow Overfield Jr down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Messam moves out of range easily.
Overfield Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Messam moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Overfield Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Overfield Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Messam bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Messam cracks Overfield Jr with a big elbow.
Overfield Jr is rocked!
Messam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Messam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Overfield Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jarvis Messam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overfield Jr trying to remain calm as Messam controls from the top position.
Overfield Jr tries to escape but Messam is in control.
Messam taking a breather here.
Messam's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Jarvis Messam wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Messam drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messam 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.
Messam forces his way into half guard.
Messam takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jason Overfield Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Overfield Jr wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Well, if Messam is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Overfield Jr flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarvis Messam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Messam 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarvis Messam!
Jarvis Messam gave a mention to MMA ANIMAL in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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RATING
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