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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erek Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jr StClair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horton comes to the cage accompanied by Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erek Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jr StClair!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
StClair stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and StClair wants it to stay on the feet.
StClair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from StClair.
Horton moves in looking to clinch but StClair pushes him off.
StClair clinches up against the cage.
StClair is trying to break the clinch but Horton is controlling him.
StClair has had enough of the clinch but Horton keeps him there for the moment.
Horton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but StClair blocks it with crossed arms.
Horton missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Horton.
Horton landing knees to the body.
StClair takes a knee to the side of the body.
StClair looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horton with a knee to the head.
Horton lands with a light punch inside.
StClair prevents a body shot from Horton.
StClair tries to circle away but Horton has him pinned against the cage.
Horton tries to work over StClair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton lands a knee to the head.
Horton scores a nice knee to the body.
Horton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Horton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of StClairs head.
StClair prevents a body shot from Horton.
Horton lands an elbow that stopped StClair in his tracks for a moment.
Horton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horton with a knee to the head.
StClair tries to break the clinch but Horton is controlling the position.
Horton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Horton lands a good knee to the midsection. StClair won't want to take too many of those.
Horton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Horton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Horton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
StClair takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton scores with a knee to the head.
Horton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with StClair's elbow.
Knees to the body from Horton.
Horton struggles to land a body shot inside as StClair controls his hands.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but StClair avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
StClair is trying to break the clinch but Horton is controlling him.
Good body shot from Horton.
Horton lands a damaging elbow.
StClair takes an elbow to the forehead.
Horton struggles to land a body shot inside as StClair controls his hands.
StClair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Horton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Horton lands a good knee to the midsection. StClair won't want to take too many of those.
A left hand lands to the body for Horton.
Horton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Horton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton misses with the head strike.
Horton lands a right hand.
StClair is looking to break free of the clinch but Horton has double underhooks.
Horton scores with a shot to the side of StClair's head.
Horton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Horton scores a nice knee to the body.
Horton misses with some punches.
Horton throws a head punch that misses.
Horton lands a nice knee to the body.
Horton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
StClair takes an elbow to the temple.
Horton landing knees to the body.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as StClair controls the action.
StClair working hard to break the clinch.
StClair takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton lands a nice uppercut.
Horton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
StClair can't break the clinch.
Horton lands an elbow that stopped StClair in his tracks for a moment.
Horton lands a knee to the body.
Horton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as StClair controls the action.
Horton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Horton.
Horton landing knees to the head.
StClair is looking to break free of the clinch but Horton has double underhooks.
Horton keeps control of StClair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Horton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Horton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Horton lands a good knee to the midsection. StClair won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erek Horton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Horton leaves StClair with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. StClair doesn't seem bothered though.
Horton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with StClair but StClair pushes him off and we're back to square one.
StClair throws a right and a left that both miss.
StClair displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Horton.
StClair does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horton tries to clinch up.
Horton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Horton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Horton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Horton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton tries a knee to the head but StClair blocks it.
StClair has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Horton connects with a knee to the head.
StClair can't break the clinch.
Erek Horton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
StClair wants to break the clinch but can't.
StClair is trying to break the clinch but Horton is controlling him.
Horton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Horton misses with a knee to the head.
StClair has had enough of the clinch but Horton keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horton.
StClair wants to get back to striking at distance but Horton won't allow it.
Horton is leaning against StClair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Horton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that StClair can do to turn this around?
StClair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
StClair is trying to break free.
Horton has StClair pressed against the cage, preventing StClair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Horton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section. StClair lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Horton keeps control of StClair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Horton throws an elbow but misses.
StClair working hard to break the clinch.
Horton misses with an elbow over the top.
StClair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Horton working aggressively here.
StClair dodges an elbow strike from Horton.
Horton tries to land knees in the clinch but StClair avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by StClair.
Horton missing with knees to the body.
Horton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through StClair's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
StClair working hard to break the clinch.
Horton tries to land knees in the clinch but StClair avoids the damage to the body.
Horton lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StClair tries to break the clinch but Horton is controlling the position.
StClair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
StClair wants to get back to striking at distance but Horton won't allow it.
StClair is trying to break the clinch but Horton is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on StClair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Horton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
StClair tries to break free but Horton pushes him back against the cage.
StClair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Horton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
StClair takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Horton obliges.
Horton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has StClair in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Horton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Horton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
StClair blocking some punches.
StClair blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
StClair managing to block the knees to the body from Horton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horton trying to land knees to the body.
StClair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Horton throws an elbow that misses.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as StClair controls the action.
Horton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on StClair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Horton landing knees to the body.
Horton has StClair pressed against the cage, preventing StClair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
StClair is trying to force a seperation but Horton has the dominant position.
Horton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Horton scores with a knee to the head.
Horton looking to throw knees to the head but StClair is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erek Horton dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Horton dives in and grabs StClair's left leg, looking for a takedown. StClair pushes down on Horton's head and hops out.
Horton tries to clinch but StClair is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
StClair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Horton tries a body shot but StClair blocks it.
Horton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but StClair blocks it with crossed arms.
StClair tries to break the clinch but Horton is controlling the position.
StClair tries to circle away but Horton has him pinned against the cage.
Horton lands an elbow just above StClair 's eye.
Horton lands a knee to the body.
Horton lands an elbow inside that StClair shrugs off.
Horton landing knees to the body.
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
StClair is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton lands a knee to the body.
Horton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and StClair avoids it.
StClair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Horton keeps control of StClair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Horton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Horton lands an elbow inside.
Horton lands a damaging elbow.
Horton misses with a knee to the head.
StClair wants to break the clinch but can't.
StClair is trying to force a seperation but Horton has the dominant position.
Horton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite StClair's efforts to push away.
Horton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
StClair avoiding damage as Horton throws knees to the body.
Horton has StClair pressed against the cage, preventing StClair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton struggles to land a body shot inside as StClair controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Horton.
StClair blocks an elbow strike.
StClair working hard to break the clinch.
Horton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
StClair blocks an elbow strike.
StClair can't break the clinch.
Horton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
StClair is trying to break the clinch but Horton has him pressed against the cage.
Horton tries to land a knee to the head but StClair blocks with his arms.
StClair avoiding damage as Horton throws knees to the body.
Horton keeps control of StClair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Horton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and StClair avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horton missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StClair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Horton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Horton missing with knees to the body.
StClair has had enough of the clinch but Horton keeps him there for the moment.
Horton prevents StClair from breaking the clinch.
Horton misses with a knee strike.
Horton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite StClair's efforts to push away.
Horton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and StClair avoids it.
StClair has had enough of the clinch but Horton keeps him there for the moment.
Horton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horton lands an elbow just above StClair 's eye.
Horton throws a knee to the head but misses.
StClair is looking to break free of the clinch but Horton has double underhooks.
StClair tries to circle away but Horton has him pinned against the cage.
Horton pushes off an throws an elbow but StClair leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
StClair is trying to break the clinch but Horton is controlling him.
Horton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
StClair blocks the elbow strike.
StClair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
StClair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Horton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Horton lands a knee to the body.
StClair tries to break the clinch but Horton is controlling the position.
Horton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Horton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
StClair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Horton has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Horton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horton scores with a shot to the side of StClair's head.
Jr StClair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erek Horton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
StClair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erek Horton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Horton 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erek Horton!
After the fight, Erek Horton was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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