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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Scarlatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Childs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Childs has chosen Born This Way as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Scarlatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Childs!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarlatti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Derek Scarlatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scarlatti forces Childs back against the cage and clinches.
Scarlatti trying to land knees to the body.
Childs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scarlatti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Childs breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Childs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scarlatti throws a series of punches but Childs avoids them all with ease.
Childs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Childs misses.
Scarlatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Childs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Childs throws a push kick but Scarlatti slaps the foot to one side.
Scarlatti tries a head kick but it misses.
Childs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scarlatti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Childs gets tackled into the cage by Scarlatti. Scarlatti maintains the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Scarlatti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Childs breaks from the clinch.
Scarlatti darts in and clinches Childs up against the cage.
Childs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scarlatti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scarlatti shoots in for a takedown but Childs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Childs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scarlatti misses with the combination.
Scarlatti forces Childs back against the cage and clinches.
Childs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Childs scores a nice knee to the body.
Childs effectively controlling the action here.
Scarlatti can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Childs obliges.
Childs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scarlatti's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Childs.
Scarlatti is trying to break the clinch but Childs is controlling him.
Childs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scarlatti is trying to break the clinch but Childs has him pressed against the cage.
Childs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Childs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scarlatti.
A chopping leg kick lands by Childs.
Childs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scarlatti.
Childs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Scarlatti misses.
Childs throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Childs connects with a leg kick. Scarlatti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Childs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scarlatti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Childs counters with a leg kick.
Childs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scarlatti under the eye.
Scarlatti misses with a hook
and Childs counters with a good low kick that Scarlatti was not able to check.
Scarlatti clinches with his opponent.
Scarlatti ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Scarlatti no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Childs stands up from Scarlatti's guard - Childs perhaps looking for a knockout.
Scarlatti falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Childs to counter with a crisp jab.
Scarlatti misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Childs throws a right and a left that Scarlatti avoids nicely.
Childs swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti shoots in and drives through. Childs sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Scarlatti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scarlatti gets a clinch.
Scarlatti is trying to break the clinch but Childs is controlling him.
Scarlatti tries to circle away but Childs has him pinned against the cage.
Childs scores a nice knee to the body.
Scarlatti is breathing heavily.
Scarlatti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Childs's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Scarlatti tries to score a body lock takedown but Childs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Childs landing knees to the head.
Childs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Childs lands a front kick.
Scarlatti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Childs dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Scarlatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Childs lands with a nice body kick.
Scarlatti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scarlatti lands with a nice combination. Childs backs away looking to recover.
Scarlatti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scarlatti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scarlatti throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Childs counters with a low kick, right behind Scarlatti 's knee.
Scarlatti fails to land the takedown.
A cross from Childs lands.
Childs misses with a series of wild punches.
Scarlatti has Childs up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Childs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Childs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick from Childs.
Childs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scarlatti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Childs lands with a nice body punch.
Childs lands a nice looking body kick.
Scarlatti misses with a takedown attempt
and Childs counters with a series of strikes. Scarlatti will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brian Childs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scarlatti has his takedown stuffed
and Childs counters with a one-two to the body.
Scarlatti is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Scarlatti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Childs looks to land a combination but Scarlatti avoids it well.
Childs scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Childs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Childs scores with a decent looking hook.
Childs scores with a three punch combo!
Oh Scarlatti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Derek Scarlatti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scarlatti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Childs tries to avoid it but Scarlatti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Childs to the ground. Childs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Childs fakes the leg kick and cracks Scarlatti in the body.
Scarlatti seems to have got his legs back now.
Childs connects with a solid leg kick.
Childs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scarlatti darts in and clinches Childs up against the cage.
Childs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Childs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scarlatti's face.
Childs keeps control of Scarlatti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Scarlatti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Childs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Childs lands a leg kick that knocks Scarlatti off balance momentarily.
Scarlatti has Childs up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Childs.
Scarlatti is trying to break free.
Childs breaks the clinch.
Scarlatti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Childs swivels and escapes.
Scarlatti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Childs lands a good knee to the midsection. Scarlatti won't want to take too many of those.
Childs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Childs lands a head shot.
Childs scores with the left hand. Scarlatti knows he should have avoided that one.
Childs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Childs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scarlatti circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Childs fails to land with a series of punches.
Scarlatti scores a takedown into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarlatti wants to control but Childs has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Scarlatti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scarlatti trying to control the action but Childs is working from the bottom.
Scarlatti seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Childs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Childs.
A head kick misses from Scarlatti.
Scarlatti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Scarlatti closes the distance and clinches.
Childs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brian Childs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Childs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Childs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scarlatti counters with a left and a right that stings Childs.
Scarlatti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scarlatti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Childs.
A left and a right from Childs both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Childs misses with a few strikes there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Childs, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti shoots in but Childs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Scarlatti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Scarlatti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Childs getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Scarlatti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Childs scores with a shoulder strike.
Childs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scarlatti walks into a stiff left hand from Childs.
Scarlatti has managed to clinch.
Childs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scarlatti's face.
It looks like Derek Scarlatti has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Childs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Childs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Childs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scarlatti's face.
Childs breaks from the clinch.
Childs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scarlatti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Childs looks to land a combination but Scarlatti avoids it well.
Childs scores with a hook.
Scarlatti has Childs up against the cage in a clinch.
Scarlatti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Childs.
Scarlatti tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Childs just stands there and leans against the cage.
Scarlatti being controlled against the cage.
Childs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Childs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Childs fails to land with a series of punches.
Scarlatti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Scarlatti duly obliges.
A head kick by Scarlatti misses
and Childs counters with a low kick, right behind Scarlatti 's knee.
Childs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Childs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Childs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scarlatti. That did some damage!
Childs lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Scarlatti lands with an overhand left.
Childs lands with a nice combination. Scarlatti backs away looking to recover.
Childs leaves Scarlatti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Scarlatti moves into the clinch successfully.
Scarlatti will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Childs breaks from the clinch.
Scarlatti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Childs manages to break the clinch.
Childs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Childs dips to his left and cracks Scarlatti with an uppercut!
Childs throws out a loose jab but Scarlatti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarlatti misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Scarlatti misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scarlatti slips a jab and a cross from Childs.
Scarlatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Derek Scarlatti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brian Childs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Childs lands a nice looking body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Childs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Childs winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Childs!
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hype
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