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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nox Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond The Finish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fire kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Can't be touched. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nox Fire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond The Finish!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fire misses with a body kick.
Fire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fire fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Finish tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fire swivels and escapes.
Fire fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Finish shoots in but no luck this time.
The Finish closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fire circles away.
Nox Fire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desmond The Finish.
Fire throws a good cross that connects.
Fire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fire moves in looking to clinch but The Finish pushes him off.
Fire scores with a jab to the body.
The Finish on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fire doesn't manage to clinch there - The Finish circles away.
Fire with a poor takedown
and The Finish counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fire's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Finish throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fire is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire working a defensive guard here.
Fire looking for a sweep. Not yet Fire, not yet.
The Finish advances position into side control!
The Finish wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fire, who protects the arm well.
The Finish looks gassed!
Fire tries to buck The Finish off but The Finish is having none of it.
Fire is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on The Finish's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The Finish wants to control but Fire is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Finish scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fire is in trouble now - The Finish has advanced to mount!
The Finish looking to control but Fire is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fire tries to improve his position but instead The Finish has taken his back!
Fire wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Fire is taking damage to the body and head.
Fire turns into The Finish and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fire has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fire tries to free his leg and advance position but The Finish is retaining full guard.
Fire tries to stand but The Finish is controlling from the bottom.
The Finish has his foot on Fire's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fire works his way back into a safe position though.
Fire wants to control from the top but The Finish keeps moving.
The Finish looking for a guillotine here but Fire defends easily.
The Finish keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Finish wants to sweep here but Fire controlling him for the moment.
The Finish has a closed guard, preventing Fire from standing up.
Fire trying to control but The Finish is working from the bottom.
Fire won't allow The Finish to sweep him here.
Fire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Desmond The Finish will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Finish swats away the attempt to clinch by Fire.
Fire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fire throws a body kick that misses.
Nox Fire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fire tries to clinch but The Finish is having none of it.
The Finish gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fire clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire is trying to stall.
The Finish ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. The Finish no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The Finish wants to sweep here but Fire controlling him for the moment.
The Finish controls Fire momentarily but Fire frees himself.
The Finish is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire throws and elbow that misses. The Finish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fire's guard. Nice move by The Finish!
Fire thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The Finish preventing the sweep.
The Finish controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fire is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Finish is controlling him.
The Finish trying to control the position from guard on top but Fire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
The Finish shoots and misses
and Fire counters with a three punch combo that has The Finish backing up. The Finish nods at Fire to acknowledge the strikes.
Fire looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Finish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fire.
The Finish wants to get back to full guard.
The Finish is pressing down on Fire's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The Finish working for a triangle but Fire defends it easily.
Fire gets to his feet - The Finish follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Finish counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fire's guard now.
Fire can't keep his opponent in guard - The Finish advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The Finish is thwarting Fire's attempts to control the position.
Fire is staying active underneath The Finish, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The Finish is looking for a kimura here.
Fire actively working from the bottom here.
The Finish scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Finish trying to control but Fire is working from the bottom.
Fire is trying to control the position but The Finish postures up.
Fire wants to stand but The Finish is controlling the position.
Fire thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fire scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fire has closed the distance and engaged The Finish in a clinch.
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 Nox Fire will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fire tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so The Finish counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Finish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fire looking for a guillotine here but The Finish defends easily.
Fire is pulling down on The Finish's head to control his posture.
The Finish stopping the sweep attempt from Fire.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fire wants to stand and escape but The Finish is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Finish won't allow Fire to sweep him here.
The Finish tries to free his leg and advance position but Fire is retaining full guard.
The Finish stands and steps away. Fire gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The Finish with a poor takedown
and Fire decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Finish's guard.
The Finish keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
The Finish looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Finish is working an open guard so Fire takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fire tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Finish counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Fire tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire looking to control.
The Finish trying to control but Fire is working from the bottom.
Fire manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The Finish is looking to get to half guard.
Fire trying to control but The Finish is having none of it.
The Finish is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire tries to control but The Finish wriggling away.
Fire is looking to stand but Fire has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
The Finish holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fire tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The Finish throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Fire looking to control but The Finish is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Finish tries to reverse the position but Fire maintains control.
Fire punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fire punching from mount but The Finish doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The Finish is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Desmond The Finish has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Finish wants to hold on but Fire pushes him away.
Fire lands with some strikes.
Fire landing shots from mount.
Fire tries to control but The Finish wriggling away.
The Finish is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Finish sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond The Finish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Finish has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Desmond The Finish!
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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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