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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Gathmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calamity Show (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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186 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Gathmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Calamity Show!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Show closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gathmann circles away.
Gathmann tries to sprawl but Show drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Show sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gathmann defending well though.
Show prevents Gathmann from improving his position.
Show has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Show looking to control but Gathmann is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gathmann holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Show tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Show looking to control but Gathmann is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Show sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The referee warns Gathmann that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gathmann in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gathmann on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gathmann tries to get out of the position.
Show looking to control but Gathmann is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Show can't control as he wanted to and Gathmann manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Show is stalling here. Gathmann is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Show seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gathmann has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Show is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gathmann looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gathmann in side control, throwing shots but Show defends.
Gathmann is looking to take a break and control but Show is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gathmann misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Show is not content to let Gathmann control the position.
Gathmann is trying to get an arm triangle but Show is defending well.
Show is trying to control Gathmann's posture but Gathmann avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Show tries to bench press Gathmann off him but Gathmann keeps the position.
Gathmann thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gathmann is breathing heavily.
Gathmann taking a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The strikes coming from Gathmann are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calamity Show dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Show closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Show trying to control the action but Gathmann is working from the bottom.
Show working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gathmann manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gathmann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Show keeps working.
Show is looking to control Gathmann's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Show avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gathmann is trying to control. Show wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gathmann is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gathmann throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gathmann is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gathmann controlling his opponent.
Show is squirming around, avoiding Gathmann's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gathmann working for a submission but Show is keeping him at bay.
Gathmann thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gathmann working for a submission but Show is keeping him at bay.
Gathmann sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Show is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gathmann thowing shots but they're missing.
Gathmann can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Show is looking to escape.
Gathmann controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gathmann looking to control but Show is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Show wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gathmann.
Show is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gathmann tries to control but Show wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Gathmann dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Show scores with a hook.
Show shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Show was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gathmann is trying to improve his position.
Show really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gathmann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Show is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gathmann will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Show is looking to take a break and control but Gathmann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gathmann manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Show works his way into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Show trying to control the action but Gathmann is working from the bottom.
Show looking to control but instead Gathmann has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Show trying to mount his opponent but Gathmann defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gathmann trying to control from the bottom.
Show not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Show wants to take a breather but Gathmann is having none of it.
Gathmann is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Show trying to control from half guard but Gathmann is working away.
Gathmann is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Show controlling the action here.
Gathmann on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Show 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.
Gathmann tries to roll over but Show keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Show looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Calamity Show has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Show closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gathmann to the mat! Gathmann manages to get full guard.
Show trying to control the position from guard on top but Gathmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gathmann is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Show looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calamity Show comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Show has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calamity Show!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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