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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Crusty Pelican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erin Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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132 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crusty Pelican!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erin Little!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelican changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Little looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pelican wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Little, who protects the arm well.
Pelican tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pelican wants to control but Little is keeping him busy.
Pelican controls the position.
Pelican throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pelican wants to lay and pray for a moment but Little keeps working.
Little sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pelican is looking to take a break and control but Little is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pelican is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Little is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Little missing with punches from the bottom.
Little tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Little tries to roll over but Pelican keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Little is looking to clinch.
Little is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Little with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pelican.
Little tries a knee to the head but Pelican blocks it.
Pelican lands a body punch in the clinch.
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pelican blocks it with crossed arms.
Little misses with a knee strike.
Little is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pelican has Little pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Little manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pelican has Little pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pelican pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Little tumbling to the mat - Pelican dives into Little's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pelican sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelican stands and throws Little's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Little has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pelican is breathing heavily.
Pelican tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pelican working the ground and pound.
Little gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pelican is working for a kimura but Little is defending it quite comfortably.
Pelican blocks the strikes from Little.
Little throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little is trying to get back to full guard.
Little gets full guard.
Little keeping moving, preventing Pelican from controlling successfully.
Little lands an upkick as Pelican stands over him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Little keeping moving, preventing Pelican from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Little lands with a slapping head kick.
Little lands a head kick. Pelican smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Little closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pelican counters with a takedown into side control.
Little tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Pelican wants to lay and pray for a moment but Little keeps working.
Little avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pelican.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pelican trying to control from the bottom.
Pelican is looking to improve his position.
Little takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Little slips a nice elbow through Pelican's hands, connecting with Pelican's forehead.
Pelican has hold of Little's hands but Little slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pelican wants to control but Little is keeping busy.
Pelican is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Little scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pelican is looking for a sweep. Little is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Little scores with a head kick.
Little darts in trying to clinch
and Pelican counters with a single leg into guard. Little didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crusty Pelican dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Little tries to clinch up but Pelican circles away and keeps his distance.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
Little is looking to clinch.
Pelican fails in his attempt to clinch.
Little tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pelican moves into the clinch.
Little connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pelican's face.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pelican goes for a takedown attempt but Little pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Little wants to clinch
and Pelican counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pelican is trying to control the action in half guard but Little is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Little wants to improve his position but Pelican is controlling well.
Pelican wants to pass the guard but Little is defending well.
Pelican wants to work for an arm triangle but Little is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little landing small, sideways elbows.
Little wants to get back to full guard.
Pelican wants to free his trapped foot but Little is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Little throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Little clinches but Pelican breaks the clinch
and Pelican moves into the clinch.
Little misses with a knee to the head.
Pelican successfully pulls guard.
Pelican is trying to keep Little in close.
Little avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two 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.
Little scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pelican scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Pelican trying to keep a closed guard but Little is proving a slippery customer.
Pelican wants to stand but Little is controlling the position.
Little content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pelican not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Little darts in trying to clinch
and Pelican counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pelican takes a knee right on the jaw!
Little tries to land a knee to the head but Pelican blocks with his arms.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a knee to the head.
Pelican unloads a knee to the mid-section. Little lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Pelican is blocking nicely.
Pelican creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Little's defenses.
Little using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pelican has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pelican blocks it with crossed arms.
Little misses with a knee to the head.
Little misses with a knee strike.
Little misses with a knee strike.
Little prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pelican tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crusty Pelican. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but Pelican blocks with his arms.
Little tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Little with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pelican jumps into guard, dragging Little to the mat.
Pelican pulls Little in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Little tries to free his leg and advance position but Pelican is retaining full guard.
Pelican trying to strike off his back.
Little stopping the sweep attempt from Pelican.
Little with a nice head shot there.
Pelican tries to strike from the bottom.
Pelican wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Little accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelican swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pelican takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Little throws a nice head kick!
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crusty Pelican dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Little wants to clinch but Pelican slips to the side
and Pelican counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pelican blocks it with crossed arms.
Pelican breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little wants to clinch
and Pelican counters with a shoot takedown. Little fights it but they end up in guard.
Little keeping moving, preventing Pelican from controlling successfully.
Little wants to sweep here but Pelican controlling him for the moment.
Pelican forces his way into half guard.
Crusty Pelican overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pelican lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Little wants to improve his position but Pelican is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pelican is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelican is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Little defends it well.
Pelican is looking for a kimura here.
Pelican trying to control the action but Little is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Little darts in trying to clinch
and Pelican moves into the clinch.
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.
Little scores with a knee to the head.
Little misses with a knee strike.
Little using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pelican has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Little using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pelican has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Little with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Little tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pelican tries to break the clinch but Little is controlling the position.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but Pelican blocks with his arms.
Little tries a knee to the head but Pelican blocks it.
Pelican using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Little using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pelican has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pelican tries to pull guard but Little holds him up against the cage and eventually Pelican drops back down to his feet.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Pelican is blocking nicely.
Little with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pelican blocks it with crossed arms.
Pelican tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Little just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pelican wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crusty Pelican. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pelican has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.
Little with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Little misses with a knee strike.
Pelican will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Little up against the cage.
Little misses with a knee to the head.
Pelican is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Little pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Little misses with a knee strike.
Pelican avoiding damage.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Little tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Little avoiding damage as Pelican throws knees to the body.
Little misses with a knee strike.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Pelican is blocking nicely.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Little misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pelican takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pelican creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pelican blocks it with crossed arms.
Little with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pelican leaning against his opponent.
Little tries a knee to the head but Pelican blocks it.
Pelican goes for a takedown in the clinch but Little prevents it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pelican tries for a takedown but Little manages to get underhooks.
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pelican blocks it with crossed arms.
Erin Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pelican blocks it with crossed arms.
Pelican drags the fight down to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crusty Pelican showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pelican, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crusty Pelican!
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FIGHT
RATING
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