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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bannion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olaf Oakenshield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Bannion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Olaf Oakenshield!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oakenshield shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oakenshield throws a hook but Bannion avoids it easily.
Oakenshield is looking to clinch.
Bannion throws a head kick that misses.
Bannion scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oakenshield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oakenshield just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bannion.
Oakenshield scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bannion pushes Oakenshield away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Oakenshield gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oakenshield misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Oakenshield tries to move to mount but Bannion blocks the move with his legs.
Bannion is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannion defending against the ground and pound.
Oakenshield staying calm.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bannion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oakenshield.
Paul Bannion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oakenshield gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oakenshield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oakenshield looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bannion!
Oakenshield controlling the pace for now.
Oakenshield working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannion holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Oakenshield tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bannion is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bannion is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Oakenshield.
Oakenshield throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Oakenshield can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bannion is looking to escape.
Oakenshield looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakenshield controlling the position easily from mount.
Oakenshield raining down shots from the mount!
Oakenshield with a couple of short strikes.
Bannion is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Oakenshield with shots to the head and body - Bannion looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oakenshield is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bannion can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oakenshield landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oakenshield cracks Bannion with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oakenshield landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oakenshield dominating with strikes here.
Oakenshield looking to control but Bannion is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oakenshield is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Oakenshield with good strikes from the mount here!
Oakenshield controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oakenshield landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olaf Oakenshield dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oakenshield clinches with his opponent.
Oakenshield breaks the clinch.
Oakenshield lands a really nice looking cross but Bannion seems unphased.
Oakenshield avoids the head kick by Bannion.
Danga de danga de dang - Bannion scores with a four punch combination!
Paul Bannion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oakenshield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bannion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bannion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Bannion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oakenshield.
Oakenshield shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bannion pinned against the cage. Bannion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oakenshield shoots for a takedown but Bannion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paul Bannion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olaf Oakenshield.
Oakenshield connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Bannion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakenshield drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oakenshield must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oakenshield trying to control but Bannion is working from the bottom.
Oakenshield with a nice head shot there.
Oakenshield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oakenshield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oakenshield working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oakenshield controlling from the top position.
Bannion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakenshield trying to control the position from guard on top but Bannion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oakenshield postures up in Bannion's guard and throws a big left but Bannion blocks it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bannion misses with a wild combination.
Oakenshield is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bannion rather than just go for the knockout.
Oakenshield shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bannion's guard.
Oakenshield is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oakenshield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakenshield trying to control but Bannion is working from the bottom.
Oakenshield might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bannion kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bannion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oakenshield controls the pace.
Oakenshield loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bannion wants to get back to his feet but Oakenshield is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oakenshield has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bannion is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oakenshield scores with a jab. Bannion acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oakenshield swings for the body but Bannion moves out of range.
Oakenshield shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oakenshield dodges the punch combination from Bannion.
Oakenshield lands a with a good body shot.
Oakenshield shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bannion pinned against the cage. Bannion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bannion thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Oakenshield if he has to take too many more of those.
Oakenshield shoots in but Bannion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bannion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oakenshield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oakenshield misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olaf Oakenshield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Oakenshield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bannion counters with a low kick, right behind Oakenshield 's knee.
Bannion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oakenshield counters with a nice uppercut.
Bannion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oakenshield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bannion throws a head kick but Oakenshield moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Bannion.
Oakenshield shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bannion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oakenshield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bannion tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Bannion blocks the leg kick.
Oakenshield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oakenshield changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bannion looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bannion is pushing Oakenshield's head away, looking to escape. Oakenshield manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oakenshield is putting a hurting on Bannion here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bannion pushes Oakenshield away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Oakenshield gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakenshield connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bannion some visible discomfort.
Oakenshield decides to stand back up.
Bannion throws a right hand that Oakenshield ducks under and follows up with a left that Oakenshield also avoids with ease.
Oakenshield scores with a jab.
Oakenshield slips under a jab from Bannion.
Oakenshield shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bannion as he jumps to the side.
Paul Bannion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oakenshield shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paul Bannion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olaf Oakenshield.
Bannion lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bannion misses with a head kick.
Bannion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oakenshield darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bannion blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oakenshield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oakenshield.
Bannion is looking to escape.
Oakenshield throwing shots but Bannion is blocking nicely.
Olaf Oakenshield has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oakenshield lands with a punch from half guard.
Oakenshield is keen to just control but Bannion is a slippery customer.
Oakenshield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bannion with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oakenshield seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Oakenshield is trying to control the action in half guard but Bannion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakenshield missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oakenshield not doing much here.
Bannion is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oakenshield.
Bannion takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oakenshield cracks Bannion with an open hand slap.
Bannion throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bannion throws a right hand that Oakenshield ducks under and follows up with a left that Oakenshield also avoids with ease.
Oakenshield lands with a nice combination. Bannion backs away looking to recover.
Oakenshield darts in and clinches Bannion up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Oakenshield.
Bannion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oakenshield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oakenshield moves into range and clinches up with Bannion.
Oakenshield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Bannion misses.
Oakenshield misses with a straight left.
Bannion misses with a double jab
and Oakenshield counters with a stiff right hand.
Bannion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oakenshield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paul Bannion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oakenshield fails with a takedown attempt.
Oakenshield takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olaf Oakenshield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oakenshield 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olaf Oakenshield!
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