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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Casey Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Malek!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green slaps away a takedown attempt from Malek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Green keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Green shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Green missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Green thows a huge punch but Malek dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Green working the head and body with strikes.
Green missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Malek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Green will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Green is nestled in close to Malek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Malek.
Green throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Malek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Green postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Malek's head.
Green trying to stand up but can't free himself from Malek's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Malek is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malek is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Green knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malek on the ground.
Green preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malek would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Malek wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Malek is fighting to break Green's control of his arms but Green is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Malek won't allow Green to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Green holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek shoots in but Green avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Casey Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Malek.
Malek looks winded!
Malek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Green went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Malek shoots in but no luck this time.
Green seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Green looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Malek!
Green working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Malek is looking to reverse the position.
Green landing strikes.
Green in side control, throwing shots but Malek defends.
Malek on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malek defending against the ground and pound.
Green lands some shots froms side control.
Malek is working to avoid the ground and pound but Green connects with a decent elbow.
Green lands a decent elbow from side control.
Green working the ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malek is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Malek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Green lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Green scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Green dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Malek moves to clinch but Green breaks away
and Green counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Green.
Green has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Green won't allow Malek to sweep him here.
Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Casey Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Green wants to stand but Malek is controlling his posture from full guard.
Green works over Malek with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green throwing strikes from guard but Malek blocks nicely.
Malek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malek is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Malek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Green with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Green shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Malek but Malek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malek can do to turn this around?
Nice takedown defense from Green. No joy for Malek on that attempt.
Green looks for a takedown but Malek sprawls well.
Green gets the takedown into side control.
Malek wants to control but Green postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malek sneaks back into half guard.
Green scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Malek trying to control here.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Malek trying to control here.
Malek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Green.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green working over Malek with some ground and pound. Malek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Green wants to stand up but Malek is controlling the position.
Malek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Green is working away from the top position though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Green closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Malek did well to prevent Green getting side control.
Malek is trying to control but can't.
Malek is trying to stand.
Green is working for a kimura but Malek is defending it quite comfortably.
Malek is trying to maintain the position but Green is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Green takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Green is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Green dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Malek moves to clinch but Green breaks away
and Green decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Malek's guard.
Malek looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Green throwing strikes from guard but Malek blocks nicely.
Green stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Malek gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Green to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green won't allow Malek to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Green gets to his feet. Malek looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Malek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Green changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Green decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Green decides to return to a standing position.
Green looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Green wants to get up but he can't break Malek's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Malek trying to keep a closed guard but Green is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Green in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green connects with a couple of short punches.
Malek working for a triangle but Green defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek trying to control the position.
Green thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Malek keeping full guard, as Green tries to pass.
Malek controls Green momentarily but Green frees himself.
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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Malek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Green lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
John Malek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malek manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Malek wants to stand but Green has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malek wants to free his trapped foot but Green is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Casey Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Green works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Green has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Green!
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energy
A | B |
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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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