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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hoody Hooty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Von (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hoody Hooty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Von Von!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hooty to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hooty content to stall in guard here.
Von looking for a sweep. Not yet Von, not yet.
Von is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hooty trying to control the position from guard on top but Von is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hooty is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hooty has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von controls Hooty momentarily but Hooty frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Von wants it to stay on the feet.
Hooty leaves Von with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hooty closes this distance looking for a takedown but Von circles away.
Hooty tries to close the distance and clinch but Von swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hooty is looking to land body kicks.
Von tries to clinch there but Hooty circles away.
Von fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Von displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hooty.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoody Hooty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooty shoots in but no luck this time.
Hooty closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Von quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hooty wants to take a breather but Von is having none of it.
Hooty thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Von's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooty is looking to take a break and control but Von is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hooty controlling the action here.
Hooty wants to control but Von is keeping him busy.
Hooty tries to pass the half guard into mount. Von knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hooty passes to full mount!
Hooty takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hooty trying to control but Von is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hooty throws some wild stikes that Von manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Still in half guard, Hooty seems content to control.
Hooty is looking to advance position but Von won't allow it.
Von wants to control but Hooty is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hooty with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hooty seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hooty seems to be looking for submissions.
Von tries to kick Hooty off but Hooty keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hooty sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hooty is trying to control. Von wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hooty takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hooty looks for a takedown but Von sprawls well.
Hooty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Von sprawls well. Von wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hooty gets slowly back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hooty.
Von throws a big counter head kick but Hooty avoids it with no problem.
Hooty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Von sprawls well. Von wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hooty gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoody Hooty dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hooty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hooty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hooty pushes Von up against the cage in a clinch.
Hooty is trying to force a seperation but Von has the dominant position.
Hooty is trying to break free.
Von turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Von manages to end up in side control.
Von working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooty is looking for a sweep.
Von trying to control the action but Hooty is working from the bottom.
Hooty tries to escape but Von is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooty wants to control but Von postures up.
Hooty wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hooty has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hooty works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Von looking for a sweep. Not yet Von, not yet.
Von had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hooty defends it easily.
Hoody Hooty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hooty content to stall in guard here.
Hooty throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooty drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Von manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hooty has Von in his guard.
Von controls from within his opponent's guard.
Von pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hooty is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von stays in close to Hooty's body and controls the position.
Hooty seems keen to control Von's posture.
Hooty wants to stand and escape but Von is having none of it.
Hooty looking for a sweep. Not yet Hooty, not yet.
Hooty not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hooty shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Von's guard.
Von not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hooty stands up over Von, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hooty slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Von bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hooty's guard.
Von wants to control from the top but Hooty keeps moving.
Hooty is looking for a triangle but Von pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hooty wants to get back to his feet but Von is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Von Von will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hooty shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Von manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hooty trying to control but Von is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von wants to stand up but Hooty is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von wants to sweep but no luck.
Von keeping moving, preventing Hooty from controlling successfully.
Von working for a triangle but Hooty defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooty controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Von is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hooty fails with the takedown.
Hooty shoots in looking for a takedown but Von manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hooty's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Von fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hooty seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hooty blocks a head kick by Von.
Hoody Hooty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hooty misses with a kick to the body.
Hooty tries to bum rush Von with a series of wild strikes but Von uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Von as Hooty shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoody Hooty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von gets underhooks to prevent Hooty's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Von breaks the clinch.
Hooty tries to close the distance and clinch but Von swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hooty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hooty shoots in and drives through. Von sprawls well.
Hooty shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Von napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Von is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hooty off and has taken his back!
Von is riding his opponent, not letting Hooty buck him off.
Von lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hooty.
Von is looking to control Hooty but Hooty is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von lands punches and elbows.
Hooty defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Von keeping moving, preventing Hooty from controlling successfully.
Hooty throws an elbow that misses. Von uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hooty's guard. Nice move by Von!
Hooty looking to hit a scissor sweep but Von is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooty wants to stand up but Von is controlling him.
Hooty wants to hit a switch here but Von passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hooty there!
Von controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hooty wants to control but Von is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Von Von comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Von 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Von Von!
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RATING
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