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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krispy Kreme (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
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex Eaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krispy Kreme!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreme shoots in looking for a takedown. Eaton tries to sprawl out of it but Kreme keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eaton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Eaton as Kreme shoots in.
Kreme moves into range and clinches up with Eaton.
Kreme pulls guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kreme can do anything to dispel that myth.
Eaton trying to control but Kreme is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kreme is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eaton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eaton 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton stopping the sweep attempt from Kreme.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kreme holds on and takes a little breather.
Eaton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kreme clinches.
Eaton is trying to push Kreme away but Kreme has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Eaton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kreme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eaton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kreme.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kreme tries to break free but Eaton pushes him back against the cage.
Eaton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton fails to pull guard.
Kreme trying to land knees to the body.
Eaton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eaton is looking to control Kreme's arms but Kreme gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eaton has his back to the cage.
Eaton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Eaton prevents the takedown attempt.
Rex Eaton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krispy Kreme.
Eaton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Eaton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kreme pulls Eaton into guard.
Eaton trying to control but Kreme is working from the bottom.
Eaton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eaton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Eaton trying to control but Kreme is working from the bottom.
Eaton prevents Kreme from getting back to his feet.
Kreme is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Eaton gets to his feet - Kreme follows without any prompting.
Kreme instigates a clinch.
Eaton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kreme shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eaton pinned against the cage. Eaton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreme tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eaton swivels and escapes.
Kreme works over Eaton's head and body with a nice combination.
Kreme shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eaton as he avoids it easily.
Eaton looks for a takedown but Kreme sprawls well.
Kreme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kreme moves into the clinch.
Eaton wants to break free but Kreme has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krispy Kreme dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kreme throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eaton tries to counter with a takedown but Kreme is quick to defend against it.
Kreme fails with the takedown.
Kreme changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eaton tries to avoid it but Kreme manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eaton to the ground. Eaton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eaton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Eaton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eaton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rex Eaton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krispy Kreme.
Eaton shoots in but Kreme avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreme displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eaton.
Kreme is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eaton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kreme follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kreme shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eaton as he avoids it easily.
Kreme gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kreme has Eaton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Eaton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Eaton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kreme just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kreme pulls guard.
Eaton wants to control from the top but Kreme keeps moving.
Kreme looking to control.
Eaton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreme looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Eaton puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kreme is looking to improve his position.
Kreme trying to hold on to Eaton's head to control him but Eaton postures up.
Eaton trying to control from Kreme's half guard. Kreme has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kreme has control of Eaton's left arm, preventing Eaton from doing any damage.
Kreme has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Eaton is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kreme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton looks up at the clock and then as Kreme takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Eaton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kreme is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kreme can't do much from the bottom here.
Kreme is not content to let Eaton control the position.
Kreme is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Eaton asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kreme struggling a bit here.
Eaton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kreme is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kreme dodges the ground and pound from Eaton.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kreme is not content to let Eaton control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Eaton pushes Kreme away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Eaton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kreme has a takedown stuffed.
Eaton misses with a takedown attempt - Kreme sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Eaton. No joy for Kreme on that attempt.
Eaton tried to counter with a leg kick but Kreme avoided it.
Kreme misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eaton is looking to counter the offense by Kreme and move into the clinch.
Rex Eaton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krispy Kreme.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton moves into the clinch.
Kreme goes for a takedown in the clinch but Eaton prevents it.
Kreme keeps control of Eaton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton jumps guard but Kreme turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kreme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kreme changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Eaton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eaton shoots for a takedown but Kreme saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kreme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eaton tries to close the distance and clinch but Kreme swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kreme shoots in looking for a takedown but Eaton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kreme's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kreme tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eaton swivels and escapes.
Eaton is looking to counter the offense by Kreme and move into the clinch.
Krispy Kreme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreme shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eaton defends it nicely.
Kreme takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreme closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kreme wants to get back to striking at distance but Eaton won't allow it.
Eaton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Eaton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kreme's elbow.
Kreme tries to break the clinch but Eaton is controlling the position.
Kreme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eaton has him pressed against the cage.
Eaton looking to stall.
Eaton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Eaton would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Eaton leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eaton tries a body shot but Kreme blocks it.
Kreme tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eaton is looking to control Kreme's arms but Kreme gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eaton has his back to the cage.
Kreme tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eaton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kreme smiles and moves away.
Eaton fails with a takedown attempt.
Kreme clinches with his opponent.
Kreme gets control of Eaton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kreme will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreme is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kreme is looking for a triangle but Eaton pushes his legs off easily.
Eaton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eaton is stalling in the full guard.
Eaton is fighting to break Kreme's control of his arms but Kreme is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eaton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rex Eaton.
I think Eaton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Eaton!
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energy
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