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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brady Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Degutis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonas Degutis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brady Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonas Degutis!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Degutis enables Michael to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Degutis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Michael throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michael wants to get up but he can't break Degutis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Degutis trying to strike off his back.
Michael throws a strike but Degutis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Michael pushes Degutis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Michael could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Michael scores with a takedown into Degutis's guard.
Michael throws a big right hand that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michael with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michael postures up and lands a big shot to Degutis's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michael throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michael trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michael postures up in Degutis's guard and throws a big left but Degutis blocks it.
Michael throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Degutis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michael.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Michael 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.
Michael trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Degutis is trying to control the position but Michael postures up.
Degutis looks winded!
Michael throwing strikes from guard but Degutis blocks nicely.
Degutis controls Michael momentarily but Michael frees himself.
Michael has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Degutis is proving hard to escape from.
Michael throwing strikes but missing.
Michael landing with the ground and pound.
Michael tries to stand but Degutis is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Michael decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Michael gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Michael tries to work over Degutis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Michael gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Michael not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Michael thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Degutis trying to control from the bottom.
Michael working the head and body with strikes.
Degutis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Michael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael throwing shots but Degutis is blocking nicely.
Michael scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Degutis has hold of Michael's hands but Michael slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Michael thows a huge punch but Degutis dodges it nicely.
Michael thows a huge punch but Degutis dodges it nicely.
Michael scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Degutis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Michael lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Michael throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Michael looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Michael throwing shots but Degutis is blocking nicely.
Michael drops an elbow to the side of Degutis's head.
We've been informed that Degutis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Michael takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Michael landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Degutis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Degutis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Michael winds up and cracks Degutis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Michael thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Degutis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Degutis has momentary wrist control but Michael slips an elbow through the middle.
Michael is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael distracts Degutis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Michael postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Michael chips away with some ground and pound.
Michael with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Michael dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Michael moves into the clinch.
Degutis has Michael pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Degutis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Michael tumbling to the mat - Degutis dives into Michael's guard.
Michael has his feet on Degutis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Michael moves into the clinch successfully.
Michael jumps guard.
Degutis is breathing heavily.
Degutis won't allow Michael to get back to his feet.
Degutis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Degutis won't allow Michael to sweep him here.
Degutis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Michael is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Degutis can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Michael closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Degutis quickly recovers to half guard.
Michael thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Michael sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Degutis defending well though.
Degutis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Michael.
Michael lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Michael connects with a nice short shot to Degutis's temple.
Michael lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Degutis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Degutis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Michael.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Michael working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Michael slips a nice elbow through Degutis's hands, connecting with Degutis's forehead.
Michael is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Degutis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Michael lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Degutis wants to control but Michael is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Michael is nestled in close to Degutis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Michael there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Michael slips a nice elbow through Degutis's hands, connecting with Degutis's forehead.
Michael lands strikes from half guard.
Brady Michael overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michael missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Michael missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Michael lands a nice short elbow.
Michael is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Michael working over Degutis with some ground and pound. Degutis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Michael working Degutis over with strikes.
Michael takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Michael drops an elbow to the side of Degutis's head.
Michael looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Degutis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Michael thows a huge punch but Degutis dodges it nicely.
Michael seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Michael is looking for a kimura here.
Michael is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Michael thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Degutis's head.
Ground and pound from Michael.
Michael sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Degutis defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Michael dominated that second round.
That's time! Michael's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Michael throws a low kick but it's checked well by Degutis.
Degutis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Michael is trying to defend but Degutis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Michael is concentrating on defense, preventing Degutis from advancing position.
Ground and pound from Degutis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Degutis throws a strike but Michael avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Degutis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Degutis throws a big right hand that misses.
Degutis postures up in Michael's guard and throws a big left but Michael blocks it.
Degutis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Degutis lands a couple of elbows.
Michael might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Degutis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Degutis is looking to work some ground and pound but Michael has wrist control.
Degutis throws an elbow that misses. Michael uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Degutis's guard. Nice move by Michael!
Michael landing some decent shots from guard.
Michael postures up in Degutis's guard and throws a big left but Degutis blocks it.
Michael scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Michael lands a couple of digs.
Degutis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Michael stands up over Degutis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Michael distracts Degutis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Michael throws a big right hand that misses.
Michael working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Michael chips away with some ground and pound.
Michael makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Degutis has momentary wrist control but Michael slips an elbow through the middle.
Michael scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Michael trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael chips away with some ground and pound.
Degutis is looking to stand up but Michael isn't so interested in that idea.
Michael postures up and lands a big shot to Degutis's brow.
Michael postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Michael postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Michael is in close to Degutis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Degutis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Degutis has momentary wrist control but Michael slips an elbow through the middle.
Degutis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Michael throwing strikes from guard but Degutis blocks nicely.
Degutis has momentary wrist control but Michael slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael throws a big right hand that misses.
Michael is in close to Degutis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Michael throwing strikes from guard but Degutis blocks nicely.
Michael is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Michael landing with the ground and pound.
Michael chips away with some ground and pound.
Jonas Degutis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Degutis wants to sweep here but Michael controlling him for the moment.
Michael postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michael working some strikes from top position.
Brady Michael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michael lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Michael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Michael 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Michael!
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RATING
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