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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Amazon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Sertho (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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263 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sydney Amazon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Sertho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amazon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sertho's half guard.
Sertho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Amazon is working for an americana but Sertho has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Amazon was thinking about the submission.
Amazon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amazon wants to control from the top but Sertho keeps moving.
Sertho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amazon trying to control but Sertho is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sertho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sertho pulls Amazon in close to his closed guard and prevents Amazon from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sertho tries to sprawl but Amazon drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Amazon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Amazon trying to pass the guard but Sertho defending well.
Amazon is trying to control. Sertho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amazon controlling the action here.
Amazon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sertho knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Amazon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Amazon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sertho is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amazon slows the pace down in half guard.
Sertho should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sertho is defending against the submission attempts here by Amazon.
Amazon is working for a submission of some sort.
Sertho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Amazon trying to pass the guard but Sertho defending well.
Amazon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sertho wants to control but Amazon is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Amazon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sertho to the ground. Amazon is now in Sertho's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amazon trying to control but Sertho is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Amazon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Amazon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sydney Amazon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amazon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sertho is trying to control Amazon's posture but Amazon avoids it.
Amazon wants to control but Sertho is keeping him busy.
Amazon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sertho can do to turn this around?
Amazon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Amazon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sertho manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amazon wants to work for an arm triangle but Sertho is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Amazon prevents Sertho from improving his position.
Amazon is trying to control the action in half guard but Sertho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Amazon trying to mount his opponent but Sertho defends it.
Sertho is not content to let Amazon control the position.
Sertho is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Amazon is looking to stall here but Sertho recovers full guard.
Amazon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Amazon wants to control from the top but Sertho keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sertho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Amazon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Amazon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amazon is working for a kimura but Sertho is defending it quite comfortably.
Sertho wants to get back to full guard.
Amazon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sertho knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Amazon is trying to work for a kimura but Sertho is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amazon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sertho is just riding it out for now. Amazon eventually gives up the hold.
Sertho is trying to stand up here but Amazon is controlling him well.
Amazon is trying to control. Sertho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amazon seems to be looking for submissions.
Amazon is looking to take a break and control but Sertho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Amazon dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Amazon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sertho's guard.
Amazon wants to control from the top but Sertho keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amazon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sertho trying to control the position.
Sertho keeping moving, preventing Amazon from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Amazon shoots in and bounces Sertho off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sertho throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sertho has eaten all the pies!
Amazon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sertho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sertho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Amazon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sertho working a defensive guard here.
Amazon stopping the sweep attempt from Sertho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sertho keeping moving, preventing Amazon from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amazon fails with a takedown attempt.
Sertho gets caught napping as Amazon dives in and scores a takedown. Sertho manages to retain guard.
Sertho wants to sweep but no luck.
Amazon looking to sit in guard and control but Sertho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Amazon isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sertho stacks Amazon on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sertho!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sertho working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sertho thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Amazon is looking for a sweep.
Sertho tries to stand but Amazon is controlling his head.
Sertho is trying to ground and pound but Amazon uses the momentary lack of control by Sertho to regain half guard.
Sydney Amazon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amazon is staying active underneath Sertho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jacob Sertho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sertho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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 Sydney Amazon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Amazon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sydney Amazon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
21% |
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