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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Fairchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence Fairchild has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawrence Fairchild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Truck!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairchild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairchild attempts a counter takedown but Truck avoids it well and moves away.
Truck throws a right hand that Fairchild ducks under and follows up with a left that Fairchild also avoids with ease.
Fairchild changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Truck throws a series of punches but Fairchild avoids them all with ease.
Truck lands a jab to Fairchild's midsection.
Truck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Truck throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Fairchild counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Truck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fairchild is one step ahead there.
Fairchild will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Truck wants to stand up but Fairchild is controlling him.
Fairchild has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck pulls Fairchild in close to prevent any damage.
Fairchild content to stall in guard here.
Truck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fairchild's guard.
Truck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fairchild is on top in guard.
Truck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Truck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fairchild manages to get himself to full guard.
Fairchild is trying to control the position but Truck postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck is pushing down on Fairchild's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fairchild is fighting to maintain full guard but Truck has managed to sneak the leg through.
Truck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Truck is working for a submission of some sort.
Truck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fairchild keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fairchild makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fairchild.
Truck looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Truck trying to control but Fairchild is working from the bottom.
Truck wants to get up but he can't break Fairchild's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fairchild trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fairchild utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Truck throws an elbow that misses. Fairchild uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Truck's guard. Nice move by Fairchild!
Truck wants to sweep but no luck.
Fairchild wants to control from the top but Truck keeps moving.
Truck working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fairchild's guard.
Truck wants to control from the top but Fairchild keeps moving.
Truck throwing strikes from guard but Fairchild blocks nicely.
Truck passes Fairchild's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fairchild wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Truck trying to pass the guard but Fairchild defending well.
Fairchild moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Truck dominated that 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.
Truck scores with a hook to the body. Fairchild takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fairchild with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Truck to score with a decent uppercut.
Truck jabs Fairchild to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Truck.
Truck shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Truck showed some decent athleticism there.
Truck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fairchild's head.
Truck is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fairchild doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Truck.
Truck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ted Truck has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairchild is looking to improve his position.
Truck is working for a submission of some sort.
Truck wants to pass the guard but Fairchild is defending well.
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.
Truck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Truck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fairchild slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Truck controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Truck is looking to work some ground and pound but Fairchild has wrist control.
Truck advances position into side control!
Truck sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fairchild is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck in side control, throwing shots but Fairchild defends.
Truck working the ground and pound but Fairchild is defending the strikes.
Truck goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fairchild has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Truck but great work by Fairchild.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fairchild wants to control but Truck is keeping him busy.
Truck sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Truck trying to control from the bottom.
Truck is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Truck wants to improve his position but Fairchild is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fairchild is working away from the top position though.
Truck tries to roll over but Fairchild keeps him under control.
Truck regains full guard. Nicely done.
Truck has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Blackscar Fitness. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Truck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fairchild manages to get himself to full guard.
Truck is pushing down on Fairchild's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fairchild is fighting to maintain full guard but Truck has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fairchild keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fairchild is in trouble now - Truck has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Truck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Truck lands with a nice combination. Fairchild backs away looking to recover.
Truck lands with a nice body punch.
Fairchild avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ted Truck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Truck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Truck catches Fairchild right on the button with a cross.
Fairchild on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fairchild shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Truck scores with a takedown into Fairchild's guard.
Truck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairchild looking to control but Truck passes into half guard.
Fairchild tries to roll over but Truck keeps him under control.
Truck is keen to just control but Fairchild is a slippery customer.
Fairchild wants to get back to full guard but Truck has passed into side control.
Truck scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Fairchild's face as Truck controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Truck crashes against the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Truck trying to control the position but Fairchild is working away.
Truck lands a few punches from side control.
Truck taking a break here but Fairchild is having none of it and regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Truck.
Fairchild is rocked!
Fairchild on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fairchild tries to get out of the position.
Fairchild keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oh Fairchild is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Truck performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fairchild is trying to maintain the position but Truck is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck stalling.
Fairchild seems to have got his legs back now.
Truck passes to side control.
Truck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fairchild is not content to let Truck control the position.
That's four 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.
Truck misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Truck are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Truck creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ted Truck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Truck controlling from side mount.
Truck tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lawrence Fairchild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fairchild on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Truck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Truck has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Ted Truck!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Ted Truck!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ted Truck!
Ted Truck wins by unanimous decision!
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