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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Old Man (ranked 7594 p4p, 242 weight class) and Pella Du Preez (ranked 7614 p4p, 245 weight class). Du Preez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gonna Fly Now. Old Man has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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135 lbs
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163 cm
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139 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Old Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pella Du Preez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Du Preez but Du Preez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Du Preez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Man circles away.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Du Preez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man with a poor takedown
and Du Preez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Du Preez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Du Preez manages to pull guard.
Du Preez seems keen to control Man's posture.
Man slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man escapes and gets back to his feet.
Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Du Preez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Du Preez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Old Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Du Preez sprawls well. Du Preez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Du Preez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Du Preez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Man has Du Preez up against the cage in a clinch.
Man tries to stall but Du Preez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Du Preez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Old Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Du Preez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Man shoots in and drives through. Du Preez sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Du Preez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Man is trying to pull guard but Du Preez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Du Preez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
Du Preez decides to pull guard.
Du Preez pulls Man in close to prevent any damage.
Du Preez keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Man throwing strikes from guard but Du Preez blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man gets to his feet. Du Preez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Du Preez, pushing him back against the cage.
Man tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Du Preez smiles and moves away.
Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Du Preez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Du Preez wants it to stay on the feet.
Du Preez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Du Preez wants it to stay on the feet.
Du Preez dodges the punch combination from Man.
Du Preez misses with a series of wild punches.
Man drives through and clinches with Du Preez against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pella Du Preez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Du Preez pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man trying to control but Du Preez is working from the bottom.
Man throwing strikes from guard but Du Preez blocks nicely.
Du Preez is pulling down on Man's head. It's preventing any offense from Man, at least for the moment.
Du Preez can't keep his opponent in guard - Man advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Du Preez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Du Preez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is keen to just control but Du Preez is a slippery customer.
Man wants to stand up but Du Preez is controlling the position.
Du Preez is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man seems to be working for a kimura but Du Preez defends the submission attempt.
Man stops Du Preez from getting back to his feet.
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.
Du Preez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Du Preez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Du Preez jumps into guard, dragging Man to the mat.
Man wants to control from the top but Du Preez keeps moving.
Du Preez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Du Preez blocks a head kick by Man.
Du Preez has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Du Preez manages to break the clinch.
Du Preez clinches with his opponent.
Du Preez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Du Preez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Du Preez tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man.
Du Preez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Man did well to prevent Du Preez getting side control.
Man has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Du Preez is on him like a limpet, forcing Man back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Du Preez breaks from the clinch.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Du Preez, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Du Preez against the cage but Du Preez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Du Preez with the counter takedown but Man avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Old Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man rushes Du Preez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Du Preez lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
Du Preez lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
A right hand to the body from Du Preez.
Du Preez manages to break the clinch.
Du Preez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pella Du Preez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Du Preez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Man to the ground. Du Preez is now in Man's guard.
Man is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Du Preez is controlling him.
Du Preez stopping the sweep attempt from Man.
Du Preez controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Man 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Du Preez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Man on his heels. He'll look to pass Man's guard now, I'm sure.
Man manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Du Preez has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man is trying to pull guard but Du Preez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Du Preez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Du Preez lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.
Du Preez scores a nice knee to the body.
Du Preez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Du Preez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Man with that takedown attempt.
Du Preez tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Du Preez dodges the punch combination from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries for a takedown but Du Preez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Du Preez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Old Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Du Preez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Man tries to break the clinch but Du Preez is controlling the position.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Du Preez avoids the damage to the body.
Du Preez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Du Preez lands an elbow inside.
Du Preez stalling in the clinch.
Man tries to score a body lock takedown but Du Preez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Du Preez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Du Preez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man shoots for a double leg takedown but Du Preez sprawls well. He's pushed Man's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Du Preez closes the distance and pushes Man back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez lands a damaging elbow.
Du Preez can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Du Preez.
Du Preez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pella Du Preez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Du Preez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Du Preez breaks from the clinch.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Du Preez swivels and escapes.
Du Preez is looking for the big counter here.
Man shoots in looking for a takedown but Du Preez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Man's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Du Preez takes the fight into the clinch.
Du Preez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Old Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man is trying to drag Du Preez to the mat but Du Preez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pella Du Preez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Du Preez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pella Du Preez!
Pella Du Preez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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