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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Crowley (ranked 4457 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philander Agostin (ranked 5826 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Philander Agostin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benjamin Crowley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Philander Agostin!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agostin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Crowley defends well and Agostin ends up having to push Crowley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Crowley drives through with a takedown into Agostin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Crowley tries to free his leg and advance position but Agostin is retaining full guard.
Crowley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Agostin is proving hard to escape from.
Agostin pulls Crowley in close to his closed guard and prevents Crowley from doing any damage or advancing position.
Crowley wants to control from the top but Agostin keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agostin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crowley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crowley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Agostin keeping full guard, as Crowley tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley looking to sit in guard and control but Agostin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Agostin preventing the sweep.
Agostin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crowley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Agostin won't allow Crowley to get back to his feet.
Crowley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Agostin trying to control but Crowley is working from the bottom.
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.
Crowley wants to sweep here but Agostin controlling him for the moment.
Crowley wants to stand and escape but Agostin is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crowley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Agostin's elbow.
Agostin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Agostin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crowley lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Agostin kicks Crowley off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crowley wants it to stay on the feet.
Agostin closes the distance and clinches up with Crowley, looking for a takedown. Agostin pushes Crowley against the cage but Crowley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benjamin Crowley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philander Agostin.
Crowley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Agostin goes for a double leg but Crowley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crowley continues to drive forward.
Crowley is looking to counter the offense by Agostin and move into the clinch.
Crowley misses with a two punch combination.
Agostin closes the distance and clinches.
Agostin breaks from the clinch.
Agostin thuds a left hand into Crowley's body.
Crowley looks to clinch
and Crowley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Agostin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crowley defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agostin tries to clinch but Crowley is having none of it.
Crowley dives in and grabs Agostin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Agostin pushes down on Crowley's head and hops out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Crowley landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Agostin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Agostin tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Crowley easily slips into full mount!
Crowley content just to control the position here.
Agostin is in a horrible position here. Crowley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Philander Agostin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Agostin keeps the fight on the outside.
Agostin has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Agostin to work.
Agostin works on Crowley's body with a couple of short punches.
Crowley is trying to break free.
Agostin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Crowley uses from the top position.
Crowley wants to stand but Agostin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Crowley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agostin keeping moving, preventing Crowley from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley wants to stand but Agostin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Crowley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crowley trying to control but Agostin is working from the bottom.
Agostin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Crowley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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.
Crowley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Agostin sprawls well. Agostin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crowley gets slowly back to his feet.
Crowley misses with a takedown attempt
and Agostin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Crowley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Crowley. No joy for Agostin on that attempt.
Agostin just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCrowley.
Crowley tries to bum rush Agostin with a series of wild strikes but Agostin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crowley with a poor takedown
and Agostin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crowley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crowley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Agostin's waist but Agostin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crowley off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Agostin goes for a double leg but Crowley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crowley continues to drive forward.
Crowley dives in for a single leg takedown but Agostin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Agostin misses with a wild combination.
Crowley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Philander Agostin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crowley is defended easily by Agostin.
Agostin moves into the clinch successfully.
Agostin jumps guard but Crowley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Crowley has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Agostin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Crowley working for a choke but Agostin is defending well.
Agostin is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agostin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Philander Agostin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crowley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Agostin defends it well.
Agostin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crowley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philander Agostin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Agostin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Agostin shoots in looking for a takedown. Crowley tries to sprawl out of it but Agostin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crowley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Agostin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Agostin wants to counter the offense by Crowley and move into the clinch position.
Agostin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benjamin Crowley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philander Agostin.
Crowley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Crowley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Agostin is letting Crowley control him for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Crowley closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Agostin has closed the distance and engaged Crowley in a clinch.
Crowley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Agostin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crowley is defending well.
Agostin breaks from the clinch.
Crowley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Agostin keeping moving, preventing Crowley from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowley stands and throws Agostin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Crowley taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agostin wants to get back to his feet.
Crowley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Agostin to his feet.
Crowley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crowley tries to clinch up.
Crowley shoots in looking for a takedown but Agostin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crowley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Agostin jabs at Crowley's body.
Agostin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crowley's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agostin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crowley.
Agostin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Crowley goes for a double leg but Agostin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Agostin continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crowley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Agostin pinned against the cage. Agostin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crowley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Agostin quickly recovers to half guard.
Agostin kicks off Crowley and gets to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agostin closes the distance and clinches.
Benjamin Crowley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philander Agostin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Agostin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Philander Agostin.
I've got Agostin 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philander Agostin!
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