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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymon Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cam Brennan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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279 lbs
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195 cm
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raymon Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cam Brennan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brennan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strong.
Strong closes the distance and clinches.
Brennan pulls guard successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Strong has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brennan is proving hard to escape from.
Brennan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Strong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brennan's guard.
Strong throwing strikes from guard but Brennan blocks nicely.
Strong throwing strikes but missing.
Brennan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Strong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brennan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Brennan working for a triangle but Strong defends it easily.
Brennan striking off his back but it's not causing Strong any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brennan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Strong passes into side control.
Brennan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Strong wants to stand up but Brennan has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Strong seems to be working for a kimura but Brennan defends the submission attempt.
Strong working over Brennan with some ground and pound. Brennan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brennan is looking to control Strong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brennan avoid being mounted?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Strong blocks the strikes from Brennan.
Brennan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Strong tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Strong working over Brennan with some ground and pound. Brennan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Brennan.
Brennan tries to roll over but Strong keeps him under control.
Brennan missing with punches from the bottom.
Strong wants to work for an arm triangle but Brennan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brennan striking from the bottom.
Brennan trying to hold on to Strong's head to control him but Strong postures up.
Strong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Strong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brennan wants to control but Strong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brennan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Strong working over Brennan with some ground and pound. Brennan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brennan punching from the bottom.
Brennan wants to improve his position but Strong is controlling well.
Brennan looking for subs from the bottom but Strong mounts him!
Strong landing punches.
Brennan tries to hold on but Strong pushes him away.
Brennan tries to reverse the position but Strong maintains control.
Brennan looks winded!
Strong jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Brennan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Brennan and Strong has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Strong working away.
Strong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Strong trying to control the position but Brennan is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brennan can't do much from the bottom here.
Strong lands some shots froms side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong wants to stand but Brennan is controlling his arm.
Strong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brennan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brennan is looking for a sweep.
Strong tries to score with some ground and pound. Brennan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brennan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brennan manages to get to full guard.
Strong postures up in Brennan's guard and throws a big left but Brennan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raymon Strong 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.
Brennan gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brennan as Strong tries to tie him up.
Strong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brennan has him pressed against the cage.
Brennan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Raymon Strong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Strong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brennan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Strong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brennan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Strong 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.
Brennan trying to keep a closed guard but Strong is proving a slippery customer.
Brennan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Strong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brennan is trying to control the position but Strong postures up.
Brennan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Strong is aware though and is defending well.
Brennan has a closed guard, preventing Strong from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong throwing strikes but missing.
Brennan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Strong stacks Brennan 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 Strong!
Brennan is breathing heavily.
Brennan is looking to regain half guard here but Strong keeps moving and retains side control.
Brennan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brennan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brennan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Strong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brennan's head.
Strong winds up and cracks Brennan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Strong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brennan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brennan punching from the bottom.
Strong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brennan tries to get to full guard but Strong has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brennan gets full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brennan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Strong slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Brennan.
Strong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Strong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brennan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brennan is pressing down on Strong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Strong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brennan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Strong wants to stand but Brennan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brennan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Brennan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Brennan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Strong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brennan throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Brennan lands an upkick as Strong stands over him.
Brennan is trying to control the position but Strong postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brennan looking for a guillotine here but Strong defends easily.
Strong throwing strikes from guard but Brennan blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Strong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brennan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Strong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brennan's guard.
Strong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strong with a nice head shot there.
Brennan controls Strong momentarily but Strong frees himself.
Strong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brennan's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Raymon Strong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brennan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strong manages to avoid it.
Brennan scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Raymon Strong has been cut.
Brennan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Strong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Brennan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Brennan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brennan shoots in for a double leg but Strong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brennan has his takedown stuffed
and Strong counters with a takedown into side control.
Raymon Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Brennan.
Strong working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Brennan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Strong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brennan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Strong scores with a couple of short elbows.
Brennan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brennan is looking for a sweep.
Brennan can't do much from the bottom here.
Strong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brennan wants to control but Strong postures up.
Brennan is trying to get back to half guard.
Strong cracks Brennan with a big right hand but Brennan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Brennan is looking to reverse the position.
Strong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brennan tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Strong easily slips into full mount!
Strong pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Strong with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Brennan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Strong lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brennan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brennan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Strong looking to control but Brennan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong landing strikes from the mount and Brennan is in trouble!
Strong has control of Brennan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Brennan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Strong lands a big elbow.
Brennan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Strong raining down shots from the mount!
Brennan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Strong scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Strong with good strikes from the mount here!
Brennan is bucking up trying to escape but Strong cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brennan can't escape the position.
Strong working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brennan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Strong working the ground and pound effectively.
Brennan tries to hold on but Strong pushes him away.
Brennan regains half guard.
Strong slips a nice elbow through Brennan's hands, connecting with Brennan's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strong is working for a kimura but Brennan is defending it quite comfortably.
Brennan with the active half guard here but Strong passes nicely into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymon Strong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strong, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Raymon Strong!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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