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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Greer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emit Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Greer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emit Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Greer counters with a single leg into guard. Bateman didn't expect that.
Bateman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greer.
Greer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Greer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bateman, up you get!
Bateman throws a sloppy head kick
and Greer counters with a takedown into side control.
Greer scores with punches from side control.
Bateman is looking for a sweep.
Bateman can't do much from the bottom here.
Bateman is trying to improve his position.
Greer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bateman down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Greer grinds an elbow into Bateman's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Greer politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Greer prefers to stall for the moment though.
Greer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Greer stands up and beckons Bateman to his feet.
Bateman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bateman fails with a takedown attempt.
Greer drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bateman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Greer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bateman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Greer with a nice head shot there.
Greer wanted to stand there but Bateman had control of the position.
Greer tries to free his leg and advance position but Bateman is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bateman trying to control the position.
Bateman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Greer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Greer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bateman for as long as he can get away with.
Greer landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Greer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bateman has momentary wrist control but Greer slips an elbow through the middle.
Greer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bateman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bateman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Greer is trying to work for a sweep but Bateman has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Greer dominated that round.
That's time! Greer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bateman fails with the takedown
and Greer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Greer.
Bateman has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Greer is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bateman tries to score a body lock takedown but Greer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Greer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Greer. No joy for Bateman on that attempt.
Jerome Greer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emit Bateman.
Bateman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Greer defends well and Bateman ends up having to push Greer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bateman lands with a nice body punch.
Greer closes the distance and pushes Bateman back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bateman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Greer successfully pulls guard.
Greer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bateman defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greer wants to sweep but no luck.
Greer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bateman wants to control from the top but Greer keeps moving.
Greer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bateman is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bateman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Greer is fending him off so far but Bateman persists. Nope, Greer circles away and we're back to standing.
Greer moves into the clinch.
Greer gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bateman manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Greer keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Greer throws an elbow that misses.
Greer is trying to trip Bateman. He has hold of a leg but Bateman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Greer persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bateman has an active guard here but Greer has managed to pass into half guard.
Bateman wants to improve his position but Greer is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greer escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bateman tries to keep at a distance but Greer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Greer tries to land a knee to the head but Bateman blocks with his arms.
Bateman tries to pull guard but Greer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Greer manages to break the clinch.
Bateman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bateman gets tackled into the cage by Greer. Greer maintains the clinch.
Greer works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Greer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Greer slaps away a takedown attempt from Bateman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bateman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Greer swivels and escapes.
Emit Bateman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greer pushes Bateman up against the cage in a clinch.
Greer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bateman kicks Greer off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bateman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Greer dominated that second round.
That's time! Greer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Greer takes the fight into the clinch.
Bateman lands a nice shot to the body.
Bateman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Greer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bateman clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Greer scores with punches from the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greer scores with punches from the back.
Greer throwing damaging strikes from the back! Bateman could be in trouble here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Bateman is in bad spot here.
Greer loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Bateman hold on?
Bateman looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Greer is riding his opponent, not letting Bateman buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greer connects with a big shot to the side of Bateman's head.
Bateman trying to control the hands but Greer breaks the grip.
Greer has the hooks in. Bateman is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Greer just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Bateman tries to roll but Greer sticks to his back.
Greer lands strikes to the head.
Greer scores with strikes from the back.
Bateman is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Greer has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Greer is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Greer gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Greer gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Greer apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Greer clinches.
Bateman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Greer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Greer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Greer is thwarting Bateman's attempts to control the position.
Greer is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greer continues to stall.
Greer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Greer drops an elbow to the side of Bateman's head.
Bateman wants to improve his position but Greer is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bateman tries to kick Greer off but Greer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Emit Bateman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jerome Greer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bateman is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Greer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Greer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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