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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Numbers Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lester's choice of entrance music: Death Scripture. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 Sydney, Numbers Fulton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ethan Lester!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fulton manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fulton rushes Lester and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Lester - that landed with a thud.
Lester successfully pulls guard.
Fulton drops back looking for a leg! Lester is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lester manages to kick Fulton off! Fulton jumps back into Lester's guard.
Lester is looking to stand up but Fulton isn't so interested in that idea.
Fulton throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fulton stops Lester from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fulton connects with a couple of short punches.
Lester is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fulton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lester wants to stand but Fulton is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lester clinches with his opponent.
Fulton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lester gets control of Fulton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lester will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lester is controlling Fulton's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulton throws a big right hand that misses.
Lester looking for a guillotine here but Fulton defends easily.
Fulton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lester utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lester 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.
Fulton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lester being controlled here, momentarily.
Lester thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester looking for a guillotine here but Fulton defends easily.
Fulton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lester closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fulton's guard.
Fulton kicks Lester off and gets to his feet.
Lester feints and as Fulton raises his hands in defense, Lester changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fulton managing to control the position.
Fulton is trying to control the position but Lester postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester is looking to work some ground and pound but Fulton has wrist control.
Lester tries to free his leg and advance position but Fulton is retaining full guard.
Fulton is trying to control the position but Lester postures up.
Lester trying to control but Fulton is working from the bottom.
Lester must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lester looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ethan Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lester shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lester was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fulton sneaks out the side door and pushes Lester away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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 Numbers Fulton 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.
Fulton pushes Lester up against the cage in a clinch.
Lester successfully pulls guard.
Fulton is looking to work some ground and pound but Lester has wrist control.
Fulton preventing the sweep.
Fulton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fulton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fulton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fulton is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fulton won't allow Lester to sweep him here.
Fulton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fulton is working Lester over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Numbers Fulton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fulton controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lester looking for subs off his back but Fulton has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fulton throwing shots but Lester is blocking nicely.
Lester is staying active underneath Fulton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fulton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lester can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fulton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fulton tries to clinch there but Lester circles away.
Lester clinches up against the cage.
Fulton misses with a knee strike.
Fulton misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lester.
Fulton misses with a knee strike.
Lester manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fulton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester wants to sweep but no luck.
Fulton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lester has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fulton has managed to get both his arms back between Lester's legs - danger averted.
Lester not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lester utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fulton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fulton wants to control from the top but Lester keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fulton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fulton trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.
Fulton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lester dives in and scores a takedown into Fulton's guard.
Fulton wriggles free and stands up.
Numbers Fulton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lester scores with a takedown into Fulton's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lester trying to control the position from guard on top but Fulton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fulton seems keen to control Lester's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fulton keeping full guard, as Lester tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numbers Fulton dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fulton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lester counters by clinching up.
Lester blocks the elbow strike.
Fulton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lester is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fulton to the mat. Fulton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fulton has control of Lester's left arm, preventing Lester from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester looking to pass the guard.
Fulton is pulling down on Lester's head. It's preventing any offense from Lester, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fulton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lester scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester taking a breather here.
Fulton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lester is pressing down on Fulton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fulton is holding on for now.
Lester decides to stand and escape the position.
Lester lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands with a slapping head kick.
Lester shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fulton manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fulton moves into range and clinches up with Lester.
Lester breaks from the clinch.
Fulton tries to clinch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fulton to the ground. Lester is now in Fulton's guard.
Lester takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lester decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton tries to clinch
and Lester counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lester gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fulton is trying to break the clinch but Lester is controlling him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lester obliges.
Lester has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Fulton is trying to keep an underhook but Lester manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fulton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fulton keeping full guard, as Lester tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Lester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fulton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Numbers Fulton!
In defeat, Ethan Lester stepped up to the mic, saying 'How did this happen to me'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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