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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miles Avery (ranked 5364 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Barnes (ranked 5349 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miles Avery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avery shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Barnes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Avery fails with the takedown
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Avery fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles Avery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avery tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barnes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Avery with a body shot.
Avery misses with a head kick.
Avery is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Barnes's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Avery stops Barnes from getting back to his feet.
Avery 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.
Barnes is looking to control Avery's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barnes avoid being mounted?
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Avery is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes is looking to escape.
Barnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Avery. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Avery prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Avery seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Avery winds up and cracks Barnes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes taking some punishment here, with Avery in his half guard.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
Barnes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Avery scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Barnes is looking to get to half guard.
Barnes has given up his back.
Avery landing with strikes.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Avery. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Avery. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Avery gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Avery cracks Barnes with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Barnes from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Avery has Barnes flattened out and is raining down punches.
Barnes is trying to get back to his feet but Avery has full control of the position and if anything, Barnes has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Avery scores with punches and elbows.
Avery lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Avery lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Barnes hold on?!
Barnes is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery is punishing Barnes with strikes - can he finish him?!
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
Avery is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Barnes up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avery is hanging on to Barnes's back as he tries to escape.
Barnes covers up after that shot from Avery.
Avery punishes Barnes with strikes from the back mount.
Barnes trying to get back to his feet but Avery is in full control for now.
Barnes looks winded!
Avery punishes Barnes with strikes from the back mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Avery dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Avery closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barnes to the mat! Barnes manages to get full guard.
Avery scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnes has momentary wrist control but Avery slips an elbow through the middle.
Avery content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnes working for submissions but it's allowed Avery to get to half guard.
Avery scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Avery.
Avery prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Avery landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Avery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Barnes taking some punishment here, with Avery in his half guard.
Avery scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnes tries to roll over but Avery keeps him under control.
Barnes pushes Avery off looking to stand but Avery dives back in and keeps control.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Avery drops an elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Avery looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes is looking to escape.
Barnes taking some punishment here, with Avery in his half guard.
Avery 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.
Avery working over Barnes with some ground and pound. Barnes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Avery lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Avery landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barnes has hold of Avery's hands but Avery slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Avery.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avery looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Avery scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Avery looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barnes has hold of Avery's hands but Avery slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Avery drops an elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes is trying to stand.
Avery 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.
Ground and pound from Avery.
Avery looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Avery working Barnes over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Avery there.
Avery lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Avery takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avery is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Avery is nestled in close to Barnes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Avery is nestled in close to Barnes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Avery working over Barnes with some ground and pound. Barnes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Avery dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Avery shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Avery bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Avery is defended easily by Barnes.
Avery tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Avery somewhat.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles Avery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Avery shoots in.
Avery tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Avery shoots in and gets a takedown into Barnes's guard.
Avery postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Avery chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnes has his foot on Avery's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Avery works his way back into a safe position though.
Avery throwing strikes from guard but Barnes blocks nicely.
Barnes is looking for a triangle but Avery pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery preventing the sweep.
Avery is working Barnes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barnes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Barnes is looking to sweep but instead, Avery has passed into half guard.
Barnes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Avery lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Avery there.
Avery landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnes wants to control but Avery is keeping busy.
Avery 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.
Avery scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Avery lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barnes is looking to escape.
Avery seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Barnes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Avery scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Avery lands strikes from half guard.
Barnes is looking to get back to full guard here but Avery has managed to pass to side control instead.
Avery working the head with strikes.
Avery landing a few strikes.
Barnes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Avery connects with a decent elbow.
Avery lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Barnes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Avery connects with a decent elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miles Avery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Avery, 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles Avery!
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RATING
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