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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Hill (ranked 1036 p4p, 916 weight class) and James Aregood (ranked 145 p4p, 131 weight class). James Aregood told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elijah Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Aregood!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hill tries to keep at a distance but Aregood has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Hill ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hill no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Aregood decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hill, up you get!
Aregood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aregood is looking to clinch.
Hill half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Aregood is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Aregood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aregood.
Hill has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aregood uses from the top position.
Hill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hill prevents Aregood from standing back up.
Hill is keen to just control but Aregood is a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aregood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hill scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hill.
Hill is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Aregood felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Aregood is trying to stand back up but Hill is controlling him
Hill slows the pace down in half guard.
Hill's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hill seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Aregood for as long as he can get away with.
Hill has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
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.
Aregood is refusing to be controlled, as Hill sits in half guard.
Aregood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aregood is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hill in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aregood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aregood rushes Hill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aregood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aregood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill jumps guard.
Hill seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Aregood wants to get up but he can't break Hill's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hill looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hill lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill throwing strikes from guard but Aregood blocks nicely.
Aregood wants to stand and escape but Hill is having none of it.
Aregood keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Hill controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hill sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aregood's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aregood has hold of Hill's hands but Hill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Hill dominated that round.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aregood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aregood wants to clinch up but Hill keeps it at a distance.
Aregood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aregood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aregood moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Aregood as Hill shoots in.
Aregood tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Aregood tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Aregood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aregood can do to turn this around?
Hill darts in looking for a takedown but Aregood gets double underhooks and turns Hill into the cage.
Aregood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aregood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aregood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hills head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aregood is pressed up against the cage. Hill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aregood down to the mat. Aregood avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aregood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aregood manages to avoid it.
Aregood wants to clinch.
Aregood gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aregood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aregood.
Hill tries to pull guard but Aregood won't allow it.
Hill tries to pull guard but Aregood holds him up against the cage and eventually Hill drops back down to his feet.
Aregood swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aregood swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill gets control of Aregood's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hill will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Aregood wants to stand but Hill is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hill controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill trying to control the position.
Hill is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Aregood is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Aregood wants to get up but he can't break Hill's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hill wants to sweep but no luck.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aregood wants to get up but he can't break Hill's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Aregood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aregood avoids the body shot from Hill.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aregood was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aregood tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aregood tries to clinch up but Hill circles away and keeps his distance.
Aregood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aregood manages to avoid it.
Hill is looking to wear down Aregood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aregood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hill has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aregood uses from the top position.
Hill has a closed guard, preventing Aregood from standing up.
Hill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aregood's guard.
Elijah Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hill won't allow Aregood to get back to his feet.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Aregood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aregood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hill is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hill wants to control from the top but Aregood keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aregood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hill is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aregood closes the distance and clinches.
Hill works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Elijah Hill 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. This is the final round!
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Aregood tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Aregood tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Aregood instigates a clinch.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Aregood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aregood throws a head punch that misses.
Aregood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hill jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aregood walks away with a smile on his face. Hill gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aregood is looking to clinch.
Hill changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aregood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aregood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Aregood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aregood wants to clinch.
Aregood tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a body punch but Aregood moves out of range.
Aregood tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Aregood tries to clinch up but Hill circles away and keeps his distance.
Aregood pushes Hill up against the cage in a clinch.
Hill jumps guard but Aregood stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aregood throws a head punch that misses.
Hill is working for takedown but Aregood is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hill wants the takedown. Aregood is fighting it off but Hill persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Aregood's guard against the cage.
Hill wants to control from the top but Aregood keeps moving.
Hill throwing strikes but missing.
Hill passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aregood wants to get back to his feet.
Elijah Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill controlling from side mount.
Hill trying to control the action but Aregood is working from the bottom.
Aregood is trying to buck Hill off.
Hill wants to control but Aregood is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aregood keeps working.
Hill controlling the position from side mount.
Hill is looking to take a break and control but Aregood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Hill politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hill prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aregood gets a clinch.
Aregood misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hill pulls guard successfully.
Hill has a closed guard, preventing Aregood from standing up.
Hill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aregood is one step ahead there.
Hill pulls Aregood in to control the position.
James Aregood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hill works his way into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hill, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Hill!
Elijah Hill thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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