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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cortez Brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ballarat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cortez Brennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Ballarat!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballarat throws a combination that misses
so Brennan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ballarat wants to stand up but Brennan is controlling him.
Brennan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jack Ballarat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballarat scores with a one two! Brennan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ballarat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Ballarat. No joy for Brennan on that attempt.
Ballarat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brennan shoots in looking for a takedown. Ballarat tries to sprawl out of it but Brennan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ballarat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ballarat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brennan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of stalling here from Brennan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballarat working hard to break the clinch.
Brennan has Ballarat pressed against the cage, preventing Ballarat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brennan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ballarat is keeping busy.
Brennan has Ballarat pushed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brennan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brennan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cortez Brennan.
Ballarat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut lands for Ballarat. That snapped Brennan's head back.
Ballarat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ballarat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ballarat connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballarat cracks a nice hook into Brennan's ribs.
Brennan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ballarat stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cortez Brennan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Ballarat.
Ballarat swinging wildly here.
Brennan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ballarat but Ballarat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Ballarat. No joy for Brennan on that attempt.
A jab from Ballarat misses.
Brennan ducks under a wild hook from Ballarat.
A punch combination from Ballarat misses.
Ballarat pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brennan back to the cage. Ballarat follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballarat leaves Brennan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballarat slaps away a takedown attempt from Brennan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brennan staying out of range there.
Ballarat missing with a left hand there. Brennan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ballarat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ballarat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ballarat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brennan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brennan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ballarat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brennan somewhat.
Ballarat fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballarat throws a series of punches but Brennan moves out of range.
Ballarat throws a hook but Brennan blocks it.
Ballarat digs a good hook to Brennan's body.
Brennan tries for a takedown but Ballarat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Ballarat does no damage.
Ballarat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ballarat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballarat pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brennan back to the cage. Ballarat follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brennan shoots in for a double leg but Ballarat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballarat moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ballarat looks winded!
Ballarat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ballarat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cortez Brennan's cut.
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.
Ballarat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brennan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brennan breaks the clinch.
Ballarat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jack Ballarat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ballarat throws a series of punches but Brennan avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Ballarat does no damage.
Ballarat stalks Brennan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brennan's face. Brennan staggers backwards, shaken.
Ballarat misses with a series of wild punches.
Ballarat misses with a few strikes there.
Brennan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ballarat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brennan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ballarat's waist but Ballarat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brennan off to one side.
Brennan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ballarat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballarat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ballarat scores with a jab to the body.
Ballarat throws a series of punches but Brennan avoids them all with ease.
Jack Ballarat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballarat is breathing heavily.
Brennan fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cortez Brennan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Ballarat misses.
Brennan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ballarat.
Ballarat misses with a double jab.
Ballarat works over Brennan's head and body with a nice combination.
Brennan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ballarat tries to avoid it but Brennan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ballarat to the ground. Ballarat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brennan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ballarat.
Ballarat leaves Brennan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballarat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ballarat wants it to stay on the feet.
Ballarat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Ballarat does no damage.
Brennan shoots in for a takedown but Ballarat shows good takedown defense.
Ballarat throws a right hand that Brennan ducks under and follows up with a left that Brennan also avoids with ease.
Ballarat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ballarat wants it to stay on the feet.
Ballarat connects with a right hand. Brennan shakes it off.
Ballarat misses with a few strikes there.
Ballarat throws a series of punches but Brennan moves out of range.
Ballarat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brennan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballarat misses with a wild combination.
Ballarat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brennan dives in and scores a takedown into Ballarat's guard.
Brennan stops Ballarat from standing up.
Brennan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ballarat slaps away a takedown attempt from Brennan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ballarat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brennan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballarat misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Ballarat. Those never looked like landing.
Ballarat throws a one two combo.
Ballarat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ballarat misses with a double jab.
Brennan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ballarat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brennan shoots in looking for a takedown but Ballarat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brennan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck for Brennan with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brennan shoots in looking for a takedown. Ballarat tries to sprawl out of it but Brennan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ballarat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ballarat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cortez Brennan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Good shot there by Ballarat.
Ballarat digs a good body shot into Brennan's ribs.
Ballarat throws a low kick but Brennan moves out of range easily.
Brennan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ballarat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ballarat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ballarat stuffs the takedown attempt from Brennan. Brennan gets slowly back to his feet.
Ballarat throws out a powerful jab.
Brennan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cortez Brennan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballarat misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballarat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brennan backs up against the cage.
Ballarat misses with a low kick.
Brennan fails to land the takedown.
Brennan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ballarat looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brennan controls the position from side control.
Brennan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ballarat keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballarat tries to escape but Brennan is in control.
Brennan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ballarat keeps working.
Cortez Brennan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Brennan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Brennan.
Brennan looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Brennan to work.
Ballarat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brennan throws a head punch that misses.
Ballarat blocks an uppercut.
Ballarat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brennan looking to stall.
Brennan has Ballarat pressed against the cage.
Ballarat breaks the clinch.
Ballarat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brennan fails with the takedown.
Ballarat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brennan circles away quickly and effectively.
Brennan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ballarat's waist but Ballarat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brennan off to one side.
Ballarat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ballarat fails to land with a series of punches.
Brennan tries for a takedown but Ballarat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ballarat lands a jab to Brennan's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballarat throws a right and a left that Brennan avoids nicely.
Ballarat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brennan circles away quickly and effectively.
Cortez Brennan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Ballarat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brennan takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Ballarat.
I've got Ballarat winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Ballarat!
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energy
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hype
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