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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Villarreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Tamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamm comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seth Sentry - Hell Boy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodney Villarreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Artur Tamm!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villarreal dives in for a single leg takedown but Tamm sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tamm bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Villarreal wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tamm stands up.
No joy there for Tamm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Villarreal misses with a wild combination.
Villarreal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tamm gets a clinch.
Tamm has hold of one of Villarreal's legs. Villarreal is fighting the takedown attempt but Tamm gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villarreal wants to stand up but Tamm is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamm looking to pass the guard.
Tamm trying to control the position from guard on top but Villarreal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tamm drops back, looking for a kneebar! Villarreal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Villarreal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Villarreal!
Villarreal stands up and beckons Tamm to his feet.
Tamm wants to clinch up but Villarreal keeps it at a distance.
Tamm is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Villarreal's half guard.
Tamm is trying to control the action in half guard but Villarreal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal is trying to stand up here but Tamm is controlling him well.
Tamm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Villarreal is looking to escape.
Tamm is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tamm stops Villarreal from getting back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tamm content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tamm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tamm throws a series of punches but Villarreal moves out of range.
Tamm looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tamm looks winded!
Villarreal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tamm stands up and waves to Villarreal to follow him.
Tamm gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Villarreal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tamm's guard.
Villarreal gets to his feet - Tamm follows without any prompting.
Tamm fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tamm's waist but Tamm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Villarreal off to one side.
Tamm shoots in and bounces Villarreal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Villarreal wants to get back to his feet but Tamm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Villarreal could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tamm is fighting to break Villarreal's control of his arms but Villarreal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tamm controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Tamm dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tamm shoots in and gets a takedown into Villarreal's guard.
Villarreal keeping moving, preventing Tamm from controlling successfully.
Tamm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tamm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Villarreal is keeping the position for now.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tamm. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tamm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Artur Tamm has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tamm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tamm passes Villarreal's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamm stops Villarreal from getting back to his feet.
Tamm trying to control the action but Villarreal is working from the bottom.
Villarreal is looking to control Tamm's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Villarreal avoid being mounted?
Tamm wants to free his trapped foot but Villarreal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tamm prevents Villarreal from standing back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tamm tries to close the distance and clinch but Villarreal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tamm looks to clinch
so Villarreal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tamm is looking for a triangle but Villarreal pushes his legs off easily.
Tamm is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamm is working an open guard so Villarreal takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Villarreal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Villarreal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tamm moves into the clinch.
Villarreal lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Villarreal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tamm turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tamm manages to end up in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamm in side control lands a decent elbow.
Villarreal is looking to regain half guard here but Tamm keeps moving and retains side control.
Tamm working away.
Villarreal throws Tamm to one side and escapes!
Villarreal looks to land a combination but Tamm avoids it well.
Villarreal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tamm closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tamm is looking to advance position but Villarreal won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamm prevents Villarreal from standing back up.
Tamm is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tamm looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Villarreal tries to kick Tamm off but Tamm keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tamm tries to pass to full mount but Villarreal defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Tamm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Villarreal shoots for a takedown but Tamm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Villarreal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Villarreal gets caught napping as Tamm dives in and scores a takedown. Villarreal manages to retain guard.
Villarreal controls Tamm momentarily but Tamm frees himself.
Villarreal has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tamm is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tamm gets control of Villarreal's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tamm will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tamm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tamm has a closed guard, preventing Villarreal from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarreal postures up.
Tamm managing to control the position.
Villarreal throws a big right hand that misses.
Tamm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tamm throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Villarreal stands up and waves to Tamm to follow him.
Tamm tries to clinch but Villarreal moves away
and Villarreal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tamm's guard.
Tamm throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal stands and steps away. Tamm gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rodney Villarreal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villarreal shoots in but Tamm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Villarreal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tamm leaves Villarreal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tamm wants to counter the offense by Villarreal and move into the clinch position.
Villarreal shoots for a takedown but Tamm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tamm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Villarreal keeping full guard, as Tamm tries to pass.
Tamm throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Villarreal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tamm is controlling him.
Tamm content to stall in guard here.
Villarreal wants to stand up but Tamm is controlling him.
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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tamm looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Villarreal!
Villarreal wants to control but Tamm postures up.
Tamm trying to control the action but Villarreal is working from the bottom.
Villarreal is trying to control Tamm's posture but Tamm avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artur Tamm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tamm has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Tamm!
During a confident post fight interview, Artur Tamm thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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