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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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178 lbs
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180 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elijah Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seth Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goodman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goodman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bryant on his heels. He'll look to pass Bryant's guard now, I'm sure.
Goodman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bryant trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Goodman is fighting to break Bryant's control of his arms but Bryant is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bryant wants to hit a switch here but Goodman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bryant there!
Goodman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bryant is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant is trying to reverse the position but instead Goodman has taken his back - oops!
Bryant can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Goodman's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bryant 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.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bryant defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
I really don't envy Bryant right now.
Goodman patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Goodman throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Bryant trying to control the hands but Goodman won't let him.
Goodman trying to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant turns into Goodman and is now in his guard.
Goodman working for a triangle but Bryant defends it easily.
Goodman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bryant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bryant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Goodman working a defensive guard here.
Bryant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bryant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goodman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bryant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goodman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goodman wants to hit a switch here but Bryant passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Goodman there!
Goodman is trying desperately to improve position.
Goodman tries to hold on but Bryant pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman is trying to escape the mount.
Bryant looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bryant lands a couple of good shots and Goodman has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bryant gets his hands free as Goodman looks to control.
Bryant controlling well, preventing Goodman from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goodman showing good submission defense here.
Goodman is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seth Goodman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goodman moves into range and clinches up with Bryant.
Goodman breaks the clinch.
Bryant closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bryant lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bryant's guard.
Goodman stays in close to Bryant's body and controls the position.
Goodman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Goodman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bryant is proving hard to escape from.
Bryant is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Elijah Bryant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant wants to stand up but Goodman is controlling him.
Goodman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goodman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Goodman trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Goodman looking to pass the guard.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Goodman from controlling successfully.
Bryant controlling Goodman's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goodman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Goodman wants to stand and escape but instead Bryant has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bryant landing some decent shots from guard.
Bryant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Goodman is looking for a triangle here but Bryant uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Goodman taking a bit of punishment here - Bryant scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman is looking to reverse the position.
Bryant goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Goodman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bryant's guard! Nice work there by Goodman!
Bryant 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.
Bryant seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bryant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goodman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goodman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Goodman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bryant has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goodman has managed to get both his arms back between Bryant's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman gets to his feet. Bryant looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Goodman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goodman has a takedown stuffed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goodman throws a series of punches but Bryant moves out of range.
Goodman is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goodman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seth Goodman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Bryant moves into the clinch.
Bryant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goodman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bryant keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ground and pound from Goodman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman trying to advance position but Bryant counters by regaining guard.
Bryant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bryant trying to control the position.
Bryant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goodman's guard.
Bryant lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bryant lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Goodman trying to control the position here.
Goodman is trying to control the position but Bryant postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Bryant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Goodman actively working from the bottom here.
Goodman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Goodman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goodman's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Goodman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goodman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Goodman working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bryant has passed into half guard!
Goodman trying to hold on to Bryant's head to control him but Bryant postures up.
Bryant 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bryant drops an elbow to the side of Goodman's head.
Goodman is trying to control but Bryant manages to pass to mount!
Bryant landing strikes from the mount and Goodman is in trouble!
Goodman regains half guard.
Bryant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goodman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Elijah Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seth Goodman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bryant is nestled in close to Goodman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Bryant showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goodman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Seth Goodman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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