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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Little Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and johnny apples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little Girl has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Little Girl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, johnny apples!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
apples keeps the fight on the outside.
Girl tries to close the distance and clinch up but apples swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Girl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
apples scores with a jab.
apples shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Girl defends it nicely.
apples swats away the attempt to clinch by Girl.
Girl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Girl is looking to clinch but apples is avoiding it.
apples shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Girl but Girl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Little Girl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of johnny apples.
apples takes a swing at Girl's ribcage but misses.
Girl moves out of range as apples strikes.
Girl blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
apples closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
apples wants to control but Girl is keeping him busy.
apples looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Girl knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for apples on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
apples is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Girl has escaped the position, nice work there.
Girl is looking to regain half guard here but apples keeps moving and retains side control.
apples tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
apples tries to move to mount but Girl blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
apples wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Girl, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
apples is trying to get an arm triangle but Girl is defending well.
apples controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girl is not content to let apples control the position.
apples tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
apples trying to control the action but Girl is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
apples tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
apples tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
apples has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
johnny apples dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Girl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from apples misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Girl fails in his attempt to clinch.
apples keeps the fight on the outside.
Girl doesn't manage to clinch there - apples circles away.
Girl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by apples.
Girl tries to clinch there but apples circles away.
Girl leaves apples with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by apples or perhaps it was just good defense by Girl which made him look bad.
apples throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Girl's waist but Girl gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing apples off to one side.
Little Girl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of johnny apples.
apples looks for a takedown but Girl sprawls well.
Girl clinches up with apples and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
apples escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Girl closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Girl.
apples fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from apples.
A body shot lands from Girl.
Girl lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girl scores with a nice hook to the head.
apples is breathing heavily.
apples turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
apples working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Girl is trying to improve his position.
Girl is working hard here to advance position.
Girl prevents apples from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
apples is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Girl has escaped the position, nice work there.
apples is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Girl has escaped the position, nice work there.
apples wants to control but Girl is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Girl tries to clinch up.
Girl is looking to clinch.
Girl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but apples paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from apples. Girl does a little dance to reset his feet.
apples keeps the fight on the outside.
Girl wants to clinch up but apples keeps it at a distance.
Girl tries to clinch there but apples circles away.
Little Girl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Girl is looking to clinch.
apples tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Girl was well out of range. Poor timing from apples.
Girl moves into the clinch successfully.
Girl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Girl works on apples's body with a couple of short punches.
Girl misses with a short punch on the inside.
apples tries to pull guard but Girl holds him up against the cage and eventually apples drops back down to his feet.
apples is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Girl is trying to maintain a safe position but apples gets an underhook and turns Girl into the cage.
apples prevents a body shot from Girl.
Girl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt apples or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Girl digs a right hand underneath apples's ribcage. apples let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Girl lands a body punch in the clinch.
Girl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Girl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Girl lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Girl.
Girl throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Girl.
Girl lands a right hand.
Girl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
apples working aggressively here.
Girl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of apples backwards.
Girl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Girl.
A shot in the inside from Girl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Girl lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Girl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
apples wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Girl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt apples or not.
Girl stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Girl dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
apples keeps the fight on the outside.
Girl closes the distance and clinches.
Girl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Girl is pressed up against the cage. apples has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Girl down to the mat. Girl avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Girl moves in looking to clinch but apples pushes him off.
Girl tries to clinch up but apples circles away and keeps his distance.
apples fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Girl misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by apples.
Girl is looking to clinch.
Girl tries to clinch up.
Girl wants to clinch up but apples keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
apples circles away from the clinch attempt.
apples catches Girl with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Girl tries to close the distance and clinch up but apples swats him away and circles back towards the center.
apples circles away from the clinch attempt.
Girl tries to clinch there but apples circles away.
apples circles away from the clinch attempt.
Little Girl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girl takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Girl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Girl blocks a jab.
apples throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Girl was covering up waiting for the punch and apples finishes the takedown easily into guard.
apples takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
apples trying to control the position from guard on top but Girl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
apples thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
apples trying to control the position from guard on top but Girl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
apples is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Girl is looking to stand up but apples isn't so interested in that idea.
apples drops back looking for a leg! Girl is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Girl manages to kick apples off! apples jumps back into Girl's guard.
Girl keeping full guard, as apples tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
apples wants to control from the top but Girl keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Girl slips a straight right by apples.
apples keeps the fight on the outside.
Girl is looking to clinch but apples is avoiding it.
Girl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Girl tries to clinch there but apples circles away.
Girl tries to close the distance and clinch up but apples swats him away and circles back towards the center.
apples keeps the fight on the outside.
apples circles away from the clinch attempt.
Girl with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling apples to score with a decent uppercut.
apples scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Girl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Girl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but apples paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Girl throws a right and a left that apples avoids nicely.
Girl wants to clinch up but apples keeps it at a distance.
apples tests Girl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
apples thows a body shot but no joy.
apples keeps the fight on the outside.
Girl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Girl defends well against a solid takedown attempt from apples.
Little Girl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of johnny apples.
Girl throws a nice looking combination but apples bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Girl misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Girl tries to close the distance and clinch up but apples swats him away and circles back towards the center.
apples keeps the fight on the outside.
apples fails to land the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
apples throws an overhand right that lands on Girl's shoulder, as Girl tries to avoid the shot.
apples lands a really nice looking cross but Girl seems unphased.
Girl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from apples.
Jab by apples.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
johnny apples really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Girl slips a straight right by apples.
A looping hook to the body misses from apples. Girl does a little dance to reset his feet.
apples drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
apples is trying to get an arm triangle but Girl is defending well.
Girl is trying to get back to half guard.
apples happy to just control the position for now.
apples looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
apples is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
apples is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Girl knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
apples tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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.
apples looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Girl's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
apples wants to control but Girl is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
apples shoots in but Girl avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Girl is looking to clinch.
Girl wants to clinch.
Girl tries to close the distance and clinch up but apples swats him away and circles back towards the center.
apples thows a body shot but no joy.
Girl tries to clinch up but apples circles away and keeps his distance.
Girl tries to clinch but apples moves out of range.
No joy there for Girl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Girl tries to clinch but apples is having none of it.
Girl throws a series of punches but apples avoids them all with ease.
Girl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but apples moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Little Girl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
apples swats away the attempt to clinch by Girl.
Girl tries to clinch but apples moves out of range.
Girl tries to clinch but apples moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
apples swats away the attempt to clinch by Girl.
Girl tries to clinch there but apples circles away.
No joy there for Girl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
apples lands a nice hook to Girl's body. Girl takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
apples throws a shot to the body.
Girl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but apples circles away quickly and effectively.
Girl tries to clinch but apples moves out of range.
apples circles away from the clinch attempt.
Girl tries to close the distance and clinch but apples swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
apples drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Girl is not content to let apples control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
apples tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
johnny apples dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Girl tries to clinch up but apples circles away and keeps his distance.
apples throws a shot from downtown. Girl moves away and avoids it.
apples throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Girl fails to land with a series of punches.
Girl tries to close the distance and clinch but apples swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
apples shoots in and bounces Girl off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Girl being controlled here, momentarily.
apples drops back looking for a leg! Girl is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Girl manages to kick apples off! apples jumps back into Girl's guard.
apples is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girl not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
apples drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and apples jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Girl on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Girl tries to get out of the position.
apples is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
apples trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Little Girl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
apples is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
apples trying to control but Girl is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Girl lands a glancing blow to the side of apples's head.
Girl tries to close the distance and clinch up but apples swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Girl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Girl doesn't manage to clinch there - apples circles away.
Girl is looking to clinch but apples is avoiding it.
Girl tries to close the distance and clinch but apples swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
apples throws a lazy right hand but Girl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Girl tries to clinch but apples moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Girl avoids the body shot from apples.
Girl misses with a two punch combination.
Girl fails to land with a series of punches.
apples shoots for a double leg takedown but Girl sprawls well. He's pushed apples's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Girl slaps away a takedown attempt from apples, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Girl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Girl doesn't manage to clinch there - apples circles away.
Girl wants to clinch up but apples keeps it at a distance.
Girl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but apples moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Girl moves forwards but apples connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Donk. apples catches Girl right on the button with a cross.
apples shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Girl sprawls well. Girl wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. apples gets slowly back to his feet.
Little Girl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of johnny apples.
Nice defenses there by Girl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
apples fails to land with a series of punches.
Girl throws a combination. apples tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
apples swats away the attempt to clinch by Girl.
apples shoots in and bounces Girl off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
apples slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Girl is not content to let apples control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
johnny apples comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think apples 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 46:49
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... johnny apples! johnny apples retains his welterweight title!
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hype
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RATING
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