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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Michi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryu Michi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damien Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryu Michi!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michi fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michi throws a right hand that Wayne ducks under and follows up with a left that Wayne also avoids with ease.
Michi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wayne.
Michi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Michi throws a series of punches but Wayne avoids them all with ease.
Michi throws a series of punches but Wayne avoids them all with ease.
Michi throws a nice looking combination but Wayne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wayne closes the distance and clinches up with Michi, looking for a takedown. Wayne pushes Michi against the cage but Michi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Michi.
Wayne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michi avoids it really well and circles away.
Wayne thuds a left hand into Michi's body.
Michi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wayne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Michi manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Michi, under a barage of strikes from Wayne.
Michi taking some punishment here, with Wayne in his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Michi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wayne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Michi is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michi is pressing down on Wayne's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wayne throws a big right hand that misses.
Michi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Michi pulls Wayne in to control the position.
Michi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wayne passes into half guard.
Michi moves into full guard.
Michi looks gassed!
Michi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wayne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wayne wants to pass the guard but Michi is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wayne is one step ahead there.
Wayne postures up.
Wayne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Michi on the ground.
Wayne preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Michi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wayne is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wayne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Michi defends it nicely.
Wayne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Michi backs up against the cage.
Wayne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michi avoids it really well and circles away.
Michi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Michi. No joy for Wayne on that attempt.
Michi throws a series of punches but Wayne avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michi scores with a hook to the body. Wayne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wayne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michi.
Michi throws a head kick that misses.
Michi scores with a one two! Wayne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Michi fails to land with a series of punches.
Michi misses with a series of wild punches.
Michi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Michi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wayne circles away quickly and effectively.
Michi throws a good cross that connects.
Wayne slips a jab and a cross from Michi.
Michi fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wayne swinging wildly here.
Michi scores with a nice head shot.
Michi fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Michi swivels and escapes.
Ryu Michi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Michi finds it's way through Wayne's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Michi throws a right and a left that Wayne avoids nicely.
Wayne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michi lands a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Michi.
Michi lands with a right hand.
Michi misses with a series of wild punches.
Michi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michi throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Michi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Wayne blocks the low kick.
Michi fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wayne misses with a double jab.
Michi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wayne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Damien Wayne will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wayne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wayne shoots for a takedown but Michi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Michi lands an overhand right.
Wayne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wayne throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Michi was covering up waiting for the punch and Wayne finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Michi holds on and takes a little breather.
Michi has his feet on Wayne's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wayne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot lands for Wayne.
The crowd cheers as Michi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wayne doesn't seem phased though.
Michi scores with a one two! Wayne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Michi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wayne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michi looks to land a combination. Wayne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Michi lands a two punch combo.
Damien Wayne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michi misses with a low kick.
Wayne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wayne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wayne drops his hands momentarily and Michi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Michi scores with a four punch combination!
Michi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Michi throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Michi scores with a four punch combination!
Michi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryu Michi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Wayne.
Michi lands a two punch combo.
Wayne looks for a takedown but Michi sprawls well.
Michi looks to land a combination. Wayne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick from Michi.
Michi misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Michi.
Michi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Michi. No joy for Wayne on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michi fails to land with a series of punches.
Michi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wayne.
Wayne moves out of range as Michi throws a body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Michi.
Wayne shoots in but no luck this time.
Michi misses with a body kick.
Wayne misses with a two punch combination.
Michi works Wayne's body with a nice hook.
Michi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michi lunges at Wayne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wayne's hand.
Michi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michi dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
A cross from Michi lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Michi.
Michi connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from Wayne misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wayne.
Michi leaves Wayne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michi stuns Wayne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Michi throws a right and a left that Wayne avoids nicely.
Michi slips a jab and a cross from Wayne.
Michi lunges at Wayne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wayne's hand.
The crowd cheers as Michi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wayne doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Michi.
Michi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Michi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ryu Michi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Michi throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Michi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Michi misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Wayne with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michi lands a jab-cross combination.
Wayne slips a jab and a cross from Michi.
Michi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Michi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wayne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wayne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wayne.
Michi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Michi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wayne.
Michi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Michi works the jab nicely.
Michi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Michi wants it to stay on the feet.
Michi scores with a one two! Wayne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wayne checks a low kick from Michi.
Wayne misses with a wild combination.
Michi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Michi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Michi.
Michi throws a series of punches but Wayne avoids them all with ease.
Michi clobbers Wayne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Michi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
No joy there for Michi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Michi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Michi.
Michi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Michi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wayne doesn't seem bothered though.
Michi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michi was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Wayne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Michi scores with a shot to the body.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Michi sprawls well. Michi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wayne gets slowly back to his feet.
Michi lands a nice shot that snaps Wayne's head back.
Michi throws a series of punches but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne scores with the left hand. Michi knows he should have avoided that one.
Michi tests Wayne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wayne shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Michi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wayne stops Michi from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wayne throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Michi is on top in guard.
Michi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Michi won't allow Wayne to get back to his feet.
Michi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Michi tries to stand but Wayne is controlling from the bottom.
Wayne is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Michi throwing strikes from guard but Wayne blocks nicely.
Michi trying to control but Wayne is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Good shot there by Wayne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Michi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wayne tries to bum rush Michi with a series of wild strikes but Michi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michi cracks Wayne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch combination from Michi misses.
Wayne dives in and grabs Michi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Michi pushes down on Wayne's head and hops out.
Michi looks to land a combination but Wayne avoids it well.
Michi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wayne blocks a head kick by Michi.
Wayne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Michi sizes up Wayne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wayne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wayne there as he acknowledges the shot.
Michi throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Michi throws a push kick but Wayne slaps the foot to one side.
Michi misses with a body kick.
Michi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No joy there for Michi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
Michi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wayne backs up against the cage.
Michi slips a jab and a cross from Wayne.
Michi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Michi.
Wayne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wayne stalks Michi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Michi's face. Michi staggers backwards, shaken.
Michi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wayne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wayne.
Some wild striking there from Michi.
Michi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michi lands a two punch combo.
Wayne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Michi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wayne somewhat.
Michi misses with a kick to the body.
Michi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Michi tests Wayne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Michi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Michi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Michi 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Michi!
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