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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Dunne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josiah Scurlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunne kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nopsajalka - Johnny Kidd. Josiah Scurlock has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Dunne's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Dunne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josiah Scurlock!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Scurlock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scurlock misses with a hook.
Scurlock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dunne.
Scurlock walks into a straight right hand from Dunne.
Josiah Scurlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scurlock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunne.
Dunne lands a nice hook to Scurlock's body. Scurlock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scurlock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunne.
Scurlock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dunne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scurlock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dunne counters with a single leg into guard. Scurlock didn't expect that.
Dunne slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Scurlock keeping moving, preventing Dunne from controlling successfully.
Dunne stops Scurlock from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Scurlock is on top in guard.
Dunne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scurlock tries to get to full guard but Dunne has control of the leg.
Scurlock actively working from the bottom here.
Dunne wants to control but Scurlock is keeping him busy.
Dunne prevents Scurlock from improving his position.
Dunne sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dunne is keen to just control but Scurlock is a slippery customer.
That's two 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.
Dunne is controlling the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because David Dunne wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fighters circling - Dunne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunne forces Scurlock back against the cage and clinches.
Scurlock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scurlock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Scurlock on the side of the head.
Scurlock throws a combination that misses
and Dunne counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Scurlock working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dunne has passed into half guard!
Dunne stops Scurlock from getting back to his feet.
Scurlock is looking to get back to full guard here but Dunne has managed to pass to side control instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne lands a heavy elbow.
Dunne lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Scurlock is looking to improve his position but Dunne isn't that keen on the idea.
Dunne with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Scurlock is trying desperately to improve position.
Dunne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dunne trying to control but Scurlock is having none of it.
Dunne lands a big shot there that rocks Scurlock but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunne sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Scurlock working to try and regain half guard.
Dunne scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dunne wants to control the pace but Scurlock is squirming around nicely.
Dunne 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunne fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Dunne connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Dunne dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Scurlock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dunne.
Scurlock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dunne misses with a wild body shot.
Dunne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scurlock moves away.
Scurlock ducks under a wild hook from Dunne.
Dunne moves in looking to clinch but Scurlock pushes him off.
Dunne is looking to wear down Scurlock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dunne swings for the body but Scurlock moves out of range.
Dunne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Scurlock gets tackled into the cage by Dunne. Dunne maintains the clinch.
Dunne slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Scurlock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scurlock tries to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling the position.
Scurlock wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Dunne.
Scurlock manages to break the clinch.
Dunne moves out of range as Scurlock strikes.
Dunne looks to score with a jab to the body but Scurlock is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne doesn't manage to clinch there - Scurlock circles away.
Some wild striking there from Scurlock.
Scurlock missing with a left hand there. Dunne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scurlock misses with an uppercut. Dunne saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Scurlock misses its intended target.
Dunne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Scurlock finds it's way round the side to connect with Dunne's head.
Scurlock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Dunne to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunne fails with a takedown attempt.
Dunne slips a jab from Scurlock.
Scurlock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dunne misses with a body shot
and Scurlock counters with a two punch combo.
Scurlock lands a really nice looking cross but Dunne seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scurlock misses with a straight left.
Scurlock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dunne blocks a jab.
Dunne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scurlock might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Scurlock throws a jab when Dunne was well out of range.
Dunne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Scurlock counters with a series of strikes. Dunne will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab lands there for Scurlock.
Scurlock scores with a body shot.
Scurlock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunne just misses with a punch to the body.
Scurlock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scurlock throws a combination that misses
and Dunne counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne wants to clinch up but Scurlock keeps it at a distance.
Scurlock throws the left hand but Dunne avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Scurlock misses.
Scurlock swinging wildly here.
Dunne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dunne thows a body shot but no joy.
Scurlock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Scurlock misses.
Scurlock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scurlock jabs Dunne right on the nose. Dunne blinks but takes it well.
Dunne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scurlock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Scurlock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dunne counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scurlock.
Josiah Scurlock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunne closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scurlock did well to prevent Dunne getting side control.
Scurlock is looking to improve his position.
Dunne wants to control but Scurlock is keeping him busy.
Dunne 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.
Scurlock wants to get back to his feet.
Dunne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Scurlock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Scurlock is looking for a sweep. Dunne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Dunne is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Scurlock wants to improve his position but Dunne is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josiah Scurlock 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!
Dunne clinches up with Scurlock and pushes him back against the cage.
Scurlock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scurlock.
Scurlock throws a combination that misses
and Dunne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scurlock on the side of the head.
Dunne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scurlock.
A jab from Scurlock misses.
Dunne connects with the punch.
Dunne closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scurlock looks to move to half guard but instead Dunne has passed into mount! Damn!
Scurlock is trying desperately to improve position.
Dunne has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Scurlock's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne is landing with some decent strikes but Scurlock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Scurlock defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dunne.
Dunne landing punches.
Dunne raining down shots from the mount!
Dunne looking to control but Scurlock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dunne scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Scurlock?
Dunne looking to control but Scurlock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dunne with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock working to try and regain half guard.
Dunne tries to control but Scurlock wriggling away.
Scurlock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dunne landing shots from mount.
Dunne landing punches.
Dunne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scurlock is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne breaks from Scurlock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dunne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Scurlock is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Scurlock wants to hold on but Dunne pushes him away.
Dunne controlling the position easily from mount.
Dunne has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Scurlock tries to hold on but Dunne pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
David Dunne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scurlock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scurlock bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dunne pulls Scurlock in close to his closed guard and prevents Scurlock from doing any damage or advancing position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Scurlock connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunne. Scurlock does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Dunne clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dunne rushes Scurlock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Scurlock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Scurlock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dunne lands with a light punch inside.
Scurlock working hard to break the clinch.
Scurlock is trying to break the clinch but Dunne is controlling him.
Dunne is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dunne.
Scurlock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunne moves away from the strike by Scurlock.
Scurlock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Scurlock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dunne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dunne takes one to the side of the head.
Dunne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dunne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scurlock.
Scurlock throws a hook but Dunne avoids it easily.
Scurlock throws a jab when Dunne was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Dunne misses
enabling Scurlock to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunne looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Scurlock trying to get back to full guard but Dunne takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Dunne lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Scurlock is working to get back to half guard.
Dunne with the ground and pound from mount.
Scurlock is trying to escape the mount.
Dunne lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dunne dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunne controlling the position easily from mount.
Dunne lands a big shot there that rocks Scurlock but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dunne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dunne dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scurlock tries to reverse the position but Dunne maintains control.
Dunne wants to control the pace but Scurlock is squirming around nicely.
Scurlock tries to reverse the position but Dunne maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock is squirming around, avoiding Dunne's attempts to control the action.
Scurlock taking shots to the head.
Scurlock regains half guard.
Dunne is trying to control. Scurlock wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dunne controlling the action here.
Scurlock is looking for a sweep. Dunne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Scurlock is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dunne slips a nice elbow through Scurlock's hands, connecting with Scurlock's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunne is trying to control the action in half guard but Scurlock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dunne lands strikes from half guard.
Dunne is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dunne wants to take a breather but Scurlock is having none of it.
Scurlock looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Scurlock wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Dunne had his way with Josiah Scurlock in that 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.
A big right from Dunne misses.
Dunne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scurlock throws out the jab.
Scurlock keeps the fight on the outside.
Scurlock throws a hook but Dunne avoids it easily.
Dunne thuds a left hand into Scurlock's body.
Scurlock misses the body punch
and Dunne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scurlock thinking.
Dunne scores with a jab to the body.
Scurlock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scurlock misses with an uppercut.
Scurlock misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scurlock throws a hook to the side of Dunne's head but Dunne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dunne misses with an uppercut. Scurlock saw that one coming.
Scurlock misses the body punch
and Dunne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scurlock did well to prevent Dunne getting side control.
Dunne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scurlock keeps working.
Scurlock has one foot on Dunne's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dunne moves into the clinch successfully.
Scurlock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dunne gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Scurlock wants to sweep but Dunne has passed to side control!
Scurlock gets back to half guard.
Dunne stalling.
Ground and pound from Dunne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunne is keen to just control but Scurlock is a slippery customer.
Scurlock works his way to full guard. Good work.
Scurlock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunne is aware though and is defending well.
Scurlock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dunne passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Scurlock looking for a sweep but Dunne has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Scurlock is desperately trying to improve his position but Dunne has a good base and remains in mount.
Dunne lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scurlock tries to reverse the position but Dunne maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dunne lands a big elbow.
Scurlock taking shots to the head.
Scurlock working to try and regain half guard.
Dunne with shots to the head and body - Scurlock looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dunne trying to control but Scurlock is having none of it.
Dunne lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunne controlling from the full mount.
Scurlock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dunne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dunne pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Scurlock that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dunne avoids the attempt from Scurlock to control.
Josiah Scurlock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scurlock working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Dunne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dunne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Dunne!
David Dunne retains his featherweight title!
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