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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Tronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Smythinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tronk's entrance music is "Go Getta" - Young Jeezy. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Tronk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Francis Smythinton!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tronk tries to clinch up but Smythinton circles away and keeps his distance.
Tronk looks to land a right hand but Smythinton moved out of range.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smythinton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smythinton misses with a hook.
Smythinton tests Tronk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Benny Tronk has been cut.
Smythinton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tronk. Tronk obviously looking to wear him down.
Tronk misses with a kick to the body.
Tronk misses with a head kick.
Smythinton misses with a looping right.
Tronk misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tronk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tronk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tronk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smythinton misses with a series of wild punches.
Smythinton keeps the fight on the outside.
Tronk is looking to clinch but Smythinton is avoiding it.
Smythinton moves out of range as Tronk throws a body kick.
Smythinton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tronk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smythinton avoids a kick to the body.
Tronk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smythinton if he has to take too many more of those.
Smythinton looks gassed!
Smythinton misses with a two punch combination.
Smythinton misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smythinton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smythinton keeps the fight on the outside.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch but Smythinton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smythinton blocks a jab.
Tronk tries to clinch but Smythinton moves out of range.
Smythinton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Tronk.
Tronk lands a leg kick that knocks Smythinton off balance momentarily.
Tronk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smythinton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Tronk.
Tronk thumps Smythinton with a low kick.
Smythinton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tronk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smythinton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tronk connects with an inside leg kick.
Tronk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smythinton swats away the attempt to clinch by Tronk.
Tronk throws a sloppy head kick and Smythinton moves out of range easily.
That kick from Tronk tenderised Smythinton's leg. Smythinton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tronk lands with a slapping head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tronk.
Smythinton keeps the fight on the outside.
Tronk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smythinton if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tronk feints and then cracks Smythinton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smythinton down.
Tronk delivers a nice body kick.
Smythinton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tronk.
Tronk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tronk is looking to clinch but Smythinton is avoiding it.
Smythinton blocks a head kick by Tronk.
Tronk cracks Smythinton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tronk tries a head kick but it misses.
Tronk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Tronk slams his shin into Smythinton's torso.
Smythinton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tronk manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tronk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Tronk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Tronk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tronk connects with a solid leg kick.
Smythinton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Benny Tronk is winning the standup battle so far.
Tronk tries a head kick but it misses.
Benny Tronk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tronk scores with a nice body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Smythinton might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tronk has got the better of the exchanges.
Tronk scores with a spinning back kick!
Tronk pushes Smythinton away with a front kick.
Smythinton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smythinton keeps the fight on the outside.
Smythinton is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tronk, right into the meat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tronk.
Tronk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smythinton can do to turn this around?
Tronk connects with an inside leg kick.
Tronk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronk connects with a solid leg kick.
Smythinton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smythinton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tronk is looking to slow Smythinton down with leg kicks.
Tronk is looking to clinch but Smythinton is avoiding it.
Tronk tries to clinch there but Smythinton circles away.
Smythinton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smythinton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tronk.
Smythinton keeps the fight on the outside.
Tronk fakes the leg kick and cracks Smythinton in the body.
Tronk lands a head kick. Smythinton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice uppercut there from Tronk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tronk tries to clinch up.
Tronk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smythinton misses with the body kick
and Tronk counters with a head kick. That will keep Smythinton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
Tronk lands a head kick!
Tronk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smythinton.
Tronk connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Tronk tenderised Smythinton's leg. Smythinton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smythinton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tronk.
Tronk throws a head kick that half lands.
Tronk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smythinton if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tronk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smythinton under the eye.
Nice body kick there by Tronk.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tronk!
Tronk lands with a nice body kick.
Benny Tronk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tronk keeps Smythinton at a distance using the push kick.
Tronk wants to clinch.
Tronk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tronk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Francis Smythinton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tronk lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smythinton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Tronk slams his shin into Smythinton's torso.
Tronk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tronk lands a nice looking body kick.
Smythinton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tronk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tronk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tronk keeps Smythinton at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Tronk.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tronk connects with a high kick.
Tronk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smythinton will feel that in the morning.
Smythinton takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Tronk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny Tronk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smythinton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tronk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tronk scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tronk.
Both fighters circling a little - Tronk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tronk fakes the leg kick and cracks Smythinton in the body.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smythinton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tronk wants to clinch.
Tronk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smythinton if he has to take too many more of those.
Smythinton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythinton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tronk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smythinton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tronk cracks Smythinton with an open hand slap.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smythinton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tronk - the referee stops the clock and Smythinton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tronk. Smythinton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Donk. Tronk catches Smythinton right on the button with a cross.
Tronk is looking to clinch but Smythinton is avoiding it.
Tronk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tronk thumps Smythinton with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tronk scores with a head kick.
Tronk fakes the leg kick and cracks Smythinton in the body.
Smythinton keeps the fight on the outside.
Tronk wants to clinch up but Smythinton keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Tronk.
Smythinton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tronk can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tronk lands a front kick.
Good leg kick by Tronk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smythinton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tronk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smythinton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tronk tries to clinch up but Smythinton circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tronk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tronk thumps Smythinton with a low kick.
Tronk lands with a nice body kick.
Tronk tries to clinch up.
Tronk scores with a push kick.
A head kick from Tronk lands but Smythinton takes it in his stride.
Tronk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smythinton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tronk tries a head kick but it misses.
Tronk lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smythinton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smythinton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tronk delivers a nice body kick.
Tronk tries to clinch but Smythinton moves out of range.
Tronk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tronk lands a head kick. Smythinton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tronk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smythinton.
Francis Smythinton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tronk doesn't manage to clinch there - Smythinton circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tronk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tronk lands a front kick.
Benny Tronk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tronk feints and then cracks Smythinton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smythinton down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Tronk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tronk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Tronk!
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