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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Pienaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Wylde Rhoads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francois Pienaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Wylde Rhoads!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pienaar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wylde Rhoads tries to avoid it but Pienaar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wylde Rhoads to the ground. Wylde Rhoads escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pienaar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wylde Rhoads's waist but Wylde Rhoads gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pienaar off to one side.
Pienaar has closed the distance and engaged Wylde Rhoads in a clinch.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wylde Rhoads tries to work over Pienaar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wylde Rhoads throws a head punch that misses.
Pienaar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francois Pienaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wylde Rhoads stops a takedown attempt from Pienaar.
Wylde Rhoads tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pienaar lands a hook that snaps the head of Wylde Rhoads backwards.
Wylde Rhoads misses with an elbow over the top.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde Rhoads wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pienaar has him pressed against the cage.
Wylde Rhoads prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wylde Rhoads tries to work over Pienaar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wylde Rhoads has a couple of punches blocked by Pienaar.
Pienaar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads struggles to land a body shot inside as Pienaar controls his hands.
Wylde Rhoads tries to land knees in the clinch but Pienaar avoids the damage to the body.
Pienaar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pienaar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pienaar misses with a series of wild punches.
Pienaar has a takedown stuffed.
Pienaar shoots in but no luck this time.
Pienaar is breathing heavily.
Pienaar tries to clinch but Wylde Rhoads moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pienaar drops his hands momentarily and Wylde Rhoads takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pienaar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wylde Rhoads.
Pienaar dives in and grabs Wylde Rhoads's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wylde Rhoads pushes down on Pienaar's head and hops out.
Pienaar throws a head kick but Wylde Rhoads moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Pienaar.
Pienaar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wylde Rhoads swivels and escapes.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a looping right.
Pienaar shoots in looking for a takedown but Wylde Rhoads manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pienaar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wylde Rhoads swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pienaar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pienaar tries a head kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown by Pienaar or perhaps it was just good defense by Wylde Rhoads which made him look bad.
Wylde Rhoads stuffs the takedown attempt from Pienaar. Pienaar gets slowly back to his feet.
Wylde Rhoads throws a shot from downtown. Pienaar moves away and avoids it.
Wylde Rhoads throws a big shot that misses.
Wylde Rhoads lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads looks to land a left hand but Pienaar moved out of range nicely.
Pienaar throws a sloppy head kick and Wylde Rhoads moves out of range easily.
Pienaar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pienaar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wylde Rhoads but Wylde Rhoads pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pienaar tries to clinch
and Wylde Rhoads counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wylde Rhoads cracks Pienaar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pienaar takes one on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wylde Rhoads cracks Pienaar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wylde Rhoads swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horrible takedown by Pienaar or perhaps it was just good defense by Wylde Rhoads which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Wylde Rhoads dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wylde Rhoads bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Pienaar.
Pienaar moves out of range of the strikes.
Pienaar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wylde Rhoads paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Pienaar with that takedown attempt.
Wylde Rhoads throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pienaar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pienaar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wylde Rhoads defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pienaar tries to clinch there but Wylde Rhoads circles away.
Pienaar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francois Pienaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wylde Rhoads throws the left hand but Pienaar avoids the punch easily.
Wylde Rhoads lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pienaar shoots in for a takedown but Wylde Rhoads shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pienaar tries to clinch but Wylde Rhoads is having none of it.
Francois Pienaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pienaar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pienaar forces Wylde Rhoads back against the cage and clinches.
Pienaar blocks the elbow strike.
Wylde Rhoads gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pienaar.
Wylde Rhoads tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pienaar avoids it.
Wylde Rhoads prevents the takedown attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pienaar. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wylde Rhoads tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pienaar avoids it.
Pienaar wants to take the fight to the mat but Wylde Rhoads manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wylde Rhoads wants to stall.
Wylde Rhoads wants to get back to striking at distance but Pienaar won't allow it.
Wylde Rhoads lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pienaar blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads struggles to land a body shot inside as Pienaar controls his hands.
Pienaar prevents a body shot from Wylde Rhoads.
Wylde Rhoads tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde Rhoads struggles to land a body shot inside as Pienaar controls his hands.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a body punch.
Pienaar misses with a punch to the body.
Pienaar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wylde Rhoads to keep the fight standing.
Wylde Rhoads is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pienaar is defending well for now.
Wylde Rhoads fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde Rhoads displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pienaar up against the cage.
Pienaar tries to pull guard but Wylde Rhoads forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wylde Rhoads swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pienaar blocks a body shot from Wylde Rhoads.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde Rhoads.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a body punch.
Pienaar prevents a body shot from Wylde Rhoads.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a body punch.
Wylde Rhoads is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pienaar is keeping busy.
Wylde Rhoads prevents Pienaar from breaking the clinch.
Wylde Rhoads tries to land knees in the clinch but Pienaar avoids the damage to the body.
Pienaar tries to circle away but Wylde Rhoads has him pinned against the cage.
Wylde Rhoads can't find room to land a body shot as Pienaar controls the action.
Pienaar dodges an elbow strike from Wylde Rhoads.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wylde Rhoads prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pienaar blocks the elbow strike.
Pienaar wants to get back to striking at distance but Wylde Rhoads won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Wylde Rhoads 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! And we move into the final round!
Pienaar throws a leg kick but Wylde Rhoads checks it.
Wylde Rhoads 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.
Pienaar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wylde Rhoads misses with an uppercut. Pienaar saw that one coming.
Pienaar digs a good body shot into Wylde Rhoads's ribs.
Wylde Rhoads avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pienaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wylde Rhoads.
Pienaar slips a jab from Wylde Rhoads.
Pienaar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wylde Rhoads defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pienaar is squirming around, avoiding Wylde Rhoads's attempts to control the action.
Wylde Rhoads has hold of Pienaar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pienaar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wylde Rhoads jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pienaar manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pienaar is trying to control Wylde Rhoads's posture but Wylde Rhoads avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads trying to control the position but Pienaar is working away.
Wylde Rhoads looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pienaar is looking to regain half guard here but Wylde Rhoads keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as Wylde Rhoads stalls from top position.
Wylde Rhoads advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads has hold of Pienaar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pienaar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pienaar is squirming around, avoiding Wylde Rhoads's attempts to control the action.
Pienaar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wylde Rhoads on the ground.
Pienaar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wylde Rhoads.
Wylde Rhoads trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Pienaar turns into him and now he's in Wylde Rhoads's guard.
Pienaar wanted to stand there but Wylde Rhoads had control of the position.
Wylde Rhoads manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pienaar manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pienaar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Wylde Rhoads comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wylde Rhoads has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Wylde Rhoads!
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