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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kieran Foran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hettie Kate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foran comes to the cage accompanied by Barbra Streisand by Duck Sauce. Kate has chosen Peanuts Theme as his entrance music. Kieran Foran could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hettie Kate's chin.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kieran Foran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hettie Kate!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kate tries to clinch up but Foran circles away and keeps his distance.
Kate takes the fight into the clinch.
Kate stalls.
Foran can't find room to land a body shot as Kate controls the action.
Foran looking to stall.
Kate looking to throw knees to the head but Foran is blocking nicely.
Kate tries to land knees in the clinch but Foran avoids the damage to the body.
Kate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foran letting Kate take a breather here.
Foran looking to stall.
Kate tries to land knees in the clinch but Foran avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foran.
Foran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kate has Foran pushed against the cage.
Kate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kate connects with a knee to the head.
Foran managing to block the knees to the body from Kate.
Kate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Kate throws an elbow but misses.
Kate is pushing Foran up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kate struggles to land a body shot inside as Foran controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kate looking to throw knees to the head but Foran is blocking nicely.
Foran has had enough of the clinch but Kate keeps him there for the moment.
Foran dodges an elbow strike from Kate.
Kate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foran blocks it with crossed arms.
Foran misses with a punch to the body.
Foran is looking to control Kate's arms but Kate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foran has his back to the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kate with a knee to the head.
Foran can't break the clinch.
Kate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Foran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Kate.
Foran tries to break free but Kate pushes him back against the cage.
Foran takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kate lands a nice elbow.
Kate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foran blocks it with crossed arms.
Foran can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kate.
Kate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kate throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kate.
Kate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kate missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kate.
Kate stalling.
Kate lands an elbow that stopped Foran in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kate keeps control of Foran as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foran has Kate pressed against the cage.
Kate avoiding damage.
Kate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foran backwards.
Kate stalling against the cage.
Foran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kate's elbow.
Foran goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kate prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kate lands an elbow that stopped Foran in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hettie Kate dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foran throws a series of punches but Kate avoids them all with ease.
Foran missing with a left hand there. Kate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kieran Foran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foran misses with a few strikes there.
Kate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kate wants to clinch.
Kate tries to clinch there but Foran circles away.
Kate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Kate.
Kate tries to close the distance and clinch but Foran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kate on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice cross by Foran.
Kieran Foran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foran throws a leg kick
and Kate counters with a solid body kick.
Foran misses with a series of wild punches.
Kate wants to clinch.
Kate tries to clinch up.
Foran throws a right hand that Kate ducks under and follows up with a left that Kate also avoids with ease.
Foran fails to land with a series of punches.
Kate stalks Foran and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Foran's face. Foran staggers backwards, shaken.
Foran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kate checks the leg kick nicely there.
Foran moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kate ducks under a wild hook from Foran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kate lands a nice knee to the body.
Kate manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kate looking to throw knees to the head but Foran is blocking nicely.
Foran wants to break free but Kate has control.
Kate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Foran has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Foran tries to break free but Kate pushes him back against the cage.
Foran being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kate.
Kate connects with a knee to the head.
Kate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foran's defenses.
Kate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foran has had enough of the clinch but Kate keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kate lands a knee to the head.
Kate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kate has Foran pressed against the cage, preventing Foran from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kate.
Kate has Foran pushed against the cage.
Kate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Foran's face.
Hettie Kate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foran wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kate obliges.
Nice body punch from Kate.
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!
Kate is pushing Foran up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Foran is trying to force a seperation but Kate has the dominant position.
Kate tries a knee to the head but Foran blocks it.
Kate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foran lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kate is struggling to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kate displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foran up against the cage.
Kate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hettie Kate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kate tries to clinch
and Foran counters with a three punch combo that has Kate backing up. Kate nods at Foran to acknowledge the strikes.
Foran stalks Kate and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kate's face. Kate staggers backwards, shaken.
Sloppy strikes from Foran. Those never looked like landing.
Kate slips a jab and a cross from Foran.
Foran tries to bum rush Kate with a series of wild strikes but Kate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Foran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kate's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Foran connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kate scrambles back to his feet.
Kate tries to clinch but Foran moves out of range.
Kate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Foran, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kate.
Kate lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kate stalls.
Foran wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kate avoiding damage.
Kate continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Knees to the body from Kate.
Kate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Foran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Kate.
Kate lands with a right to the head.
Kate prevents a body shot from Foran.
Kate lands an elbow inside that Foran shrugs off.
Kate lands an elbow inside.
Kate tries a knee to the head but Foran blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kate lands a damaging elbow.
Foran managing to block the knees to the body from Kate.
Kate lands a hook that snaps the head of Foran backwards.
Foran trying to stall but Kate improves his position.
Kate has a couple of punches blocked by Foran.
Kate landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Foran has had enough of the clinch but Kate keeps him there for the moment.
Foran has had enough of the clinch but Kate keeps him there for the moment.
Kate trying to land knees to the body.
Kate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Foran drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Foran is trying to break the clinch but Kate has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foran's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Foran has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kate after a bit of a struggle.
Foran has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kate after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kieran Foran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Foran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foran tries to circle away but Kate has him pinned against the cage.
Kate lands an elbow that stopped Foran in his tracks for a moment.
Foran is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Kate.
Nice elbow from Kate.
Foran takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kate holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foran is defending well for now.
Kate landing knees to the body.
Foran avoiding damage as Kate throws knees to the body.
Kate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kate trying to land knees to the body.
Kate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foran backwards.
Foran tries to stall but Kate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foran.
Foran looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kate.
Kate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kieran Foran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hettie Kate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kate keeps control of Foran as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Foran.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hettie Kate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hettie Kate!
Our winner, Hettie Kate, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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