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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randal Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pritchard comes into the arena with English Blood, Irish Heart - By Morrissey blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Humberto Giant was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randal Pritchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Humberto Giant!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pritchard throws a chopping leg kick but Giant manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pritchard connects with a body shot that sends Giant's belly button to the back.
A head kick misses from Giant.
Pritchard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pritchard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Giant.
Sloppy strikes from Pritchard. Those never looked like landing.
Giant thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pritchard if he has to take too many more of those.
Giant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giant throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pritchard avoids the head kick by Giant.
Pritchard misses with a wild body shot.
Giant stuns Pritchard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Giant slams his shin into Pritchard's torso.
Pritchard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Giant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Pritchard finds it's way through Giant's defenses.
Pritchard tries to close the distance and clinch but Giant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pritchard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Giant can pounce on him.
Giant moves out of range as Pritchard throws a body kick.
Pritchard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Giant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Giant works Pritchard's body with a nice hook.
Giant scores with a push kick.
Giant throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pritchard moves out of range as Giant throws a body kick.
Giant scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Pritchard as he checks the leg kick.
Giant lands with a nice combination. Pritchard backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant misses with a kick to the body.
Pritchard tries to clinch but Giant is having none of it.
Giant slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Giant.
Giant swats away the attempt to clinch by Pritchard.
Giant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pritchard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pritchard throws a head kick but Giant moves out of range.
Giant looks to land a body kick but Pritchard moved away.
Randal Pritchard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pritchard throws a leg kick but Giant moved away.
Pritchard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giant throws a leg kick but Pritchard moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard scoring well with a low kick there.
Giant lands a nice looking body shot.
Giant pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pritchard is out of range and Giant settles back down.
Giant misses with a kick to the body.
Randal Pritchard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pritchard throws out a powerful jab.
Giant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pritchard.
Pritchard throws a right hand that misses
and Giant makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pritchard really felt that one!
Pritchard misses with a hook. Giant ducked under it nicely.
Giant is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pritchard rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Giant. That's going to slow Pritchard down.
Pritchard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Giant is able to avoid easily.
Giant throws the kick towards the body but Pritchard avoids it.
Pritchard misses the shot to the body.
Pritchard looks to throw the jab but Giant is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard moves in looking to clinch but Giant pushes him off.
Giant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pritchard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pritchard misses with a low kick.
Giant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch lands to the side of Pritchard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Giant on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Giant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pritchard at a distance.
A low kick from Pritchard misses
and Giant counters with a nice kick to the body.
Giant throws a leg kick which misses Pritchard's front leg but catches the back leg as Pritchard tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giant connects with a high kick.
Giant scores with a jab. Pritchard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pritchard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Giant dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Giant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Giant.
Giant throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pritchard throws a lazy right hand but Giant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pritchard.
Pritchard throws a jab but it's blocked by Giant.
Pritchard dips to his left and cracks Giant with an uppercut!
Pritchard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Giant.
Pritchard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pritchard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Giant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pritchard lands a jab to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Pritchard there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard throws a low kick, looking for Giant's leg but Giant calmly moves out of range.
Giant lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pritchard's sensitive parts.
Pritchard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pritchard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Giant tries to land a body kick
and Pritchard counters with a slapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Giant.
Giant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Giant throws a leg kick but Pritchard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pritchard closes the distance and clinches.
Giant looking to throw knees to the head but Pritchard is blocking nicely.
Pritchard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pritchard has a couple of punches blocked by Giant.
Giant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pritchard managing to block the knees to the body from Giant.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pritchard.
Giant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Giant.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pritchard misses the shot to the body.
Giant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pritchard moves into the clinch.
Giant can't find room to land a body shot as Pritchard controls the action.
Giant working Pritchard over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Giant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pritchard working aggressively here.
Giant is trying to push Pritchard away but Pritchard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Giant misses with a knee to the head.
Giant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pritchard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice elbow from Pritchard.
Pritchard lands an elbow that stopped Giant in his tracks for a moment.
Pritchard misses with the head strike.
Giant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Giant is trying to force a seperation but Pritchard has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant throws a head punch that misses.
Pritchard misses with a punch to the body.
Giant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Giant misses with a knee to the head.
Giant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Giant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Giant prevents a body shot from Pritchard.
Pritchard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pritchard tries a body shot but Giant blocks it.
Pritchard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pritchard has had enough of the clinch but Giant keeps him there for the moment.
Giant tries a knee to the head but Pritchard blocks it.
Giant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good body shot from Pritchard.
Giant is breathing heavily.
Giant creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant blocks a body shot from Pritchard.
Giant takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Humberto Giant has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giant misses with a punch to the body.
Pritchard lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giant.
Pritchard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pritchard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pritchard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Pritchard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pritchard blocks a head kick by Giant.
A leg kick checked by Pritchard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pritchard scores with a decent looking hook.
Giant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Giant attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Randal Pritchard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Humberto Giant's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Giant shoots in and drives through. Pritchard sprawls well.
Pritchard misses with a series of wild punches.
Pritchard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giant manages to avoid it.
Giant throws a body kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Giant.
Pritchard throws an off balance right hand
and Giant counters with a straight right hand.
Pritchard moves out of range of the body kick from Giant.
Giant moves out of range of the leg kick from Pritchard.
Pritchard avoids a kick to the body.
Pritchard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Giant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Giant connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant tries a low kick but Pritchard avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Giant.
Giant moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pritchard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pritchard misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Pritchard as Giant shoots in.
Pritchard works the jab nicely.
Pritchard swings widly with a right hand
and Giant counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Giant stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pritchard.
Pritchard is looking to slow Giant down with leg kicks.
Pritchard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Giant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant tries a head kick but it misses.
Giant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Giant ducks under a wild hook from Pritchard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Giant throws a big shot that misses.
Giant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pritchard checks it well.
Pritchard lands a lovely overhand right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Giant.
Pritchard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Giant shoots for a takedown but Pritchard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Randal Pritchard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Humberto Giant.
Giant lands with a nice body kick.
Pritchard throws a hook but Giant blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pritchard throws an off balance right hand
and Giant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Giant blocks a head kick by Pritchard.
Pritchard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giant moves away.
Pritchard misses with a few strikes there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pritchard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Giant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Giant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Giant moves forwards but Pritchard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Giant missing with a left hand there. Pritchard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giant shoots in for a takedown but Pritchard shows good takedown defense.
Pritchard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Pritchard misses the target.
Giant avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard connects with a body shot that sends Giant's belly button to the back.
Pritchard throws a sloppy head kick and Giant moves out of range easily.
Pritchard doesn't manage to clinch there - Giant circles away.
Giant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pritchard clinches.
Pritchard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giant walks into a straight right hand from Pritchard.
Pritchard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giant was well out of range. Poor timing from Pritchard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pritchard throws a lazy uppercut
and Giant counters with a right hand to the body.
Giant throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pritchard.
Giant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randal Pritchard.
I think Pritchard 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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