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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hettie Kate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kate comes to the cage accompanied by Peanuts Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
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165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hettie Kate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kate has closed the distance and engaged Connor in a clinch.
Kate prevents the takedown attempt.
Kate connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Connor has been cut.
Connor tries to pull guard but Kate forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Connor letting Kate take a breather here.
Connor avoiding damage as Kate throws knees to the body.
Connor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hettie Kate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Connor.
Kate lands a left hand.
Kate leaning against his opponent.
Kate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kate.
Connor jumps guard but Kate stands there with Connor around his waist. Connor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kate prevents a body shot from Connor.
Kate lands an elbow inside.
Kate blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kate pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kate tries to clinch up.
Kate darts in and clinches Connor up against the cage.
Kate scores with a shoulder strike.
Kate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kate lands a good knee to the midsection. Connor won't want to take too many of those.
Kate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Connor wants to get back to striking at distance but Kate won't allow it.
Connor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Connor is trying to break the clinch but Kate is controlling him.
Connor is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kate scores a nice knee to the body.
Kate slows down the pace here.
Connor misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kate - that landed with a thud.
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!
Connor can't get the takedown.
Kate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Connor looks gassed!
Kate landing knees to the head.
Kate connects with a knee to the head.
Kate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kate pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kate.
Kate with a knee to the head.
Kate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Connor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Connor wants to take the fight to the mat but Kate manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kate blocks an elbow strike from Connor.
Kate has Connor pushed against the cage.
Kate lands a body shot.
Kate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Connor takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kate obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kate manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Connor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kate gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kate working Connor over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kate.
Kate lands a good knee to the midsection. Connor won't want to take too many of those.
Kate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Connor's face.
Kate lands an elbow inside that Connor shrugs off.
Kate lands an elbow inside that Connor shrugs off.
Kate lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of stalling here from Kate.
Kate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hettie Kate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Connor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kate tries to clinch there but Connor circles away.
Kate blocks the body kick.
A good leg kick by Kate.
Connor tries to bum rush Kate with a series of wild strikes but Kate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Connor can do to turn this around?
Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kate moves away.
Kate clinches with his opponent.
Hettie Kate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kate scores with a shoulder strike.
Kate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Connor's defenses.
Connor tries for a takedown but Kate manages to get underhooks.
Kate crunches a lovely knee into Connor's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Kate.
A right hand to the body from Kate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kate is pushing Connor 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 scores a nice knee to the body.
Connor is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Kate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kate.
Kate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Connor is rocked!
Kate digs a right hand underneath Connor's ribcage. Connor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kate pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kate lands a knee to the body.
Kate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kate crunches a lovely knee into Connor's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kate lands a nice knee to the body.
Kate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Connor's face.
Kate is pushing Connor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Connor takes an elbow to the temple.
Kate lands a nice uppercut.
Connor working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Kate as the two fighters clinch.
Kate working Connor over with knees to the body.
Kate scores with a knee to the head.
Connor is still on wobbly legs! Can Kate finish him?
Kate landing knees to the head.
Connor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Connor letting Kate take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kate lands an uppercut.
Kate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kate stalling against the cage.
Connor seems to have recovered his senses.
Kate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kate lands an elbow that stopped Connor in his tracks for a moment.
Kate lands a nice elbow.
Kate displaying some good clinch control by pressing Connor up against the cage.
Connor can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kate lands a knee to the head.
Kate drops Connor with a big knee straight up the middle! Connor is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kate has managed to clinch.
Kate landing knees to the body.
Kate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kate drops Connor onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Connor is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kate.
Kate is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hettie Kate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Connor.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Connor jumps guard but Kate stands there with Connor around his waist. Connor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hettie Kate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Connor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A solid body kick from Kate.
Kate has Connor up against the cage in a clinch.
Kate lands a nice elbow.
Connor wants to get back to striking at distance but Kate won't allow it.
Connor wants a takedown but no success here.
Connor wants a takedown but no success here.
Kate scores a nice knee to the body.
Kate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kate lands a hook that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Kate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Connor's defenses.
Connor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kate.
A nice left hand lands by Kate.
Connor is trying to pull guard but Kate turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hettie Kate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Connor.
Kate working Connor over with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kate lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kate lands a right hand.
Kate unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Connor! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kate is unloading with more strikes now! Connor drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hettie Kate!
During a confident post fight interview, Hettie Kate thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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