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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wacko Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reg October (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wacko Warner has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wacko Warner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reg October!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warner drives through and clinches with October against the cage.
October managing to block the knees to the body from Warner.
Warner tries to land knees in the clinch but October avoids the damage to the body.
October tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warner managing to block the knees to the body from October.
Warner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
October is looking to break free of the clinch but Warner has double underhooks.
Warner missing with knees to the body.
Warner tries to land knees in the clinch but October avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Warner to work.
October using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warner decides to pull guard.
October has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Warner is proving hard to escape from.
Warner keeping moving, preventing October from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warner uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner shoots in for a takedown but October shows good takedown defense.
October looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
October should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Warner tries for a takedown but October sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Warner misses.
October throws a leg kick but Warner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Warner checks a leg kick nicely.
Warner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from October.
A punch combination from October misses.
October swats away the attempt to clinch by Warner.
Reg October is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
October throws a hook but Warner blocks it.
October throws a hook to the side of Warner's head but Warner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
October looks to clinch
and Warner counters with a series of strikes. October will be more careful next time no doubt.
October tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Warner counters by clinching up.
Warner blocks an uppercut.
October wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
October tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
October wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Warner has him pressed against the cage.
October goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from October.
October dodges an elbow strike from Warner.
Warner throws a punch but it's blocked by October.
October has had enough of the clinch but Warner keeps him there for the moment.
Warner prevents October from breaking the clinch.
October fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
October tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Warner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warner missing with knees to the body.
October wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
October wants to get back to striking at distance but Warner won't allow it.
October wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
October looking to throw knees to the head but Warner is blocking nicely.
Warner manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
October wants to stand and escape but instead Warner has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Warner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
October working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Warner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Warner gets to his feet. October looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wacko Warner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Warner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but October paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Warner tries to clinch up but October circles away and keeps his distance.
Warner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Warner swats away the attempt to clinch by October.
Warner slips under a jab from October.
Reg October seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. October tries to avoid it but Warner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag October to the ground. October escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Warner moves out of range as October strikes.
Warner slips a jab from October.
Warner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from October misses.
October keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
October is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
October throws a push kick but Warner slaps the foot to one side.
October throws a jab when Warner was well out of range.
Warner fails in his attempt to clinch.
October throws a wild body kick that Warner sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warner wants to clinch up but October keeps it at a distance.
Warner fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wacko Warner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from October.
Warner takes the fight into the clinch.
Warner dodges an elbow strike from October.
October looking to throw knees to the head but Warner is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
October on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
October is trying to break free.
Warner tries to land knees in the clinch but October avoids the damage to the body.
Warner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warner misses with a punch on the inside.
October is trying to break free.
Warner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but October blocks it with crossed arms.
October wants to get back to striking at distance but Warner won't allow it.
October misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warner.
October wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Warner drags the fight down to the ground.
October wants to control from the top but Warner keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Warner wants to sweep here but October controlling him for the moment.
Warner is controlling October's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
October wants to stand and escape but instead Warner has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
October keeping moving, preventing Warner from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Warner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on October, up you get!
Wacko Warner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warner tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Warner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Warner moves out of range of the body kick.
Warner tries to clinch there but October circles away.
Warner clinches up against the cage.
Warner misses with a short punch on the inside.
October looking to slow down the pace here.
October blocks an elbow strike.
Warner is working for takedown but October is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Warner working aggressively here.
October misses with a short punch on the inside.
October wants to break free but Warner has control.
October tries a knee to the head but Warner blocks it.
October misses with an elbow strike.
October wants to break free but Warner has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wacko Warner dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Warner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with October, pushing him back against the cage.
Warner pulls guard effortlessly.
October wants to stand but Warner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Warner controlling October's posture.
Warner has a closed guard, preventing October from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warner wants to sweep but no luck.
Warner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
October must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Warner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
October stays in close to Warner's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Warner wants to stand up but October is controlling him.
Warner wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner moves into the clinch successfully.
October wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
October can't break the clinch.
October keeps control of Warner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
October prevents a body shot from Warner.
October throws a punch but it's blocked by Warner.
October trying to stall but Warner improves his position.
October blocks the elbow strike.
October tries to break the clinch but Warner is controlling the position.
Warner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but October has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
October breaks from the clinch.
Warner clinches with his opponent.
Warner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Warner wants to break free but October has control.
October tries to work over Warner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
October is working Warner over against the cage.
Warner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Warner breaks from the clinch.
Warner moves into the clinch successfully.
Warner misses with a knee to the head.
Warner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Warner jumps into guard, dragging October to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
October sitting in guard, not really doing much.
October trying to control the position from guard on top but Warner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reg October has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
October wants to get up but he can't break Warner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wacko Warner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Warner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wacko Warner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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