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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Forbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Pupencjusz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hunter Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dawid Pupencjusz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pupencjusz thows a body shot but no joy.
Pupencjusz lands a right hook to the body.
Pupencjusz loads up on a big right hand but Forbes slips the punch.
Forbes checks a low kick from Pupencjusz.
Forbes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pupencjusz throws a poor cross that misses
and Forbes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Forbes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Forbes thows a huge punch but Pupencjusz dodges it nicely.
Pupencjusz is looking for a sweep. Forbes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Forbes is trying to work for a kimura but Pupencjusz is defending well.
Pupencjusz is trying to control but Forbes passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pupencjusz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pupencjusz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pupencjusz tries to improve position but can't.
Pupencjusz is trying to control Forbes's posture but Forbes avoids it.
Forbes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Forbes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pupencjusz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pupencjusz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Forbes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pupencjusz is letting Forbes control him for a moment.
Pupencjusz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Forbes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pupencjusz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Forbes in side control, throwing shots but Pupencjusz defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes throwing strikes but Pupencjusz manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Forbes is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Pupencjusz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pupencjusz swings around for an armbar but Forbes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pupencjusz's guard.
Forbes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pupencjusz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Forbes is stalling in the full guard.
Forbes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Forbes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pupencjusz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Forbes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Forbes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pupencjusz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pupencjusz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pupencjusz jabs at Forbes's body.
Forbes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pupencjusz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Forbes on the side of the head.
Pupencjusz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Forbes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Forbes breaks the clinch.
Pupencjusz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Forbes momentarily.
Pupencjusz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pupencjusz misses the shot to the body.
Pupencjusz takes a swing at Forbes's ribcage but misses.
Pupencjusz looks to land a body kick but Forbes moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes avoids the body shot from Pupencjusz.
Pupencjusz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Forbes rather than just go for the knockout.
Pupencjusz jabs Forbes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pupencjusz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Forbes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Forbes moves out of range as Pupencjusz strikes.
Pupencjusz throws a leg kick which misses Forbes's front leg but catches the back leg as Forbes tries to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Pupencjusz.
Forbes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pupencjusz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pupencjusz just misses with a punch to the body.
Pupencjusz just misses with a punch to the body.
Pupencjusz misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pupencjusz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Forbes's head.
Pupencjusz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pupencjusz misses with a wild body shot.
Pupencjusz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pupencjusz lands with a cross.
Dawid Pupencjusz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pupencjusz throws a leg kick but Forbes moved away.
Pupencjusz takes a swing at Forbes's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pupencjusz. Forbes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pupencjusz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Forbes moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Forbes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pupencjusz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pupencjusz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pupencjusz.
Pupencjusz throws a leg kick but Forbes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pupencjusz misses with an uppercut
and Forbes counters with a nice body kick.
Pupencjusz scores with a one two! Forbes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Forbes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pupencjusz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pupencjusz throws a lazy uppercut
and Forbes counters with an outside leg kick.
Forbes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pupencjusz.
Forbes checks a low kick from Pupencjusz.
Pupencjusz lunges at Forbes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Forbes's hand.
Dawid Pupencjusz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pupencjusz misses with a hook. Forbes ducked under it nicely.
Forbes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pupencjusz. Pupencjusz obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Pupencjusz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pupencjusz swings for the body but Forbes moves out of range.
Forbes tries to clinch but Pupencjusz is having none of it.
Pupencjusz loads up on a big right hand but Forbes slips the punch.
Forbes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pupencjusz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forbes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Pupencjusz misses.
Pupencjusz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunter Forbes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pupencjusz swats away the attempt to clinch by Forbes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dawid Pupencjusz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pupencjusz.
Pupencjusz misses with a hook.
Pupencjusz just misses with a punch to the body.
Forbes slips a jab from Pupencjusz.
Forbes walks into a stiff left hand from Pupencjusz.
Pupencjusz lands a glancing blow to the side of Forbes's head.
Pupencjusz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pupencjusz lands a nice shot that snaps Forbes's head back.
Pupencjusz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pupencjusz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Forbes counters with a good low kick that Pupencjusz was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes moves in looking to clinch but Pupencjusz pushes him off.
Forbes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pupencjusz throws a leg kick
and Forbes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Forbes breaks the clinch.
Forbes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pupencjusz.
Forbes tries to clinch up but Pupencjusz circles away and keeps his distance.
Pupencjusz scores with a jab to the head.
Forbes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pupencjusz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Forbes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pupencjusz misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Pupencjusz.
Forbes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pupencjusz cracks Forbes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pupencjusz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pupencjusz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Forbes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pupencjusz.
Pupencjusz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Forbes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forbes avoids the body shot from Pupencjusz.
Forbes blocks a jab.
Forbes defending well as Pupencjusz loads up on a big left hand.
Pupencjusz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Forbes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Forbes checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pupencjusz misses with a hook.
Forbes checks a leg kick.
Pupencjusz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Forbes's head backwards.
Pupencjusz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forbes manages to avoid it.
Forbes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Pupencjusz.
Forbes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pupencjusz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pupencjusz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pupencjusz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pupencjusz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pupencjusz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pupencjusz throws a leg kick but Forbes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Forbes avoids the body shot from Pupencjusz.
A shot to the body from Pupencjusz misses
and Forbes counters with a three punch combo that has Pupencjusz backing up. Pupencjusz nods at Forbes to acknowledge the strikes.
Forbes doesn't manage to clinch there - Pupencjusz circles away.
Pupencjusz swings for the body but Forbes moves out of range.
Pupencjusz misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pupencjusz. Forbes does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pupencjusz misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dawid Pupencjusz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pupencjusz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dawid Pupencjusz!
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FIGHT
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