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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Hart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Hart!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Foley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hart pushing down on Foley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hart is trying to control. Foley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Foley preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Foley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hart.
Hart is trying to control. Foley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Foley wants to get back to full guard but Hart has passed into side control.
Hart takes a little break here. Foley wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley trying to control but Hart flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Foley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Foley trying to control but not successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart is persistently looking for the submission but Foley is defending it well.
A lull in the action here.
Foley holding both Hart 's hands and preventing any damage.
Foley trying to control the hands but Hart breaks the grip.
Foley prevents Hart from getting a body triangle.
Hart is hanging on to Foley's back as he tries to escape.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hart controlling the positon.
Foley looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley is trying to stand back up.
Foley just trying to survive but Hart is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hart's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hart. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Foley trying to get back to his feet but Hart is in full control for now.
Foley is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Foley is controlling Hart 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Foley stops Hart from standing up.
Hart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hart controls Foley momentarily but Foley frees himself.
Hart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Foley is controlling him.
Foley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hart's head.
Hart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hart is trying to control the position but Foley postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foley works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Foley throws an elbow that misses. Hart uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Foley's guard. Nice move by Hart!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Hart dominated that round.
That's time! Foley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hart throws a series of punches but Foley avoids them all with ease.
Foley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hart stalls.
Hart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hart tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Foley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Foley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Foley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foley checks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Hart misses
and Foley counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart gets control of Foley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hart will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Foley distracts Hart with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Foley gets to his feet - Hart follows without any prompting.
Foley shoots in but Hart avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hart shoots in and gets a takedown into Foley's guard.
Foley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Foley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Foley controlling Hart's posture.
Hart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley pulls Hart in close to prevent any damage.
Foley trying to keep a closed guard but Hart is proving a slippery customer.
Foley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hart won't allow Foley to sweep him here.
Foley is trying to control the position but Hart postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foley clinches up against the cage.
Foley jumps guard but Hart stands there with Foley around his waist. Foley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Foley regains guard immediately.
Foley is wriggling around but Hart manages to pass to half guard.
Hart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Foley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Foley is trying to stand up here but Hart is controlling him well.
Foley wants to control but Hart is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foley is defending against the submission attempts here by Hart.
Foley trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart trying to control from half guard but Foley is working away.
Foley is defending against the submission attempts here by Hart.
Foley is doing well to control the position and prevent Hart from advancing to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hart is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brett Hart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Foley takes the fight into the clinch.
Hart prevents a body shot from Foley.
Foley fails to pull guard.
Foley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hart just stands there and leans against the cage.
Foley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Foley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Foley throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hart wants to stand and escape but instead Foley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Foley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hart on the ground.
Foley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley scoring with some ground and pound.
Foley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Foley defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foley stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
Hart has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Foley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart looking for a sweep. Not yet Hart, not yet.
Hart throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Foley connects with a couple of short punches.
Foley chips away with some ground and pound.
Foley throwing strikes from guard but Hart blocks nicely.
Hart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Foley's guard.
Foley can't keep his opponent in guard - Hart advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hart thows a huge punch but Foley dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley is controlling Hart's trapped leg to prevent Hart from advancing to side control.
Foley tries to kick Hart off but Hart keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brett Hart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hart is thwarting Foley's attempts to control the position.
Hart controlling the action here.
Hart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hart is thwarting Foley's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hart in particular looking to stall.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Foley is trying to stand back up but Hart is controlling him
Foley trying to control from the bottom.
Foley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hart tries to stand but can't do so whilst Foley controls his leg.
Hart trying to control from half guard but Foley is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hart controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brett Hart.
I've got Hart 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Hart!
After winning the bout, Brett Hart thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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