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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Liscio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 The Island, Robbie Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Liscio!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liscio looks for a takedown but Bruce sprawls well.
Liscio 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.
Liscio moves into the clinch.
Bruce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bruce is looking to break free of the clinch but Liscio has double underhooks.
Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liscio takes a kick to the side of the head.
Liscio ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Bruce misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've been hearing reports that Bruce has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Liscio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Liscio avoids the body shot from Bruce.
Liscio clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liscio decides to pull guard.
Bruce looking to sit in guard and control but Liscio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Liscio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Liscio has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bruce is wriggling around but Liscio manages to pass to half guard.
Bruce tries to kick Liscio off but Liscio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liscio postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bruce to stand up.
Liscio misses with a kick to the body.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liscio counters with a left and a right that stings Bruce.
Robbie Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liscio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robbie Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Liscio.
Liscio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bruce scores with a jab to the body.
Liscio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bruce. That one must have hurt.
Liscio closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liscio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bruce up against the cage.
Liscio can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is trying to push Liscio away but Liscio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bruce keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liscio's efforts to push away.
Bruce gets underhooks to prevent Liscio's takedown attempt.
Liscio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liscio goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bruce prevents it.
Bruce drops down looking for an ankle pick but Liscio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bruce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liscio is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Bruce there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bruce misses with a hook.
Liscio slips under a jab.
Liscio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liscio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Liscio has Bruce pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bruce manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Liscio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Liscio's head backwards.
Bruce misses with a two punch combination.
Bruce bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Liscio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruce dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liscio. That did some damage!
Bruce throws a jab but it's blocked by Liscio.
And Liscio tries to counter it with a takedown but Bruce pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bruce works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce throws a hook but Liscio blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Bruce dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bruce paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robbie Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liscio shoots in but no luck this time.
Robbie Bruce is winning the standup battle so far.
Liscio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Liscio.
Bruce with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bruce works the jab nicely.
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liscio was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.
Bruce throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liscio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bruce swivels and escapes.
Robbie Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Liscio.
A combination from Bruce does no damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bruce.
No joy there for Bruce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liscio throws out a counter right but Bruce avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Bruce misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce scores with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bruce.
Robbie Bruce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liscio.
Liscio shoots in for a takedown but Bruce shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruce is looking for a counter combo.
Bruce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liscio.
Bruce throws out a loose jab but Liscio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liscio shoots in for a takedown but Bruce shows good takedown defense.
Liscio forces Bruce back against the cage and clinches.
Liscio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bruce walks away with a smile on his face. Liscio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Liscio is breathing heavily.
Bruce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liscio can do to turn this around?
Bruce throws a front kick that sends Liscio stumbling back into the cage.
Liscio throws a body kick that misses.
Liscio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bruce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liscio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bruce sprawls well. Bruce wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Liscio gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Bruce.
Bruce throws a hook but Liscio blocks it.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruce plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Daniel Liscio has been cut.
Liscio fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liscio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That kick from Bruce tenderised Liscio's leg. Liscio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bruce throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bruce scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bruce feints a jab promting Liscio to slip. Bruce then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Liscio slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liscio was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.
Nice takedown defense from Bruce. No joy for Liscio on that attempt.
Bruce throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Liscio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bruce misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Liscio is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Liscio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bruce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liscio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bruce throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liscio tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce gets tackled into the cage by Liscio. Liscio maintains the clinch.
Bruce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bruce jumps guard but Liscio stands there with Bruce around his waist. Bruce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bruce is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bruce is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Liscio to keep the fight standing.
Bruce drops down looking for an ankle pick but Liscio pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Bruce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Liscio's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Liscio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Liscio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bruce is defending well.
Liscio has Bruce pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Liscio pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bruce tumbling to the mat - Liscio dives into Bruce's guard.
Liscio stays in close to Bruce's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liscio is continuing to stall.
Liscio stops Bruce from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liscio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Liscio forces his way into half guard.
Liscio takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bruce is looking to escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Liscio moves away from the strike by Bruce.
A countering left hand to the body from Liscio misses.
Liscio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bruce sprawls well. Bruce wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Liscio gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
That kick from Bruce tenderised Liscio's leg. Liscio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bruce stuffs the takedown.
Robbie Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Liscio.
Bruce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bruce scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Liscio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruce.
And Liscio tries to counter it with a takedown but Bruce pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Liscio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruce leaves Liscio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liscio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liscio clinches with his opponent.
Bruce pulls guard successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Liscio slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Liscio's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Liscio passes into half guard.
Liscio is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bruce pushes Liscio off but Liscio dives into side control.
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 Robbie Bruce.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bruce, 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 Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Bruce!
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