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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sue Monday (ranked 5812 p4p, 0 weight class) and Senon Chavez (ranked 6898 p4p, 0 weight class). Sue Monday had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sue Monday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Senon Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez feints and as Monday raises his hands in defense, Chavez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chavez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chavez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chavez looking to pass the guard.
Chavez trying to control but Monday is working from the bottom.
Chavez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Monday keeping moving, preventing Chavez from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez gets to his feet - Monday follows without any prompting.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Chavez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Monday. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Monday as he avoids it easily.
Monday lands with a slapping head kick.
Chavez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chavez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Monday circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monday connects with a looping right hand.
Chavez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chavez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Monday smiles and moves away.
Monday throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monday lands with a hook. Chavez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Monday dodges the punch combination from Chavez.
Monday lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monday lands a head kick. Chavez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monday fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chavez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chavez.
Sue Monday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Senon Chavez.
Monday lands a leg kick that knocks Chavez off balance momentarily.
Chavez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chavez dives in and scores a takedown into Monday's guard.
Chavez looking to sit in guard and control but Monday gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Monday prevents Chavez from getting back to his feet.
Chavez working a defensive guard here.
Chavez is pulling down on Monday's head to control his posture.
Monday would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chavez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chavez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Monday wants to get up but he can't break Chavez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chavez wants to sweep here but Monday controlling him for the moment.
Monday stands up and waves to Chavez to follow him.
Chavez misses with a takedown attempt - Monday sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Monday wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Monday scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monday lands a right hook to the body.
Monday throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Monday napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Chavez.
Monday is breathing heavily.
Chavez has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Monday!
Chavez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chavez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chavez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sue Monday dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chavez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Monday keeps moving.
Monday is looking to stand back up but Chavez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Monday.
Monday is staying active underneath Chavez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chavez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Monday's head.
Chavez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Monday.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday is staying active underneath Chavez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chavez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chavez wants to control but Monday is keeping him busy.
Chavez is taking a breather. Monday says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Crunch! Monday slams his shin into Chavez's torso.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Monday as he avoids it easily.
Sue Monday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chavez misses with a takedown attempt - Monday sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sue Monday is winning the standup battle so far.
Monday lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monday connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Monday uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chavez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chavez has a takedown stuffed.
Sue Monday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Senon Chavez.
Chavez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monday fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chavez dives in and grabs Monday's left leg, looking for a takedown. Monday pushes down on Chavez's head and hops out.
Monday lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez misses with the combination.
Senon Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Chavez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monday scores with a head kick.
Monday swats away the attempt to clinch by Chavez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monday uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chavez has time to react.
Monday slips a jab and a cross from Chavez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Monday.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chavez is defended easily by Monday.
Monday scores with a spinning back kick!
Chavez tries to clinch up.
Monday plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Monday is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chavez can do to turn this around?
Chavez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Monday dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chavez. That did some damage!
Sue Monday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Monday. No joy for Chavez on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monday scores with a body shot.
Chavez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Monday. That one must have hurt.
Monday throws a shot to the body.
Chavez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Monday swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monday fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monday scores with a head kick. Chavez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chavez closes the distance and pushes Monday back into the cage.
Chavez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Monday pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chavez tries to pull guard but Monday forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chavez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Monday just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chavez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Monday just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chavez wants to get back to striking at distance but Monday won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sue Monday dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Monday fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chavez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Monday throws a nice head kick!
Monday is looking to wear down Chavez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Monday throws a head kick that half lands.
Monday lands with a nice body punch.
Monday throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chavez's head.
Chavez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Monday throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chavez avoids the head kick by Monday.
Chavez walks into a jab.
Chavez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Monday.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Monday sprawls well. Monday wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chavez gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Monday. No joy for Chavez on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chavez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good leg kick by Monday there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chavez dives in and scores a takedown into Monday's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez trying to control but Monday is working from the bottom.
Chavez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chavez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chavez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Chavez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sue Monday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Senon Chavez.
Chavez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monday lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chavez goes for a double leg but Monday avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Monday continues to drive forward.
Chavez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chavez takes one to the side of the head.
Chavez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chavez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Monday.
Monday is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chavez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Monday looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
An elbow from Chavez crashes against the mat.
Chavez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Chavez crashes against the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez decides to stand back up. Chavez steps back and let's Monday get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monday stuffs the takedown.
Monday scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chavez dives in and scores a takedown into Monday's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chavez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Chavez advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sue Monday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Monday, 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sue Monday!
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