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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Murray Whelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Chuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whelan comes to the cage accompanied by Stand Up for Rock and Roll. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Murray Whelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Chuckle!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuckle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chuckle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whelan throws a head kick but Chuckle moves out of range.
Whelan stuffs the takedown attempt from Chuckle. Chuckle gets slowly back to his feet.
Chuckle clinches.
Chuckle takes an elbow to the temple.
Whelan lands a nice uppercut.
Chuckle is stalling here.
Chuckle missing with knees to the body.
Chuckle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whelan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chuckle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whelan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Murray Whelan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Chuckle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Whelan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chuckle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chuckle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whelan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body punch from Whelan.
Chuckle slips a jab from Whelan.
Whelan lunges at Chuckle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chuckle's hand.
Whelan tries to work over Chuckle's front leg with a kick but Chuckle checks it.
Chuckle moves in looking to clinch but Whelan pushes him off.
Whelan misses with a low kick as Chuckle jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whelan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chuckle.
Whelan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chuckle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whelan. Whelan obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick from Whelan misses.
Murray Whelan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Whelan.
Chuckle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whelan looks to land a left hand but Chuckle moved out of range nicely.
Whelan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whelan misses with a double jab.
Chuckle wants to clinch up but Whelan keeps it at a distance.
Chuckle slips a jab and a cross from Whelan.
Whelan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Whelan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chuckle's sensitive parts.
Chuckle fails with the takedown.
Chuckle looks gassed!
Whelan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Whelan lands with a slapping head kick.
Chuckle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whelan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelan misses with a series of wild punches.
Whelan connects with a solid leg kick.
Whelan jabs Chuckle right on the nose. Chuckle blinks but takes it well.
Whelan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whelan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chuckle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whelan.
Chuckle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whelan as he avoids it easily.
Chuckle lunges at Whelan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whelan's hand.
Whelan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Whelan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whelan scores with a shot to the body.
Whelan lands with a shot to the body.
Whelan lands a jab-cross combination.
Chuckle is trying desperately to land a takedown but Whelan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Chuckle.
Chuckle misses with a takedown attempt - Whelan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chuckle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chuckle takes the fight into the clinch.
Chuckle breaks from the clinch.
Whelan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chuckle has managed to clinch.
Chuckle breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuckle tries to clinch up but Whelan circles away and keeps his distance.
Chuckle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Whelan!
Whelan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chuckle is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Whelan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chuckle avoids the attempt from Whelan to control.
Chuckle fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chuckle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Whelan looks a forlorn figure.
Whelan wants to control but Chuckle is having none of it.
Whelan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chuckle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Whelan hang on?
Whelan is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuckle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chuckle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Whelan tries to hold on but Chuckle postures up.
Chuckle landing strikes, looking to finish!
Whelan prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Whelan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chuckle trying to control but Whelan is having none of it.
Whelan is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murray Whelan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chuckle tries to clinch but Whelan is having none of it.
Whelan misses the jab.
Whelan misses with a low kick.
Chuckle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whelan, pushing him back against the cage.
Whelan has a couple of punches blocked by Chuckle.
A bit of stalling here from Chuckle.
Chuckle tries to land knees in the clinch but Whelan avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Whelan.
Chuckle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whelan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whelan throws a nice looking combination but Chuckle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whelan misses with a low kick.
Chuckle doesn't manage to clinch there - Whelan circles away.
Whelan cracks Chuckle with a good jab.
Chuckle tries to clinch but Whelan moves out of range.
Whelan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuckle wants to clinch up but Whelan keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Chuckle does no damage.
Chuckle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whelan can pounce on him.
Chuckle fails with a takedown attempt.
Chuckle is breathing heavily.
Whelan misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whelan throws a leg kick but Chuckle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chuckle checks a leg kick.
Whelan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chuckle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Whelan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whelan throws a series of strikes that have Chuckle backpedaling.
Chuckle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whelan is fending him off so far but Chuckle persists. Nope, Whelan circles away and we're back to standing.
Chuckle tries to clinch but Whelan is having none of it.
Murray Whelan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whelan throws a right hand that misses
and Chuckle counters by moving into the clinch.
Whelan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whelan gets through Chuckle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Whelan.
Whelan breaks the clinch.
Whelan fails to land with a series of punches.
Whelan throws a lazy head kick
enabling Chuckle to counter with a crisp jab.
A left and a right from Whelan both land. Nice combination.
Good leg kick by Whelan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chuckle throws a wild body kick that Whelan sees coming a mile off.
Whelan thuds his shin into the meat of Chuckle's side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whelan.
Whelan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whelan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chuckle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chuckle tries to clinch up.
Chuckle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chuckle passes Whelan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chuckle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Whelan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Whelan is looking to improve his position.
Chuckle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chuckle prevents Whelan from improving his position.
Chuckle moves into full mount! Whelan won't be happy about that!
Chuckle with a couple of short strikes.
Chuckle controlling from the full mount.
Whelan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuckle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chuckle lands a big shot there that rocks Whelan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Whelan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Chuckle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chuckle stalling.
Whelan is not content to let Chuckle control the position.
Whelan is trying to maintain the position but Chuckle is very close to passing his half guard.
Chuckle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whelan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whelan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Whelan wants to control but Chuckle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuckle keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Whelan is trying to get back to full guard.
Whelan trying to control here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chuckle shoots in but no luck this time.
Murray Whelan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Chuckle.
Whelan's corner calls for a 1-2. Whelan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whelan tries a head kick but it misses.
Whelan throws a poor cross that misses
and Chuckle counters with a single leg into guard. Whelan didn't expect that.
Chuckle has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Whelan is proving hard to escape from.
Chuckle looking to pass the guard.
Whelan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chuckle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Chuckle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Whelan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chuckle is out of range.
Whelan throws a jab but it's blocked by Chuckle.
Murray Whelan is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chuckle.
Chuckle tries to clinch up but Whelan circles away and keeps his distance.
Chuckle misses with a takedown attempt - Whelan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chuckle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murray Whelan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Chuckle.
Chuckle wants to clinch up but Whelan keeps it at a distance.
Whelan thows a leg kick but Chuckle checks it
and Chuckle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chuckle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whelan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Whelan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chuckle is out of range.
Chuckle checks a leg kick.
Whelan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Whelan misses.
Chuckle misses with a straight left.
Chuckle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chuckle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whelan cracks the inside of Chuckle's front leg.
Whelan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chuckle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice takedown defense from Whelan. No joy for Chuckle on that attempt.
Whelan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuckle checks a leg kick.
Whelan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whelan throws a series of punches but Chuckle avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Whelan. No joy for Chuckle on that attempt.
Chuckle shoots in but Whelan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chuckle tries to clinch but Whelan is having none of it.
Chuckle looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chuckle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chuckle slips a jab and a cross from Whelan.
Chuckle rushes Whelan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chuckle trying to stall but Whelan improves his position.
Whelan avoiding damage as Chuckle throws knees to the body.
Whelan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whelan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whelan throws a head kick that misses.
Chuckle wants to clinch up but Whelan keeps it at a distance.
Whelan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chuckle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Whelan pinned against the cage. Whelan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chuckle tries to clinch but Whelan is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuckle tries to clinch up.
Whelan motions for Chuckle to come forward. Whelan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whelan misses with a double jab
and Chuckle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chuckle trying to control from Whelan's half guard. Whelan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Chuckle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whelan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barry Chuckle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chuckle is in close to Whelan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chuckle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whelan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chuckle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whelan is keeping the position for now.
Chuckle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chuckle gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuckle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whelan as he avoids it easily.
Chuckle throws a shot to the body.
Chuckle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Whelan regains half guard.
Chuckle is pressing down on Whelan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Whelan is holding on for now.
Chuckle trying to control from half guard but Whelan is working away.
Whelan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chuckle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chuckle's back!
Chuckle is trying to get back to his feet but Whelan has full control of the position and if anything, Chuckle has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Chuckle trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Whelan doesn't have the hooks in and Chuckle manages to turn into his guard.
Chuckle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chuckle passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Whelan is looking to reverse the position.
Whelan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chuckle lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan is not content to let Chuckle control the position.
Whelan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chuckle wants to stand but Whelan is controlling his arm.
Chuckle throws a strike aimed at the side of Whelan's head but Whelan avoids it well.
Chuckle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whelan keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chuckle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Whelan.
Chuckle clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chuckle is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Whelan can't fight it off and eventually Chuckle manages to take the fight to the floor. Whelan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Whelan wants to stand but Chuckle is controlling the position.
Chuckle trying to control the position from guard on top but Whelan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Barry Chuckle.
I think Chuckle 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Chuckle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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