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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Mundine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy The Crocodile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mundine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Head Bussa - Lil Scrappy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Mundine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy The Crocodile!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crocodile throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mundine.
Mundine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Crocodile tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mundine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Crocodile waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mundine.
The Crocodile tries to clinch but Mundine moves out of range.
The Crocodile is looking to clinch.
The Crocodile fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mundine keeps the fight on the outside.
Mundine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Crocodile wants to clinch up but Mundine keeps it at a distance.
The Crocodile doesn't manage to clinch there - Mundine circles away.
The Crocodile tries to clinch up.
The Crocodile is looking to clinch but Mundine is avoiding it.
Mundine with a jab.
The Crocodile throws a jab when Mundine was well out of range.
The Crocodile throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Mundine tumbling to the canvas!
It looks like Anthony Mundine has been cut.
Mundine will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mundine had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. The Crocodile is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mundine Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take The Crocodile's back instead.
Mundine gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crocodile is trying to get back to his feet but Mundine has full control of the position and if anything, The Crocodile has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mundine is landing with strikes from the back.
The Crocodile rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mundine trying to pass the guard but The Crocodile defending well.
Mundine tries to stand but his hand is stuck under The Crocodile.
The Crocodile works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mundine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mundine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The Crocodile can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mundine is trying to move to mount but The Crocodile reverses beautifully and ends up in Mundine's guard.
Mundine 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.
The Crocodile throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Crocodile 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.
The Crocodile won't allow Mundine to sweep him here.
Mundine is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Crocodile is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mundine is looking to stand up but The Crocodile isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundine scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The Crocodile lands a jab to the head.
Mundine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mundine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mundine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Crocodile tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mundine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Crocodile doesn't manage to clinch there - Mundine circles away.
The Crocodile tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mundine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Crocodile tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mundine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Crocodile tries to close the distance and clinch but Mundine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mundine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Crocodile tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mundine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Mundine.
The Crocodile tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mundine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Crocodile tries to clinch but Mundine is having none of it.
The Crocodile wants to clinch.
Mundine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Crocodile moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Crocodile throws the left hand but Mundine avoids the punch easily.
The Crocodile is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mundine keeps the fight on the outside.
The Crocodile doesn't manage to clinch there - Mundine circles away.
The Crocodile tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mundine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mundine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy The Crocodile dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Mundine's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mundine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mundine shoots in for a double leg but The Crocodile sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Crocodile is looking to clinch.
The Crocodile fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Crocodile tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mundine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mundine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anthony Mundine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Crocodile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mundine manages to avoid it.
The Crocodile tries to clinch up.
The Crocodile tries to clinch but Mundine moves out of range.
The Crocodile has closed the distance and engaged Mundine in a clinch.
Mundine is looking to break free of the clinch but The Crocodile has double underhooks.
The Crocodile lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Crocodile breaks the clinch.
The Crocodile tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Crocodile wants to clinch up but Mundine keeps it at a distance.
Mundine circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Crocodile looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Crocodile is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jimmy The Crocodile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crocodile doesn't manage to clinch there - Mundine circles away.
Mundine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mundine swats away the attempt to clinch by The Crocodile.
The Crocodile moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mundine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Crocodile.
Mundine keeps the fight on the outside.
Mundine keeps the fight on the outside.
The Crocodile waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mundine.
The Crocodile moves in looking to clinch but Mundine pushes him off.
Mundine misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Mundine.
The Crocodile doesn't manage to clinch there - Mundine circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mundine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Crocodile wants to clinch.
The Crocodile avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Crocodile fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Crocodile tries to clinch there but Mundine circles away.
Mundine slips a straight right by The Crocodile.
The Crocodile tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mundine keeps the fight on the outside.
Mundine swats away the attempt to clinch by The Crocodile.
The Crocodile is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Crocodile moves in looking to clinch but Mundine pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundine misses with the combination.
The Crocodile tries to close the distance and clinch but Mundine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mundine circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Crocodile tries to clinch but Mundine moves out of range.
The Crocodile tries to clinch but Mundine is having none of it.
The Crocodile tries to close the distance and clinch but Mundine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Crocodile is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Mundine both land. Nice combination.
The Crocodile fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Crocodile fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Crocodile tries to clinch up but Mundine circles away and keeps his distance.
The Crocodile tries to clinch but Mundine is having none of it.
The Crocodile dodges the punch combination from Mundine.
Mundine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four 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.
Mundine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Crocodile pushes Mundine up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from The Crocodile on the inside.
A shot in the inside from The Crocodile.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Crocodile breaks from the clinch.
Mundine swats away the attempt to clinch by The Crocodile.
The Crocodile tries to clinch up but Mundine circles away and keeps his distance.
The Crocodile misses with a straight left.
Mundine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Crocodile.
The Crocodile might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Crocodile wants to clinch up but Mundine keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Crocodile lands a nice shot that snaps Mundine's head back.
The Crocodile tries to clinch there but Mundine circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Crocodile looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Mundine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy The Crocodile showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anthony Mundine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The Crocodile tries to clinch but Mundine moves out of range.
Mundine throws a series of punches but The Crocodile avoids them all with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mundine.
Mundine wants to stand but The Crocodile is controlling his arm.
The Crocodile is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mundine throws a strike but The Crocodile avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The Crocodile looking to control.
Mundine wants to control from the top but The Crocodile keeps moving.
The Crocodile wants to sweep here but Mundine controlling him for the moment.
The Crocodile lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mundine!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mundine is looking to improve his position but The Crocodile isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crocodile looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Crocodile breaks from Mundine's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The Crocodile scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mundine?
The Crocodile landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mundine is looking to get to half guard.
The Crocodile sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Crocodile postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mundine looks a forlorn figure.
Mundine is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crocodile content just to control the position here.
Mundine is looking to get to half guard.
The Crocodile takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundine is trying to stand up.
The Crocodile throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The Crocodile lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mundine takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anthony Mundine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by The Crocodile.
Oh Mundine is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big strike lands for The Crocodile! That's really hurt Mundine and he's turned his back - The Crocodile keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! The Crocodile Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy The Crocodile!
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hype
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