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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Croc Odile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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, Croc Odile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Striker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker misses with a two punch combination.
Striker tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Striker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Striker lands a head kick!
Striker throws a body punch but Odile moves out of range.
Striker clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Striker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Odile goes for a takedown attempt but Striker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Striker.
Striker clinches with his opponent.
The is referee keeping an eye on Striker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Striker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Striker.
Striker is pressed up against the cage. Odile has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Striker down to the mat. Striker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Odile shoots for a takedown but Striker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Croc Odile. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Striker lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Striker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Odile is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Striker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Striker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Striker trying to control but Odile is working from the bottom.
Striker wanted to stand there but Odile had control of the position.
Striker stands and throws Odile's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Odile is not content to let Striker control the position.
Odile tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Striker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odile is letting Striker control him for a moment.
Odile is not content to let Striker control the position.
Striker remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Striker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Odile tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Striker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Odile.
Odile shoots in but no luck this time.
Striker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Striker lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Striker trying to control but Odile is working from the bottom.
Striker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker with a nice head shot there.
Striker looking to pass the guard.
Odile trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Odile trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Odile utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Odile has Striker pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Striker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Striker trying to control but Odile is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Striker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Striker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick misses from Striker.
Striker missing with a left hand there. Odile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Striker pushes Odile up against the cage in a clinch.
Striker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Odile in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Striker.
Striker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Striker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Odile has Striker pressed against the cage, preventing Striker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Striker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Odile has him pressed against the cage.
Odile creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Striker's defenses.
Striker wants to get back to striking at distance but Odile won't allow it.
Striker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Odile lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Odile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Odile circles away from the clinch attempt.
Odile lands a jab to Striker's midsection.
Striker fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Odile is trying to break free.
Odile tries to land knees in the clinch but Striker avoids the damage to the body.
Striker looking to throw knees to the head but Odile is blocking nicely.
Striker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Odile slips a jab and a cross from Striker.
Odile swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Striker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good exchange - Striker coming out on top.
Striker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Odile is fending him off so far but Striker persists. Nope, Odile circles away and we're back to standing.
Striker is breathing heavily.
Odile tries to clinch but Striker moves out of range.
Striker closes the distance and clinches.
Striker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Odile avoids it.
Odile manages to break the clinch.
Striker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Odile moves out of range as Striker throws a body kick.
Odile tries to land a leg kick but Striker saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odile ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Odile is looking to clinch but Striker is avoiding it.
Odile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striker.
Odile lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Striker at a distance.
Odile tries to clinch but Striker is having none of it.
Odile wants to clinch.
Jab from Striker.
Striker leaves Odile with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Striker is looking to clinch.
Striker connects with a right hand. Odile shakes it off.
Odile drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Terry Striker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Striker takes a swing at Odile's ribcage but misses.
Striker throws a series of punches but Odile moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Odile swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Striker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Striker blocks a head kick by Odile.
Striker throws a combination that misses
and Odile counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Striker is looking for a sweep.
Striker manages to work his way to half guard, despite Odile's best efforts.
Odile is controlling the pace.
Odile not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Striker is looking to improve his position.
Odile missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Odile's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Odile's back!
Striker is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Striker gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Striker gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Striker apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Striker throws a nice looking combination but Odile bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Striker lands with a nice combination. Odile backs away looking to recover.
Striker tries to clinch but Odile moves away
and Odile counters with a shoot takedown. Striker fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odile postures up.
Striker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Odile's guard.
Striker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Odile prevents Striker from moving into mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Odile tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Striker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Odile trying to control but Striker flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Terry Striker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Striker fails to land with a series of punches.
Odile avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Striker fails with a takedown attempt.
Striker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Striker tries to clinch but Odile moves out of range.
Striker throws a combination. Odile tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Terry Striker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Striker wants to clinch.
Odile tries to clinch up.
Odile tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Striker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Striker throws out a loose jab but Odile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Odile is defended easily by Striker.
Striker closes the distance but Odile moves to the side
and Odile counters with a series of strikes. Striker will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker throws a series of strikes that have Odile backpedaling.
Striker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Striker misses with a double jab
and Odile counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Odile.
Striker keeping full guard, as Odile tries to pass.
Striker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Odile's guard.
Striker wants to control from the top but Odile keeps moving.
Odile keeping full guard, as Striker tries to pass.
Odile is striking from the bottom but Striker uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Odile looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker winds up and cracks Odile with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Striker trying to control the action but Odile is working from the bottom.
Striker controlling the pace.
Striker is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Odile has managed to free his arm - good work.
Odile wants to control but Striker is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Odile is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker wants to pass the guard but Odile is defending well.
Odile has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Striker is working away from the top position though.
Striker is looking to take a break and control but Odile is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Terry Striker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Odile drops his hands momentarily and Striker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Odile is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Striker.
Striker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Striker.
Striker moves in looking to clinch but Odile pushes him off.
Striker lands with a shot to the body.
Croc Odile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good exchange - Striker coming out on top.
Odile has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Odile there as he acknowledges the shot.
Striker tries to close the distance and clinch but Odile swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Odile throws a head kick that misses.
Striker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good shot there by Striker.
Striker tries to clinch up but Odile circles away and keeps his distance.
Striker throws a combination. Odile tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Striker scores with a nice head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Striker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Striker moves in looking to clinch but Odile pushes him off.
Striker throws a right and a left that Odile avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Striker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Striker 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Striker!
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energy
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RATING
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