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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Battery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Connery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connery has chosen Bond.. James Bond as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 cm
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300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maximus Battery! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Connery! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Connery keeps the fight on the outside. Battery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Connery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Connery throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Battery's waist but Battery gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Connery off to one side. Battery tries to clinch but Connery is having none of it. Decent striking displayed by Connery there.
It looks like Maximus Battery has been cut. Connery looks to land a combination but Battery avoids it well. Battery slips a jab and a cross from Connery.
Battery tries to clinch up. Battery clinches up against the cage. Connery takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Sean Connery has been cut. Knees in the clinch landing for Battery.
Connery looks gassed! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Battery scores with a knee to the head.
Battery working Connery over with knees to the body. Battery lands a knee to the head.
Battery working Connery over with knees to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Battery.
Connery can't break the clinch.
Connery takes a knee to the side of the body. Connery takes an elbow to the forehead. Battery lands a nice elbow. Battery lands an elbow inside that Connery shrugs off. Battery lands an elbow that stopped Connery in his tracks for a moment. Battery creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Connery's defenses. Battery taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Battery keeps control of Connery as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Connery is trying to break the clinch but Battery is controlling him. Battery lands a good knee to the midsection. Connery won't want to take too many of those. Battery using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Connery takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round. Battery with a knee to the head.
Battery lands an elbow just above Connery 's eye. Connery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Battery working Connery over with knees to the body. Battery lands a nice knee to the body. Battery crunches a lovely knee into Connery's ribcage. Battery lands an elbow inside that Connery shrugs off. Connery tries to circle away but Battery has him pinned against the cage. Battery comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Connery takes an elbow to the forehead. Battery lands an elbow just above Connery 's eye. Battery lands a damaging elbow. Connery tries to break free but Battery pushes him back against the cage. Connery is looking to break free of the clinch but Battery has double underhooks. Battery with a knee to the head.
Battery lands an elbow inside that Connery shrugs off. Nice elbow from Battery. Battery lands a knee to the head.
Connery avoids a wild elbow strike from Battery. Battery utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Battery is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Connery is defending well for now. Connery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Battery tries to close the distance and clinch but Connery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Connery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Battery fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Battery is looking to clinch but Connery is avoiding it.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch but Connery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Battery bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Battery slips a straight right by Connery. Battery is looking to clinch. Battery has Connery up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Connery's face as he tries to break the clinch. Battery throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Connery blocks it with crossed arms. Connery is trying to break the clinch but Battery has him pressed against the cage. Connery wants to get back to striking at distance but Battery won't allow it.
Connery is looking to break free of the clinch but Battery has double underhooks. Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Battery using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Connery has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Connery managing to block the knees to the body from Battery.
Connery is trying to break free. Connery tries to circle away but Battery has him pinned against the cage. Connery working hard to break the clinch. Battery throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Connery's face as he tries to break the clinch. Connery tries to break free but Battery pushes him back against the cage. Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Battery prevents the takedown attempt.
Connery takes an elbow to the temple. Battery lands a nice knee to the body. Battery scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Connery is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Connery takes an elbow to the forehead. Connery takes an elbow to the temple. Connery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Battery scores with a knee to the head.
Battery scores with a knee to the head.
Connery scores with a shoulder strike. Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Connery is trying to break free. Battery prevents Connery from breaking the clinch. Battery lands an elbow that stopped Connery in his tracks for a moment. Connery pushes Battery back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Connery is trying to force a seperation but Battery has the dominant position. Battery using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Connery is looking to break free of the clinch but Battery has double underhooks. Connery wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Battery has him pressed against the cage. Battery creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Connery's defenses. Battery connects with a knee to the head.
Battery putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Connery in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Battery.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Connery's face.
A short body shot lands from Connery as the two fighters clinch.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Connery's face.
Connery tries to circle away but Battery has him pinned against the cage. Battery has Connery pressed against the cage, preventing Connery from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Battery lands an elbow inside. Connery is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Battery unloads a knee to the mid-section. Connery lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Connery drops down looking for an ankle pick but Battery pulls his leg out and moves away.
Maximus Battery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Connery. A combination from Connery does no damage. Battery gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Battery utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Connery has had enough of the clinch but Battery keeps him there for the moment. Battery using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Battery landing knees to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Connery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Battery lands an elbow inside that Connery shrugs off. Connery blocks the elbow strike.
Connery wants a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Connery's face as he tries to break the clinch. Battery landing knees to the head.
Connery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Connery tries to break free but Battery pushes him back against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! With the two fighters working up against the cage, Battery just misses with a elbow thrown towards Connery's brow. Battery misses with a knee strike.
Connery is trying to break the clinch but Battery has him pressed against the cage. Connery is looking to break free of the clinch but Battery has double underhooks. Connery looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Connery is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Battery dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Battery tries to clinch but Connery is having none of it. Battery slips under a jab from Connery. Connery throws a series of punches but Battery avoids them all with ease. Connery loads up on a big right hand but Battery slips the punch. Connery fails to land with a series of punches.
Battery drives through and clinches with Connery against the cage.
Connery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Connery breaks from the clinch.
Battery wants to clinch up but Connery keeps it at a distance. Battery wants to clinch up but Connery keeps it at a distance. Battery moves in looking to clinch but Connery pushes him off. Battery is looking to clinch but Connery is avoiding it.
Connery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Connery swats him away and circles back towards the center. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Battery moves in looking to clinch but Connery pushes him off. Maximus Battery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Battery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Connery paws at him with a jab and circles away. Battery is looking to clinch but Connery is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Battery avoids a punch combination nicely.
Battery tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Battery is looking to clinch but Connery is avoiding it.
Battery is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Connery. Battery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Connery avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Battery wants to clinch. Connery looks to land a left hand but Battery moved out of range nicely. Battery doesn't manage to clinch there - Connery circles away.
Battery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Connery shoots in looking for a takedown. Battery tries to sprawl out of it but Connery keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Battery manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Battery wants to clinch up but Connery keeps it at a distance. Connery keeps the fight on the outside. Battery tries to close the distance and clinch but Connery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Battery tries to clinch but Connery is having none of it. Connery swats away the attempt to clinch by Battery. Battery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Maximus Battery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Connery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Battery paws at him with a jab and circles away. Connery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Battery moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Battery wants to clinch but Connery slips to the side and Connery counters with a lovely straight right hand! Battery darts in trying to clinch and Connery counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Battery missing with knees to the body.
Battery looks to throw an elbow but misses. Connery wants to get back to striking at distance but Battery won't allow it.
Connery managing to block the knees to the body from Battery.
Connery takes an elbow to the forehead. Battery connects with a knee to the head.
Connery is trying to break free. Battery prevents Connery from breaking the clinch. Connery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Connery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Connery is trying to break the clinch but Battery has him pressed against the cage. Connery is looking to break free of the clinch but Battery has double underhooks. Battery lands a nice elbow. Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Battery crunches a lovely knee into Connery's ribcage. Connery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Battery slips a jab and a cross from Connery.
Battery slips under a jab from Connery.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Battery moves out of range as Connery strikes. Battery darts in and clinches Connery up against the cage. Connery wants to break the clinch but can't.
Connery has had enough of the clinch but Battery keeps him there for the moment. Connery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Battery lands a nice elbow. Connery is trying to break the clinch but Battery is controlling him. Connery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battery lands an elbow inside. Connery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Battery scores a nice knee to the body.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Connery's face.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Connery takes a knee to the side of the body. Connery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Battery avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Battery closes the distance but Connery moves to the side and Connery moves into the clinch. Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Battery lands a nice elbow. Battery lands an elbow just above Connery 's eye. Battery landing knees to the body.
Battery prevents Connery from breaking the clinch. Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Connery takes a knee to the side of the body. Connery is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Battery gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Battery creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Connery's defenses. Connery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A knee to the head by Battery.
Battery creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Connery is trying to force a seperation but Battery has the dominant position. Battery is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Connery is defending well for now. Connery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Connery throws a shot from downtown. Battery moves away and avoids it. Connery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Battery wants to clinch but Connery slips to the side and Connery counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. A telegraphed right hand from Connery misses the target. Battery has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Battery. Connery takes a knee to the side of the body. Battery stops a takedown attempt from Connery.
Maximus Battery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Connery. Battery comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Battery scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Battery. Connery scores with a shoulder strike. Battery landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Battery keeps control of Connery as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Connery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Connery lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maximus Battery will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Connery will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Connery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battery was well out of range. Poor timing from Connery. Connery lands with a shot to the body. Battery is looking to clinch but Connery is avoiding it.
Battery has taken the fight to the clinch.
Connery looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Connery breaks the clinch.
Battery clinches but Connery breaks the clinch and Connery makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Connery misses with a few strikes there.
Battery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Connery. Connery misses with a double jab.
Connery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Connery. Battery rushes Connery and presses him up against the cage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Battery lands an elbow just above Connery 's eye. Battery landing knees to the head.
Battery comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Battery lands a nice elbow. A knee to the head by Battery.
Battery lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Connery is trying to break free. Battery landing knees to the head.
Connery wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Battery has him pressed against the cage. Battery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Connery manages to break the clinch.
Connery 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. Battery looks to clinch and Connery counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Battery tries to clinch but Connery is having none of it. Connery scores with a three punch combo!
Battery tries to clinch but fails miserably letting Connery counter with a right hand. Battery closes the distance and pushes Connery back into the cage. Battery lands an elbow inside. Maximus Battery has scored more points in the clinch so far. Nice elbow from Battery. Battery comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Connery wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Battery.
Battery using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Connery has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Connery softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Connery wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Battery has him pressed against the cage. Battery lands a knee to the head.
Connery is trying to break the clinch but Battery is controlling him. Battery misses with an elbow strike.
Connery has had enough of the clinch but Battery keeps him there for the moment. Sean Connery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Connery is trying to force a seperation but Battery has the dominant position. Connery tries for a takedown but Battery manages to get underhooks.
Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Battery lands an elbow that stopped Connery in his tracks for a moment. Battery scores with a knee to the head.
Connery is trying to break free. Connery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Connery working hard to break the clinch. Battery using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Battery gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Connery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Connery wants a takedown.
Maximus Battery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Connery. Battery lands an elbow just above Connery 's eye. A frustrated look appears on Connery's face as he tries to break the clinch. Battery prevents Connery from breaking the clinch. Connery wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Battery has him pressed against the cage. Connery takes an elbow to the forehead. Battery landing knees to the body.
Battery creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Connery's defenses. Battery is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. A frustrated look appears on Connery's face as he tries to break the clinch. Connery tries to circle away but Battery has him pinned against the cage. Battery lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Battery landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Battery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Connery's face.
Connery avoiding damage as Battery throws knees to the body.
Connery working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Connery has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Battery putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Connery in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Battery has Connery pressed against the cage, preventing Connery from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Battery lands a nice knee to the body. Battery lands an elbow inside that Connery shrugs off. Connery takes an elbow to the forehead. Battery tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Connery breaks from the clinch.
Connery lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Battery circles away quickly and effectively. Battery wants to clinch. Connery swats away the attempt to clinch by Battery. Battery wants to clinch up but Connery keeps it at a distance. Connery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A slow jab from Connery misses its intended target. The fight stays on the outside here - Battery looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Battery fails with an attempt to clinch.
Battery clinches but Connery breaks the clinch and Connery counters with a stiff right hand.
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. Connery finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Battery tries to clinch up enabling Connery to counter with a crisp jab. Nice shot by Connery. A right-left combo lands from Connery. Battery wants to clinch but Connery slips to the side and Connery counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maximus Battery's cut is getting worse. Battery darts in trying to clinch and Connery counters with a lovely straight right hand! Battery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Connery misses with an uppercut. Battery saw that one coming. Battery tries to clinch but fails miserably and Connery counters with a nice uppercut. Battery darts in trying to clinch and Connery counters with a three punch combo that has Battery backing up. Battery nods at Connery to acknowledge the strikes.
Battery is rocked! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Battery clinches but Connery breaks the clinch and Connery counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Sean Connery comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Battery has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28 Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:29 Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Maximus Battery!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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