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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hillbilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vance Vorhees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hillbilly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Love Country Music (And I'd Rather Fight Than Switch). Vorhees has chosen I Will Not Bow by Breaking Benjamin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
25
195 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
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194 cm
24
184 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Hillbilly! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vance Vorhees! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hillbilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Vorhees swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Henry Hillbilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hillbilly tries to clinch up. Hillbilly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vorhees pinned against the cage. Vorhees gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Vorhees with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hillbilly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vorhees leaves Hillbilly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Hillbilly gets the takedown into side control. Hillbilly landing strikes. Hillbilly working the ground and pound but Vorhees is defending the strikes. Hillbilly is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vorhees is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Vorhees avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hillbilly.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hillbilly is working Vorhees over with some ground and pound from side control. Vorhees avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hillbilly. Hillbilly throwing shots but missing, from side control. Vorhees throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Hillbilly in the domination position with Vorhees hanging on. Vorhees throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Vorhees taking punishment in the form of punches.
An elbow from Hillbilly crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Vorhees's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Hillbilly throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Vorhees dodges the ground and pound from Hillbilly. Hillbilly working away. Hillbilly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Hillbilly working away. Hillbilly is working Vorhees over with some ground and pound from side control. Hillbilly looking to control but instead Vorhees has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard. Vorhees avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hillbilly.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hillbilly wants to take a breather but Vorhees is having none of it. Vorhees avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hillbilly. Vorhees moves into full guard.
Hillbilly throwing strikes but missing. Hillbilly distracts Vorhees with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Hillbilly postures up in Vorhees's guard and throws a big left but Vorhees blocks it. Hillbilly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Vorhees throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hillbilly's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Hillbilly is in close to Vorhees's body, working some short punches and elbows. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hillbilly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Hillbilly works over Vorhees with some ground and pound from guard. Vorhees thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Vorhees trying to keep a closed guard but Hillbilly is proving a slippery customer.
Hillbilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Vorhees is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Hillbilly stopping the sweep attempt from Vorhees. Vorhees has momentary wrist control but Hillbilly slips an elbow through the middle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Hillbilly dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hillbilly tries to clinch up. Some wild striking there from Hillbilly.
Hillbilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Vorhees gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Vorhees will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hillbilly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Vorhees throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hillbilly looking to sit in guard and control but Vorhees gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hillbilly is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hillbilly throws a strike but Vorhees rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Hillbilly striking off his back but it's not causing Vorhees any problems. Hillbilly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vorhees must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Hillbilly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vorhees gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Hillbilly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vorhees defends well. Vorhees is stalling in the full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Vorhees is looking to work some ground and pound but Hillbilly has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hillbilly looking for a sweep. Not yet Hillbilly, not yet. Hillbilly looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vorhees passes into half guard.
Hillbilly wants to improve his position but Vorhees is controlling well.
Hillbilly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Vorhees not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Hillbilly moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hillbilly is looking for a triangle here but Vorhees uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hillbilly trying to control but Vorhees 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.
Henry Hillbilly dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vorhees keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. A slapping leg kick lands for Vorhees.
Hillbilly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vorhees but Vorhees pushes him off and we're back to square one. Hillbilly wants to clinch. Hillbilly moves in looking to clinch but Vorhees pushes him off. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vorhees swats away the attempt to clinch by Hillbilly. Vorhees avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hillbilly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Hillbilly. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hillbilly is looking to clinch but Vorhees is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vorhees.
Hillbilly is looking to take this fight into the clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Hillbilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hillbilly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vorhees ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Hillbilly misses with a jab to the body
and Vorhees counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Vance Vorhees is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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. Hillbilly wants to clinch and Vorhees makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Hillbilly looks to clinch and Vorhees counters with a slapping leg kick. Hillbilly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vorhees sprawls well. Vorhees wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hillbilly gets slowly back to his feet. Hillbilly shoots in for a double leg but Vorhees sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hillbilly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Vorhees stuns Hillbilly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Vorhees lands a jab to Hillbilly's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hillbilly clinches but Vorhees breaks the clinch and Vorhees counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hillbilly thinking. Hillbilly shoots for a takedown but Vorhees saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Vorhees throws a nice outside leg kick. Hillbilly tries to clinch up and Vorhees counters with a lovely shot to the body. Hillbilly closes the distance but Vorhees moves to the side and Vorhees counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hillbilly's knee momentarily. Hillbilly clinches but Vorhees breaks the clinch and Vorhees counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hillbilly fails with a takedown attempt. Hillbilly tries to clinch but fails miserably and Vorhees counters with a nice body shot. Hillbilly tries to clinch and Vorhees counters with a slapping leg kick. Hillbilly throws an overhand right that lands on Vorhees's shoulder, as Vorhees tries to avoid the shot. Vorhees connects with a solid leg kick. Vorhees cracks a nice hook into Hillbilly's ribs. Henry Hillbilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Vorhees is looking to slow Hillbilly down with leg kicks. Hillbilly closes the distance but Vorhees moves to the side and Vorhees counters with a low kick, right behind Hillbilly 's knee. Hillbilly steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vorhees. That one must have hurt. Vance Vorhees has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vorhees, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight! Vance Vorhees comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Hillbilly 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 28:28 Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:28 Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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
35% |
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