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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devin Roundhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jase Newson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roundhouse comes into the arena with Good Girls Gone Bad by Cobra Starship blaring out of the sound system. 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 cm
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181 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devin Roundhouse! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jase Newson! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Newson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Newson digs a good body shot into Roundhouse's ribs. Jase Newson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Roundhouse ducks under a wild hook from Newson. Newson throws a hook but Roundhouse blocks it. Roundhouse throws a looping overhand right but Newson ducks down to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Newson. Roundhouse does a little dance to reset his feet. The fighters circling - Newson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Roundhouse takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Newson misses with an uppercut. Roundhouse saw that one coming. Newson looks to throw the jab but Roundhouse is out of range. Newson misses with a straight left. Roundhouse takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Newson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Roundhouse connects with a single shot there. Newson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Newson looks to land a left hand but Roundhouse moved out of range nicely. Roundhouse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Newson misses the jab. Roundhouse takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Newson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roundhouse misses the body punch and Newson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Roundhouse looks to throw the jab but Newson is out of range. Roundhouse misses with a hook. Roundhouse looks to land a right hand but Newson moved out of range. Roundhouse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Newson to score with a decent uppercut. Newson catches Roundhouse with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! No joy there for Newson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roundhouse takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Roundhouse lands with an overhand left. Newson misses with a straight right. Roundhouse looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Newson is fending him off so far but Roundhouse persists. Nope, Newson circles away and we're back to standing. Newson lands the left hand. Roundhouse misses with a looping left. Jase Newson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Roundhouse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Newson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roundhouse.
Roundhouse throws a right and a left that Newson avoids nicely. Newson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Newson misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roundhouse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A looping hook to the body misses from Newson. Roundhouse does a little dance to reset his feet. Newson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Roundhouse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newson moves away. Roundhouse walks into a straight right hand from Newson. Nice shot by Newson. Roundhouse moves out of range of the strikes. Roundhouse ducks right into an uppercut from Newson. Newson stuffs the takedown. Roundhouse misses the shot to the body. Newson loads up on a big right hand but Roundhouse slips the punch. Newson scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Newson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roundhouse.
Roundhouse changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Newson tries to avoid it but Roundhouse manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Newson to the ground. Newson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Roundhouse. That's going to take a lot out of him. Newson swings for the body but Roundhouse moves out of range.
Newson misses with a looping left. Roundhouse fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Newson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Newson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roundhouse stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Roundhouse looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Newson is fending him off so far but Roundhouse persists. Nope, Newson circles away and we're back to standing. Roundhouse is breathing heavily. Newson misses with a wild body shot. Decent striking displayed by Newson there. Newson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Newson swings for the body but Roundhouse moves out of range.
Newson misses with a looping right. Roundhouse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Newson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roundhouse's hands. Newson lands a slapping body shot.
Newson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Newson stuns Roundhouse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Newson digs a good body shot into Roundhouse's ribs. Roundhouse avoids a kick to the body.
Roundhouse thows a left - swing and a miss! Newson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Newson digs a good body shot into Roundhouse's ribs. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Newson stuns Roundhouse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Newson cracks Roundhouse with an open hand slap. Newson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roundhouse takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, jab by Newson - just one landing. Roundhouse takes one to the side of the head.
Roundhouse takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roundhouse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Newson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Newson misses with a wild body shot. Newson scores with a jab. Roundhouse acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Newson lands a really nice looking cross but Roundhouse seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Roundhouse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roundhouse gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Roundhouse lands a lovely overhand right. Newson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jase Newson dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Newson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Newson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roundhouse sees it coming and avoids it easily. Newson connects with a nice looking jab.
Newson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Newson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Newson throws a body punch but Roundhouse moves out of range. Newson lands with a hook. Roundhouse tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Roundhouse shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Newson napping and manages to drive through into side control! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Roundhouse is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Newson's shoulder. That is not cool. Roundhouse trying to control the position but Newson is working away. Newson is looking for a sweep. The ground and pound from Roundhouse seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Newson tries to bench press Roundhouse off him but Roundhouse keeps the position. Roundhouse trying to control the position but Newson is working away. Newson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Newson missing with a left hand there. Roundhouse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Roundhouse wants to slow Newson down by chopping away at his legs. A jab from Newson misses. Newson thows a body shot but no joy. Roundhouse takes a body punch but keeps moving. Roundhouse misses with a leg kick and Newson counters with a straight right hand. Newson lands a nice hook to Roundhouse's body. Roundhouse takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Newson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Newson scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Newson. Newson lands a nice hook to Roundhouse's body. Roundhouse takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roundhouse thows a body shot but no joy. Roundhouse looks to land a left hand but Newson moved out of range nicely. Newson with a hook. The crowd cheers as Newson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roundhouse doesn't seem phased though. Newson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roundhouse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Newson throws a leg kick that misses. Roundhouse defending well as Newson loads up on a big left hand. Newson lands a slapping body shot.
Roundhouse gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Newson throws a body punch but Roundhouse moves out of range. Roundhouse misses with a looping left. Roundhouse looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Newson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roundhouse throws out the jab. Newson misses with a straight right. Newson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roundhouse.
Nice defenses there by Roundhouse. Roundhouse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Newson misses the jab. Newson misses with a straight right. Newson misses with a body shot.
A jab from Newson finds it's way through Roundhouse's defenses. Roundhouse takes one to the side of the head.
Roundhouse just misses with a punch to the body.
Newson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roundhouse was well out of range. Poor timing from Newson. Roundhouse shoots and misses and Newson counters with a left to the body. Newson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Newson scores with a jab to the body. Newson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roundhouse moves away. Newson misses with a straight left. Newson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Roundhouse misses with a body shot
and Newson counters with a lovely shot to the body. Roundhouse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Newson avoids it really well and circles away. Roundhouse misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Newson on the wrong end of a nice jab. Roundhouse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Newson cracks a nice hook into Roundhouse's ribs. Newson cracks Roundhouse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. The fighters circle momentarily. Newson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Newson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Newson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Newson scores with a jab to the body. Roundhouse slips a straight right by Newson. Roundhouse drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Newson ducks under a wild hook from Roundhouse. Newson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Roundhouse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Newson has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Newson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Newson lands with a good body shot. Roundhouse shoots in for a double leg but Newson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jase Newson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Newson throws a shot from downtown. Roundhouse moves away and avoids it. Newson lands a really nice looking cross but Roundhouse seems unphased.
Newson lands with a right hand. Newson ducks under a wild hook from Roundhouse. Newson misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Newson misses its intended target. Newson just misses with a punch to the body.
Newson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Roundhouse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newson. Newson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roundhouse moves away. Newson moves out of range as Roundhouse strikes. A big right from Newson misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Roundhouse tries for a takedown but Newson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Newson lands with a nice body punch. Newson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Newson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roundhouse has time to react. Roundhouse takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Roundhouse shoots for a takedown but Newson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice cross by Newson. Roundhouse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Newson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. A slow jab from Newson misses its intended target. Newson tests Roundhouse's chin there with a solid looking shot. Newson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Newson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Roundhouse takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Roundhouse moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Newson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roundhouse. Newson scores with a jab to the jaw. Roundhouse takes a shot right to the bread basket. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Newson thows a body shot but no joy. Newson lands a nice shot that snaps Roundhouse's head back.
A shot to the body from Newson misses so Roundhouse counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Newson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roundhouse won't allow Newson to get back to his feet. Newson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Roundhouse defends it easily. Newson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Newson has his feet on Roundhouse's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Newson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Roundhouse works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Newson misses with a wild body shot. Newson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roundhouse was well out of range. Poor timing from Newson. Roundhouse slips under a jab. Roundhouse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newson.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Newson takes a swing at Roundhouse's ribcage but misses. Newson lands a glancing blow to the side of Roundhouse's head. Newson lands a nice shot that snaps Roundhouse's head back.
Newson misses with a wild body shot. Newson ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Newson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Newson throws out a loose jab but Roundhouse uses good head movement to avoid it. Newson misses with an uppercut. Roundhouse saw that one coming. Devin Roundhouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Some wild striking there from Newson.
Newson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Newson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roundhouse. A good leg kick by Roundhouse. Newson missing with a left hand there. Roundhouse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Newson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Roundhouse slips under a jab. Newson throws a shot to the body.
Roundhouse looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Newson! Roundhouse putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Roundhouse takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Newson taking shots to the head. Roundhouse pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Roundhouse raining down shots from the mount! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Roundhouse moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Newson has worked his arm free - good work by Newson!
Roundhouse with the ground and pound but Newson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Jase Newson. I've got Newson 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30 Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30 Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jase Newson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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