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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Indiana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Indiana comes into the arena with Jay Z - 99 problems blaring out of the sound system. Glover is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Master of Puppets. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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189 cm
26
214 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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194 cm
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212 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Indiana! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Glover! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Glover misses the jab. Glover staying out of range there. Indiana lands with an uppercut that bounces Glover off the cage and back into rage. Glover throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Glover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Indiana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Glover misses with a series of wild punches.
Glover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Indiana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Glover's head. Indiana lands a body shot.
Indiana jabbing away but nothing is landing. Indiana throws a body kick that misses. Glover catches Indiana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Indiana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Glover is able to avoid easily. Glover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Indiana punishes Glover's body with a nice straight punch. Glover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glover tries to bum rush Indiana with a series of wild strikes but Indiana uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Indiana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glover throws out the jab. Glover fails to land with a series of punches.
Glover walks forward, straight into a front kick from Indiana.
That's one minute gone in the round. Glover misses with a looping left. Indiana slips a jab from Glover. Glover waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Indiana. Glover misses with a straight left. A right-left combo lands from Glover.
It looks like Gary Indiana has been cut. Glover lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Indiana circles away quickly and effectively. Glover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Glover misses with a few strikes there.
Glover looks gassed! Glover misses with a series of wild punches.
Glover takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Indiana gets the takedown into side control. Indiana scores with a couple of short elbows. Indiana tries to advance to mount but Glover denies him. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Indiana is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Glover has escaped the position, nice work there. Indiana tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Indiana has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Indiana lands a nice forearm strike. Glover is trying to buck Indiana off. Glover dodges the ground and pound from Indiana. Glover is pushing Indiana's head away, looking to escape. Indiana manages to hold on to the position though. Indiana is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Glover is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Glover tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Indiana wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Indiana landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Indiana tries to advance to mount but Glover denies him. Glover is looking to regain half guard here but Indiana keeps moving and retains side control. Glover dodges the ground and pound from Indiana. Indiana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Indiana is looking to take a break and control but Glover is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Glover is trying to improve his position. Glover takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Glover gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Glover gets back to full guard.
Glover really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Indiana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Indiana connects with a couple of short punches. Indiana stops Glover from standing up. Indiana throwing strikes from guard but Glover blocks nicely. Glover looking to control.
Indiana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Glover is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Indiana stops Glover from standing up. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Indiana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Indiana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glover. Indiana misses with a takedown attempt - Glover sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Glover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Indiana dominated that round. The cut man is working on Gary Indiana's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Indiana fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Glover tries to bum rush Indiana with a series of wild strikes but Indiana uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Indiana slips a straight right by Glover. Jason Glover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Glover misses the jab. Glover misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Indiana.
Glover fails to land with a series of punches.
Glover swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Indiana. Glover on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Indiana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Indiana shoots in for a takedown but Glover shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Jason Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Indiana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glover.
Indiana darts in and clinches Glover up against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Indiana. Indiana has Glover pushed against the cage. Indiana lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Indiana holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Glover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Indiana has him pressed against the cage. Indiana controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Indiana tries to land knees in the clinch but Glover avoids the damage to the body. Indiana manages to pull guard.
Indiana keeping moving, preventing Glover from controlling successfully. Glover is looking to work some ground and pound but Indiana has wrist control. Glover throwing strikes from guard but Indiana blocks nicely. Indiana trying to keep a closed guard but Glover is proving a slippery customer.
Glover is in close to Indiana's body, working some short punches and elbows. Glover works over Indiana with some ground and pound from guard. Indiana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Glover gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Indiana looking for a guillotine here but Glover defends easily.
Indiana working for a triangle but Glover defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Glover landing some decent shots from guard. Glover throws and elbow that misses. Indiana uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Glover's guard. Nice move by Indiana! Glover looking for a sweep. Not yet Glover, not yet. Indiana advances position into side control! Indiana working the body and head with strikes. Glover is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Glover tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Glover is trying desperately to improve position. Indiana lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Indiana tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Indiana trying to control but he's not successful this time. Indiana working Glover over with strikes here. Glover is in all sorts of trouble here.
Glover is trying to stand up. Glover is trying to escape the mount.
Glover is bucking up trying to escape but Indiana cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Indiana trying to control but Glover is having none of it. Indiana looking to finish Glover with some ground and pound. This is bad for Glover! Indiana looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Indiana lands a heavy elbow. Indiana working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Glover is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Indiana with good strikes from the mount here! Indiana with the ground and pound from mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Indiana dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Gary Indiana's cut. That's time! Indiana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A combination from Glover does no damage. Glover throws a series of punches but Indiana avoids them all with ease. Indiana jabs Glover right on the nose. Glover blinks but takes it well. A big right from Glover misses. Nice defenses there by Indiana. Indiana doesn't manage to clinch there - Glover circles away.
A left and a right from Indiana both land. Nice combination. Glover throws a good cross that connects.
Indiana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glover moves away. Some wild striking there from Indiana.
Indiana misses with a looping right. Glover gets caught flat footed, as Indiana shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Gary Indiana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Glover has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Indiana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Indiana sitting in guard here, content to control. Glover takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Glover looking to control.
Indiana looking to pass the guard. Indiana trying to control but Glover is working from the bottom. Glover working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Indiana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Indiana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Glover not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Indiana drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Indiana jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Glover is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Indiana.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Indiana misses with a body shot.
A big right from Glover misses. Indiana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glover manages to avoid it. Jason Glover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Indiana drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Indiana passes Glover's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Indiana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Glover's head. Glover is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Indiana is looking to take a break and control but Glover is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Indiana throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Glover blocking the ground and pound attempt from Indiana. Glover is trying to get back to full guard. Indiana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Glover is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Glover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Indiana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glover. Glover blocks a low kick nicely. Glover jabbing away but nothing is landing. Indiana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Indiana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glover. Nice straight punches there by Indiana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Indiana. Glover misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Indiana.
Indiana stuns Glover with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Indiana moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Indiana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glovers head. Come on Indiana - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Glover wants to break the clinch but can't.
Indiana tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Glover smiles and moves away.
Indiana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Glover 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. Glover misses with a double jab.
Glover throws a hook to the side of Indiana's head but Indiana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jason Glover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Indiana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glover. Indiana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Indiana misses the shot to the body. Gary Indiana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Indiana getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Indiana lands with a nice body punch. Indiana connects with a good right hand that stumbles Glover. Glover circles away out of range and recomposes himself. A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. Indiana does a little dance to reset his feet. The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight! Gary Indiana showed his dominance in that final round. Well Indiana has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27 Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27 Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Indiana!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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