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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Pick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Stevenson The Maniac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Stevenson The Maniac is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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203 lbs
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220 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Pick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Stevenson The Maniac!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Maniac shoots in and drives through. Pick sprawls well.
Pick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Maniac goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pick prevents it.
The Maniac goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pick prevents it.
Samuel Pick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Stevenson The Maniac.
The Maniac is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Maniac drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Maniac tries for a takedown but Pick manages to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Pick scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Maniac goes for a takedown attempt but Pick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pick tests The Maniac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Josh Stevenson The Maniac has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Maniac tries to move into range but Pick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pick misses with a straight right.
The Maniac avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pick misses with a double jab.
The Maniac shoots in but no luck this time.
Pick clinches with his opponent.
Pick has had enough of the clinch but The Maniac keeps him there for the moment.
Pick drags the fight down to the ground.
Pick looking for a sweep. Not yet Pick, not yet.
The Maniac postures up in Pick's guard and throws a big left but Pick blocks it.
Pick has control of The Maniac's left arm, preventing The Maniac from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Maniac on the ground.
Pick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Maniac trying to control the position from guard on top but Pick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pick throws a series of punches but The Maniac avoids them all with ease.
Pick is breathing heavily.
Pick throws a hook to the side of The Maniac's head but The Maniac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Maniac avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Maniac shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pick sprawls well. Pick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Maniac gets slowly back to his feet.
The Maniac avoids the head kick by Pick.
Pick misses with a head kick.
Pick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Maniac is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pick throws a right and a left that The Maniac avoids nicely.
Samuel Pick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Maniac.
That's four 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.
The Maniac swats away the attempt to clinch by Pick.
Pick slaps away a takedown attempt from The Maniac, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Maniac shoots for a double leg takedown but Pick sprawls well. He's pushed The Maniac's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Maniac.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pick misses with a straight right.
Pick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Maniac tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Pick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Stevenson The Maniac's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Maniac wants a takedown.
The Maniac tightens his grip and picks Pick up, before dumping him to the ground. Pick manages to land in guard.
The Maniac trying to control but Pick is working from the bottom.
The Maniac content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pick striking off his back but it's not causing The Maniac any problems.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Maniac's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Maniac advances to half guard.
The Maniac throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Maniac is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The Maniac throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Maniac not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Maniac lands a nice short elbow.
The Maniac looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, The Maniac seems content to control.
The Maniac not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Maniac missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pick could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The Maniac sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pick defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Maniac is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The Maniac is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pick can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The Maniac in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The Maniac has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Maniac cracks Pick with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pick is squirming around, avoiding The Maniac's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by The Maniac.
The Maniac working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The Maniac lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pick hang on?
The Maniac breaks from Pick's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The Maniac lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Maniac connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The Maniac with good strikes from the mount here!
The Maniac lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pick wants to control but The Maniac is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Maniac is working for a guillotine from mount but Pick frees his head quite easily.
Josh Stevenson The Maniac has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Maniac is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pick tries to hold on but The Maniac postures up.
The Maniac with a couple of short strikes.
The Maniac is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pick taking shots to the head.
The Maniac raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pick is squirming around, avoiding The Maniac's attempts to control the action.
The Maniac controlling the pace for now.
The Maniac looking to finish Pick with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pick!
BOOM! The Maniac connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The Maniac has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pick's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, The Maniac cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Maniac wants to control the pace but Pick is squirming around nicely.
The Maniac controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Stevenson The Maniac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Stevenson The Maniac's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The Maniac misses with a takedown attempt - Pick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pick misses with a double jab.
Pick throws a head kick but The Maniac moves out of range.
Pick throws a hook to the side of The Maniac's head but The Maniac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pick tries for a takedown but The Maniac circles away easily
and The Maniac decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pick's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Maniac chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Maniac wants to control from the top but Pick keeps moving.
Pick has momentary wrist control but The Maniac slips an elbow through the middle.
Pick keeping moving, preventing The Maniac from controlling successfully.
Pick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pick tries to get out of the position.
The Maniac content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The Maniac preventing the sweep.
The Maniac throwing strikes from guard but Pick blocks nicely.
The Maniac wants to control from the top but Pick keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pick looking to control.
That's two 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.
The Maniac wants to control from the top but Pick keeps moving.
The Maniac is working Pick over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The Maniac trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Maniac loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Maniac has a takedown stuffed.
The Maniac with a poor takedown
enabling Pick to counter with a crisp jab.
Samuel Pick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Stevenson The Maniac.
Pick throws a shot from downtown. The Maniac moves away and avoids it.
The Maniac fails with a takedown attempt.
Pick falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Maniac counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pick is trying to get back to full guard.
Pick wants to control but The Maniac is keeping busy.
The Maniac wants to take a breather but Pick is having none of it.
Pick tries to roll over but The Maniac keeps him under control.
The Maniac working over Pick with some ground and pound. Pick looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Maniac not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with The Maniac in particular looking to stall.
The Maniac drops an elbow to the side of Pick's head.
Pick is staying active underneath The Maniac, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The Maniac lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The Maniac is nestled in close to Pick, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The Maniac wants to control but Pick is keeping him busy.
The Maniac performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The Maniac is nestled in close to Pick, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Stevenson The Maniac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Maniac has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 27:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Stevenson The Maniac!
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energy
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hype
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