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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Smythinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Tronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tronk has chosen "Go Getta" - Young Jeezy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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219 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Francis Smythinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Tronk!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tronk tests Smythinton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smythinton cracks the inside of Tronk's front leg.
Smythinton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tronk.
Smythinton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smythinton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tronk is out of range.
Smythinton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smythinton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tronk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tronk blocks a low kick nicely.
Smythinton misses with a looping right.
Smythinton throws and low kick but Tronk moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smythinton.
Tronk rushes Smythinton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tronk has Smythinton pressed against the cage, preventing Smythinton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tronk misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smythinton is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smythinton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tronk scores a nice knee to the body.
Tronk jumps into guard, dragging Smythinton to the mat.
Smythinton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tronk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smythinton has managed to get both his arms back between Tronk's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smythinton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tronk wants to sweep but no luck.
Tronk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smythinton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smythinton drops back looking for a leg! Tronk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tronk manages to kick Smythinton off! Smythinton jumps back into Tronk's guard.
Smythinton wants to pass the guard but Tronk is keeping the position.
Tronk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Smythinton looking to pass the guard.
Smythinton trying to control but Tronk is working from the bottom.
Smythinton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tronk looking for a guillotine here but Smythinton defends easily.
Smythinton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smythinton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tronk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tronk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tronk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smythinton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tronk looks gassed!
Tronk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smythinton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smythinton wants to control from the top but Tronk keeps moving.
Smythinton 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.
Tronk checks a low kick from Smythinton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smythinton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tronk moves into the clinch.
Smythinton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Benny Tronk has been cut.
Tronk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smythinton's face.
Tronk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tronk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smythinton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smythinton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tronk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tronk closes the distance and pushes Smythinton back into the cage.
Smythinton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tronk tries to land knees in the clinch but Smythinton avoids the damage to the body.
Smythinton can't find room to land a body shot as Tronk controls the action.
Smythinton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tronk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smythinton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smythinton managing to block the knees to the body from Tronk.
Smythinton cracks Tronk with a nice body shot.
Smythinton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Tronk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Tronk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Tronk.
Tronk blocks a low kick nicely.
Smythinton shoots in for a double leg but Tronk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smythinton scores with a nice strike.
Tronk tries to clinch but Smythinton is having none of it.
Smythinton loads up on a big right hand but Tronk slips the punch.
Tronk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smythinton throws an overhand right that lands on Tronk's shoulder, as Tronk tries to avoid the shot.
Smythinton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smythinton lands with a hook. Tronk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tronk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smythinton. Tronk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Francis Smythinton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tronk tries to clinch there but Smythinton circles away.
Tronk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smythinton can pounce on him.
Tronk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tronk fails with a takedown attempt.
Tronk is breathing heavily.
Smythinton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tronk avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronk wants to clinch up but Smythinton keeps it at a distance.
Smythinton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smythinton swats away the attempt to clinch by Tronk.
Tronk throws a wild body kick that Smythinton sees coming a mile off.
Smythinton misses with a low kick as Tronk jumps back.
Smythinton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tronk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Smythinton.
Smythinton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tronk in his tracks.
Tronk tries to clinch up but Smythinton circles away and keeps his distance.
Tronk tries to clinch there but Smythinton circles away.
Tronk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smythinton.
Smythinton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tronk sprawls well. Tronk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smythinton gets slowly back to his feet.
Tronk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smythinton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tronk forces Smythinton back against the cage and clinches.
Smythinton avoiding damage as Tronk throws knees to the body.
Tronk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tronk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smythinton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Smythinton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smythinton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tronk avoids it.
Tronk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smythinton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tronk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tronk misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Tronk.
Knees to the body from Tronk.
Tronk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tronk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smythinton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tronk tries to pull guard but Smythinton holds him up against the cage and eventually Tronk drops back down to his feet.
Smythinton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tronk avoids it.
Tronk missing with knees to the body.
Tronk with a knee to the head.
Tronk missing with knees to the body.
Tronk looking to throw knees to the head but Smythinton is blocking nicely.
Smythinton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smythinton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smythinton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tronk is out of range.
Tronk wants to clinch.
Smythinton throws a front kick aimed at Tronk's knee but Tronk avoids it well.
Tronk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smythinton.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch but Smythinton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tronk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smythinton sprawls well. Smythinton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tronk gets slowly back to his feet.
Smythinton misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smythinton connects with a body shot.
Tronk forces Smythinton back against the cage and clinches.
Smythinton slowing the pace effectively.
Smythinton can't find room to land a body shot as Tronk controls the action.
Tronk scores a nice knee to the body.
Tronk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smythinton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tronk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smythinton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Smythinton.
Tronk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smythinton breaks the clinch.
Smythinton punishes Tronk's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smythinton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smythinton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Smythinton tries to free his leg and advance position but Tronk is retaining full guard.
Tronk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Smythinton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny Tronk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tronk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smythinton.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smythinton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tronk. That's going to slow Smythinton down.
Tronk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tronk lands a knee to the head.
Smythinton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tronk.
Tronk tries to land knees in the clinch but Smythinton avoids the damage to the body.
Tronk working Smythinton over with knees to the body.
Tronk lands a nice knee to the body.
Tronk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tronk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smythinton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tronk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smythinton landing knees to the head.
Smythinton is trying to break the clinch but Tronk is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smythinton blocks it with crossed arms.
Smythinton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tronk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tronk keeps control of Smythinton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tronk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smythinton is defending well for now.
Tronk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smythinton avoids it.
Smythinton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tronk's elbow.
Tronk trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Smythinton.
Tronk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smythinton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smythinton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tronk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smythinton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smythinton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tronk tries to land a knee to the head but Smythinton blocks with his arms.
Tronk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tronk throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smythinton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smythinton lands a nice shot to the body.
Tronk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smythinton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tronk.
A body shot lands from Smythinton.
Smythinton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smythinton avoiding damage as Tronk throws knees to the body.
Tronk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smythinton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smythinton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tronk misses with a knee to the head.
Smythinton looking for a takedown.
Tronk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tronk takes a shot to the head.
Tronk tries a knee to the head but Smythinton blocks it.
Tronk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smythinton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smythinton tries to break free but Tronk pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smythinton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tronk has him pressed against the cage.
Smythinton goes for a takedown attempt but Tronk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tronk is looking to clinch.
Smythinton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tronk circles away quickly and effectively.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smythinton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smythinton wants to slow Tronk down by chopping away at his legs.
Smythinton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by Tronk as he checks the leg kick.
Smythinton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smythinton swats away the attempt to clinch by Tronk.
Tronk doesn't manage to clinch there - Smythinton circles away.
Tronk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smythinton can pounce on him.
Tronk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smythinton misses with a low kick.
Smythinton throws a right hand that Tronk ducks under and follows up with a left that Tronk also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tronk tries to clinch there but Smythinton circles away.
Tronk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smythinton.
Tronk closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tronk tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tronk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smythinton struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Tronk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tronk 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Tronk!
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energy
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hype
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