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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Tronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tronk's entrance music is "Go Getta" - Young Jeezy. A fine choice. Slade has chosen Ratatat - Lex as his entrance music. Benny Tronk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Tronk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Slade!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tronk slips a jab from Slade.
Slade cracks Tronk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch but Slade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slade. Tronk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slade misses with a looping left.
Slade throws a one two combo.
Tronk wants to clinch.
Slade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tronk tries to clinch up.
Tronk tries to clinch up but Slade circles away and keeps his distance.
Slade throws a right hand that Tronk ducks under and follows up with a left that Tronk also avoids with ease.
Slade throws a nice looking combination but Tronk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slade lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Slade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tronk moves into the clinch.
Tronk misses with a knee strike.
Tronk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tronk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Tronk.
Tronk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tronk misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronk lands a knee to the body.
Slade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tronk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tronk tries a knee to the head but Slade blocks it.
Tronk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slade avoiding damage as Tronk throws knees to the body.
Tronk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tronk tries to land knees in the clinch but Slade avoids the damage to the body.
Slade's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tronk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tronk tries to land knees in the clinch but Slade avoids the damage to the body.
Slade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tronk missing with knees to the body.
Tronk tries to land a knee to the head but Slade blocks with his arms.
Tronk trying to land knees to the body.
Tronk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slade blocks it with crossed arms.
Tronk is breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tronk trying to land knees to the body.
Tronk landing knees to the body.
Slade lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tronk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slade.
Tronk looking to throw knees to the head but Slade is blocking nicely.
Tronk blocking some punches.
Slade cracks Tronk with a nice body shot.
Slade lands a body shot.
Slade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tronk has him pressed against the cage.
Slade is pushing Tronk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tronk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slade blocks it with crossed arms.
Slade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tronk trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Slade on the inside.
It looks like Benny Tronk has been cut.
Tronk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slade is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Slade digs a right hand underneath Tronk's ribcage. Tronk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Slade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slade scores with a shot to the side of Tronk's head.
Tronk missing with knees to the body.
Slade leaning against his opponent.
Slade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Slade. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tronk moves away.
Slade scores with a body shot.
Slade looks to land a combination but Tronk avoids it well.
Slade jabs at Tronk's body.
Tronk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch lands to the side of Tronk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tronk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benny Tronk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slade keeps the fight on the outside.
Tronk walks into a jab.
Slade jabs at Tronk's body.
Tronk tries to clinch but Slade is having none of it.
Slade lands a nice hook to Tronk's body. Tronk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tronk tries to clinch there but Slade circles away.
Slade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tronk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Slade looks to score with a jab to the body but Tronk is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slade throws a nice looking combination but Tronk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slade connects with a jab.
Slade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tronk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jason Slade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tronk avoids the body shot from Slade.
Slade jabs at Tronk's body.
Tronk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tronk closes the distance and clinches.
Tronk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Slade fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slade.
Tronk trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tronk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Slade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Tronk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tronk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tronk is looking to clinch.
Tronk moves forwards but Slade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Slade. Beautiful body shot.
Slade jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slade throws a right and a left that Tronk avoids nicely.
Tronk is looking to clinch but Slade is avoiding it.
Slade swats away the attempt to clinch by Tronk.
Slade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tronk tries to clinch but Slade is having none of it.
Tronk is looking to clinch.
Tronk moves in looking to clinch but Slade pushes him off.
Tronk is looking to clinch but Slade is avoiding it.
Tronk closes the distance and clinches up with Slade, looking for a takedown. Tronk pushes Slade against the cage but Slade circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tronk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slade misses with a double jab.
Slade lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronk moves in looking to clinch but Slade pushes him off.
Tronk fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tronk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slade throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tronk on the side of the head.
Slade misses with a series of wild punches.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jason Slade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tronk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tronk at a distance.
Good exchange - Slade coming out on top.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tronk momentarily.
Tronk is looking to clinch.
Slade lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Slade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tronk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slade defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tronk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Tronk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tronk tries to clinch up but Slade circles away and keeps his distance.
Slade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tronk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tronk tries to clinch but Slade is having none of it.
Slade swings for the body but Tronk moves out of range.
Tronk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tronk tries to clinch up but Slade circles away and keeps his distance.
Slade fails to land with a series of punches.
Tronk avoids the body shot from Slade.
Slade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slade cracks a nice hook into Tronk's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slade.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slade swinging wildly here.
Slade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch but Slade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tronk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Slade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slade. Tronk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slade thows a body shot but no joy.
Slade lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tronk backs up against the cage.
Slade thuds a left hand into Tronk's body.
Tronk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Slade.
Slade lands with a good body shot.
Slade tries to bum rush Tronk with a series of wild strikes but Tronk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slade takes a swing at Tronk's ribcage but misses.
Tronk wants to clinch up but Slade keeps it at a distance.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slade lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tronk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Slade misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tronk tries to clinch but Slade moves out of range.
Slade connects with a body shot.
Tronk is looking to clinch.
Slade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tronk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice combination there by Slade.
Tronk is looking to clinch but Slade is avoiding it.
Tronk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Slade scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tronk's hands.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch but Slade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tronk at a distance.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tronk tries to clinch but Slade moves out of range.
Slade throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tronk tries to clinch but Slade moves out of range.
Slade lands with an uppercut that bounces Tronk off the cage and back into rage.
Slade looks to score with a jab to the body but Tronk is just out of range.
Slade lands with a straight right. Tronk didn't see that one coming.
Slade lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Slade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benny Tronk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tronk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tronk is looking to clinch.
Tronk moves in looking to clinch but Slade pushes him off.
Tronk tries to clinch there but Slade circles away.
Slade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tronk wants to clinch up but Slade keeps it at a distance.
Slade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slade jabs at Tronk's body.
Tronk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slade fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tronk moves in looking to clinch but Slade pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Tronk or perhaps it was just good defense by Slade which made him look bad.
Slade keeps the fight on the outside.
Tronk walks into a left hand.
A shot to the liver by Slade. Beautiful body shot.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tronk is looking to clinch but Slade is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slade scores with a hook to the body. Tronk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade scores with a jab to the head.
Slade lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab by Slade.
Slade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Slade. Beautiful body shot.
Slade throws a right hand that Tronk ducks under and follows up with a left that Tronk also avoids with ease.
Slade lands a right hook to the body.
Tronk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tronk wants to clinch up but Slade keeps it at a distance.
Slade looks to score with a jab to the body but Tronk is just out of range.
Slade scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Slade misses the shot to the body.
Slade misses with a wild body shot.
Tronk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tronk moves away.
Slade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Slade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tronk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slade lands a slapping body shot.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch but Slade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch but Slade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Slade.
Slade misses with a two punch combination.
Slade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tronk doesn't seem bothered though.
Slade lands a right hook to the body.
Slade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Slade uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tronk.
Slade lands a nice looking body shot.
Slade lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Slade lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tronk backs up against the cage.
Slade goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A left and a right from Slade both land. Nice combination.
Slade is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tronk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slade displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Slade.
Slade thuds a left hand into Tronk's body.
Slade lands a really nice looking cross but Tronk seems unphased.
Slade with a jab.
Slade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tronk's hands.
Tronk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Slade digs a good body shot into Tronk's ribs.
Slade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Slade lands with a good body shot.
A cross from Slade lands.
Slade connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tronk. Tronk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Slade scores with a jab to the head.
Slade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slade throws a one two combo.
Slade scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tronk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Slade keeps the fight on the outside.
Slade throws a combination. Tronk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade scores with a three punch combo!
Slade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slade scores with a shot to the body.
Slade thuds a left hand into Tronk's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Slade!
Nice uppercut lands for Slade. That snapped Tronk's head back.
Tronk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheers as Slade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tronk doesn't seem phased though.
Slade scores with a jab to the body.
Slade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tronk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tronk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slade lands with a good body shot.
Slade lands a jab to Tronk's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tronk.
Slade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tronk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benny Tronk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slade cracks Tronk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slade keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Slade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slade 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Slade!
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