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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grey Te Whena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Batton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Te Whena comes to the cage accompanied by Garden Knome - Barbarella. Batton has chosen Why is the Rum gone? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jack Batton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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132 lbs
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132 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Grey Te Whena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Batton!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Te Whena.
Te Whena slips a jab and a cross from Batton.
Batton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Te Whena tries to keep at a distance but Batton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Te Whena blocks an uppercut.
Te Whena is trying to drag Batton to the mat but Batton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Te Whena escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Te Whena 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.
Batton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Te Whena loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Batton keeping full guard, as Te Whena tries to pass.
Te Whena trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Whena trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Te Whena trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Batton manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Batton landing some decent shots from guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Te Whena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batton.
Te Whena closes the distance but Batton moves to the side
and Batton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Te Whena is breathing heavily.
Batton misses with a series of wild punches.
Te Whena on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Te Whena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Te Whena shoots in looking for a takedown. Batton tries to sprawl out of it but Te Whena keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Batton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grey Te Whena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batton throws a right and a left that Te Whena avoids nicely.
Grey Te Whena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batton blocks a jab.
Te Whena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Te Whena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Te Whena checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Batton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Te Whena.
Te Whena misses with a straight left.
Batton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Batton.
Batton scores with a takedown into Te Whena's guard.
Te Whena has his foot on Batton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Batton works his way back into a safe position though.
Batton trying to control the position from guard on top but Te Whena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Te Whena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Batton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Batton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Batton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Te Whena manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Te Whena thowing shots but they're missing.
Te Whena sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Te Whena thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Batton tries to hold on but Te Whena postures up.
Te Whena thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Te Whena will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Batton wants to try and get back to his feet.
Te Whena thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Te Whena throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Te Whena looking to ground and pound but Batton is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Batton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Te Whena keeps the fight on the outside.
Batton throws the kick towards the body but Te Whena avoids it.
Te Whena looks to land a right hand but Batton moved out of range.
Te Whena tries for a takedown but Batton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Batton misses.
Te Whena does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Te Whena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batton moves away.
Batton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Batton tries to clinch up.
Te Whena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Te Whena avoids it really well and circles away.
Batton swats away the attempt to clinch by Te Whena.
Batton misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Whena missing with a left hand there. Batton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Te Whena wants to clinch.
Te Whena tries to clinch up.
Batton tries to clinch there but Te Whena circles away.
Te Whena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Batton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batton blocks a leg kick.
Batton swinging wildly here.
Te Whena fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Te Whena looks to clinch
and Batton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Te Whena's knee momentarily.
Batton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Te Whena throws a looping overhand right but Batton ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Batton misses.
Te Whena dodges the punch combination from Batton.
Grey Te Whena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Te Whena misses with a hook. Batton ducked under it nicely.
Batton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Batton misses with a series of wild punches.
Batton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Batton does no damage.
Te Whena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batton.
Te Whena closes the distance and clinches up with Batton, looking for a takedown. Te Whena pushes Batton against the cage but Batton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grey Te Whena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batton looks to land a combination but Te Whena avoids it well.
Te Whena scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Te Whena tries to clinch up but Batton circles away and keeps his distance.
Te Whena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batton.
Batton tries a head kick but it misses.
Te Whena throws a head kick but Batton moves out of range.
Batton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Te Whena counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Batton misses with a double jab.
Te Whena misses with a head kick.
Batton misses with a double jab.
Te Whena throws a combination that misses
enabling Batton to counter with a crisp jab.
Te Whena lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Batton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batton wants to stand but Te Whena has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Te Whena throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Batton thows a big elbow that misses.
Batton trying to control but Te Whena is working from the bottom.
Batton wanted to stand there but Te Whena had control of the position.
Batton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Te Whena looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Te Whena 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.
Batton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Batton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Te Whena slips a jab and a cross from Batton.
Te Whena closes the distance but Batton moves to the side
and Batton counters with a single leg into guard. Te Whena didn't expect that.
Te Whena looking to control.
Batton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Te Whena throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Batton tries to stand but Te Whena is controlling from the bottom.
Batton is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Batton trying to control but Te Whena is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Te Whena has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Batton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batton landing with the ground and pound.
Batton landing some decent shots from guard.
Batton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Te Whena has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Batton has managed to get both his arms back between Te Whena's legs - danger averted.
Batton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Te Whena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Te Whena throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Batton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Te Whena's head.
Batton trying to control the position from guard on top but Te Whena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
Batton cracks Te Whena with a solid left hand.
Batton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Te Whena, up you get!
A punch combination from Batton misses.
Te Whena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Te Whena clinches up with Batton and pushes him back against the cage.
Te Whena has Batton pressed against the cage, preventing Batton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Te Whena has Batton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Batton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Batton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Batton lands a two punch combo.
Te Whena lands a head kick!
Batton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Te Whena moves into the clinch.
Batton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Batton is pressed up against the cage. Te Whena has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Batton down to the mat. Batton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Batton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batton looks to land a combination but Te Whena avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batton takes one to the side of the head.
Batton keeps the fight on the outside.
Batton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Te Whena has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Batton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jack Batton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Te Whena throws a hook but Batton blocks it.
Batton misses with a few strikes there.
Te Whena fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grey Te Whena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Batton does no damage.
Batton misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Te Whena rushes Batton and presses him up against the cage.
Te Whena creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Batton's defenses.
Batton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Batton is trying to force a seperation but Te Whena has the dominant position.
Te Whena lands a damaging elbow.
Batton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Batton staying out of range there.
Grey Te Whena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Batton throws a series of punches but Te Whena moves out of range.
Jack Batton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Batton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Batton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Batton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Batton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Batton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Batton misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Batton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Batton 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 John Mangel 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... Jack Batton!
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energy
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