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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pad Digger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daley has chosen Rise Against - Prayer Of The Refugee as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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200 cm
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180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pad Digger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Daley!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Digger fails with a takedown attempt.
Daley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Daley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab lands there for Daley.
Digger moves into the clinch.
Daley breaks the clinch.
Daley digs a good hook to Digger's body.
Daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Digger.
No joy there for Daley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Digger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daley sprawls well. Daley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Digger gets slowly back to his feet.
Paul Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Digger ducks under a wild hook from Daley.
Daley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Digger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daley lands a nice looking body shot.
Digger darts in trying to clinch
and Digger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Digger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Daley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pad Digger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daley throws a series of punches but Digger avoids them all with ease.
Daley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Digger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Daley.
Daley falls off balance throwing a combination
so Digger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Digger trying to control but Daley is working from the bottom.
Digger won't allow Daley to get back to his feet.
Digger with a nice head shot there.
Digger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Daley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Digger is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Daley keeping moving, preventing Digger from controlling successfully.
Daley pushes Digger off and gets back to his feet.
Digger closes the distance and clinches up with Daley, looking for a takedown. Digger pushes Daley against the cage but Daley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley catches Digger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Daley throws a looping overhand right but Digger ducks down to avoid it.
Daley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Digger throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Daley was covering up waiting for the punch and Digger finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Digger won't allow Daley to get back to his feet.
Digger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Digger slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Digger trying to control but Daley is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Pad Digger wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Daley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Daley lands with an uppercut that bounces Digger off the cage and back into rage.
Digger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley jabs Digger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Digger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Daley cracks Digger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Daley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Digger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daley swivels and escapes.
Daley throws a series of punches but Digger moves out of range.
Daley scores with a jab to the body.
Daley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Digger shoots in but no luck this time.
Digger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Daley counters with a left and a right that stings Digger.
Digger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Digger is breathing heavily.
Daley stalks Digger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Digger's face. Digger staggers backwards, shaken.
Digger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Digger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Digger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Daley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Digger shoots in for a takedown but Daley shows good takedown defense.
Daley lands a jab to Digger's midsection.
Daley scores with a punch to the head.
Daley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Digger ducks right into an uppercut from Daley.
Daley fails to land with a series of punches.
Daley punishes Digger's body with a nice straight punch.
Digger slips a jab and a cross from Daley.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Daley lands a slapping body shot.
Digger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Digger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daley keeps the fight on the outside.
Daley throws a series of strikes that have Digger backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Digger looks for a takedown but Daley sprawls well.
Digger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Daley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Daley both land. Nice combination.
Daley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Digger scores a takedown into full mount!
Daley is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Daley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Digger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Digger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daley defends it nicely.
Paul Daley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Daley as Digger shoots in.
Digger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daley sprawls well. Daley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Digger gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pad Digger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daley lands a right hook to the body.
Daley scores with a jab to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Digger.
Nice takedown defense from Daley. No joy for Digger on that attempt.
Digger shoots in looking for a takedown. Daley tries to sprawl out of it but Digger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Daley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daley scores with a jab to the head.
Daley misses with a few strikes there.
Daley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daley misses with a double jab.
Daley scores with a jab. Digger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Daley.
Digger tries to clinch up but Daley circles away and keeps his distance.
Daley lands a jab to the head.
Digger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Digger.
Digger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot by Daley.
Digger tries to close the distance and clinch but Daley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pad Digger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daley cracks Digger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Digger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Daley slaps away a takedown attempt from Digger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Digger dodges the punch combination from Daley.
Digger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Digger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Digger shoots in for a double leg but Daley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Digger shoots for a takedown but Daley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daley lands a slapping body shot.
Daley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Daley.
Daley throws a right hand that Digger ducks under and follows up with a left that Digger also avoids with ease.
A shot to the liver by Daley. Beautiful body shot.
No luck for Digger with that takedown attempt.
Digger tries to close the distance and clinch but Daley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daley misses with a two punch combination.
Daley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Digger has a takedown stuffed.
Digger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daley.
Daley stuffs the takedown.
Digger shoots in looking for a takedown but Daley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Digger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Daley scores with a three punch combo!
Daley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Pad Digger has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Digger takes one to the chin there.
Digger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Digger is rocked!
Danga de danga de dang - Daley scores with a four punch combination!
Oh Digger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Digger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley feints with a jab and clips Digger right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Digger is sent crashing into the canvas and Daley leaps in for the kill! Digger tries to get to his feet but Daley is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Digger is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Daley!
Paul Daley is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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