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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DrewB Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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182 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DrewB Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Hogan!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hogan showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Hogan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Down is trying to stand back up but Hogan is controlling him
Hogan tries to pass to full mount but Down defends it.
Hogan prevents Down from improving his position.
Down is working hard here to advance position.
Hogan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Down. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hogan in particular looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Down moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan connects with a couple of short punches.
Hogan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mikey Hogan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hogan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hogan misses with a head kick.
That's two 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.
Down throws a right hand that misses
so Hogan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hogan preventing the sweep.
Down trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hogan won't allow Down to sweep him here.
Down trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from Down.
Down controls Hogan momentarily but Hogan frees himself.
Down 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Down has his takedown stuffed
and Hogan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Down's guard.
Down looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hogan is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Down lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hogan!
Poor strikes thrown by Down there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down throwing strikes here but Hogan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hogan is looking to improve his position but Down isn't that keen on the idea.
Down thowing shots but they're missing.
Down thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Down thowing shots but they're missing.
Hogan is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Hogan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Down pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hogan misses with a body kick.
Down has his takedown stuffed
and Hogan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Down misses with an uppercut
and Hogan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Down!
Hogan controlling from the full mount.
Down is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan controlling from mount.
Down 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.
Down sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Down tries to get to full guard but Hogan has control of the leg.
Down manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down wants to hit a switch here but Hogan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Down there!
Hogan controlling the pace for now.
Down keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hogan avoids the attempt from Down to control.
Down regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down trying to control but Hogan postures up.
Down manages to get to full guard.
Down wants to sweep but no luck.
Down is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Down is looking to stand up but Hogan isn't so interested in that idea.
Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from Down.
Down being controlled here, momentarily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Down jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Hogan 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! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Hogan misses.
Down looks to land a left hand but Hogan moved out of range nicely.
Down throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Down throws a big shot that misses.
Down misses with an uppercut
and Hogan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Down lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hogan!
Down looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down thowing shots but they're missing.
Down punching from mount but Hogan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Down throwing strikes here but Hogan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Down throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hogan manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Hogan, under a barage of strikes from Down.
Down thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two 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.
Hogan is trying to get back to full guard.
Down trying to pass the guard but Hogan defending well.
Mikey Hogan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hogan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Down.
Down wants to pass the guard but Hogan is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down throwing shots but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Down missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Down not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Down not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hogan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Down working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hogan's thigh. Hogan counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Down throwing strikes from guard but Hogan blocks nicely.
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.
Down with a flurry of punches that miss.
Down thows a big elbow that misses.
Down trying to move into half guard but instead Hogan has managed to sweep!
Down looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Down is trying to keep Hogan in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Hogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hogan 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Hogan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
32% |
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