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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stone (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Stone!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tatum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone moves into the clinch.
Tatum wants to break free but Stone has control.
Stone can't get the takedown.
Tatum wants to break free but Stone has control.
Tatum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Drederick Tatum has been cut.
Tatum tries to circle away but Stone has him pinned against the cage.
Stone has Tatum pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tatum manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tatum pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Drederick Tatum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Stone.
A short right from Stone.
Stone decides to pull guard.
Tatum stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone with a poor takedown
and Tatum counters with a straight right hand.
Tatum throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stone counters by clinching up.
Tatum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Stone.
Stone has Tatum pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tatum manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.
Tatum is trying to stall.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tatum counters with a nice body shot.
Stone looks gassed!
Tatum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tatum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone tries to clinch but Tatum is having none of it.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Tatum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tatum motions for Stone to come forward. Tatum throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stone has his takedown stuffed
and Tatum makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jack Stone has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tatum holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stone tries to pull guard but Tatum won't allow it.
Tatum wants to break free but Stone has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stone has Tatum pressed against the cage, preventing Tatum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tatum breaks from the clinch.
Tatum throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone wants to clinch but Tatum slips to the side
and Tatum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tatum's waist but Tatum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stone off to one side.
Tatum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tatum lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jack Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Tatum.
Stone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stone has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Stone dodges the punch combination from Tatum.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tatum throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tatum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stone gets a double leg takedown into Tatum's guard.
Tatum wants to get back to his feet but Stone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tatum is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drederick Tatum dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tatum counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stone leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tatum wants to break free but Stone has control.
Tatum looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tatum stalling in the clinch but Stone improves position.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt
and Tatum counters with a two punch combo.
Tatum wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Tatum swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Stone wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tatum misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Tatum does no damage.
Tatum lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Drederick Tatum is winning the standup battle so far.
Tatum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tatum wants it to stay on the feet.
Drederick Tatum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Stone.
Tatum tries to keep at a distance but Stone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tatum counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tatum throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone fails with the takedown
and Tatum counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tatum.
Nice elbow from Stone.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
Stone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tatum avoiding damage.
Stone landing knees to the body.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tatum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tatum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tatum wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Stone.
Stone taking a breather.
Stone working aggressively here.
Stone breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone stalks Tatum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tatum's face. Tatum staggers backwards, shaken.
Tatum throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Tatum pushes him off.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone needs to keep his hands up - Tatum had a free shot at his head there.
Tatum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt
and Tatum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tatum counters with a series of strikes. Stone will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four 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.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Tatum pushes him off.
Stone tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.
Stone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tatum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Tatum clinches with his opponent.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tatum walks away with a smile on his face. Stone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drederick Tatum dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stone tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.
Tatum is looking to wear down Stone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Tatum thows a leg kick but Stone checks it
and Stone moves into the clinch.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tatum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatum's efforts to push away.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone tries to clinch up but Tatum circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Tatum.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tatum keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tatum was covering up waiting for the punch and Stone finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatum pushes Stone off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Stone fails with the takedown
and Tatum counters by moving into the clinch.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike.
Tatum wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jack Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tatum misses with the combination.
Stone wants to clinch up but Tatum keeps it at a distance.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drederick Tatum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone is looking to clinch but Tatum is avoiding it.
Tatum looks to land a combination but Stone avoids it well.
Tatum misses with a straight left.
Stone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tatum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Drederick Tatum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone has his takedown stuffed
and Tatum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tatum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone tries to clinch but Tatum moves out of range.
Stone rushes Tatum and presses him up against the cage.
Tatum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stone scores with a hook to the body.
Stone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stone pulls guard.
Tatum gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stone wants to clinch.
Tatum lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stone connects with a right hand. Tatum shakes it off.
Tatum scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone avoids the head kick by Tatum.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Stone.
I think Tatum has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drederick Tatum!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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