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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Scully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Summers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Scully!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scully misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Summers counters with a low kick, right behind Scully 's knee.
Donk. Summers catches Scully right on the button with a cross.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Scully darts in trying to clinch
and Summers counters with a left to the body.
Scully with a poor takedown
and Summers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Summers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scully shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Summers counters with a stiff right hand.
Scully tries for a takedown but Summers circles away easily
and Summers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kurt Summers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Scully.
Summers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Scully looks to clinch
enabling Summers to counter with a crisp jab.
Summers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Summers cracks Scully with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scully with a poor takedown
and Summers counters with a series of strikes. Scully will be more careful next time no doubt.
Summers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scully's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scully moves to clinch but Summers breaks away
and Summers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scully blocks a jab.
Summers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scully is trying desperately to land a takedown but Summers is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Scully.
Scully darts in trying to clinch
and Summers counters with a good, hard body kick but Scully shrugs it off.
Scully doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Summers counters with a solid body kick.
That's four 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.
Summers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scully.
Summers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Summers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scully has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scully gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Summers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Summers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scully gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Summers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Derek Scully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scully tries to clinch up
and Summers counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scully with a lazy takedown attempt
and Summers counters with a head kick.
Summers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scully. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scully closes the distance looking to clinch
and Summers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Summers looks to land a combination but Scully avoids it well.
A lazy left from Summers finds it's target.
Scully misses with a takedown
and Summers counters with a big head kick but Scully shrugs it off.
Kurt Summers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Scully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scully tries to clinch but Summers moves away
and Summers counters with a nice leg kick.
Scully with a poor takedown
and Summers counters with a nice leg kick.
Summers throws a series of punches but Scully avoids them all with ease.
Summers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scully shoots and misses
and Summers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a combination. Scully tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Summers works over Scully's head and body with a nice combination.
Scully is rocked!
Kurt Summers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Summers fakes the leg kick and cracks Scully in the body.
Crunch! Summers slams his shin into Scully's torso.
A solid leg kick lands there for Summers.
No joy there for Summers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers cracks a nice hook into Scully's ribs.
Summers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Summers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Scully misses the body punch
and Summers counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scully throws a left and a right that both miss
and Summers counters with a low kick, right behind Scully 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Summers dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scully with a lazy takedown attempt
and Summers counters with a solid body kick.
Summers scoring well with a low kick there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Scully might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Summers has got the better of the exchanges.
Summers scores with a nice strike.
Scully wants to clinch
and Summers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scully has his takedown stuffed
and Summers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scully scores a takedown into full mount!
Scully jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Summers is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Summers and Scully has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Scully trying to control the action but Summers is working from the bottom.
Summers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Summers tries to get out of the position.
Summers parries the strikes from Scully easily there. Scully is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Summers to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scully tries to advance to mount but Summers denies him.
Scully is trying to get an arm triangle but Summers is defending well.
Scully passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Summers!
Scully looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scully with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Scully looking for a guillotine from mount but Summers is having none of it.
Scully throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Scully throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Scully there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scully jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Summers manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Scully wants to lay and pray for a moment but Summers keeps working.
Summers managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Scully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Derek Scully just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Summers scores with a jab to the body.
Summers drops his hands momentarily and Scully takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scully wants to clinch
and Summers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scully falls off balance throwing a combination
and Summers counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Scully. That snapped Summers's head back.
Summers lands a head kick. Scully smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Scully misses with a takedown
and Scully takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Summers scores with a head kick. Scully tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Summers misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scully tries for a takedown but Summers circles away easily
and Summers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scully has his takedown stuffed
and Summers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kurt Summers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Scully.
Summers scores with a head kick. Scully tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Summers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scully with a poor takedown
and Summers counters with a body kick.
Scully fails with the takedown
and Summers counters with a stiff right hand.
Scully is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Summers throws a head kick that half lands.
Scully with a poor takedown
and Summers counters with a leg kick.
Scully has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Summers misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scully closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Summers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scully sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kurt Summers is winning the standup battle so far.
Summers lands a leg kick that knocks Scully off balance momentarily.
Scully misses with a takedown attempt
and Summers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Scully shoots and misses
and Summers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scully thinking.
Scully with a lazy takedown attempt
and Summers counters with a low kick, right behind Scully 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Summers had his way with Derek Scully in 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Scully shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Summers counters with a straight right hand.
Summers clobbers Scully with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Summers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scully. Scully circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Summers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scully tries to clinch but Summers moves away
and Summers counters with a head kick. That will keep Scully thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scully closes the distance but Summers moves to the side
and Summers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Summers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Scully shoots and misses
and Summers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scully is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Summers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scully moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scully on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scully drops his hands momentarily and Summers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Summers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scully momentarily.
Scully shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Derek Scully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scully shoots and misses
and Summers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kurt Summers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Scully.
Summers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Summers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scully has his takedown stuffed
and Summers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Scully's knee momentarily.
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.
Scully with a poor takedown
and Summers counters with a nice body kick.
Summers throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick by Scully misses
and Summers counters with a low kick, right behind Scully 's knee.
Summers throws a head kick that half lands.
Scully is still on wobbly legs! Can Summers finish him?
Summers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Summers.
Scully misses with a left hand
and Summers counters with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Summers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Summers 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:44
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 49:43
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Summers!
Kurt Summers is the new featherweight champion!
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