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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ty Lenol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Messinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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141 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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139 lbs
7 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ty Lenol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Messinger!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Messinger as Lenol shoots in.
Lenol shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lenol is pressing down on Messinger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Messinger is holding on for now.
Lenol scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Messinger is trying to get back to full guard.
Lenol trying to control the pace.
Messinger is trying to stand back up but Lenol is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messinger pushes Lenol off and gets back to his feet.
Messinger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lenol swivels and escapes.
Messinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Messinger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Messinger doesn't manage to clinch there - Lenol circles away.
Lenol slips a jab and a cross from Messinger.
Lenol shoots in and drives through. Messinger sprawls well.
Lenol shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Messinger defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Lenol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Messinger tries for a takedown but Lenol circles away easily
so Lenol counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Messinger looks gassed!
Messinger working a defensive guard but Lenol passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Messinger is looking to escape.
Lenol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Messinger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lenol scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenol wants to get back to his feet.
Messinger won't allow Lenol to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Messinger looking for submissions off his back.
Lenol slips a nice elbow through Messinger's hands, connecting with Messinger's forehead.
Lenol escapes and gets back to his feet.
Messinger is looking to clinch.
Messinger leaves Lenol with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lenol circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messinger throws a sloppy head kick and Lenol moves out of range easily.
Messinger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lenol 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.
Lenol engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lenol has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lenol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Messinger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lenol stays in close to Messinger's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ty Lenol.
Lenol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lenol blocks a low kick nicely.
Messinger throws a head kick but Lenol moves out of range.
Lenol shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lenol controlling the pace for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messinger throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lenol. What's that going to do exactly?
Messinger can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lenol sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lenol looking to finish Messinger with some ground and pound. This is bad for Messinger!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Lenol dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Messinger throws a head kick but Lenol moves out of range.
Messinger takes a swing at Lenol's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Messinger.
Lenol is trying hard to land a takedown here. Messinger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Messinger misses with a head kick.
Lenol is trying hard to land a takedown here. Messinger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Messinger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lenol shoots in and gets a takedown into Messinger's guard.
Messinger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Messinger throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Messinger is breathing heavily.
Lenol working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Messinger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ty Lenol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Messinger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lenol is aware though and is defending well.
Lenol advances to half guard.
Lenol prevents Messinger from improving his position.
Lenol is looking for a kimura but Messinger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lenol to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenol moves into full mount! Messinger won't be happy about that!
Lenol content just to control the position here.
Lenol is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Lenol looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Messinger is fending him off so far but Lenol persists. Nope, Messinger circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Lenol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A clash of legs there as Lenol blocks the low kick.
Messinger throws a head kick but Lenol moves out of range.
Lenol displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Messinger.
Messinger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lenol.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Messinger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messinger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lenol as he jumps to the side.
Lenol moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Messinger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Messinger wants it to stay on the feet.
Messinger throws a head kick that misses
and Lenol counters with a shoot takedown. Messinger fights it but they end up in guard.
Lenol controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Messinger is looking to stand up but Lenol isn't so interested in that idea.
Lenol is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ty Lenol has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lenol dives in and scores a takedown into Messinger's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Messinger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lenol controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Messinger looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lenol passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Lenol dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lenol gets the takedown into side control.
Lenol is putting a hurting on Messinger here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lenol stands up.
Messinger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lenol.
Messinger wants to clinch
and Lenol counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lenol.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lenol trying to control the position from guard on top but Messinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Messinger wants to sweep here but Lenol controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messinger wants to stand up but Lenol is controlling him.
Lenol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Messinger throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Messinger wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lenol is now in half guard.
Messinger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lenol stops Messinger from getting back to his feet.
Messinger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lenol controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenol working the head and body with strikes.
Lenol passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Messinger!
Lenol controlling the position easily from mount.
Lenol fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messinger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lenol sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Messinger is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ty Lenol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lenol takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Messinger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Messinger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lenol controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messinger regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lenol looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ty Lenol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lenol, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Lenol!
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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
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