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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian Linguist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Fawcett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fawcett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Silverchair- Pure Massacre. Julian Linguist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julian Linguist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Fawcett!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fawcett misses with the combination.
Fawcett tries a head kick but it misses.
Fawcett cracks Linguist with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Julian Linguist has been cut.
A nice combination there by Fawcett.
Linguist misses with an uppercut
and Fawcett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Fawcett.
Fawcett misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Fawcett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fawcett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fawcett throws a head kick that misses.
Linguist slips a jab and a cross from Fawcett.
Fawcett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fawcett misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fawcett throws a series of punches but Linguist avoids them all with ease.
Linguist lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Stuart Fawcett has been cut.
Fawcett misses with a series of wild punches.
Linguist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linguist misses with a few strikes there.
Fawcett lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Julian Linguist's cut is getting worse.
Fawcett lands a high kick!
Linguist's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fawcett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Linguist scrambles back to his feet.
Linguist moves out of range of the strikes.
Linguist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linguist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fawcett.
A head kick misses from Fawcett.
Fawcett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Fawcett.
Fawcett throws a head kick but Linguist moves out of range.
Linguist blocks a head kick by Fawcett.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fawcett connects with a high kick.
Nice defenses there by Fawcett.
Fawcett misses with a head kick.
Stuart Fawcett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Fawcett misses
and Linguist counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Linguist.
Fawcett looks gassed!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Linguist is pushing down on Fawcett's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fawcett is fighting to maintain full guard but Linguist has managed to sneak the leg through.
Linguist trying to control from half guard but Fawcett is working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Linguist is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fawcett has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, if Linguist 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.
Linguist is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Linguist trying to control from half guard but Fawcett is working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Linguist is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Linguist is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Linguist is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fawcett has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Linguist in particular looking to stall.
Fawcett is refusing to be controlled, as Linguist sits in half guard.
Linguist looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Linguist seems to be working for a kimura but Fawcett defends the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linguist missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stuart Fawcett will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Linguist dodges the punch combination from Fawcett.
Stuart Fawcett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fawcett tries a head kick but it misses.
Fawcett stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linguist has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fawcett finds it's way round the side to connect with Linguist's head.
Fawcett pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Linguist back to the ropes. Fawcett follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linguist blocks a head kick by Fawcett.
Fawcett throws a sloppy head kick and Linguist moves out of range easily.
Fawcett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fawcett swinging wildly here.
Linguist fails with the takedown
letting Fawcett counter with a right hand.
Julian Linguist's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fawcett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fawcett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Linguist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fawcett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fawcett throws a head kick but Linguist moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Fawcett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Linguist misses its intended target.
Linguist takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fawcett swinging wildly here.
Fawcett throws a sloppy head kick and Linguist moves out of range easily.
Fawcett is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linguist throws the left hand but Fawcett avoids the punch easily.
Linguist misses with a straight left.
Fawcett misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Fawcett misses its intended target.
Fawcett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Linguist.
Fawcett throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fawcett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jeez, Julian Linguist's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Linguist avoids the head kick by Fawcett.
Fawcett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Linguist. Those never looked like landing.
Linguist closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fawcett quickly recovers to half guard.
Linguist has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Fawcett defend it? Linguist steps over the head and cranks it - Fawcett is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Linguist!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julian Linguist!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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