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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casper Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Casper Orion!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley stuffs the takedown.
Foley throws a jab but it's blocked by Orion.
Foley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Orion.
Foley misses with a two punch combination.
Orion decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Foley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Foley keeping full guard, as Orion tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Orion trying to control but Foley is working from the bottom.
Foley pulls Orion in close to prevent any damage.
Orion tries to free his leg and advance position but Foley is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Casper Orion was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Foley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orion closes the distance and clinches up with Foley, looking for a takedown. Orion pushes Foley against the cage but Foley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mick Foley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foley motions for Orion to come forward. Foley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foley wants to slow Orion down by chopping away at his legs.
Orion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Foley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Foley defends it nicely.
Mick Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casper Orion.
Nice shot by Foley.
Some bone on bone action there as Orion checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion shoots in looking for a takedown. Foley tries to sprawl out of it but Orion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Foley misses with an uppercut.
Foley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Orion checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Foley leaves Orion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Orion pushes Foley up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foley prevents a body shot from Orion.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Foley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Foley misses with a punch to the body.
Orion has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orion tries to stall but Foley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Foley avoiding damage as Orion throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Orion's efforts to push away.
Orion blocks a body shot from Foley.
Foley lands with a light punch inside.
Foley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Orion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orion walks into a jab.
It looks like Casper Orion has been cut.
Foley throws a big shot that misses.
Foley scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orion fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Foley avoids it really well and circles away.
Foley lands a big shot that drops Orion! Can he finish him?
Orion is rocked!
Orion had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Foley defends it easily.
Orion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Foley controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Foley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Orion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Mick Foley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Foley swings for the body but Orion moves out of range.
Foley thumps Orion with a low kick.
Foley is looking to clinch but Orion is avoiding it.
Orion stalks Foley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Foley's face. Foley staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Foley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Casper Orion's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Orion wants to clinch up but Foley keeps it at a distance.
Donk. Foley catches Orion right on the button with a cross.
Orion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Foley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Foley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orion walks into a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good work by Orion as he checks the leg kick.
Foley misses with a wild combination.
Foley lands a nice shot to the body.
Foley throws a jab but it's blocked by Orion.
Foley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orion is out of range.
Foley motions for Orion to come forward. Foley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Foley.
Orion moves out of range as Foley strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orion is out of range.
Orion throws a nice looking combination but Foley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Foley blocks a head kick by Orion.
Some wild striking there from Foley.
No luck for Orion with that takedown attempt.
Foley throws a poor cross that misses
and Foley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orion circles away quickly and effectively.
Orion tries to clinch up.
Orion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Foley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Orion holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Foley as Orion tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Foley.
Orion looking to stall.
Foley crunches a lovely knee into Orion's ribcage.
Orion is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Orion blocks a body shot from Foley.
Orion is trying to push Foley away but Foley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Foley prevents the takedown attempt.
Mick Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casper Orion.
Foley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Orion tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Foley smiles and moves away.
Foley sizes up Orion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Foley misses with a double jab
and Orion counters with a two punch combo.
Mick Foley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Foley misses.
Orion blocks a leg kick.
Foley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Foley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orion under the eye.
Foley swinging wildly here.
Orion fails with a takedown attempt.
Orion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foley throws a solid leg kick but Orion takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Foley.
Orion avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orion slips under a jab from Foley.
Orion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Foley as he jumps to the side.
Foley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Foley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Foley connects with a nice looking jab.
Foley misses with a series of wild punches.
Orion checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foley.
Foley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Foley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Casper Orion's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Orion stalks Foley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Foley's face. Foley staggers backwards, shaken.
Orion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Foley misses with an uppercut. Orion saw that one coming.
Foley scores with a jab.
Orion shoots and misses
and Foley counters with a left to the body.
Foley cracks Orion with an uppercut from hell and Orion crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Foley's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Orion is still in real trouble! Can Foley finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion keeping moving, preventing Foley from controlling successfully.
Orion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orion throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Orion seems to have recovered his senses.
Foley works over Orion with some ground and pound from guard.
Orion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Foley distracts Orion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Foley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Foley cracks Orion with a solid left hand.
Foley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Foley trying to control but Orion is working from the bottom.
Foley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Foley throwing strikes but missing.
Foley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Foley wants to control from the top but Orion keeps moving.
Foley is looking to work some ground and pound but Orion has wrist control.
Foley throwing strikes from guard but Orion blocks nicely.
Orion is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Orion trying to keep a closed guard but Foley is proving a slippery customer.
Casper Orion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orion has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Foley is in close to Orion's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Orion trying to control the position.
Foley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley trying to control but Orion is working from the bottom.
Orion throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Foley distracts Orion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Foley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Orion is looking to sweep but instead, Foley has passed into half guard.
Foley not doing much here.
Foley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Orion slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Foley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orion can do to turn this around?
Foley throws a big right hand that misses.
Foley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Foley wants to pass the guard but Orion is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foley is working Orion over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Foley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foley wants to control from the top but Orion keeps moving.
Orion is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mick Foley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Foley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Orion working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Foley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Foley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Orion's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Foley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Foley!
Mick Foley made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 in his post fight interview.
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