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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Dove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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8 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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201 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Dove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Foley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dove throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Foley throws an off balance right hand
and Dove counters with a nice leg kick.
Foley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dove will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Foley fails to land with a series of punches.
Dove with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dove scores with a head kick.
It looks like Mick Foley has been cut.
Dove ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Foley misses with a series of wild punches.
Foley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dove on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Dove.
Foley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foley looks gassed!
Foley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dove closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Foley did well to prevent Dove getting side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dove moves nicely into side control.
Dove working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Foley is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dove moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Foley struggling a bit here.
Dove trying to control the action but Foley is working from the bottom.
Dove tries to score with some ground and pound. Foley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dove wants to lay and pray for a moment but Foley keeps working.
Dove working the ground and pound but Foley is defending the strikes.
Dove scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Foley to see if he's OK.
Foley is trying to control Dove's posture but Dove avoids it.
Foley tries to buck Dove off but Dove is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley stops Dove from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dove tries to score with some ground and pound. Foley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Foley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Foley wants to control but Dove postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dove working the head with strikes.
Foley is looking for a sweep.
Dove just content to control the position.
Dove throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Foley parries the strikes from Dove easily there. Dove is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Foley to escape.
Dove trying to control the action but Foley is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Dove.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dove controlling from side mount.
Dove throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Foley struggling a bit here.
Foley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dove.
Foley parries the strikes from Dove easily there. Dove is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Foley to escape.
Foley is not content to let Dove control the position.
Dove gets to mount! Foley was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Dove throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dove trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dove controlling the pace for now.
Dove lands with some strikes.
Foley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dove postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Foley looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Foley tries to reverse the position but Dove maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Foley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Dove dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Foley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dove moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dove jabs Foley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mick Foley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dove scores with a nice body kick.
Dove looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Foley throws a nice looking combination but Dove bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Foley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dove.
Dove scores with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dove plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dove fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foley.
Dove lands with a kick to the ribs.
Foley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dove stuns Foley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dove buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dove scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dove is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foley can do to turn this around?
Dove lands a head shot.
Dove lands a leg kick that knocks Foley off balance momentarily.
Foley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Foley is breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dove.
Foley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dove.
Dove throws a front kick that sends Foley stumbling back into the cage.
Dove connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dove fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dove.
Dove with a jab.
Dove buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dove scores with a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dove. Foley shrugs it off though.
Gary Dove is winning the standup battle so far.
Dove throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dove changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Foley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dove.
Dove scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dove.
Foley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dove 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.
Foley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dove trying to control the position from guard on top but Foley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foley is trying to keep Dove in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dove tries to free his leg and advance position but Foley is retaining full guard.
Dove wants to control from the top but Foley keeps moving.
Dove cracks Foley with a solid left hand.
Dove postures up and lands a big shot to Foley's brow.
Dove looking to pass the guard.
Gary Dove overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dove missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Foley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dove controls the pace.
Dove trying to control the position from guard on top but Foley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foley is pulling down on Dove's head. It's preventing any offense from Dove, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dove trying to control the position from guard on top but Foley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gary Dove just wasn't active enough.
Foley is looking to chop away at Dove's legs.
Dove throws a good cross that connects.
Foley throws a leg kick but Dove sees it coming and moves out of range.
Foley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dove displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foley throws out the jab.
Crunch! Dove slams his shin into Foley's torso.
Nice jab there from Dove.
That has opened up Mick Foley's cut even more.
Dove lands a nice looking body shot.
Dove scores with a hook to the body. Foley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dove is looking to wear down Foley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dove.
Nice body kick from Dove.
Dove lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dove throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dove lands a leg kick that knocks Foley off balance momentarily.
Mick Foley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dove scores with a takedown into Foley's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dove is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dove postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dove stopping the sweep attempt from Foley.
Foley is trying to hold Dove in close to prevent damage but Dove has managed to pass into half guard.
Dove working the head and body with strikes.
Dove thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dove tries to pass to full mount but Foley defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dove perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dove is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Dove dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mick Foley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dove 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.
Dove working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dove preventing the sweep.
Dove trying to control the position from guard on top but Foley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dove throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Foley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dove throwing strikes from guard but Foley blocks nicely.
Dove postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dove pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Foley is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dove is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Foley keeping full guard, as Dove tries to pass.
Dove looking to sit in guard and control but Foley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Foley postures up and lands a big shot to Dove's brow.
Foley preventing the sweep.
Dove managing to control the position.
Dove has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dove is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dove has momentary wrist control but Foley slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Foley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dove working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foley.
Dove is adopting a defensive guard.
Dove is trying to keep Foley in close.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dove throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dove preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Dove has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Foley manages to get his head free but now Dove has transitioned to an armbar! Foley grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Dove! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gary Dove!
As Gary Dove got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm not doin' the job, me and Dee Dee are happy 'ere. I don't care what Victor Rayson says, she is my dirty Dee-Dee an' I love 'er.'.
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