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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fighter Grotz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punch Drunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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245 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fighter Grotz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Punch Drunk!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Drunk.
Grotz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Drunk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grotz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drunk moves into the clinch.
Drunk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grotz avoids it.
Grotz breaks the clinch.
Drunk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drunk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grotz backwards.
Drunk lands a shoulder strike.
Grotz being controlled against the cage.
Drunk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drunk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drunk just leaning against Grotz, taking a breather.
A short right from Drunk on the inside.
Drunk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grotzs head.
Drunk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Drunk.
Drunk avoiding damage.
A short left from Drunk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunk has Grotz pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Drunk pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Grotz tumbling to the mat - Drunk dives into Grotz's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Drunk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Drunk wants to stand but Grotz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Drunk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grotz looking to control.
Drunk passes into half guard.
Drunk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drunk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in half guard, Drunk seems content to control.
Drunk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Grotz is just riding it out for now. Drunk eventually gives up the hold.
Grotz is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drunk trying to control the action but Grotz is working from the bottom.
Grotz taking some punishment here, with Drunk in his half guard.
Grotz wants to improve his position but Drunk is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Drunk lands a nice short elbow.
Drunk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Drunk is trying to control the action in half guard but Grotz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunk seems to be looking for submissions.
Drunk working over Grotz with some ground and pound. Grotz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Drunk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grotz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drunk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Drunk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drunk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grotz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Drunk.
Drunk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grotz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drunk is looking to advance position but Grotz won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drunk is looking to take a break and control but Grotz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drunk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Drunk lands a nice short elbow.
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!
Drunk slips a nice elbow through Grotz's hands, connecting with Grotz's forehead.
Ground and pound from Drunk.
Nice strikes from Drunk there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drunk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grotz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grotz wants to get back to his feet.
Drunk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Punch Drunk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drunk tries to clinch but Grotz moves out of range.
Drunk scores with a shot to the body.
Drunk has managed to clinch.
Drunk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drunk pushes Grotz up against the cage in a clinch.
Drunk slowing the pace effectively.
Drunk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drunk scores with a shoulder strike.
Drunk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drunk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drunk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grotz, pushing him back against the cage.
Drunk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drunk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drunk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grotz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drunk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drunk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grotz backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grotz walks away with a smile on his face. Drunk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Drunk closes the distance and clinches.
Grotz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drunk after a bit of a struggle.
Drunk just leaning against Grotz, taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drunk.
Drunk gets through Grotz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drunk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drunk has picked Grotz up - he's going for a ride! Drunk dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Punch Drunk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grotz has hold of Drunk's hands but Drunk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grotz tries to get to full guard but Drunk has control of the leg.
Drunk winds up and cracks Grotz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Drunk working Grotz over with strikes.
Drunk winds up and cracks Grotz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground and pound from Drunk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drunk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drunk looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Drunk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drunk is looking to take a break and control but Grotz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drunk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Drunk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grotz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Drunk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drunk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grotz trying to control the position.
Grotz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunk distracts Grotz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drunk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drunk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grotz is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grotz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drunk.
Drunk trying to control the position from guard on top but Grotz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drunk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grotz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drunk's guard.
Drunk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grotz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grotz trying to control but Drunk is working from the bottom.
Drunk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drunk is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Drunk kicks Grotz off and gets to his feet.
Grotz tries to clinch up.
Drunk gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Drunk.
Drunk looking for a takedown.
Punch Drunk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drunk lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drunk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grotz taking a breather.
Grotz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drunk to keep the fight standing.
Drunk has Grotz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grotz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fighter Grotz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Punch Drunk.
Grotz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Punch Drunk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Drunk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drunk leaning against his opponent.
Drunk is working Grotz over against the cage.
Drunk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Drunk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drunk tries to pull guard but Grotz won't allow it.
Drunk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drunk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drunk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drunk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Drunk showed some decent athleticism there.
Drunk working Grotz over with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drunk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grotz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunk drops an elbow to the side of Grotz's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drunk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drunk trying to control the action but Grotz is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drunk connects with a nice short shot to Grotz's temple.
Drunk working Grotz over with strikes.
Drunk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grotz defending well though.
Grotz wants to control but Drunk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drunk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grotz moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drunk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grotz is pulling down on Drunk's head. It's preventing any offense from Drunk, at least for the moment.
Drunk stopping the sweep attempt from Grotz.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drunk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grotz is trying to keep Drunk in close.
Drunk gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Punch Drunk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunk shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grotz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Drunk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Drunk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Grotz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drunk slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Punch Drunk.
Drunk throws a combination. Grotz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice combination there by Drunk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drunk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drunk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drunk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drunk scores with a three punch combo!
Fighter Grotz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Drunk.
Drunk prevents Grotz from escaping the position.
Fighter Grotz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drunk is looking to take a break and control but Grotz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Punch Drunk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drunk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Punch Drunk!
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energy
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hype
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