|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Mueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Noke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
24
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
198 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Garrett Mueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liam Noke!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mueller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mueller shoots and misses
and Noke counters with a series of strikes. Mueller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Noke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mueller.
Noke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mueller circles away quickly and effectively.
Noke throws a body kick that misses.
Noke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Noke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mueller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Noke has managed to get both his arms back between Mueller's legs - danger averted.
Mueller keeping moving, preventing Noke from controlling successfully.
Mueller manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mueller thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mueller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Noke is looking to improve his position but Mueller isn't that keen on the idea.
Noke wants to hold on but Mueller pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noke is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mueller misses with a head shot.
Mueller working for a guillotine from mount but Noke is in no mood to give up.
Noke flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Noke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mueller tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller punching from mount but Noke doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mueller controlling his opponent.
Noke tries to buck Mueller off but Mueller takes his back!
Mueller just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Mueller trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Noke holding both Mueller 's hands and preventing any damage.
Mueller 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mueller just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Noke is trying to stand back up.
Mueller missing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam Noke will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mueller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Noke but Noke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Noke swings for the body but Mueller moves out of range.
Mueller dodges the punch combination from Noke.
Mueller pushes Noke away with a front kick.
Mueller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noke misses with a head kick.
Noke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liam Noke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Noke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Noke throws a shot from downtown. Mueller moves away and avoids it.
Noke is breathing heavily.
Noke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Noke. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noke leaves Mueller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mueller is defended easily by Noke.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Mueller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mueller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Noke. Those never looked like landing.
Noke throws a big shot that misses.
Mueller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Noke.
Mueller fails with the takedown.
Mueller clinches.
Mueller ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mueller no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Noke throws a strike but Mueller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noke can't keep his opponent in guard - Mueller advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Still in half guard, Mueller seems content to control.
Mueller is looking for a kimura here.
Mueller trying to control the action but Noke is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Noke is trying to escape back to his feet but Mueller uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Mueller trying to control the position but Noke is working away.
Mueller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mueller controls the position from side control.
Noke is trying to get back to half guard.
Noke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mueller wants to control but Noke is keeping him busy.
Mueller takes a little break here. Noke wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Mueller dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mueller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Noke sprawls well. Noke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mueller gets slowly back to his feet.
Noke tries to close the distance and clinch but Mueller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Noke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mueller closes the distance and clinches up with Noke, looking for a takedown. Mueller pushes Noke against the cage but Noke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mueller shoots for a double leg takedown but Noke sprawls well. He's pushed Mueller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Mueller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mueller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noke thows a body shot but no joy.
Noke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noke throws a series of punches but Mueller moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Mueller or perhaps it was just good defense by Noke which made him look bad.
Mueller misses with a takedown
and Noke counters with a series of strikes. Mueller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Noke looks to land a combination but Mueller avoids it well.
Noke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mueller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mueller gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Noke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mueller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mueller pushes Noke off and gets back to his feet.
No joy there for Mueller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Noke's corner calls for a 1-2. Noke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mueller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garrett Mueller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mueller leaves Noke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Noke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mueller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Noke pinned against the cage. Noke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Noke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mueller counters by moving into the clinch.
Mueller tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mueller lands a hook that snaps the head of Noke backwards.
Noke is looking to break free of the clinch but Mueller has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller works on Noke's body with a couple of short punches.
Mueller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Noke connects with a nice looking jab.
Sloppy strikes from Noke. Those never looked like landing.
Noke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mueller.
Mueller tries to sprawl but Noke drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mueller looking for submissions off his back.
Mueller is trying to control but can't.
Noke decides to stand up.
Mueller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mueller is looking to clinch but Noke is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Noke.
Mueller shoots in for a double leg but Noke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mueller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mueller clinches with his opponent.
Noke tries to circle away but Mueller has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Noke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Noke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mueller tries for a takedown. No joy.
Noke is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Noke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Noke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
