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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nio Savock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Thunder is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nio Savock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Savock could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
No luck for Savock with that takedown attempt.
Savock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savock fails to land the takedown.
Savock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Savock moves out of range.
Savock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nio Savock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thunder misses with a double jab
and Savock counters with a nice body kick.
Savock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savock circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunder looks gassed!
Savock wants to clinch up but Thunder keeps it at a distance.
Terry Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thunder wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder stuffs the takedown attempt from Savock. Savock gets slowly back to his feet.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Savock moves out of range.
Savock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thunder's waist but Thunder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Savock off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thunder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thunder misses with a double jab.
Thunder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thunder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thunder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Savock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Thunder. No joy for Savock on that attempt.
Savock shoots in looking for a takedown but Thunder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Savock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Savock shoots in looking for a takedown. Thunder tries to sprawl out of it but Savock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thunder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Savock dives in and grabs Thunder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thunder pushes down on Savock's head and hops out.
Thunder stalks Savock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Savock's face. Savock staggers backwards, shaken.
Thunder swats away the attempt to clinch by Savock.
Savock misses the shot to the body.
Savock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thunder but Thunder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Savock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Thunder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savock shoots in for a takedown but Thunder shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Thunder misses.
Thunder misses with a wild combination.
Savock wants to clinch up but Thunder keeps it at a distance.
Savock with a poor takedown
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Savock throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thunder!
Thunder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Savock moves out of range.
Thunder lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Savock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thunder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savock.
Thunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savock tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Thunder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savock counters with a left and a right that stings Thunder.
Thunder closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Savock moves out of range.
Savock tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savock lands with an uppercut that bounces Thunder off the cage and back into range.
Savock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thunder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nio Savock will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Savock shoots in looking for a takedown but Thunder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Savock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Savock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savock circles away quickly and effectively.
Nio Savock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thunder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savock finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thunder avoids the head kick by Savock.
No joy there for Thunder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thunder stuffs the takedown attempt from Savock. Savock gets slowly back to his feet.
Savock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thunder defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nio Savock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thunder sprawls well. Thunder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Savock gets slowly back to his feet.
Thunder misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thunder circles away.
Thunder throws a combination. Savock tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Savock fails with the takedown.
Thunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Savock avoids them all with ease.
Thunder throws a right and a left that Savock avoids nicely.
Savock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thunder swivels and escapes.
Nice straight punches there by Savock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Savock.
Savock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thunder throws a combination that misses
and Savock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Thunder does no damage.
Thunder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Thunder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thunder misses with a two punch combination.
Savock dodges the punch combination from Thunder.
Savock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thunder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Savock somewhat.
Thunder swinging wildly here.
Savock shoots in looking for a takedown. Thunder tries to sprawl out of it but Savock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thunder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Savock moves out of range.
Savock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Savock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thunder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Savock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thunder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thunder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Savock tries for a takedown but Thunder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Savock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thunder.
Terry Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunder swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savock dives in and grabs Thunder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thunder pushes down on Savock's head and hops out.
Savock tries to clinch but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thunder duly obliges.
Thunder blocks a head kick by Savock.
Terry Thunder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thunder takes a kick to the side of the head.
Savock misses with a takedown attempt - Thunder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Savock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Thunder does no damage.
Thunder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Savock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thunder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Terry Thunder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Thunder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savock.
Savock scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Savock wants to get back to his feet.
Thunder tries to kick Savock off but Savock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Thunder has hold of Savock's hands but Savock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savock wants to take a breather but Thunder is having none of it.
We're going to have a standup here because Nio Savock wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Savock shoots in but Thunder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thunder throws a combination that misses
and Savock finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thunder misses with a combination
and Savock counters with a one-two to the body.
Savock dodges the punch combination from Thunder.
Thunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savock scores a takedown into full mount!
Thunder bucks Savock off and manages to get back to his feet!
A combination from Thunder does no damage.
Thunder misses with a combination
and Savock counters with a left and a right that stings Thunder.
Thunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thunder!
Thunder blocks a head kick by Savock.
Thunder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Thunder does no damage.
Thunder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savock counters with a nice uppercut.
Thunder throws a nice looking combination but Savock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunder swinging wildly here.
Thunder throws a right and a left that Savock avoids nicely.
Savock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thunder sprawls well. Thunder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Savock gets slowly back to his feet.
Thunder misses with a double jab
and Savock counters by clinching up.
Thunder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Thunder does no damage.
Thunder misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savock.
Thunder misses with a double jab
and Savock counters with a one-two to the body.
Thunder throws a nice looking combination but Savock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunder throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Savock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thunder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunder scores with a three punch combo!
Thunder stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thunder wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nio Savock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thunder misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Terry Thunder.
I think Thunder 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Terry Thunder!
A victorious Terry Thunder thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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