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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ebenezer Scrooge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meah Much (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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273 lbs
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191 cm
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ebenezer Scrooge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meah Much!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scrooge does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Scrooge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Much's waist but Much gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scrooge off to one side.
Much tries to clinch up.
Meah Much seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scrooge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scrooge shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Much napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Scrooge could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Scrooge trying to control the position but Much is working away.
Much is looking to regain half guard here but Scrooge keeps moving and retains side control.
Much really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scrooge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Scrooge stands up and beckons Much to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Much scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Much pushes Scrooge up against the cage in a clinch.
Scrooge drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Much has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Much makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Much tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Much is looking to break free of the clinch but Scrooge has double underhooks.
Much escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Much misses with a jab, cross combination.
Much avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scrooge has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Much.
Much throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Scrooge throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrooge sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Scrooge dives in and grabs Much's left leg, looking for a takedown. Much pushes down on Scrooge's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ebenezer Scrooge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scrooge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Much finds it's way round the side to connect with Scrooge's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Much lands a nice hook to Scrooge's body. Scrooge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Much misses.
Much circles away from the clinch attempt.
Much plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Much scoring well with a low kick there.
Scrooge tries to close the distance and clinch but Much swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Much throws a sloppy head kick and Scrooge moves out of range easily.
Much fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Much.
Much throws a sloppy head kick and Scrooge moves out of range easily.
Scrooge fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Much takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Much misses with a double jab.
Meah Much is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Much misses with the combination.
Scrooge takes the fight into the clinch.
Much wants to break free but Scrooge has control.
Much wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scrooge has Much pressed against the cage, preventing Much from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Much drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Scrooge gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on Much's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Much is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Much tries to circle away but Scrooge has him pinned against the cage.
Much is trying to stall.
Much wants to break free but Scrooge has control.
Scrooge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Much tries to circle away but Scrooge has him pinned against the cage.
Much lands a body punch in the clinch.
Much gets underhooks to prevent Scrooge's takedown attempt.
Much wants to stall.
Much wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scrooge manages to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Much trying to control but Scrooge is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meah Much dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Much. That snapped Scrooge's head back.
Much lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ebenezer Scrooge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Scrooge or perhaps it was just good defense by Much which made him look bad.
A cross from Much lands.
Much scores with a nice body kick.
Much swats away the attempt to clinch by Scrooge.
Much displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scrooge.
Much misses with a wild combination.
Meah Much seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Much lands a head kick. Scrooge smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Much tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scrooge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Much.
Much pushes Scrooge up against the cage in a clinch.
Scrooge wants to take the fight to the mat but Much manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ebenezer Scrooge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Much swings wildly with an uppercut but Scrooge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Much looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scrooge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scrooge jumps guard but Much stands there with Scrooge around his waist. Scrooge gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scrooge keeps control of Much as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Much is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Scrooge gets underhooks to prevent Much's takedown attempt.
Scrooge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Much tries to throw a body punch but Scrooge avoids it by throwing Much back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Much is trying to break the clinch but Scrooge is controlling him.
Scrooge pulls guard.
Scrooge bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Much's guard.
Scrooge passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Much struggling a bit here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Much can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scrooge in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Much is letting Scrooge control him for a moment.
Much is trying to buck Scrooge off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Much gets back to half guard.
Much trying to control from the bottom.
Much is looking for a sweep. Scrooge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Scrooge is pressing down on Much's thigh, looking to free his foot. Much is holding on for now.
Much is refusing to be controlled, as Scrooge sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Much wants to get back to his feet.
Much is refusing to be controlled, as Scrooge sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ebenezer Scrooge just wasn't active enough.
Much throws a head kick but Scrooge moves out of range.
Scrooge looks to score with a jab to the body but Much is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Scrooge.
Scrooge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Much avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Much stuffs the takedown.
Scrooge fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meah Much showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Scrooge.
Scrooge throws an overhand right that lands on Much's shoulder, as Much tries to avoid the shot.
Much throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Ebenezer Scrooge has been cut.
Much pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scrooge has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scrooge there as he acknowledges the shot.
Much looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Much lands a nice looking body shot.
Much misses with a double jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Much - that will leave a mark!
Much lands a head kick. Scrooge smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Much lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Much.
Much tries to bum rush Scrooge with a series of wild strikes but Scrooge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Much throws the left hand but Scrooge avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Much throws a wild body kick that Scrooge sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scrooge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Much.
Scrooge avoids the body shot from Much.
Much lands a lovely overhand right.
Scrooge will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Scrooge avoids the head kick by Much.
Scrooge changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Much tries to avoid it but Scrooge manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Much to the ground. Much escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Much moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Scrooge takes the fight into the clinch.
Scrooge works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Much is looking to sweep but instead, Scrooge has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Much is controlling Scrooge's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Much tries to get to full guard but Scrooge has control of the leg.
Scrooge takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Much wants to get back to full guard.
Ebenezer Scrooge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scrooge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Scrooge content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Meah Much 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ebenezer Scrooge has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Much tries to clinch there but Scrooge circles away.
Scrooge looks to land a combination. Much sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Meah Much has been cut.
Scrooge throws a push kick but Much slaps the foot to one side.
Horrible takedown by Scrooge or perhaps it was just good defense by Much which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scrooge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ebenezer Scrooge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Much throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Much goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Much throws a combination that misses
and Scrooge counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Scrooge.
Scrooge wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Scrooge fails to land.
Scrooge tries to work over Much's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scrooge prevents the takedown attempt.
Much tries to break the clinch but Scrooge is controlling the position.
Much breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Much lands with a nice combination. Scrooge backs away looking to recover.
Scrooge rushes Much and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scrooge is trying to force a seperation but Much has the dominant position.
Ebenezer Scrooge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Much escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Meah Much.
I've got Much winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meah Much!
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hype
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