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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dishaun Ringle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael O Dwyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dishaun Ringle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael O Dwyer's chin.
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dishaun Ringle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael O Dwyer!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Dwyer throws a combination. Ringle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ringle shoots in but O Dwyer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from O Dwyer as Ringle shoots in.
Ringle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Dwyer counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dishaun Ringle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Dwyer moves into the clinch.
O Dwyer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Dwyer is trying to trip Ringle. He has hold of a leg but Ringle is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. O Dwyer persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
O Dwyer throwing strikes from guard but Ringle blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ringle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
O Dwyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ringle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ringle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Dwyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Dwyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Ringle has wrist control.
Ringle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Dwyer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
O Dwyer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ringle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ringle is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Dwyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Dwyer is pushing down on Ringle's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ringle is fighting to maintain full guard but O Dwyer has managed to sneak the leg through.
O Dwyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
O Dwyer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. O Dwyer lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. O Dwyer lands a nice short elbow.
Ringle trying to control but O Dwyer postures up.
Still in half guard, O Dwyer seems content to control.
Ringle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ringle is trying to control but can't.
O Dwyer 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.
O Dwyer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
O Dwyer is taking a breather. Ringle says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
O Dwyer slips a nice elbow through Ringle's hands, connecting with Ringle's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Dwyer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ringle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Dwyer is nestled in close to Ringle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
O Dwyer thows a huge punch but Ringle dodges it nicely.
O Dwyer drops an elbow to the side of Ringle's head.
O Dwyer tries to stand and escape but Ringle is controlling the position.
Ringle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from O Dwyer.
O Dwyer stalling.
O Dwyer trying to mount his opponent but Ringle defends it.
O Dwyer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Dwyer is thwarting Ringle's attempts to control the position.
O Dwyer moves into full mount! Ringle won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Dwyer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
O Dwyer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ringle is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Dwyer lands a nice shot to the head.
O Dwyer landing strikes, looking to finish!
O Dwyer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
O Dwyer wants to control the pace but Ringle is squirming around nicely.
O Dwyer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
O Dwyer lands a big elbow.
O Dwyer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ringle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Dwyer raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Dwyer breaks from Ringle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
O Dwyer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
O Dwyer lands a big shot there that rocks Ringle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
O Dwyer lands a nice shot to the head.
Ringle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ringle is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
O Dwyer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ringle looks a forlorn figure.
O Dwyer with shots to the head and body - Ringle looks very uncomfortable down there.
O Dwyer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ringle hang on?
O Dwyer landing strikes from the mount and Ringle is in trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Dwyer tries to control but Ringle wriggling away.
BOOM! O Dwyer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
O Dwyer trying to control but Ringle is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael O Dwyer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
O Dwyer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ringle looking for a guillotine here but O Dwyer defends easily.
Ringle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
O Dwyer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
O Dwyer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ringle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
O Dwyer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Dwyer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
O Dwyer wants to free his trapped foot but Ringle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ringle looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Dwyer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Dwyer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ringle is trying to control but can't.
O Dwyer thows a huge punch but Ringle dodges it nicely.
Ringle trying to hold on to O Dwyer's head to control him but O Dwyer postures up.
Ringle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Michael O Dwyer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ringle is not content to let O Dwyer control the position.
O Dwyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Dwyer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Dwyer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ringle is looking to control O Dwyer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ringle avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Dwyer is nestled in close to Ringle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
O Dwyer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
O Dwyer controlling the action here.
O Dwyer working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from O Dwyer there.
O Dwyer passes to full mount!
Ringle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ringle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
O Dwyer tries to control but Ringle wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringle is in a horrible position here. O Dwyer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ringle is in a horrible position here. O Dwyer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
O Dwyer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ringle?
O Dwyer raining down hammerfists from mount.
O Dwyer wants to control the pace but Ringle is squirming around nicely.
O Dwyer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ringle taking shots to the head.
O Dwyer landing strikes from the mount and Ringle is in trouble!
O Dwyer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Ringle that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Dwyer lands a heavy elbow.
O Dwyer landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Dwyer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
O Dwyer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ringle?
O Dwyer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
O Dwyer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
O Dwyer lands a big elbow.
O Dwyer working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Dwyer dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by O Dwyer.
Ringle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
O Dwyer lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ringle tries to lock up and control but O Dwyer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ringle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
O Dwyer lands a big shot there that rocks Ringle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael O Dwyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
O Dwyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Dwyer connects with a looping right hand.
Ringle moves into range and clinches up with O Dwyer.
O Dwyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Dwyer just leaning against Ringle, taking a breather.
Ringle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Dwyer is struggling to control the position.
O Dwyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ringle backwards.
O Dwyer lands a left hand.
Ringle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
O Dwyer lands an uppercut.
Ringle can't get the takedown.
Ringle letting O Dwyer take a breather here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Dwyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringle shoots for a takedown but O Dwyer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Dwyer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ringle has his takedown stuffed
and O Dwyer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dishaun Ringle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Dwyer wants to control but Ringle is keeping him busy.
O Dwyer is thwarting Ringle's attempts to control the position.
O Dwyer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
O Dwyer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ringle?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ringle is working to get back to half guard.
Ringle wants to hold on but O Dwyer pushes him away.
O Dwyer landing shots from mount.
Michael O Dwyer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Dwyer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ringle is trying to escape the mount.
O Dwyer controlling the pace for now.
Ringle is working to get back to half guard.
O Dwyer controlling from mount.
Ringle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Dwyer controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that O Dwyer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael O Dwyer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
O Dwyer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Dwyer.
O Dwyer looks to land a combination. Ringle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
O Dwyer moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ringle pulls guard.
Ringle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as O Dwyer controls the pace.
Ringle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
O Dwyer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael O Dwyer.
O Dwyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael O Dwyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Dwyer 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael O Dwyer!
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