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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes into the arena with Bang - By Barry Scott blaring out of the sound system. Schtrappe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nitzer Ebb - Violent Playground kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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158 lbs
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169 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacque Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schtrappe misses with a body shot.
Schtrappe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Schtrappe misses.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Schtrappe.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barry Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schtrappe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schtrappe throws a wild body kick that Scott sees coming a mile off.
Scott misses with a hook. Schtrappe ducked under it nicely.
Schtrappe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scott.
Schtrappe looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
Schtrappe digs a good hook to Scott's body.
Nice shot lands for Scott.
Scott clinches with his opponent.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Schtrappe misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scott.
Schtrappe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scotts head.
Scott lands a left hand.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schtrappe lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
Scott controlling the action here for a moment.
Scott takes a shot to the head.
Schtrappe prevents a body shot from Scott.
Schtrappe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Scott.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
Schtrappe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Schtrappe misses with some punches.
Scott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schtrappe wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scott.
A shot in the inside from Scott.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Scott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schtrappe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott lands with a left to the head.
Scott looking to stall.
Schtrappe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott is leaning against Schtrappe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Scott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schtrappe working aggressively here.
Schtrappe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Schtrappe stops a takedown attempt from Scott.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe misses with some punches.
Schtrappe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scotts head.
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott scores with a shoulder strike.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Schtrappe on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Scott scores with a shot to the side of Schtrappe's head.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
Schtrappe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Scott is looking to break free of the clinch but Schtrappe has double underhooks.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scott.
Schtrappe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Scott.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott is trying to trip Schtrappe. He has hold of a leg but Schtrappe is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Scott persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Scott dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schtrappe throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
Scott slips a straight right by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe moves away from the strike by Scott.
Schtrappe misses with a body shot
and Scott counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schtrappe's knee momentarily.
Schtrappe tries to land a front kick but Scott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scott lands a head shot.
Scott throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Schtrappe was covering up waiting for the punch and Scott finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Scott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schtrappe is on top in guard.
Scott might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Scott trying to control the position here.
Schtrappe trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott is trying to control the position but Schtrappe postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Scott is trying to get back to half guard.
Scott can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
Scott manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott keeping control of the position.
Scott wants to get back to full guard.
Scott trying to hold on to Schtrappe's head to control him but Schtrappe postures up.
Schtrappe slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Scott connects with a solid leg kick.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Schtrappe ducks down to avoid it.
Schtrappe connects with a leg kick. Scott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A shot to the body from Scott misses
and Schtrappe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott throws a leg kick but Schtrappe moved away.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott connects with a right hand. Schtrappe shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Scott dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Schtrappe ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Schtrappe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Scott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Schtrappe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
Schtrappe digs a good body shot into Scott's ribs.
Scott swings widly with a right hand
and Schtrappe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Scott.
Barry Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schtrappe moves away.
Schtrappe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scott throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Schtrappe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Scott is in Schtrappe's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Schtrappe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Schtrappe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Scott works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Scott trying to control from half guard but Schtrappe is working away.
Scott is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Barry Scott wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Scott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schtrappe. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schtrappe's corner calls for a 1-2. Schtrappe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schtrappe swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
Schtrappe scores with a leg kick.
Jacque Schtrappe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barry Scott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schtrappe lands the left hand.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Scott has time to react.
It looks like Barry Scott has been cut.
Scott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schtrappe.
Scott avoids the body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Schtrappe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schtrappe throws out the jab.
Schtrappe misses with an uppercut. Scott saw that one coming.
Schtrappe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schtrappe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scott can pounce on him.
Schtrappe tried to score with a low kick but Scott checks it.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schtrappe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott slips a jab from Schtrappe.
Scott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schtrappe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott throws a hook but Schtrappe avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schtrappe needs to keep his hands up - Scott had a free shot at his head there.
Scott slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacque Schtrappe.
I think Scott has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Scott!
Barry Scott was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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