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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reynard Acaleem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reynard Acaleem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Sung!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Acaleem is defended easily by Sung.
Sung dives in and grabs Acaleem's left leg, looking for a takedown. Acaleem pushes down on Sung's head and hops out.
Acaleem shoots in looking for a takedown but Sung manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Acaleem's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Acaleem has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reynard Acaleem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sung scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sung lands a nice forearm strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Acaleem takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sung throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Sung seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sung misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acaleem tries to escape but Sung is in control.
Sung is working Acaleem over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sung lands an elbow.
Sung misses with the ground and pound.
Sung prevents Acaleem from escaping the position.
Acaleem explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Acaleem shoots in but Sung avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sung shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Acaleem as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acaleem drives through with a takedown into guard.
Acaleem is breathing heavily.
Acaleem being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Acaleem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Acaleem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Acaleem 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.
Acaleem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sung has control of Acaleem's left arm, preventing Acaleem from doing any damage.
Sung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Acaleem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sung wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Acaleem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Acaleem with a flurry of punches that miss.
Acaleem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sung works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sung wants to sweep but no luck.
Sung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Acaleem missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Acaleem scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Acaleem scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung working a defensive guard here.
Acaleem throws a big elbow that misses.
Acaleem cracks Sung with a solid left hand.
Acaleem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sung is pulling down on Acaleem's head. It's preventing any offense from Acaleem, at least for the moment.
Sung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Acaleem is one step ahead there.
Acaleem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sung works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acaleem throws a big elbow that misses.
Acaleem cracks Sung with a solid left hand.
Acaleem throws a big elbow that misses.
Sung wants to sweep here but Acaleem controlling him for the moment.
Acaleem content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Acaleem stopping the sweep attempt from Sung.
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!
Acaleem throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acaleem throws a big elbow that misses.
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 Reynard Acaleem will probably get the nod.
That's time! Acaleem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sung gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Acaleem to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Acaleem is in close to Sung's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Acaleem postures up in Sung's guard and throws a big left but Sung blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Acaleem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sung controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Acaleem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Acaleem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sung working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Acaleem.
Sung really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Acaleem. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sung working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Acaleem.
Sung 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.
Acaleem is in close to Sung's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acaleem is looking to work some ground and pound but Sung has wrist control.
Acaleem is looking to work some ground and pound but Sung has wrist control.
Reynard Acaleem overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Acaleem is looking to work some ground and pound but Sung has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Acaleem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Acaleem throwing strikes but missing.
Acaleem throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Acaleem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acaleem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Acaleem is looking to work some ground and pound but Sung has wrist control.
Acaleem is looking to work some ground and pound but Sung has wrist control.
Sung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Acaleem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Acaleem passes Sung's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Acaleem seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sung has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Acaleem is working away from the top position though.
Acaleem sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sung defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acaleem thows a huge punch but Sung dodges it nicely.
Acaleem thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sung's head.
Sung blocking the ground and pound attempt from Acaleem.
Sung wants to control but Acaleem is keeping busy.
Acaleem sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sung defending well though.
Acaleem not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Acaleem thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sung trying to control here.
Acaleem missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sung avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Acaleem.
Sung keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Acaleem missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Acaleem throwing shots but Sung is blocking nicely.
Sung tries to roll over but Acaleem keeps him under control.
Acaleem not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sung blocking the ground and pound attempt from Acaleem.
Acaleem thows a huge punch but Sung dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Acaleem thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sung's head.
Acaleem throwing shots but Sung is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reynard Acaleem dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sung gets a takedown into half guard.
Sung throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sung lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Acaleem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sung.
Sung is nestled in close to Acaleem, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Acaleem is trying to stand back up but Sung is controlling him
Acaleem kicks off Sung and gets to his feet.
Acaleem fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sung misses with a takedown attempt - Acaleem sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Acaleem misses with a low kick.
Sung fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sung drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
An elbow from Sung crashes against the mat.
Acaleem pushes Sung away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sung gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sung is putting a hurting on Acaleem here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sung wants to control but Acaleem is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung misses with the ground and pound.
Acaleem is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sung asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Acaleem parries the strikes from Sung easily there. Sung is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Acaleem to escape.
Acaleem tries to escape but Sung is in control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sung working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sung tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Acaleem is not content to let Sung control the position.
Acaleem is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sung has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sung lands a nice forearm strike.
Sung misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sung working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acaleem is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sung is controlling him well.
Sung cracks Acaleem with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sung fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Acaleem defending against the ground and pound.
Acaleem is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sung is controlling him well.
Sung postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Acaleem parries the strikes from Sung easily there. Sung is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Acaleem to escape.
Acaleem is trying to buck Sung off.
Sung creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Acaleem is not content to let Sung control the position.
Check out the look on Sung's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sung scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung grinds an elbow into Acaleem's temple.
Acaleem is trying to buck Sung off.
Sung creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Acaleem wants to get back to his feet but Sung drags him back down.
Sung tries to score with some ground and pound. Acaleem controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sung looks up at the clock and then as Acaleem takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sung smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Acaleem is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sung is controlling him well.
Sung in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sung misses with the ground and pound.
Acaleem is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sung working the head with strikes.
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!
Sung lands some shots froms side control.
Sung is putting a hurting on Acaleem here, landing some big shots from side control.
Check out the look on Sung's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sung throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Acaleem defending against the ground and pound.
Acaleem managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sung.
Sung throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Acaleem wants to get back to his feet.
Sung scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sung works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Acaleem tries to escape but Sung is in control.
Sung postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Acaleem is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sung connects with a decent elbow.
Sung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Acaleem keeps working.
Acaleem pushes Sung away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sung gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sung lands a few punches from side control.
Sung works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sung prevents Acaleem from escaping the position.
Sung wants to control but Acaleem is keeping him busy.
Acaleem explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Sung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Acaleem 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 John Mangel scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Sam Sung!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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