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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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168 lbs
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164 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 - 1, 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 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Sung!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acaleem manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sung on his heels. He'll look to pass Sung's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Acaleem is looking to work some ground and pound but Sung has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sung looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Acaleem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Acaleem postures up in Sung's guard and throws a big left but Sung blocks it.
Acaleem throws a big right hand that misses.
Sung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sung trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Acaleem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sung working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Acaleem.
Acaleem preventing the sweep.
Sung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung wants to sweep but no luck.
Acaleem slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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 tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sung avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Acaleem.
Acaleem working the head and body with strikes.
Acaleem tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sung is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Acaleem.
Acaleem creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Acaleem throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Acaleem postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sung is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acaleem not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Acaleem thows a huge punch but Sung dodges it nicely.
Acaleem throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sung blocking the ground and pound attempt from Acaleem.
Acaleem scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Acaleem 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.
Acaleem scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Acaleem working over Sung with some ground and pound. Sung looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Acaleem lands with a punch from half guard.
Acaleem missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sung is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acaleem thows a huge punch but Sung dodges it nicely.
Acaleem not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Acaleem throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sung avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Acaleem.
Acaleem missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Acaleem not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Acaleem missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Acaleem sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sung defending well though.
Acaleem throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Acaleem is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sung taking some punishment here, with Acaleem in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acaleem sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sung defending well though.
Sung is trying to get back to full guard.
Acaleem not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Acaleem missing with some ground and pound from the 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.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Acaleem throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Acaleem passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acaleem scoring with strikes but Sung is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reynard Acaleem dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Acaleem fails with a takedown attempt.
Sung dives in and grabs Acaleem's left leg, looking for a takedown. Acaleem pushes down on Sung's head and hops out.
Acaleem looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reynard Acaleem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sung stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sung wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reynard Acaleem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sung shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sung closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sung missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Acaleem kicks Sung off and gets back to his feet.
Sung shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Acaleem's guard.
Sung looking to pass the guard.
Acaleem manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acaleem shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sung as he jumps to the side.
Acaleem is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sung's half guard.
Sung preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Reynard Acaleem overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acaleem sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sung defending well though.
Acaleem slips a nice elbow through Sung's hands, connecting with Sung's forehead.
Acaleem thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sung's head.
Acaleem working over Sung with some ground and pound. Sung looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Acaleem working Sung over with strikes.
Acaleem not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sung is trying to get back to full guard.
Acaleem throwing shots but Sung is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acaleem is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Acaleem thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sung's head.
Acaleem is nestled in close to Sung, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sung slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Acaleem missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Acaleem postures up in Sung's guard and throws a big left but Sung blocks it.
Acaleem throwing strikes but missing.
Acaleem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Acaleem postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Acaleem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Acaleem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Acaleem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sung can do to turn this around?
Sung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Acaleem throws a big right hand that misses.
Acaleem throws a big right hand that misses.
Sung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Acaleem is one step ahead there.
Acaleem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Acaleem is looking to work some ground and pound but Sung has wrist control.
Sung trying to keep a closed guard but Acaleem is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sung working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Acaleem.
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 bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Acaleem's guard.
Acaleem wants to stand and escape but Sung is having none of it.
Sung tries to free his leg and advance position but Acaleem is retaining full guard.
Sung with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Acaleem pushes Sung off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Acaleem as Sung shoots in.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acaleem stuffs the takedown attempt from Sung. Sung gets slowly back to his feet.
Sung is breathing heavily.
Sung shoots for a double leg takedown but Acaleem sprawls well. He's pushed Sung's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Acaleem looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sung is fending him off so far but Acaleem persists. Nope, Sung circles away and we're back to standing.
Sung has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reynard Acaleem dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sung leaves Acaleem with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sung fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Acaleem avoids it really well and circles away.
Sung shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Acaleem as he jumps to the side.
Acaleem gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sung to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sung stops Acaleem from standing up.
Sung with a flurry of punches that miss.
Acaleem has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sung off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sung blocks a head kick by Acaleem.
Acaleem shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sung can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sung blocking the ground and pound attempt from Acaleem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acaleem thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sung's head.
Acaleem thows a huge punch but Sung dodges it nicely.
Acaleem missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Acaleem thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sung's head.
Acaleem thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sung is trying to control but can't.
Acaleem lands strikes from half guard.
Acaleem not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Acaleem passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sung!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acaleem thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sung is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Acaleem scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sung in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sung really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Acaleem misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Acaleem fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acaleem unloads with some shots from mount but Sung bucks and avoids them well.
Acaleem landing strikes, looking to finish!
Acaleem throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Acaleem throws some wild stikes that Sung manages to avoid easily.
Acaleem dominating with strikes here.
Acaleem misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Acaleem thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Acaleem unloads with some shots from mount but Sung bucks and avoids them well.
Sung takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sung avoids a series of strikes thrown by Acaleem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acaleem scoring with strikes but Sung is staying in there.
Sung is rocked!
Acaleem cracks Sung with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reynard Acaleem!
A very excited looking Reynard Acaleem made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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