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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julius Romulus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyperbole Sucks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julius Romulus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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154 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
23
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julius Romulus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hyperbole Sucks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romulus moves in looking to clinch but Sucks pushes him off.
Romulus tries for a takedown but Sucks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Romulus ducks under a wild hook from Sucks.
Romulus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sucks.
Sucks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Romulus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Romulus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sucks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sucks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romulus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romulus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sucks's waist but Sucks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Romulus off to one side.
A leg kick checked by Romulus.
Sucks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Romulus blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sucks throws a low kick but Romulus moves out of range easily.
Sucks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romulus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romulus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romulus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sucks as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Romulus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romulus tries to clinch but Sucks moves out of range.
Sucks lands the left hand.
Romulus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sucks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sucks lands a really nice looking cross but Romulus seems unphased.
Julius Romulus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Sucks as Romulus shoots in.
Sucks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romulus's sensitive parts.
Sucks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romulus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Romulus is breathing heavily.
Sucks preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sucks tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romulus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romulus wants to take a breather but Sucks is having none of it.
Sucks is trying to maintain the position but Romulus is very close to passing his half guard.
Romulus thows a huge punch but Sucks dodges it nicely.
Sucks is looking to control Romulus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sucks avoid being mounted?
Sucks wants to get back to full guard but Romulus has passed into side control.
The strikes coming from Romulus are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sucks prevents Romulus from improving position.
Sucks is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Romulus is controlling him well.
Sucks is letting Romulus control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romulus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Romulus moves into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sucks tries to hold on but Romulus postures up.
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 Julius Romulus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No luck for Romulus with that takedown attempt.
Sucks thumps Romulus with a low kick.
Romulus dives in and grabs Sucks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sucks pushes down on Romulus's head and hops out.
Romulus wants to clinch up but Sucks keeps it at a distance.
Romulus clinches up with Sucks and pushes him back against the cage.
Sucks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Julius Romulus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romulus shoots in for a takedown but Sucks shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Romulus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Sucks.
Romulus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sucks tries to avoid it but Romulus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sucks to the ground. Sucks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sucks. No joy for Romulus on that attempt.
Romulus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sucks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sucks has managed to clinch.
Sucks lands a nice knee to the body.
Romulus avoiding damage as Sucks throws knees to the body.
Sucks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sucks throws a leg kick which misses Romulus's front leg but catches the back leg as Romulus tries to avoid it.
Romulus throws a head kick but Sucks moves out of range.
Sucks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sucks throws a leg kick which misses Romulus's front leg but catches the back leg as Romulus tries to avoid it.
Sucks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sucks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romulus.
Romulus fails with the takedown
and Sucks counters with a nice body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sucks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sucks.
Sucks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romulus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Romulus dives in and grabs Sucks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sucks pushes down on Romulus's head and hops out.
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!
Jab by Sucks.
Sucks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sucks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Romulus takes a step back to recover.
Romulus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Romulus blocks a head kick by Sucks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romulus is defended easily by Sucks.
Romulus gets tackled into the cage by Sucks. Sucks maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sucks stalls.
Sucks connects with a knee to the head.
Sucks breaks the clinch.
Sucks throws a leg kick which misses Romulus's front leg but catches the back leg as Romulus tries to avoid it.
Romulus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sucks stalks Romulus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romulus's face. Romulus staggers backwards, shaken.
Sucks throws a front kick that sends Romulus stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sucks scores with a head kick. Romulus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Romulus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sucks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hyperbole Sucks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Romulus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Romulus moves out of range of the leg kick from Sucks.
Romulus closes the distance and clinches.
Romulus tries to stall but Sucks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sucks wants to stall.
Romulus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sucks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Romulus wants a takedown but no success here.
Sucks struggles to land a body shot inside as Romulus controls his hands.
Sucks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sucks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucks is leaning against Romulus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sucks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romulus checks a low kick from Sucks.
Romulus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romulus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Romulus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romulus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hyperbole Sucks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sucks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sucks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romulus.
Sucks closes the distance and clinches.
Sucks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting on Sucks's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sucks receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Romulus manages to break the clinch.
Sucks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hyperbole Sucks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sucks throws a low kick but Romulus moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romulus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sucks.
A head kick by Sucks misses
and Romulus counters with a nice body kick.
Romulus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sucks as he avoids it easily.
Sucks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romulus throws a head kick that misses.
Sucks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sucks connects with an inside leg kick.
Romulus walks into a straight right hand from Sucks.
Sucks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sucks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romulus dives in and grabs Sucks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sucks pushes down on Romulus's head and hops out.
Sucks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sucks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Romulus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sucks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Romulus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sucks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sucks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sucks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sucks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hyperbole Sucks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sucks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hyperbole Sucks!
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