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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Gardiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dun Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Gardiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dun Hill!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hill was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hill throwing strikes but Gardiner manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hill is trying to improve his position.
Gardiner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hill keeps working.
Gardiner decides to stand back up.
Gardiner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dun Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardiner fails with a takedown attempt.
Hill wants to clinch.
Hill tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gardiner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gardiner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill tries to keep at a distance but Gardiner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Danny Gardiner has been cut.
Hill misses with a knee strike.
Gardiner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hill gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gardiner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Gardiner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hill lands an elbow inside that Gardiner shrugs off.
Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gardiner.
Hill tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Gardiner or perhaps it was just good defense by Hill which made him look bad.
Hill doesn't manage to clinch there - Gardiner circles away.
Gardiner keeps the fight on the outside.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gardiner as he avoids it easily.
Hill tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gardiner counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gardiner on his heels. He'll look to pass Gardiner's guard now, I'm sure.
Gardiner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hill trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gardiner's guard.
Hill looks winded!
Hill distracts Gardiner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gardiner has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hill off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gardiner avoids the head kick by Hill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner works over Hill's head and body with a nice combination.
Hill moves into range and clinches up with Gardiner.
Hill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gardiner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hill manages to break the clinch.
Hill shoots in and drives through. Gardiner sprawls well.
Hill slaps away a takedown attempt from Gardiner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gardiner shoots for a takedown but Hill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hill tries to clinch but Gardiner is having none of it.
Hill tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Hill.
Hill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gardiner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hill has Gardiner up against the cage in a clinch.
Hill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hill is looking to control Gardiner's arms but Gardiner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hill has his back to the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardiner is looking for a takedown.
Gardiner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hill has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gardiner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hill gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hill breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dun Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Gardiner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gardiner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gardiner misses with a takedown attempt - Hill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gardiner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hill did well to prevent Gardiner getting side control.
Hill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gardiner stalling.
Hill pushes Gardiner off looking to stand but Gardiner dives back in and keeps control.
Gardiner is taking a breather. Hill 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Danny Gardiner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gardiner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hill pinned against the cage. Hill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hill tries to clinch there but Gardiner circles away.
Gardiner shoots for a takedown but Hill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Gardiner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill tries to keep at a distance but Gardiner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gardiner managing to block the knees to the body from Hill.
Gardiner is trying to break the clinch but Hill has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gardiner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner blocks the elbow strike.
Gardiner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gardiner avoiding damage as Hill throws knees to the body.
Hill trying to stall but Gardiner improves his position.
Gardiner is trying to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gardiner dodges the punch combination from Hill.
Hill is looking to clinch but Gardiner is avoiding it.
Hill tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gardiner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt.
Gardiner shoots in but Hill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hill fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Gardiner is trying to break the clinch but Hill has him pressed against the cage.
Hill is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gardiner to keep the fight standing.
Gardiner is trying to force a seperation but Hill has the dominant position.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gardiner fails with a takedown attempt.
Hill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hill is looking to clinch.
Hill tries to clinch up.
Gardiner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gardiner tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill throws a right hand that Gardiner ducks under and follows up with a left that Gardiner also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Gardiner or perhaps it was just good defense by Hill which made him look bad.
Gardiner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Hill as Gardiner shoots in.
Hill is looking to clinch.
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gardiner's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill doesn't manage to clinch there - Gardiner circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dun Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Gardiner's cut.
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!
Gardiner circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gardiner drives through with a takedown into Hill's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gardiner is stalling in the full guard.
Gardiner won't allow Hill to sweep him here.
Gardiner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hill wants to get back to his feet but Gardiner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gardiner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gardiner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Danny Gardiner.
Hill tries to clinch there but Gardiner circles away.
Hill is looking to clinch but Gardiner is avoiding it.
Gardiner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gardiner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hill counters with a crisp one two that drops Gardiner! Hill thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gardiner to his feet! Gardiner is in big trouble!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardiner swats away the attempt to clinch by Hill.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill throws a right and a left that Gardiner avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill moves to clinch but Gardiner breaks away
and Gardiner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hill wants to clinch
and Gardiner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hill wants to clinch up but Gardiner keeps it at a distance.
Hill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gardiner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Gardiner darts in and clinches Hill up against the cage.
Hill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hill darts in trying to clinch
and Gardiner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gardiner fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Dun Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Hill. Those never looked like landing.
Hill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gardiner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Gardiner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gardiner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hill doesn't manage to clinch there - Gardiner circles away.
Gardiner clinches up with Hill and pushes him back against the cage.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gardiner backwards.
Hill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hill is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner blocks the elbow strike.
Gardiner wants to get back to striking at distance but Hill won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Hill.
Gardiner avoids a wild elbow strike from Hill.
Gardiner blocks an elbow strike.
Hill avoiding damage as Gardiner throws knees to the body.
Hill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Danny Gardiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dun Hill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hill manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gardiner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gardiner tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gardiner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dun Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hill winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dun Hill!
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