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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Demouge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tualagi Halafili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demouge kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Justice. Halafili has chosen Bang On - Boo Yaa Tribe as his entrance music. 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
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Demouge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tualagi Halafili!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Halafili. No joy for Demouge on that attempt.
Halafili tries to bum rush Demouge with a series of wild strikes but Demouge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demouge tries to close the distance and clinch but Halafili swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halafili swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demouge fails to land the takedown.
Halafili scores with a one two! Demouge had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Halafili tries to bum rush Demouge with a series of wild strikes but Demouge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demouge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halafili but Halafili pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Demouge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Halafili. No joy for Demouge on that attempt.
Demouge tries to keep at a distance but Halafili has taken the fight into the clinch.
Demouge jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Halafili walks away with a smile on his face. Demouge gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Halafili stalks Demouge and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Demouge's face. Demouge staggers backwards, shaken.
Halafili lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demouge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Halafili's waist but Halafili gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Demouge off to one side.
Halafili misses with a two punch combination.
Halafili cracks Demouge with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Demouge throws a series of punches but Halafili avoids them all with ease.
Halafili throws a right and a left that Demouge avoids nicely.
Demouge tries to close the distance and clinch but Halafili swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halafili throws a right hand that Demouge ducks under and follows up with a left that Demouge also avoids with ease.
Demouge has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Halafili throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halafili lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demouge circles away quickly and effectively.
Halafili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demouge moves away.
Halafili tries to clinch up.
Halafili tries to bum rush Demouge with a series of wild strikes but Demouge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halafili connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Halafili should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Halafili throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demouge.
Halafili misses with a wild combination.
Halafili looks winded!
Halafili tries a low kick but Demouge avoids it.
Halafili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halafili tries to clinch there but Demouge circles away.
Halafili throws a series of punches but Demouge moves out of range.
Tualagi Halafili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demouge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Halafili defends it nicely.
Halafili tries to land a front kick but Demouge steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Demouge shoots in and drives through. Halafili sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halafili will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Demouge is looking to clinch but Halafili is avoiding it.
Halafili misses the shot to the body.
Demouge throws out a leg kick but Halafili moves out of range and Demouge only half commits.
Halafili throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demouge.
Halafili misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halafili displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Demouge.
Halafili will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Demouge is defended easily by Halafili.
Tualagi Halafili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halafili throws out a leg kick but Demouge moves out of range and Halafili only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demouge is trying hard to land a takedown here. Halafili sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Halafili tries to bum rush Demouge with a series of wild strikes but Demouge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demouge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Halafili finds it's way round the side to connect with Demouge's head.
Halafili fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demouge closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Demouge lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Demouge controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tualagi Halafili dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Halafili misses with a wild body shot.
Halafili misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demouge has Halafili up against the cage in a clinch.
Demouge is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Halafili wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Halafili has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Demouge prevents Halafili from breaking the clinch.
Demouge is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Halafili wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demouge has him pressed against the cage.
Halafili wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demouge has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demouge goes for a takedown attempt but Halafili pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Demouge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halafili looks to land a combination but Demouge avoids it well.
No joy there for Halafili, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A clash of legs there as Demouge blocks the low kick.
Halafili falls off balance throwing a combination
and Demouge counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Halafili's guard now.
Demouge sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halafili is breathing heavily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Demouge just wasn't active enough.
Halafili throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demouge.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Halafili throws a series of punches but Demouge moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demouge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Demouge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demouge closes the distance and clinches up with Halafili, looking for a takedown. Demouge pushes Halafili against the cage but Halafili circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halafili rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demouge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demouge shoots in but Halafili avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Demouge closes this distance looking for a takedown but Halafili circles away.
Halafili throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demouge.
Halafili throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halafili misses with a series of wild punches.
Halafili tries to clinch up.
Halafili is looking to clinch but Demouge is avoiding it.
Halafili lands a lovely overhand right.
Halafili scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halafili throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halafili lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demouge circles away quickly and effectively.
Halafili throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Demouge tries to close the distance and clinch but Halafili swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Demouge gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Demouge pulls guard effortlessly.
Halafili wants to stand but Demouge has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Demouge seems keen to control Halafili's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halafili trying to control the position from guard on top but Demouge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Demouge will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Halafili takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Halafili swinging wildly here.
Halafili digs a good body shot into Demouge's ribs.
Halafili throws a body kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Halafili.
Halafili misses with an uppercut. Demouge saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Halafili misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Halafili crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Demouge - the referee stops the clock and Halafili gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Demouge. Halafili manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Halafili moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Halafili as Demouge shoots in.
Halafili takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demouge fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Halafili misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Demouge shoots in but Halafili avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Demouge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halafili.
Halafili lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demouge circles away quickly and effectively.
Halafili throws a series of punches but Demouge avoids them all with ease.
Halafili throws a right hand that Demouge ducks under and follows up with a left that Demouge also avoids with ease.
Frank Demouge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halafili throws a series of punches but Demouge moves out of range.
Demouge fails with the takedown.
Demouge closes the distance and clinches up with Halafili, looking for a takedown. Demouge pushes Halafili against the cage but Halafili circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demouge misses with a takedown attempt - Halafili sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Halafili misses with a two punch combination.
Halafili throws a lazy uppercut
and Demouge counters with an outside leg kick.
Demouge clinches up with Halafili and pushes him back against the cage.
Demouge is trying to pull guard but Halafili turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Demouge wants to take the fight to the mat but Halafili manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Halafili prevents the takedown attempt.
Halafili can't break the clinch.
Demouge is looking to take this one to the mat.
Halafili is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halafili looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Demouge is looking for a takedown.
Halafili is looking to break free of the clinch but Demouge has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Halafili's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Demouge prevents Halafili from breaking the clinch.
Halafili is trying to push Demouge away but Demouge has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Demouge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Demouge shoots in but no luck this time.
Halafili moves into the clinch.
Halafili can't break the clinch.
Halafili is trying to push Demouge away but Demouge has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halafili is looking to break free of the clinch but Demouge has double underhooks.
Halafili tries to circle away but Demouge has him pinned against the cage.
Halafili tries to break the clinch but Demouge is controlling the position.
Halafili tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Demouge avoids it.
Demouge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Halafili's efforts to push away.
Halafili wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demouge has him pressed against the cage.
Demouge keeps control of Halafili as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Halafili is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demouge is trying to drag Halafili to the mat but Halafili just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Demouge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tualagi Halafili comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Halafili 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tualagi Halafili!
Tualagi Halafili spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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RATING
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