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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rourke has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it black as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
13 - 11 - 1 |
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196 lbs
26 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John McNamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rourke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from McNamara. Those never looked like landing.
Rourke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McNamara.
McNamara throws out a loose jab but Rourke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rourke scores with a nice body kick.
McNamara misses with a looping left.
Rourke connects with a leg kick. McNamara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rourke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rourke throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - McNamara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McNamara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rourke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McNamara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rourke cracks McNamara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McNamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Rourke is just out of range.
Rourke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McNamara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McNamara throws out a loose jab but Rourke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rourke closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McNamara did well to prevent Rourke getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rourke is looking to advance position but McNamara won't allow it.
Rourke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McNamara on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rourke is trying to control the action in half guard but McNamara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rourke throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McNamara to regain full guard.
Rourke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rourke throwing strikes from guard but McNamara blocks nicely.
Rourke throws a big elbow that misses.
Rourke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McNamara looking to control.
Rourke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rourke is looking to work some ground and pound but McNamara has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rourke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rourke throws a big elbow that misses.
Rourke controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like Rourke might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McNamara throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McNamara.
Rourke avoids the body shot from McNamara.
McNamara swings for the body but Rourke moves out of range.
Rourke throws a leg kick which misses McNamara's front leg but catches the back leg as McNamara tries to avoid it.
Rourke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McNamara ducks right into an uppercut from Rourke.
McNamara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rourke scoring well with a low kick there.
McNamara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rourkes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Rourke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from McNamara misses the target.
Rourke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McNamara misses with a jab to the body
and Rourke counters with a left to the body.
McNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rourke moves away.
Rourke throws a nice outside leg kick.
McNamara takes a swing at Rourke's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Rourke dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rourke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McNamara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Horrible takedown by Rourke or perhaps it was just good defense by McNamara which made him look bad.
McNamara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rourke. That's going to slow McNamara down.
Rourke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McNamara manages to avoid it.
Rourke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McNamara. That did some damage!
McNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rourke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNamara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McNamara misses with a wild combination.
McNamara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rourke connects with a single shot there.
Rourke throws a head kick but McNamara moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rourke. That's going to slow McNamara down.
A jab from McNamara does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara throws out a loose jab but Rourke uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNamara throws a hook but Rourke avoids it easily.
Rourke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McNamara loads up on a big right hand but Rourke slips the punch.
McNamara stuffs the takedown.
McNamara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McNamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Rourke is just out of range.
Rourke avoids the body shot from McNamara.
The fighters circling - Rourke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rourke ducks under a wild hook from McNamara.
Rourke avoids the body shot from McNamara.
McNamara misses with a straight left.
McNamara 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.
Rourke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McNamara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke lands a nice looking kick to the body. McNamara takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rourke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McNamara's calf.
McNamara throws a body punch but Rourke moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rourke. That's going to slow McNamara down.
Rourke connects with a body shot.
McNamara throws a right and a left that both miss.
McNamara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rourke manages to avoid it.
Rourke scores with a decent looking hook.
Rourke lands with a straight right. McNamara didn't see that one coming.
Nice cross by Rourke.
A swing and a miss from McNamara.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Rourke and McNamara goes tumbling to the canvas! Rourke follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
McNamara is rocked!
Rourke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McNamara has managed to free his arm - good work.
Oh McNamara is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rourke throwing shots but McNamara is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McNamara has his hands clasped together around Rourke's back. He's all about the action.
Rourke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rourke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mikko Rourke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rourke is pressing down on McNamara's thigh, looking to free his foot. McNamara is holding on for now.
McNamara seems to have got his legs back now.
Rourke controlling the pace.
Rourke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke trying to mount his opponent but McNamara defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rourke thows a huge punch but McNamara dodges it nicely.
Rourke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McNamara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rourke.
Well, if Rourke is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
McNamara trying to control but Rourke postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Rourke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab from McNamara misses.
McNamara throws a shot from downtown. Rourke moves away and avoids it.
McNamara moves forwards but Rourke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rourke moves away.
McNamara slips under a jab from Rourke.
Rourke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rourke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McNamara.
McNamara lands an overhand right.
McNamara throws a big shot that misses.
Rourke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rourke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McNamara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rourke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McNamara. Rourke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rourke connects with a good right hand that stumbles McNamara. McNamara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rourke scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops McNamara to the canvas! McNamara doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Rourke keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Rourke!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mikko Rourke thanked Perkele! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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