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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yo Hwan Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Whitecoat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitecoat has chosen Seven Nation Army as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo Hwan Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Axel Whitecoat!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitecoat shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Whitecoat showed some decent athleticism there.
Whitecoat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lim's head.
Lim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lim tries to roll over but Whitecoat keeps him under control.
Lim holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lim has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whitecoat is working away from the top position though.
Whitecoat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Whitecoat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecoat is looking to advance position but Lim won't allow it.
Whitecoat is keen to just control but Lim is a slippery customer.
Whitecoat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitecoat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Whitecoat perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Whitecoat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lim preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Whitecoat thows a huge punch but Lim dodges it nicely.
Whitecoat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lim defending well though.
Whitecoat working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lim's thigh. Lim counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Lim keeping full guard, as Whitecoat tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lim holds on and takes a little breather.
Whitecoat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whitecoat scoring with some ground and pound.
Lim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Whitecoat chips away with some ground and pound.
Whitecoat controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Whitecoat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat throws a big right hand that misses.
Whitecoat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lim keeping full guard, as Whitecoat tries to pass.
Whitecoat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lim pulls Whitecoat in to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitecoat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whitecoat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Whitecoat dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lim throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Whitecoat.
Lim throws a head kick but Whitecoat moves out of range.
Whitecoat misses with a looping left.
Lim connects with a looping right hand.
Lim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Whitecoat tests Lim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Lim.
Lim with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whitecoat to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lim takes one to the chin there.
Whitecoat throws a lazy uppercut
and Lim counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Whitecoat is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Whitecoat jabs at Lim's body.
Whitecoat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Whitecoat connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lim scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lim.
Whitecoat fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lim throws an overhand right that lands on Whitecoat's shoulder, as Whitecoat tries to avoid the shot.
Lim misses with a head kick.
Lim misses with a hook.
A cross from Whitecoat lands.
Whitecoat misses with a looping left.
Lim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whitecoat.
Whitecoat scores with a hook.
Whitecoat looks to land a left hand but Lim moved out of range nicely.
Lim lands a head shot.
Whitecoat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitecoat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim moves away from the strike by Whitecoat.
Lim throws a body kick that misses.
Whitecoat avoids the head kick by Lim.
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!
Whitecoat throws a right hand that misses
and Lim counters with a two punch combo.
Lim misses with a few strikes there.
Yo Hwan Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whitecoat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lim manages to avoid it.
Lim keeps Whitecoat at a distance using the push kick.
Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Lim.
Whitecoat throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lim counter with a right hand.
Whitecoat moves out of range of the body kick.
Lim throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat throws a body shot but no joy.
Lim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whitecoat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whitecoat throws a hook to the side of Lim's head but Lim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whitecoat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whitecoat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Whitecoat.
Lim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Whitecoat lands a head shot.
Lim is rocked!
Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Lim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yo Hwan Lim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lim throws a low kick but Whitecoat avoids it.
Lim seems to have got his legs back now.
Whitecoat lands a nice shot that snaps Lim's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whitecoat counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Whitecoat postures up and lands a big shot to Lim's brow.
Axel Whitecoat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lim keeping moving, preventing Whitecoat from controlling successfully.
Whitecoat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whitecoat throws an elbow that misses. Lim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Whitecoat's guard. Nice move by Lim!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whitecoat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lim is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Whitecoat 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!
Whitecoat blocks a head kick by Lim.
Nice shot lands for Whitecoat.
Lim throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Whitecoat's head.
Whitecoat takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Whitecoat misses its intended target.
Whitecoat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Whitecoat digs a good hook to Lim's body.
Lim works over Whitecoat's head and body with a nice combination.
Lim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whitecoat lands with an overhand left.
Whitecoat cracks a nice hook into Lim's ribs.
Lim misses with a head kick.
Axel Whitecoat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecoat lands a nice shot that snaps Lim's head back.
Whitecoat throws a hook to the side of Lim's head but Lim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Whitecoat misses with a hook. Lim ducked under it nicely.
Whitecoat throws an overhand right that lands on Lim's shoulder, as Lim tries to avoid the shot.
Whitecoat slips a jab from Lim.
Whitecoat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Lim working aggressively here.
Whitecoat looking to slow down the pace here.
Whitecoat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitecoat avoiding damage.
Axel Whitecoat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lim misses with some punches.
Whitecoat jumps guard but Lim turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lim throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitecoat.
Lim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lim pressing his opponent against the cage.
Whitecoat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitecoat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lim.
Whitecoat manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lim on his heels. He'll look to pass Lim's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lim keeping moving, preventing Whitecoat from controlling successfully.
Whitecoat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Whitecoat wants to control from the top but Lim keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Axel Whitecoat wasn't active enough on the ground.
Whitecoat wants to clinch.
Whitecoat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lim cracks Whitecoat with an open hand slap.
Whitecoat scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whitecoat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 from Whitecoat.
Whitecoat lands with an overhand left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitecoat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yo Hwan Lim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitecoat has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lim gets tackled into the cage by Whitecoat. Whitecoat maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Axel Whitecoat.
I've got Whitecoat 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axel Whitecoat!
In his post fight interview, Axel Whitecoat gave a big smile as he said 'That's four victims in a row now...I will fight whomever BFT puts in front of me next. Aussie Aussie Aussie!!! Oi Oi Oi!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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