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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Samoan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samoan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Infamous Atomic Butt Drop. 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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166 cm
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151 lbs
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167 cm
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144 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Samoan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg Dundee! The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dundee misses with a hook
and Samoan counters with a leg kick. Dundee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Dundee does it's job there. Dundee scores with a decent looking hook. Samoan cracks the inside of Dundee's front leg. Dundee throws out a powerful jab. Samoan misses with a looping left. Samoan moves out of range of the strikes. Samoan moves away from the strike by Dundee. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dundee blocks a head kick by Samoan.
A combination from Samoan does no damage. Dundee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samoan. Samoan misses with a hook. Dundee ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Samoan avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Samoan throwing a counter right hand but Dundee manages to avoid it. Samoan ducks under a wild hook from Dundee. Samoan throws a body punch but Dundee moves out of range. Samoan throws a jab but it's blocked by Dundee. Dundee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samoan avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Dundee misses with a body shot.
Dundee misses with a looping left. Samoan throws a lazy right hand but Dundee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Dundee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samoan on the wrong end of a nice hook. Dundee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Samoan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Samoan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dundee. Dundee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Samoan. Samoan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. 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! Dundee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samoan.
Jab from Samoan. Dundee scores with a nice right hand.
Dundee misses with a wild body shot. Samoan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dundee.
Dundee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Samoan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dundee to score with a decent uppercut. Samoan blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Samoan throws a quick inside leg kick. Dundee throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Samoan thinks about countering with a body kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Samoan.
Samoan lands a body shot.
Samoan throws a shot to the body.
Dundee misses with an uppercut. Greg Dundee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Samoan misses the shot to the body. Samoan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dundee. Samoan tries to land a body kick and Dundee counters with a straight right hand. Dundee checks a leg kick. It seemed like Dundee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Samoan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Samoan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Dundee is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A jab from Dundee misses. Dundee dips to his left and cracks Samoan with an uppercut! Samoan throws a body punch but Dundee moves out of range. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dundee throws a body shot but no joy. An attempted straight right counter from Samoan misses the target. Samoan sizes up Dundee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Dundee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Samoan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Dundee throws a right hand that misses
and Samoan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Samoan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dundee. Samoan throws a half hearted mid kick. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dundee! But no joy. Dundee swings widly with a right hand
and Samoan counters with a leg kick. Samoan swings widly with a right hand
and Dundee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Samoan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Greg Dundee 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.
Samoan throws a big shot that misses. Dundee works the jab nicely. Dundee throws a big shot that misses. Samoan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Greg Dundee seems to be getting the better of the standup. Samoan looks to land a left hand but Dundee moved out of range nicely. Dundee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dundee misses with a right hand and Samoan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Samoan looks to land a left hand but Dundee moved out of range nicely. It seemed like Dundee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Samoan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Dundee throws a hook but Samoan avoids it easily. Samoan throwing a counter right hand but Dundee manages to avoid it. Dundee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samoan tried to counter with a leg kick but Dundee avoided it. Samoan scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dundee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Samoan. A good leg kick by Samoan. Dundee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Dundee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samoan is looking to counter punch. Samoan misses with a low kick. Samoan slips a jab from Dundee. An attempted straight right counter from Samoan misses the target. Samoan throws a chopping leg kick but Dundee manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Dundee misses with a right hand and Samoan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Dundee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Samoan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Dundee lands a really nice looking cross but Samoan seems unphased.
Dundee misses with a hook. Samoan ducked under it nicely. Samoan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Dundee throws out a loose jab but Samoan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Samoan misses with a wild body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dundee blocks the body kick.
A nice side step and Dundee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Samoan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Dundee misses with a right hand and Samoan counters with a low kick, right behind Dundee 's knee. Dundee throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Samoan scores with a nice body kick.
Dundee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Samoan slips under a jab from Dundee. Samoan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dundee. Samoan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Samoan moves out of range of the strikes. Dundee lands a glancing blow to the side of Samoan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dundee misses with a lunging right hand
and Samoan counters with a nice uppercut. Dundee misses with a two punch combination.
Samoan loads up on a big right hand but Dundee slips the punch. Dundee moves forwards but Samoan connects with a nice, crisp jab. Samoan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dundee backs up against the cage.
Dundee dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Samoan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Samoan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Dundee throws a hook to the side of Samoan's head but Samoan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Samoan half committed to a counter leg kick. Dundee looks to throw the jab but Samoan is out of range. Samoan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dundee circles away quickly and effectively. A little jabbing left from Dundee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Samoan throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dundee looks to land a right hand but Samoan moved out of range. Dundee scores with a nice right hand.
Dundee loads up on a big right hand but Samoan slips the punch. Dundee loads up on a big right hand but Samoan slips the punch. Dundee misses with a hook. Samoan misses with a straight left. Samoan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Samoan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Samoan misses with a body punch
and Dundee counters with a lovely straight right hand! Samoan defending well as Dundee loads up on a big left hand. Samoan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. 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 The Samoan 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. This is the final round!
Dundee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A nice leg kick lands there from Samoan. Dundee loads up on a big right hand but Samoan slips the punch. Dundee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Samoan. Samoan tries a low kick but Dundee avoids it. Dundee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Samoan. Samoan slips a straight right by Dundee. Samoan tries to score with a low kick but Dundee moves his leg out of the way. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dundee throws a right and a left that Samoan avoids nicely. Dundee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Samoan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Dundee misses with a straight right. Samoan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dundee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Samoan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dundee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Samoan thuds a left hand into Dundee's body. Samoan slips a straight right by Dundee. Samoan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Samoan avoids the body shot from Dundee.
Dundee throws a right hand that misses
and Samoan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Samoan throws a body punch but Dundee moves out of range. A jab from Samoan misses. Samoan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dundee. Samoan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Dundee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samoan was well out of range. Poor timing from Dundee. Dundee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samoan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dundee loads up on a big right hand but Samoan slips the punch. Some bone on bone action there as Dundee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. It seemed like Dundee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Dundee looks to score with a jab to the body but Samoan is just out of range. Dundee digs a good hook to Samoan's body.
Samoan throws a nice outside leg kick. Dundee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samoan.
A big left from Dundee misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Samoan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dundee's sensitive parts. A big right from Samoan misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dundee! But no joy. Dundee misses with a straight right. Samoan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Samoan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Dundee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dundee misses with an uppercut. As Dundee backs away, Samoan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Samoan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Samoan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Samoan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Samoan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Dundee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dundee throws a hook but Samoan blocks it. Samoan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Donk. Samoan catches Dundee right on the button with a cross. Dundee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Samoan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dundee moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dundee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Samoan. Samoan takes one to the chin there. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Samoan throws a jab but it's blocked by Dundee. Samoan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Dundee just misses with a punch to the body.
Samoan tried to counter with a leg kick but Dundee avoided it. Dundee on the wrong end of a nice jab. Samoan throws a nice inside leg kick. Dundee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samoan was well out of range. Poor timing from Dundee. And Samoan counters with a quick kick to the body but Dundee blocks it. Dundee throws a body shot but no joy. As Dundee backs away, Samoan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Samoan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight! The Samoan showed his dominance in that final round. Well Samoan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29 Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:28 Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... The Samoan! During a confident post fight interview, The Samoan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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