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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zander Harland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Dundee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zander Harland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg Dundee!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dundee misses with a hook.
We've been hearing reports that Harland has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dundee misses with an uppercut. Harland saw that one coming.
Harland wants to clinch
and Dundee counters with a stiff right hand.
Dundee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dundee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dundee connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland with a poor takedown
and Dundee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harland takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dundee connects with a body shot.
Harland shoots and misses
letting Dundee counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zander Harland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harland walks into a left hand.
Greg Dundee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dundee throws a looping overhand right but Harland ducks down to avoid it.
Harland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dundee.
A big right from Dundee misses.
Harland feinted with a counter takedown.
Dundee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dundee throws a lazy right hand but Harland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harland changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dundee throws a poor cross that misses
and Harland counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dundee!
Harland looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dundee is avoiding damage well.
Harland working the ground and pound but Dundee is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harland in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Harland working away.
Harland in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dundee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dundee managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Harland.
Harland in side control lands a decent elbow.
Harland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dundee keeps working.
Harland in side control, throwing shots but Dundee defends.
Dundee is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee dodges the ground and pound from Harland.
Dundee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dundee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Harland throws an elbow but Dundee slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dundee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harland has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dundee!
Dundee working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harland lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harland fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee taking shots to the head.
Harland working the ground and pound effectively.
Harland scoring with strikes but Dundee is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harland trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harland scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dundee?
Dundee is rocked!
Harland looking to finish Dundee with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dundee!
Harland looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harland with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Harland dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harland moves into the clinch successfully.
Dundee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dundee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dundee wants to get back to striking at distance but Harland won't allow it.
Dundee misses with a body punch.
Harland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dundee's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Dundee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dundee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harland.
Dundee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland blocks an uppercut.
Harland misses with an elbow strike.
Dundee is trying to break the clinch but Harland is controlling him.
Harland can't get the takedown.
Dundee tries to throw a body punch but Harland avoids it by throwing Dundee back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dundee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zander Harland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dundee has a couple of punches blocked by Harland.
Harland pushes off an throws an elbow but Dundee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harland.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dundee struggles to land a body shot inside as Harland controls his hands.
Harland is trying to stall.
Dundee struggles to land a body shot inside as Harland controls his hands.
Harland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dundee can do to turn this around?
Dundee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dundee tries to work over Harland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dundee lands a body shot.
Dundee lands a right hand.
Harland is working for takedown but Dundee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dundee misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland misses with an elbow strike.
Harland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dundee breaks the clinch.
Dundee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Dundee misses.
Harland half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harland.
Harland defending well as Dundee loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Dundee misses the target.
Greg Dundee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dundee misses with a few strikes there.
Harland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harland defending well as Dundee loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dundee sprawls well. Dundee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harland gets slowly back to his feet.
Greg Dundee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dundee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dundee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harland stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dundee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harland counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harland.
Dundee is adopting a defensive guard.
Harland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee trying to control the position.
Harland stopping the sweep attempt from Dundee.
Harland throws a big elbow that misses.
Harland looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dundee looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harland controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harland tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Dundee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Harland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dundee jabs at Harland's body.
Dundee throws out a loose jab but Harland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harland drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harland ducks under a wild hook from Dundee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harland is defended easily by Dundee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland shoots in but no luck this time.
Harland walks into a straight right hand from Dundee.
Dundee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harland attempts a counter takedown but Dundee avoids it well and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Dundee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harland throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dundee's waist but Dundee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harland off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zander Harland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dundee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dundee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harland slips under a jab from Dundee.
Harland doesn't manage to clinch there - Dundee circles away.
Dundee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dundee wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circling - Dundee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harland goes for a double leg but Dundee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dundee continues to drive forward.
Harland shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dundee as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dundee with a nice cross.
Harland walks into a straight right hand from Dundee.
Dundee connects with a body shot.
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!
Some wild striking there from Dundee.
Dundee swings for the body but Harland moves out of range.
Harland has his takedown stuffed
and Dundee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harland or perhaps it was just good defense by Dundee, which made it look bad.
It seemed like Dundee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dundee lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Dundee misses.
Harland gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harland misses with a takedown attempt - Dundee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dundee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dundee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harland changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dundee.
A punch lands to the side of Harland 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dundee works Harland's body with a nice hook.
A left lands for Dundee.
Harland clinches up with Dundee and pushes him back against the cage.
Harland blocking some punches.
Harland lands an elbow just above Dundee 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dundee lands a shoulder strike.
Dundee tries to throw a body punch but Harland avoids it by throwing Dundee back against the cage.
Dundee swings wildly with an uppercut but Harland uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Dundee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dundee 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Dundee!
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