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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shayne Cairncross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shayne Cairncross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julien King!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a lazy head kick
and Cairncross holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cairncross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cairncross misses with a head kick.
Cairncross throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cairncross lands with a nice body punch.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Julien King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cairncross fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
King misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cairncross or perhaps it was just good defense by King, which made it look bad.
Cairncross getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to clinch up but Cairncross circles away and keeps his distance.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Cairncross clinches up against the cage.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cairncross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cairncross avoids the head kick by King.
Cairncross looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cairncross scores with a head kick. King tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cairncross looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Cairncross persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shayne Cairncross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Cairncross shrugs it off though.
King's coach down at The Iron Works $800 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on King's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cairncross misses with a jab, cross combination.
King misses with a kick to the body
and Cairncross counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cairncross is working away from the top position though.
King moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cairncross is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Cairncross stands and steps away. King gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cairncross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
A head kick misses from King.
Cairncross throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King leaves Cairncross with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cairncross has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
King tries to pull guard but Cairncross holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cairncross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cairncross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King throws a head kick but Cairncross moves out of range.
King is looking to clinch but Cairncross is avoiding it.
King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cairncross avoids it.
King can't break the clinch.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cairncross instigates a clinch.
King trying to land knees to the body.
King manages to break the clinch.
Cairncross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cairncross connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between King's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cairncross looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cairncross lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cairncross lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
King is rocked!
Cairncross throws a half hearted mid kick.
King lands a head kick!
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cairncross circles away from the clinch attempt.
King looks for the body kick but Cairncross saw that one coming.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Cairncross circles away.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Cairncross scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
Cairncross throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shayne Cairncross dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
King tries to clinch but Cairncross moves out of range.
Cairncross throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from King.
Cairncross moves into the clinch successfully.
Cairncross tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Cairncross gets an underhook and turns King into the cage.
Cairncross looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Cairncross tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cairncross jabs at King's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries to clinch up.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cairncross.
Cairncross stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cairncross will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cairncross misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King knocks Cairncross to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Cairncross is rocked!
King is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Cairncross looks calm but he's in trouble here. King gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Cairncross is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! King lets go of the hold and Cairncross can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julien King!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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