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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jax Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jax Sandman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jax Sandman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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196 lbs
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180 cm
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192 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jax Sandman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Karate!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandman moves into range and clinches up with Karate.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Karate displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sandman up against the cage.
Karate can't find room to land a body shot as Sandman controls the action.
Karate just leaning against Sandman, taking a breather.
Sandman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karate prevents it.
Karate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sandman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jax Sandman has been cut.
Sandman blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sandman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Sandman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Karate lands an elbow that stopped Sandman in his tracks for a moment.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karate lands an elbow inside.
Karate misses with an elbow strike.
Sandman has Karate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sandman looking for a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Karate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karate leaning his opponent against the cage.
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sandman gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karate can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sandman.
Sandman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karate defending well though.
Karate is refusing to be controlled, as Sandman sits in half guard.
Karate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sandman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sandman working the head and body with strikes.
Sandman trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karate with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sandman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Karate wants to get back to full guard.
Sandman drops an elbow to the side of Karate's head.
Sandman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sandman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sandman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Karate is trying to get back to full guard.
Sandman is keen to just control but Karate is a slippery customer.
Sandman is looking for a kimura but Karate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sandman to get the leverage.
Sandman lands strikes from half guard.
Sandman wants to control but Karate is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandman lands with a punch from half guard.
Sandman is looking for a kimura but Karate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sandman to get the leverage.
Sandman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sandman is trying to control. Karate wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sandman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sandman looking to control but Karate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sandman controlling from the full mount.
Sandman scoring with strikes but Karate is staying in there.
Sandman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Karate will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jax Sandman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sandman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karate doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sandman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karate as he avoids it easily.
Sandman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sandman darts in looking for a takedown but Karate gets double underhooks and turns Sandman into the cage.
Karate wants to counter with a clinch but Sandman pushes him away.
Sandman closes the distance and clinches.
Sandman is trying to drag Karate to the mat but Karate just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Sandman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate is trying to stall.
Sandman takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Sandman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karate prevents it.
Sandman can't get the takedown.
Sandman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Karate is struggling to control the position.
Sandman looking for a takedown.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Joey Karate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sandman can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karate lands an elbow inside that Sandman shrugs off.
Karate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandman looking for a takedown.
Karate tries to throw a body punch but Sandman avoids it by throwing Karate back against the cage.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sandman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sandman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandman has Karate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sandman's defenses.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karate tries a body shot but Sandman blocks it.
Karate is trying to maintain a safe position but Sandman gets an underhook and turns Karate into the cage.
Karate lands an elbow inside.
Karate lands an elbow inside.
Sandman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sandman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sandman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sandman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karate gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandman takes an elbow to the temple.
Sandman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karate fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Joey Karate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sandman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Karate tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sandman is in Karate's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sandman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karate throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sandman wants to control from the top but Karate keeps moving.
Karate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karate has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sandman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sandman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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!
Sandman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Karate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jax Sandman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Karate swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandman.
Sandman tries to clinch up but Karate circles away and keeps his distance.
Sandman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karate as he jumps to the side.
Karate tries to counter with a clinch but Sandman shakes him off and moves away.
Sandman moves into the clinch.
Sandman has Karate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Karate.
Sandman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sandman wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Sandman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karate gets underhooks to prevent Sandman's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate can't find room to land a body shot as Sandman controls the action.
Karate has Sandman pushed against the cage.
Karate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sandman's defenses.
Nice elbow from Karate.
Karate is trying to maintain a safe position but Sandman gets an underhook and turns Karate into the cage.
Sandman takes an elbow to the temple.
Karate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sandman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sandman is working for takedown but Karate is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jax Sandman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Karate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sandman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sandman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Karate lands an elbow that stopped Sandman in his tracks for a moment.
Karate is stalling here.
Sandman looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karate stops a takedown attempt from Sandman.
Karate is pushing Sandman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sandman has Karate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sandman has Karate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karate prevents a takedown attempt there.
Karate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karate taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karate lands an elbow that stopped Sandman in his tracks for a moment.
Karate slows down the pace here.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sandman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sandman has Karate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sandman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandman tries a body shot but Karate blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Karate.
Sandman misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Karate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karate 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Karate!
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energy
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hype
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