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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Mcintyre (ranked 7970 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batty Boi (ranked 5167 p4p, 0 weight class). Batty Boi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Mcintyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Batty Boi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boi has closed the distance and engaged Mcintyre in a clinch.
Mcintyre letting Boi take a breather here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mcintyre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boi pulls guard effortlessly.
Mcintyre throws a strike but Boi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boi preventing the sweep.
Boi trying to control but Mcintyre is working from the bottom.
Mcintyre keeping full guard, as Boi tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcintyre keeping moving, preventing Boi from controlling successfully.
Mcintyre is adopting a defensive guard.
Boi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boi cracks Mcintyre with a solid left hand.
Boi wants to pass the guard but Mcintyre is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcintyre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mcintyre lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mcintyre distracts Boi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mcintyre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boi looking for a sweep. Not yet Boi, not yet.
Mcintyre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mcintyre connects with a couple of short punches.
Boi looking to control.
Mcintyre lands a couple of elbows.
Mcintyre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mcintyre works over Boi with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boi controls Mcintyre momentarily but Mcintyre frees himself.
Mcintyre 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.
Mcintyre throwing strikes but missing.
Boi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mcintyre throws a big right hand that misses.
Boi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boi is trying to control the position but Mcintyre postures up.
Mcintyre chips away with some ground and pound.
Mcintyre would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mcintyre scoring with some ground and pound.
Boi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcintyre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boi trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcintyre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mcintyre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mcintyre connects with a couple of short punches.
Mcintyre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boi controls Mcintyre momentarily but Mcintyre frees himself.
Mcintyre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mcintyre throwing strikes from guard but Boi blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mcintyre lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Mcintyre dominated that round.
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.
Boi blocks a head kick by Mcintyre.
Mcintyre keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcintyre was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boi misses with a combination
and Mcintyre counters with a shoot takedown. Boi fights it but they end up in guard.
Mcintyre throwing strikes from guard but Boi blocks nicely.
Enrique Mcintyre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boi is on top in guard.
Boi throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mcintyre looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mcintyre looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mcintyre!
Mcintyre with the ground and pound but Boi regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Mcintyre there.
Mcintyre is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mcintyre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mcintyre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mcintyre is looking for a kimura but Boi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mcintyre to get the leverage.
Boi tries to kick Mcintyre off but Mcintyre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Boi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Boi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcintyre.
Nice strikes from Mcintyre there.
Boi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcintyre.
Boi has hold of Mcintyre's hands but Mcintyre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boi taking some punishment here, with Mcintyre in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre thows a huge punch but Boi dodges it nicely.
Mcintyre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boi sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcintyre misses with a head shot. Boi uses the momentum to regain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boi is on top in guard.
Boi trying to control but Mcintyre is working from the bottom.
Boi working some strikes from top position.
Boi stands and steps away. Mcintyre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mcintyre did well to prevent Boi getting side control.
Mcintyre pushes Boi off and gets back to his feet.
Batty Boi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mcintyre's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mcintyre is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Boi looking to sit in guard and control but Mcintyre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcintyre scoring with some ground and pound.
Mcintyre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mcintyre won't allow Boi to sweep him here.
Boi working for a triangle but Mcintyre defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcintyre throws a big elbow that misses.
Mcintyre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mcintyre drops back looking for a leg! Boi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boi manages to kick Mcintyre off! Mcintyre jumps back into Boi's guard.
Mcintyre throwing strikes from guard but Boi blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Mcintyre dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Boi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Boi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mcintyre to the ground. Boi is now in Mcintyre's guard.
Boi passes Mcintyre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mcintyre trying to control here.
Boi is working for a kimura but Mcintyre is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcintyre is refusing to be controlled, as Boi sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcintyre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boi.
Boi is stalling here. Mcintyre is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Boi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mcintyre has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mcintyre working away.
Mcintyre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boi can do to turn this around?
Mcintyre landing strikes.
Mcintyre tries for a kimura but Boi is defending well.
Mcintyre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boi, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Boi is trying to control but can't.
Boi is trying to stand up here but Mcintyre is controlling him well.
Mcintyre prevents Boi from improving his position.
Mcintyre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boi defending well though.
Mcintyre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boi defends it well.
Mcintyre seems to be looking for submissions.
Boi trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boi is defending against the submission attempts here by Mcintyre.
Boi is looking to control Mcintyre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boi avoid being mounted?
Boi looking for submissions off his back.
Mcintyre seems to be working for a kimura but Boi defends the submission attempt.
Boi wants to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boi wants to get back to full guard.
Mcintyre is thwarting Boi's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boi showed some decent athleticism there.
Mcintyre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boi's back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcintyre punches Boi on the ear.
Boi rolls, trying to escape but Mcintyre keeps control of the position.
Batty Boi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Enrique Mcintyre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Boi is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Mcintyre gets his way!
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Mcintyre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcintyre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Mcintyre!
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energy
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