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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barrett Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace has chosen Gimme the Loot as his entrance music. Barrett Wallace is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barrett Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green looks to land a combination but Wallace avoids it well.
Green tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace.
Wallace tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Wallace wants to clinch.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green avoids a punch combination nicely.
Green throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallace tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Danny Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green throws a hook but Wallace avoids it easily.
Wallace lands a jab.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Green throws a left and a right that both miss
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wallace is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Green takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Wallace checks the leg kick nicely there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Green.
Wallace lands with a kick to the temple. Green shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight stays on the outside here - Wallace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wallace buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Green misses with a combination
and Wallace counters with a two punch combo.
Wallace clinches with his opponent.
Wallace lands with a light punch inside.
Wallace wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Wallace has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wallace bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Green sizes up Wallace with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wallace tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wallace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Green misses with a double jab
and Wallace counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Come on Wallace - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Green managing to block the knees to the body from Wallace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wallace clinches up against the cage.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Wallace.
Wallace tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Green misses with a hook to the body
and Wallace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green misses with a head kick.
Green swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wallace counters with a head kick. That will keep Green thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green scores with a three punch combo!
Green is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wallace.
Wallace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Barrett Wallace has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wallace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wallace lands a head kick. Green smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wallace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallace throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Green misses with a wild combination.
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Green misses.
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barrett Wallace will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Barrett Wallace's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace.
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Wallace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wallace can't break the clinch.
Wallace tries to break the clinch but Green is controlling the position.
Wallace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Green has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Come on Wallace - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Green.
A punch combination from Green misses.
Wallace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danny Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wallace tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Wallace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Green.
Green clinches but Wallace breaks the clinch
and Wallace counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wallace.
Wallace is looking to break free of the clinch but Green has double underhooks.
Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Green tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Green swinging wilding here.
Barrett Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wallace clinches but Green breaks the clinch
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green connects with a crisp jab.
Green misses with a double jab.
Green throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallace lands a head kick. Green smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Green has managed to clinch.
Wallace digs a right hand into Green's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Green's gas tank.
Wallace throws an elbow but it misses.
Wallace misses with a knee to the head.
Green wants to break free but Wallace has control.
Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wallace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wallace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Green at a distance.
Wallace is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Green throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Green misses with a combination
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wallace tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green is looking to score with low kicks.
Wallace lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Green.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wallace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green swinging wilding here.
Wallace darts in and clinches Green up against the cage.
Wallace tries to break the clinch but Green is controlling the position.
Wallace lands a knee to the head.
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Wallace takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wallace clinches up against the cage.
Green avoiding damage as Wallace throws knees to the body.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Barrett Wallace will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Barrett Wallace's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wallace lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Green throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Green.
Wallace takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wallace tries to clinch up.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wallace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Green throws and low kick but Wallace moves out of range easily.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a series of punches but Wallace avoids them all with ease.
Wallace throws a combination that misses
and Green counters with a left and a right that stings Wallace.
Green misses with a low kick as Wallace jumps back.
Green scores with a three punch combo!
Green throws a combination that misses
and Wallace counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wallace.
Green wants to break free but Wallace has control.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Wallace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Green takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wallace is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Green lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wallace circles away quickly and effectively.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Wallace clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wallace takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallace rushes Green and presses him up against the cage.
Wallace tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Wallace back against the cage.
Wallace has had enough of the clinch but Green keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wallace has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
Wallace tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wallace's sensitive parts.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wallace counters with an inside leg kick.
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Green takes one to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Green.
Nice shot lands for Green.
Green misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Green looks to land a combination but Wallace avoids it well.
Green swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wallace counters with a three punch combo that has Green backing up. Green nods at Wallace to acknowledge the strikes.
Wallace gets a clinch.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
Green gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Green catches Wallace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wallace tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Wallace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Green avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Wallace takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danny Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barrett Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wallace is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Green showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wallace 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barrett Wallace!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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