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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tonny Chopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Karhim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhim has chosen Three Days Grace - The Good Life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tonny Chopper has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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189 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tonny Chopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raul Karhim!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhim misses with a series of wild punches.
Karhim blocks a head kick by Chopper.
Chopper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karhim.
Chopper rushes Karhim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karhim is trying to force a seperation but Chopper has the dominant position.
Chopper stalling against the cage.
Karhim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raul Karhim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chopper.
Karhim stuffs the takedown attempt from Chopper. Chopper gets slowly back to his feet.
Karhim misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chopper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karhim is fending him off so far but Chopper persists. Nope, Karhim circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonny Chopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karhim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chopper.
Karhim looks for the body kick but Chopper saw that one coming.
Chopper shoots in looking for a takedown. Karhim tries to sprawl out of it but Chopper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karhim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Karhim stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karhim.
Chopper tries for a takedown but Karhim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Karhim tries to clinch but Chopper moves out of range.
No luck for Chopper with that takedown attempt.
Chopper is breathing heavily.
Karhim missing with a left hand there. Chopper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chopper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chopper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karhim forces Chopper back against the cage and clinches.
Karhim pulls Chopper into guard.
Karhim throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Chopper escapes and throws Karhim's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chopper decides to stand back up. Chopper steps back and let's Karhim get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karhim lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chopper backs up against the cage.
It looks like Tonny Chopper has been cut.
Karhim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chopper moves away.
Karhim throws a right and a left that Chopper avoids nicely.
Chopper shoots in and bounces Karhim off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karhim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chopper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Karhim looking for subs off his back but Chopper has passed one foot through into half guard.
Chopper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karhim's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chopper is looking to advance position but Karhim won't allow it.
Karhim trying to control here.
Karhim tries to kick Chopper off but Chopper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chopper wants to work for an arm triangle but Karhim is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chopper stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Karhim to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Karhim fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chopper is defended easily by Karhim.
Chopper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karhim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chopper fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Chopper does no damage.
Karhim darts in trying to clinch
and Chopper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karhim misses with a straight right.
Karhim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chopper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karhim sprawls well. Karhim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chopper gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tonny Chopper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tonny Chopper's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karhim is looking to clinch but Chopper is avoiding it.
Chopper shoots for a double leg takedown but Karhim sprawls well. He's pushed Chopper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karhim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chopper avoids the head kick by Karhim.
Chopper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karhim moves in looking to clinch but Chopper pushes him off.
Karhim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chopper counters with a nice uppercut.
Chopper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karhim avoids it really well and circles away.
Karhim wants to clinch
and Chopper counters by moving into the clinch.
Karhim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chopper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Karhim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chopper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karhim shoots in for a double leg but Chopper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tonny Chopper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karhim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chopper scores with a one two! Karhim had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Karhim misses with a body kick.
Karhim stuffs the takedown attempt from Chopper. Chopper gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonny Chopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karhim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chopper counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chopper wants to get up but he can't break Karhim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Karhim looking to control.
Karhim has a closed guard, preventing Chopper from standing up.
Chopper is looking to work some ground and pound but Karhim has wrist control.
Karhim looking to control.
Karhim keeping moving, preventing Chopper from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhim controls Chopper momentarily but Chopper frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karhim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chopper lands a two punch combo.
Chopper shoots in for a takedown but Karhim shows good takedown defense.
Karhim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chopper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhim looking for a guillotine here but Chopper defends easily.
Karhim tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chopper tries to free his leg and advance position but Karhim is retaining full guard.
Karhim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chopper passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chopper misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chopper tries for a kimura but Karhim is defending well.
Karhim is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Karhim can't do much from the bottom here.
Chopper staying calm.
Karhim is looking to reverse the position.
Chopper trying to control the position but Karhim is working away.
Karhim is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonny Chopper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tonny Chopper's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Karhim misses with a few strikes there.
Chopper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karhim is fending him off so far but Chopper persists. Nope, Karhim circles away and we're back to standing.
Chopper shoots in but Karhim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karhim throws a body punch but Chopper moves out of range.
Karhim tries to clinch up.
Karhim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karhim tries a head kick but it misses.
Chopper changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Karhim looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chopper creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Karhim tries to improve position but can't.
Chopper slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Karhim.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karhim is desperately trying to improve his position but Chopper has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhim wants to control but Chopper is having none of it.
Chopper landing strikes, looking to finish!
Karhim is trying desperately to improve position.
Karhim wants to hold on but Chopper pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Karhim keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chopper working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chopper tries to control but Karhim wriggling away.
Chopper avoids the attempt from Karhim to control.
Chopper connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Karhim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karhim regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chopper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karhim defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Karhim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karhim missing with punches from the bottom.
Karhim is looking for a sweep. Chopper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karhim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chopper is pressing down on Karhim's thigh, looking to free his foot. Karhim is holding on for now.
Tonny Chopper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chopper decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Chopper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karhim circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonny Chopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karhim throws a nice looking combination but Chopper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raul Karhim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karhim fails to land with a series of punches.
Karhim doesn't manage to clinch there - Chopper circles away.
Chopper with a nice cross.
No joy there for Karhim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chopper moves out of range as Karhim throws a body kick.
Karhim shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chopper defends it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chopper closes the distance and clinches.
Tonny Chopper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chopper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tonny Chopper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chopper, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonny Chopper!
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energy
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hype
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