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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Lodune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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280 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Lodune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Riley Hope!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lodune misses with a takedown attempt
and Hope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lodune with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hope counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hope landing some decent shots from guard.
Hope lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hope is in close to Lodune's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hope's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hope working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lodune's head.
Lodune keeping moving, preventing Hope from controlling successfully.
Hope scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lodune keeping moving, preventing Hope from controlling successfully.
Lodune on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lodune tries to get out of the position.
Lodune wants to get back to his feet but Hope is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hope keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lodune's head.
Hope scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hope postures up and lands a big shot to Lodune's brow.
Lodune wants to stand and escape but Hope is having none of it.
Lodune is breathing heavily.
Lodune keeping full guard, as Hope tries to pass.
Lodune is looking to stand up but Hope isn't so interested in that idea.
Hope trying to control the position from guard on top but Lodune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hope won't allow Lodune to get back to his feet.
Hope keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lodune's head.
Hope scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hope lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lodune is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hope is controlling him.
Hope lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope is working Lodune over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hope lands a couple of digs.
Hope stands up over Lodune, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hope stops Lodune from standing up.
Hope scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lodune is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hope is controlling him.
Hope lands a couple of digs.
Hope chips away with some ground and pound.
Hope trying to control but Lodune is working from the bottom.
Hope stands up over Lodune, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lodune is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hope is controlling him.
Hope postures up and lands a big shot to Lodune's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hope cracks Lodune with a solid left hand.
Hope postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hope seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hope stops Lodune from standing up.
Hope advances to half guard.
Hope trying to control the action but Lodune is working from the bottom.
Hope is pressing down on Lodune's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lodune is holding on for now.
Hope looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lodune with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hope is keen to just control but Lodune is a slippery customer.
Hope winds up and cracks Lodune with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hope working Lodune over with strikes.
Hope looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Hope there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Hope seems content to control.
Lodune is looking to escape.
Hope controlling the action here.
Lodune wants to get back to his feet.
Hope lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hope passes to full mount!
Lodune tries to buck Hope off but he can't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hope working the ground and pound effectively.
Hope raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Hope dominated that round.
That's time! Lodune's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hope lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lodune doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Hope counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hope trying to control the position from guard on top but Lodune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hope connects with a couple of short punches.
Lodune keeping moving, preventing Hope from controlling successfully.
Hope won't allow Lodune to get back to his feet.
Lodune keeping moving, preventing Hope from controlling successfully.
Hope stops Lodune from standing up.
Hope is working Lodune over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hope stops Lodune from standing up.
Hope working some strikes from top position.
Hope keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lodune's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hope trying to control the position from guard on top but Lodune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope prevents Lodune from getting back to his feet.
Hope lands a couple of digs.
Hope prevents Lodune from getting back to his feet.
Hope passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lodune is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hope scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hope perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lodune looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hope lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hope lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lodune pushes Hope off looking to stand but Hope dives back in and keeps control.
Hope winds up and cracks Lodune with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hope seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope moves into full mount! Lodune won't be happy about that!
Hope postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lodune looks a forlorn figure.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hope. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lodune wants to get back to his feet.
Lodune takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hope landing shots from mount.
Hope with a couple of short strikes.
Hope trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hope has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hope looking to finish Lodune with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lodune!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hope won't let Lodune get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hope looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lodune squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lodune's face.
Hope trying to control but Lodune is having none of it.
Lodune takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hope lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lodune wants to get back to his feet.
Riley Hope has got the better of the ground game so far.
A nice elbow there by Hope.
Hope in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lodune is trying to stand.
Hope scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lodune?
Hope putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hope controlling his opponent.
Lodune really wants to buck Hope off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hope dominating with strikes here.
Hope lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lodune is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hope fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lodune wants to try and get back to his feet.
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!
Lodune is in a horrible position here. Hope smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lodune squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hope landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Hope showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lodune drops his hands momentarily and Hope takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hope scores with the left hand. Lodune knows he should have avoided that one.
Hope catches Lodune with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hope shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hope cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lodune is rocked!
Hope lands a big shot to the head and Lodune winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Riley Hope!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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