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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Trombone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Castle Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trombone comes to the cage accompanied by Back in Black by AC/DC. Castle Irons is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rusty Trombone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Castle Irons!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irons feints and then cracks Trombone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trombone down.
Trombone shoots in for a takedown but Irons shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trombone.
Trombone with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Irons. Those never looked like landing.
Irons throws a right hand that Trombone ducks under and follows up with a left that Trombone also avoids with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Irons, as that shot connected.
Irons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trombone avoids the body shot from Irons.
A combination from Trombone does no damage.
Trombone misses with a takedown attempt
and Irons makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Trombone really felt that one!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Trombone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trombone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Trombone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irons.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irons looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Irons looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trombone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irons.
Trombone looks to land a combination but Irons avoids it well.
Irons cracks Trombone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Irons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trombone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trombone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trombone throws a low kick but Irons avoids it.
Irons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Irons.
An inside leg kick from Irons misses.
Trombone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trombone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trombone misses with an uppercut. Irons saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trombone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trombone shoots in and gets a takedown into Irons's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irons tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Irons keeping moving, preventing Trombone from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trombone throwing strikes but missing.
Irons keeping moving, preventing Trombone from controlling successfully.
Trombone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Irons is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irons keeping moving, preventing Trombone from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rusty Trombone wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Irons takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Irons buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Trombone lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from Irons finds it's target.
Trombone gets the takedown into side control.
Irons tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Trombone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Trombone trying to control the action but Irons is working from the bottom.
Trombone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Irons is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trombone lands a nice forearm strike.
Trombone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Irons has escaped the position, nice work there.
Irons is not content to let Trombone control the position.
Irons wants to control but Trombone postures up.
Trombone 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trombone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Irons knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Trombone looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Trombone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trombone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castle Irons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irons tries to work over Trombone's front leg with a kick but Trombone checks it.
Trombone shoots in but Irons avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trombone throws a right and a left that Irons avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Trombone.
A left and a right from Irons both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Rusty Trombone has been cut.
Irons lands a jab.
Rusty Trombone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trombone circles away quickly and effectively.
Trombone throws a combination that misses
and Irons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trombone throws a nice looking combination but Irons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Trombone. Those never looked like landing.
Irons has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons misses with a body kick.
Irons works Trombone's body with a nice hook.
Irons throws a shot from downtown. Trombone moves away and avoids it.
Irons lands a two punch combo.
Irons scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Trombone scores with a nice head shot.
Irons slips a jab from Trombone.
Irons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trombone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Trombone. Those never looked like landing.
Irons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trombone.
Nice straight punches there by Irons. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Irons.
Trombone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Irons is fending him off so far but Trombone persists. Nope, Irons circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trombone misses with a leg kick.
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!
Irons jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Castle Irons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trombone misses with a straight right.
Castle Irons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irons swinging wildly here.
Irons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trombone misses with a wild combination.
Irons throws an off balance right hand
and Trombone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trombone misses with a series of wild punches.
Irons takes a swing at Trombone's ribcage but misses.
Trombone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Irons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irons lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Irons takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trombone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irons does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Irons works Trombone's body with a nice hook.
Irons connects with a crisp jab.
Irons gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Trombone postures up.
Trombone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trombone throws a big elbow that misses.
Irons working a defensive guard here.
Irons has Trombone pulled in close to control his posture.
Irons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Castle Irons hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Irons throws a hook but Trombone avoids it easily.
Trombone scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Trombone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trombone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Trombone fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Trombone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irons throws out a loose jab but Trombone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trombone thumps Irons with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irons jabs Trombone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Irons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irons misses with a body shot.
Irons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trombone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castle Irons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rusty Trombone's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Irons looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Irons misses with a two punch combination.
Trombone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Irons takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trombone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Irons slips a jab and a cross from Trombone.
Trombone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Irons pinned against the cage. Irons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Irons cracks the inside of Trombone's front leg.
Irons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trombone moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Irons catches Trombone right on the button with a cross.
Trombone throws a right and a left that Irons avoids nicely.
Irons looks for the body kick but Trombone saw that one coming.
Trombone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trombone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irons moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Irons looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trombone is one step ahead there.
Irons is trying to control the position but Trombone postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons has control of Trombone's left arm, preventing Trombone from doing any damage.
Trombone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trombone trying to control the position from guard on top but Irons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trombone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irons keeping moving, preventing Trombone from controlling successfully.
Trombone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Trombone throws a big right hand that misses.
Trombone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Irons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trombone lands with a straight right. Irons didn't see that one coming.
Trombone looks to throw the jab but Irons is out of range.
Irons misses with a looping left.
Irons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A lazy left from Irons finds it's target.
Trombone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Irons at a distance.
Trombone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trombone connects with a right hand. Irons shakes it off.
Irons lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Irons looks to land a combination but Trombone avoids it well.
Irons lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Irons throws a poor cross that misses
and Trombone counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons fails to land with a series of punches.
Trombone misses with a wild combination.
Trombone throws a body punch but Irons moves out of range.
Irons jabs at Trombone's body.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Irons. That snapped Trombone's head back.
Trombone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trombone shoots in for a double leg but Irons sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Trombone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trombone swings for the body but Irons moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trombone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Irons lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Trombone looks to land a combination but Irons avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Castle Irons.
I think Irons 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Castle Irons!
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