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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lewis McLay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralle Pihl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pihl has chosen Run to the hills as his entrance music. Lewis McLay looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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32
133 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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175 cm
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140 lbs
8 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis McLay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ralle Pihl!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pihl closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pihl lands in his opponent's guard.
McLay really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McLay looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pihl postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McLay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pihl.
Pihl stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McLay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pihl must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McLay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pihl.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pihl trying to control but McLay is working from the bottom.
Pihl really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McLay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pihl with a flurry of punches that miss.
McLay working a defensive guard here.
Pihl wants to control from the top but McLay keeps moving.
McLay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pihl throws a big right hand that misses.
McLay keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihl looking to pass the guard.
McLay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McLay looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pihl passes into half guard.
Pihl scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pihl seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McLay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McLay misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pihl drops an elbow to the side of McLay's head.
Pihl 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.
Pihl landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pihl working the head and body with strikes.
Pihl throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pihl missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pihl is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pihl throwing shots but McLay is blocking nicely.
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!
Pihl is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McLay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pihl.
McLay is refusing to be controlled, as Pihl sits in half guard.
McLay works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pihl slips nicely into half guard.
Pihl winds up and cracks McLay with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pihl frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pihl lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McLay is working to get back to half guard.
Pihl connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pihl raining down hammerfists from mount.
McLay is trying desperately to improve position.
McLay manages to regain half guard. Good work.
McLay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McLay is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pihl winds up and cracks McLay with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pihl not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McLay tries to roll over but Pihl keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pihl is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pihl has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pihl fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pihl landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pihl landing strikes from the mount and McLay is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralle Pihl dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McLay misses with a takedown attempt
and Pihl counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pihl shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McLay napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McLay is rocked!
Pihl tries to stand but McLay is controlling his head.
Oh McLay is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McLay takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pihl throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pihl working away.
McLay is looking to reverse the position.
Pihl working the ground and pound but McLay is defending the strikes.
Pihl tries for a kimura but McLay is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihl working the body and head with strikes.
Pihl misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pihl misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McLay is looking for a sweep.
Pihl lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pihl working the ground and pound but McLay is defending the strikes.
Ralle Pihl has got the better of the ground game so far.
McLay prevents Pihl from improving position.
Pihl tries to score with some ground and pound. McLay controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pihl is looking to take a break and control but McLay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pihl working the ground and pound.
Pihl is putting a hurting on McLay here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pihl connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McLay some visible discomfort.
McLay parries the strikes from Pihl easily there. Pihl is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McLay to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pihl misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pihl cracks McLay with a big elbow.
Pihl wants to control but McLay is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Pihl are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pihl stands up and beckons McLay to his feet.
McLay shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pihl tries to hold on but McLay postures up.
Pihl is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLay landing strikes from the mount.
McLay is working for a guillotine from mount but Pihl frees his head quite easily.
Pihl tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pihl tries to hold on but McLay postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLay working for a submission but Pihl is keeping him at bay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pihl is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralle Pihl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pihl shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pihl looking to pass the guard.
McLay seems to have got his legs back now.
Pihl is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McLay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pihl doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pihl manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pihl throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pihl is looking to stand up but McLay won't let him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pihl trying to control the position from guard on top but McLay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihl looking to pass the guard.
McLay is looking for a triangle but Pihl pushes his legs off easily.
Pihl landing with the ground and pound.
Pihl trying to control but McLay is working from the bottom.
Pihl postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McLay working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pihl has passed into half guard!
Pihl looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McLay with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lewis McLay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pihl lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McLay tries to get to full guard but Pihl has control of the leg.
Pihl seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
McLay misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pihl is trying to control the action in half guard but McLay is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pihl looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McLay with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pihl lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLay trying to hold on to Pihl's head to control him but Pihl postures up.
Pihl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McLay actively working from the bottom here.
Pihl missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pihl.
McLay is in trouble now - Pihl has advanced to mount!
Pihl is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pihl in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McLay is looking to get to half guard.
Pihl with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pihl breaks from McLay's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pihl dominating with strikes here.
Pihl pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pihl scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McLay?
McLay is looking to improve his position but Pihl isn't that keen on the idea.
Pihl scoring with strikes but McLay is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLay takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McLay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pihl wants to control the pace but McLay is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLay bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ralle Pihl is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McLay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralle Pihl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pihl has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralle Pihl!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ralle Pihl thanked XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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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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