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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelley Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Petrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelley Hull is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelley Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drew Petrie!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petrie but Petrie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hull doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrie circles away.
Hull dives in and grabs Petrie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Petrie pushes down on Hull's head and hops out.
Petrie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A right-left combo lands from Petrie.
Petrie misses with a body kick.
Petrie just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHull.
Petrie sizes up Hull with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Petrie looks for the body kick but Hull saw that one coming.
Petrie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hull in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hull shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petrie as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Petrie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelley Hull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hull takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Petrie.
Drew Petrie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull misses with a takedown attempt
and Petrie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hull fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Petrie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hull needs to keep his hands up - Petrie had a free shot at his head there.
Petrie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Petrie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hull dodges the punch combination from Petrie.
Hull has his takedown stuffed
and Petrie counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrie tries to clinch but Hull moves out of range.
Petrie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrie slaps away a takedown attempt from Hull, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Petrie cracks Hull with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hull takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hull takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Petrie unleashes a big counter combination but Hull bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Petrie 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.
Petrie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Petrie scores with a nice right hand.
Hull darts in looking for a takedown but Petrie gets double underhooks and turns Hull into the cage.
Petrie tries to clinch there but Hull circles away.
Hull appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Petrie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hull seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Petrie looks winded!
Petrie throws a nice looking combination but Hull bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Decent striking displayed by Petrie there.
A big right from Petrie misses.
Petrie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hull shoots in looking for a takedown but Petrie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hull's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrie doesn't manage to clinch there - Hull circles away.
Hull closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Petrie's guard.
Hull slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Petrie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Petrie leaves Hull with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Petrie throws a nice looking combination but Hull bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hull shoots in for a double leg but Petrie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Petrie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrie throws a series of strikes that have Hull backpedaling.
Petrie scores with the left hand. Hull knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hull swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrie.
Petrie tries to clinch up but Hull circles away and keeps his distance.
Hull shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petrie as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelley Hull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot lands for Petrie.
Petrie is breathing heavily.
Petrie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Petrie scores with a jab. Hull acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hull shoots for a double leg takedown but Petrie sprawls well. He's pushed Hull's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hull shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hull showed some decent athleticism there.
Hull is trying to control. Petrie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petrie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hull not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull is looking to take a break and control but Petrie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Petrie scores with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Petrie as Hull shoots in.
Petrie throws a head kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hull.
Hull looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Petrie throws a shot from downtown. Hull moves away and avoids it.
Drew Petrie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull tries for a takedown but Petrie circles away easily
and Petrie counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Petrie misses.
Hull shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrie sprawls well. Petrie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hull gets slowly back to his feet.
Hull dives in for a single leg takedown but Petrie sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrie misses with a head kick.
Hull shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Petrie defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Petrie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Petrie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrie.
Hull shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Petrie counters with a series of strikes. Hull will be more careful next time no doubt.
Petrie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrie misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrie lands with a cross.
Drew Petrie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Petrie!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrie stuffs the takedown attempt from Hull. Hull gets slowly back to his feet.
Petrie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrie throws a poor cross that misses
and Hull counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hull looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Petrie being controlled against the cage.
Hull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrie. Hull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hull dives in and grabs Petrie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Petrie pushes down on Hull's head and hops out.
Petrie unleashes a big counter combination but Hull bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelley Hull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Petrie finds it's target.
Hull moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull breaks from the clinch.
Hull shoots in for a double leg but Petrie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drew Petrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hull shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrie sprawls well. Petrie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hull gets slowly back to his feet.
Petrie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hull.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hull or perhaps it was just good defense by Petrie, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hull has a takedown stuffed.
Petrie doesn't manage to clinch there - Hull circles away.
Petrie stalks Hull and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hull's face. Hull staggers backwards, shaken.
Hull goes for a double leg but Petrie avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Petrie continues to drive forward.
Petrie tries to clinch up.
Petrie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrie slaps away a takedown attempt from Hull, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Petrie throws a good cross that connects.
Hull dives in and grabs Petrie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Petrie pushes down on Hull's head and hops out.
Hull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrie connects with a jab.
Hull shoots in looking for a takedown but Petrie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hull's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kelley Hull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drew Petrie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hull shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petrie as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Petrie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Petrie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Petrie!
Our winner, Drew Petrie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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