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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Frewin (ranked 364 p4p, 859 weight class) and Banana Republic (ranked 20 p4p, 48 weight class). Frewin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Billy the Squid's Water Pistol by The Neptunas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Butch Frewin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Banana Republic!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Frewin misses with the body kick
letting Republic counter with a right hand.
Frewin takes a swing at Republic's ribcage but misses.
Republic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crunch! Frewin slams his shin into Republic's torso.
Frewin looks to land a body kick but Republic moved away.
Republic replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Frewin blocks it well.
Frewin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frewin is looking to land body kicks.
Frewin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRepublic.
Frewin gets tackled into the cage by Republic. Republic maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frewin misses with a body punch.
Republic misses with some punches.
Frewin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frewin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Republic throws out a counter right but Frewin avoids it with no problem.
Frewin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Republic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Frewin thinking.
Republic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Republic slips under a jab from Frewin.
Frewin swings widly with a right hand
and Republic counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Republic tries to clinch there but Frewin circles away.
Republic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frewin throws a jab when Republic was well out of range.
Frewin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Republic was well out of range. Poor timing from Frewin.
Republic has Frewin up against the cage in a clinch.
Republic swings wildly with an uppercut but Frewin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Republic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Republic working aggressively here.
Republic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frewin tries to break free but Republic pushes him back against the cage.
Republic lands with a short shot to the head.
Frewin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Republic lands a right hand.
Republic misses with some punches.
Republic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Republic loads up on a big right hand but Frewin slips the punch.
Frewin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A countering left hand to the body from Republic misses.
Frewin misses with a wild body shot.
Republic tries a quick counter leg kick but Frewin is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frewin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Republic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Republic moves in looking to clinch but Frewin pushes him off.
Frewin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Republic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frewin misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Republic tries to clinch but Frewin is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frewin misses with a hook to the body
and Republic counters with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Banana Republic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Frewin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Republic at a distance.
Frewin lands a nice shot to the body.
Frewin is looking to land body kicks.
Republic wants to clinch up but Frewin keeps it at a distance.
Frewin looks to throw a body kick
and Republic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frewin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Banana Republic has been cut.
Frewin throws a poor cross that misses
and Republic counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Republic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Republic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frewin throws a lazy head kick
and Republic counters with a nice body shot.
Republic staying out of range there.
Republic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Frewin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Republic takes a step back to recover.
Frewin lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frewin connects with a body shot that sends Republic's belly button to the back.
Frewin misses with a hook to the body
and Republic counters with a stiff right hand.
Butch Frewin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frewin misses with an uppercut
and Republic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Republic avoids a kick to the body.
Republic avoids the head kick by Frewin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frewin missing with a left hand there. Republic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Republic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frewin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Frewin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Frewin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Butch Frewin is winning the standup battle so far.
Frewin throws a big shot that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frewin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frewin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Republic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Republic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Frewin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Republic tries to clinch there but Frewin circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frewin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Frewin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Banana Republic'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!
Frewin lands with a good body shot.
Frewin tries to land a body kick
enabling Republic to counter with a crisp jab.
Frewin scores with a body shot.
Frewin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Republic feints a counter leg kick.
Butch Frewin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Frewin - that will leave a mark!
Republic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frewin connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frewin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Republic moves away.
Republic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frewin lands with a good body shot.
Republic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Frewin counters with a nice body kick.
Frewin scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frewin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Republic moves away.
Republic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frewin takes a swing at Republic's ribcage but misses.
Republic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Frewin with a body shot.
Frewin connects with a body shot.
Frewin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Republic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Frewin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Republic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frewin throws a body kick that misses
and Republic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Republic avoids the head kick by Frewin.
Frewin is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Frewin misses.
Republic throws a big counter head kick but Frewin avoids it with no problem.
Frewin swings for the body but Republic moves out of range.
Republic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Republic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frewin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frewin throws a hook but Republic avoids it easily.
Frewin scores with a nice body kick.
Frewin looks to land a body kick but Republic moved away.
Republic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frewin misses with a hook.
Republic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frewin misses with a wild combination.
A nice side step and Republic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Frewin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Frewin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Frewin!
A relieved looking Butch Frewin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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