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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Hinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaplan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Of Wolf And Man by Metallica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Landon Kaplan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Hinch!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinch is looking to clinch but Kaplan is avoiding it.
Hinch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaplan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaplan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hinch tries to clinch there but Kaplan circles away.
Hinch moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Kaplan as Hinch shoots in.
Hinch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaplan.
Hinch shoots and misses
and Kaplan counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Stevie Hinch has been cut.
Hinch moves into range and clinches up with Kaplan.
Kaplan swings wildly with an uppercut but Hinch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hinch is trying to pull guard but Kaplan has him pressed against the cage.
Landon Kaplan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevie Hinch.
Kaplan tries a body shot but Hinch blocks it.
Hinch has picked Kaplan up - he's going for a ride! Hinch dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hinch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kaplan wants to improve his position but Hinch is controlling well.
Kaplan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kaplan tries to roll over but Hinch keeps him under control.
Hinch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hinch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hinch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hinch prevents Kaplan from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hinch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kaplan is defending against the submission attempts here by Hinch.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaplan trying to hold on to Hinch's head to control him but Hinch postures up.
Kaplan wants to improve his position but Hinch is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinch lands strikes from half guard.
Kaplan tries to roll over but Hinch keeps him under control.
Hinch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hinch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kaplan trying to control but Hinch postures up.
Hinch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hinch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kaplan is looking for a sweep. Hinch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kaplan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hinch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kaplan manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan trying to control the position.
Hinch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaplan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hinch wants to control from the top but Kaplan keeps moving.
Hinch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hinch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hinch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hinch advances to half guard.
Kaplan trying to hold on to Hinch's head to control him but Hinch postures up.
Hinch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan trying to control from the bottom.
Hinch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaplan defending well though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hinch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kaplan's head.
Hinch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hinch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hinch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaplan is defending against the submission attempts here by Hinch.
Kaplan is looking for a sweep. Hinch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaplan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hinch is working away from the top position though.
Hinch trying to control from half guard but Kaplan is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Hinch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Hinch'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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hinch.
Hinch tries to clinch
and Kaplan counters with a right hand to the body.
Hinch tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaplan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hinch doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaplan circles away.
Hinch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaplan.
Kaplan throws a jab when Hinch was well out of range.
Hinch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaplan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hinch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kaplan.
Hinch is looking to clinch but Kaplan is avoiding it.
Hinch misses with a hook.
Kaplan stuffs the takedown attempt from Hinch. Hinch gets slowly back to his feet.
Hinch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kaplan pinned against the cage. Kaplan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Landon Kaplan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevie Hinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Hinch blocks the low kick.
Kaplan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hinch closes the distance and clinches up with Kaplan, looking for a takedown. Hinch pushes Kaplan against the cage but Kaplan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kaplan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hinch has Kaplan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hinch pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kaplan tumbling to the mat - Hinch dives into Kaplan's guard.
Kaplan pushes Hinch off and gets back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Hinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaplan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevie Hinch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Kaplan. No joy for Hinch on that attempt.
Hinch lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hinch is looking to clinch but Kaplan is avoiding it.
Hinch misses the jab.
Hinch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kaplan defends it nicely.
Kaplan ducks under a wild hook from Hinch.
Kaplan throws a body punch but Hinch moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hinch doesn't seem bothered though.
Kaplan lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Hinch.
Kaplan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hinch.
Hinch looks to land a right hand but Kaplan moved out of range.
Kaplan misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Kaplan misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Kaplan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hinch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaplan.
Hinch has a takedown stuffed.
Kaplan stuffs the takedown attempt from Hinch. Hinch gets slowly back to his feet.
Hinch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaplan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinch rushes Kaplan and presses him up against the cage.
Hinch avoids the elbow strike from Kaplan, against the cage.
Kaplan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaplan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hinch closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kaplan did well to prevent Hinch getting side control.
Kaplan is trying to get back to full guard.
Hinch moves nicely into side control.
Kaplan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinch working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stevie Hinch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stevie Hinch's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hinch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kaplan is trying to improve his position.
Hinch creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hinch landing a few strikes.
Kaplan is trying to control Hinch's posture but Hinch avoids it.
Hinch working the ground and pound but Kaplan is defending the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hinch looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kaplan is avoiding damage well.
Kaplan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hinch looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kaplan is avoiding damage well.
Kaplan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kaplan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hinch tries for a kimura but Kaplan is defending well.
Hinch tries for a kimura but Kaplan is defending well.
The ground and pound from Hinch seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Kaplan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hinch scores with punches from side control.
Landon Kaplan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan is looking for a sweep.
Kaplan has one of Hinch's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Kaplan is looking for a sweep.
Hinch working the head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hinch throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hinch throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hinch is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kaplan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kaplan is looking to regain half guard here but Hinch keeps moving and retains side control.
Hinch landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Kaplan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan parries the strikes from Hinch easily there. Hinch is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kaplan to escape.
Kaplan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kaplan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hinch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hinch throws a strike aimed at the side of Kaplan's head but Kaplan avoids it well.
Kaplan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kaplan wants to control but Hinch postures up.
Kaplan is looking to regain half guard here but Hinch keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hinch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hinch connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kaplan some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaplan parries the strikes from Hinch easily there. Hinch is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kaplan to escape.
Hinch looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hinch scoring with punches from side control.
Stevie Hinch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaplan is looking to regain half guard here but Hinch keeps moving and retains side control.
Hinch working the head and body with strikes.
Hinch landing a few strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hinch looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kaplan is avoiding damage well.
Hinch lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hinch scoring with punches from side control.
Stevie Hinch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hinch is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Hinch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hinch 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Hinch!
After the big win, Stevie Hinch made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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