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SFC 47 - Ring Nostalgia PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Cartside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Cartside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshi Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiba swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartside.
Cartside throws a series of punches but Chiba avoids them all with ease.
Cartside throws a hook but Chiba avoids it easily.
Chiba shoots in for a double leg but Cartside sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cartside doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chiba counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chiba.
Chiba looking to pass the guard.
Cartside is trying to control the position but Chiba postures up.
Chiba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cartside swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chiba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chiba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chiba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chiba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cartside seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chiba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartside has control of Chiba's left arm, preventing Chiba from doing any damage.
Cartside controls Chiba momentarily but Chiba frees himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rick Cartside.
Cartside bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chiba is not content to let Cartside control the position.
Chiba prevents Cartside from moving into mount.
Cartside trying to control the action but Chiba is working from the bottom.
Cartside tries to move into full mount but can't pass Chiba's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba is letting Cartside control him for a moment.
The strikes coming from Cartside are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cartside is looking to take a break and control but Chiba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cartside landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartside trying to control the position but Chiba is working away.
Cartside has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Chiba!
Cartside looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cartside has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cartside fails to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chiba tries to lock up and control but Cartside gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cartside looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cartside throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cartside controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rick Cartside will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cartside misses with a takedown attempt
and Chiba counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cartside not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cartside seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cartside working a defensive guard here.
Chiba wants to pass the guard but Cartside is keeping the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cartside is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chiba is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cartside is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rick Cartside has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cartside throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chiba tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cartside is in Chiba's guard.
Yoshi Chiba has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartside advances to half guard.
Cartside is trying to control. Chiba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cartside prevents Chiba from improving his position.
Cartside wants to take a breather but Chiba is having none of it.
Cartside trying to control from Chiba's half guard. Chiba has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cartside wants to control from the top but Chiba keeps moving.
Cartside is looking to stand up but Chiba won't let him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cartside tries to free his leg and advance position but Chiba is retaining full guard.
Cartside trying to control the position from guard on top but Chiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartside pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chiba is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cartside advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Chiba's face as Cartside controls the position.
Cartside tries for a kimura but Chiba is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Chiba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chiba prevents Cartside from improving position.
Cartside wants to control but Chiba is keeping him busy.
Cartside is really struggling to control Chiba but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cartside controlling the position.
Cartside has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cartside trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yoshi Chiba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cartside bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cartside trying to control the action but Chiba is working from the bottom.
Cartside is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chiba knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cartside trying to control the position but Chiba is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba stops Cartside from passing to mount.
Cartside working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cartside content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cartside wants to control but Chiba is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Cartside politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cartside prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartside wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chiba keeps working.
Rick Cartside has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cartside shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cartside wants to control but Chiba is keeping him busy.
Cartside trying to control the pace.
Chiba wants to control but Cartside is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartside is looking to advance position but Chiba won't allow it.
Cartside passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chiba!
Cartside wants to control the pace but Chiba is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartside tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Cartside showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cartside has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rick Cartside!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Antietam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antietam is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: War Is My Destiny. Michael Shanks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Shanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wes Antietam!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shanks looks to land a combination but Antietam avoids it well.
Antietam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michael Shanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antietam is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shanks.
Antietam misses with an uppercut. Shanks saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shanks tries to bum rush Antietam with a series of wild strikes but Antietam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shanks connects with a crisp jab.
Antietam takes a jab right on the kisser.
Antietam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Antietam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antietam swinging wildly here.
Antietam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Antietam connects with a high kick.
Antietam looks gassed!
Antietam looks to land a combination but Shanks avoids it well.
Antietam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shanks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shanks blocks a head kick by Antietam.
Antietam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shanks misses with the combination.
Antietam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Antietam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shanks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shanks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shanks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shanks's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Shanks duly obliges.
Shanks throws a series of punches but Antietam moves out of range.
Antietam tries to move into range but Shanks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shanks.
Shanks connects with a right hand. Antietam shakes it off.
Shanks works over Antietam's head and body with a nice combination.
A left and a right from Shanks both land. Nice combination.
Shanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shanks cracks Antietam with an open hand slap.
Shanks is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shanks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antietam circles away quickly and effectively.
Shanks throws a nice looking combination but Antietam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shanks lands with a hook. Antietam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shanks lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Shanks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Antietam doesn't seem phased though.
Shanks fails to land with a series of punches.
Shanks throws a nice looking combination but Antietam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shanks cracks a nice hook into Antietam's ribs.
Shanks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shanks throws a combination that misses
and Antietam counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Antietam's head.
Shanks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shanks misses with a two punch combination.
Shanks lands a two punch combo.
Shanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shanks lands with a nice combination. Antietam backs away looking to recover.
Shanks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antietam.
Shanks lands the left hand.
Shanks scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Shanks scores with a four punch combination!
Shanks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shanks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shanks connects with a nice looking jab.
Shanks lands a two punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shanks!
Antietam takes one to the chin there.
Shanks lands with an overhand left.
Antietam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shanks scores with a one two! Antietam had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shanks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Antietam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shanks stalks Antietam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Antietam's face. Antietam staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shanks lands a jab-cross combination.
Shanks throws a right hand that Antietam ducks under and follows up with a left that Antietam also avoids with ease.
Shanks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shanks throws a combination. Antietam tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shanks misses with a two punch combination.
Shanks fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Shanks.
Shanks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shanks stalks Antietam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Antietam's face. Antietam staggers backwards, shaken.
A left and a right from Shanks both land. Nice combination.
Shanks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Antietam backs up against the ropes.
Shanks with a jab.
Shanks is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shanks lands a jab-cross combination.
Shanks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shanks.
Danga de danga de dang - Shanks scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shanks tries to bum rush Antietam with a series of wild strikes but Antietam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shanks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Antietam is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antietam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shanks's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Shanks duly obliges.
Shanks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shanks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shanks misses with a double jab.
Shanks throws a combination. Antietam tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shanks throws a combination. Antietam tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shanks!
Shanks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Antietam at a distance.
Shanks's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Shanks duly obliges.
Shanks misses with the combination.
Shanks throws a nice looking combination but Antietam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shanks works over Antietam's head and body with a nice combination.
Antietam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antietam is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shanks.
Shanks lands a right hook to the body.
Shanks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice combination there by Shanks.
Shanks misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Shanks 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.
Shanks swinging wildly here.
Shanks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antietam.
Michael Shanks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Shanks both land. Nice combination.
Shanks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shanks works over Antietam's head and body with a nice combination.
Shanks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shanks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antietam can do to turn this around?
Shanks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Antietam looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shanks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antietam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shanks thuds his right hand into Antietam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Antietam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shanks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Antietam is breathing heavily.
Shanks throws a combination. Antietam tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shanks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Antietam is still on wobbly legs! Can Shanks finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shanks.
Michael Shanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Shanks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Antietam drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A left and a right from Shanks both land. Nice combination.
Antietam walks into a straight right hand from Shanks.
Antietam seems to have recovered his senses.
Shanks thuds a left hand into Antietam's body.
Shanks looks to land a combination but Antietam avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shanks!
Shanks is working the combinations to good effect here.
Shanks fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shanks.
Shanks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shanks stalks Antietam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Antietam's face. Antietam staggers backwards, shaken.
Michael Shanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shanks lands a nice shot to the body.
Shanks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Shanks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shanks.
Antietam has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shanks finds it's way round the side to connect with Antietam's head.
Shanks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Antietam might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Shanks has got the better of the exchanges.
Shanks throws a series of strikes that have Antietam backpedaling.
Shanks throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks lands a jab-cross combination.
Antietam dodges the punch combination from Shanks.
Antietam takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shanks throws a combination. Antietam tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shanks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shanks lands with a nice combination. Antietam backs away looking to recover.
Shanks scores with a hook to the body. Antietam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Antietam tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shanks swivels and escapes.
Shanks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Antietam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shanks throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the liver by Shanks. Beautiful body shot.
Shanks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shanks.
Antietam looks to land a right hand but Shanks moved out of range.
A left lands for Shanks.
Shanks throws a nice looking combination but Antietam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for Shanks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks lands with a nice combination. Antietam backs away looking to recover.
Shanks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Antietam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shanks.
Shanks looks to land a combination. Antietam sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shanks!
Antietam takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shanks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shanks throws a one two combo.
Shanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shanks scores with a three punch combo!
Shanks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shanks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Antietam takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shanks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shanks lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Shanks misses.
Shanks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut lands for Shanks. That snapped Antietam's head back.
Shanks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antietam dodges the punch combination from Shanks.
Shanks fails to land with a series of punches.
Shanks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shanks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antietam circles away quickly and effectively.
Shanks throws a nice looking combination but Antietam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Antietam misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Shanks.
Shanks lands a jab to the head.
Antietam walks into a left hand.
Shanks connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shanks avoids the head kick by Antietam.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shanks.
Shanks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shanks lands with a shot 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!
Shanks tries to bum rush Antietam with a series of wild strikes but Antietam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Shanks dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Shanks.
Shanks punishes Antietam's body with a nice straight punch.
Shanks stalks Antietam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Antietam's face. Antietam staggers backwards, shaken.
Shanks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antietam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shanks.
Antietam looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shanks is fending him off so far but Antietam persists. Nope, Shanks circles away and we're back to standing.
Shanks misses with a wild combination.
Shanks lands a two punch combo.
Antietam is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shanks.
Shanks throws a one two combo.
Antietam walks into a jab.
Shanks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shanks scores with a nice right hand.
Antietam with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shanks to score with a decent uppercut.
Shanks looks to land a combination but Antietam avoids it well.
Shanks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shanks.
Shanks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Antietam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shanks lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shanks throws a one two combo.
Shanks scores with a one two! Antietam had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Antietam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shanks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shanks throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Shanks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shanks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shanks throws a combination. Antietam tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A left and a right from Shanks both land. Nice combination.
Shanks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antietam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shanks throws a right and a left that Antietam avoids nicely.
Shanks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A decent looking cross lands there for Shanks.
Shanks closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shanks throws a one two combo.
Shanks lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks scores with a one two! Antietam had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shanks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Antietam takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shanks lands a two punch combo.
Shanks lands a two punch combo.
Antietam moves forwards but Shanks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Antietam takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shanks tests Antietam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shanks throws a good cross that connects.
Shanks throws a series of punches but Antietam avoids them all with ease.
Antietam is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shanks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Michael Shanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Antietam.
Shanks scores with a three punch combo!
Shanks thuds his right hand into Antietam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shanks lands a two punch combo.
Antietam gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shanks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antietam circles away quickly and effectively.
Shanks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shanks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks lands a two punch combo.
Shanks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shanks's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Shanks duly obliges.
A right-left combo lands from Shanks.
Shanks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Antietam backs up against the ropes.
Shanks throws a series of punches but Antietam avoids them all with ease.
Shanks lands with a good body shot.
Antietam dodges the punch combination from Shanks.
Shanks misses with a double jab.
Shanks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antietam circles away quickly and effectively.
Antietam fails to land with a series of punches.
Shanks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from Shanks does no damage.
Jab, jab by Shanks - just one landing.
A left and a right from Shanks both land. Nice combination.
Shanks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Shanks does it's job there.
Shanks throws a series of punches but Antietam avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks misses with a double jab.
Shanks works the jab nicely.
Antietam walks into a jab.
Shanks misses with the combination.
Antietam takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Antietam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shanks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shanks thuds his right hand into Antietam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wes Antietam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antietam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shanks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shanks.
Antietam tries to clinch but Shanks is having none of it.
Shanks lands a jab-cross combination.
Shanks throws a one two combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antietam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shanks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shanks stalks Antietam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Antietam's face. Antietam staggers backwards, shaken.
Michael Shanks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shanks works the jab nicely.
Antietam is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shanks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Shanks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shanks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:24
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Shanks!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Scarlatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jason Griffin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Scarlatti!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin tries to clinch there but Scarlatti circles away.
Scarlatti dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Griffin lands a big head kick that sends Scarlatti tumbling to the mat! Griffin takes a step backwards and waves Scarlatti back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Scarlatti is rocked!
It looks like Derek Scarlatti has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin tries to clinch up but Scarlatti circles away and keeps his distance.
Scarlatti is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffin finish him?
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scarlatti looks for a takedown but Griffin sprawls well.
Scarlatti seems to have recovered his senses.
Scarlatti moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scarlatti swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
Griffin cracks Scarlatti with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Scarlatti looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Griffin finish him?
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Scarlatti out cold! Scarlatti corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jason Griffin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillon James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Wolf has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dillon James!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf throws a one two combo.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wolf gets a clinch.
James tries to pull guard but Wolf holds him up against the ropes and eventually James drops back down to his feet.
Wolf has hold of one of James's legs. James is fighting the takedown attempt but Wolf gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wolf really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wolf is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wolf drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wolf jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wolf tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
Wolf is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wolf stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Wolf drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wolf jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wolf will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wolf's guard.
James seems to be looking for submissions.
Wolf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
James is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wolf defends it well.
Wolf actively working from the bottom here.
Wolf is breathing heavily.
James passes to full mount!
James with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
James working for a guillotine from mount but Wolf is in no mood to give up.
Wolf slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf gets full guard.
James stands and throws Wolf's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wolf is trying to improve his position.
James tries for a kimura but Wolf is defending well.
Wolf gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
James is working for a kimura but Wolf is defending it quite comfortably.
James seems to be working for a kimura but Wolf defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to pass to full mount but Wolf defends it.
James is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
James is working for a submission of some sort.
Wolf looking for submissions off his back.
Wolf looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
James seems to be working for a kimura but Wolf defends the submission attempt.
Wolf actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wolf actively working from the bottom here.
Wolf is in trouble now - James has advanced to mount!
Wolf working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James looking to isolate an arm here. Wolf doesn't see it coming and as James extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by James!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dillon James!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaylan Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heath's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Showdown - Black Eyed Peas. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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159 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaylan Heath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenji Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nakamura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakamura manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Heath manages to get himself to full guard.
Heath wants to sweep here but Nakamura controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heath looking for a sweep. Not yet Heath, not yet.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Heath keeps moving.
Nakamura stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Heath keeps the fight on the outside.
Heath closes the distance and pushes Nakamura back into the ropes.
Heath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakamura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Heath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heath stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura working hard to break the clinch.
Heath controlling the action here for a moment.
Heath drags the fight down to the ground.
Heath looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Heath is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakamura is aware though and is defending well.
Heath will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nakamura trying to control but Heath is working from the bottom.
Heath escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nakamura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nakamura trying to control but Heath is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kenji Nakamura.
Nakamura with a lazy takedown attempt
and Heath counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Heath trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Heath has gone for a leg lock! Nakamura slips out almost immediately though and dives into Heath's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nakamura tries to free his leg and advance position but Heath is retaining full guard.
Nakamura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Heath has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nakamura has managed to get both his arms back between Heath's legs - danger averted.
Heath is breathing heavily.
Heath looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nakamura stands and throws Heath's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nakamura tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Heath manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Heath looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Heath moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to free his leg and advance position but Heath is retaining full guard.
Heath throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Heath wants to sweep here but Nakamura controlling him for the moment.
Heath controls Nakamura momentarily but Nakamura frees himself.
Heath looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nakamura is one step ahead there.
Heath keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaylan Heath dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nakamura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heath counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nakamura won't be happy with that.
Heath trying to control the position but Nakamura is working away.
Heath tries for a kimura but Nakamura is defending well.
Heath looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Heath throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Heath lands a few punches from side control.
Heath is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Nakamura is trying to escape and Heath transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Nakamura is forced to tap! Nice work there by Heath! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kaylan Heath!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamarcus Wiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Wellington is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamarcus Wiley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carl Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wiley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wellington backwards.
It looks like Carl Wellington has been cut.
Wellington has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wiley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wiley.
Wiley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wellington.
Good body shot from Wiley.
Wiley works on Wellington's body with a couple of short punches.
Wiley lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Wiley.
Wiley lands with a right to the head.
Wiley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wellington looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Wiley as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiley.
A left hand lands to the body for Wiley.
Wiley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wiley - that landed with a thud.
Wiley digs a right hand into Wellington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wellington's gas tank.
Wiley lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Wiley.
Nice body punch from Wiley - that landed with a thud.
Wiley presses Wellington against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wiley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wiley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
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!
Wiley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wellington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiley lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Wiley.
Wiley is leaning against Wellington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wiley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wiley digs a right hand into Wellington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wellington's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Wiley.
Wiley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wiley lands a shot to the body.
Wiley lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wiley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wiley scores with a hook to the body.
Wiley lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Wiley scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Wiley.
Wiley scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Wiley.
Wiley scores with a hook to the body.
Wiley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wiley lands a shot to the body.
Wiley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiley.
A short body shot lands from Wiley as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wiley - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Wiley.
A nice left hand lands by Wiley.
Wiley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wellington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wiley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jamarcus Wiley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Wellington.
A shot in the inside from Wiley.
A body shot lands from Wiley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiley is leaning against Wellington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Wiley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiley.
Wellington takes a shot to the head.
Wiley digs a right hand into Wellington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wellington's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamarcus Wiley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Wellington's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wiley stalks Wellington and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wellington's face. Wellington staggers backwards, shaken.
Wiley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wiley scores with a body shot.
Wellington needs to keep his hands up - Wiley had a free shot at his head there.
Wiley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wiley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wiley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wiley closes the distance and pushes Wellington back into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiley pushes Wellington back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wiley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wellington.
Wiley is working Wellington over against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Wiley as the two fighters clinch.
Wiley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wellington.
Wiley is leaning against Wellington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wellington is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wellington.
Wiley digs a right hand underneath Wellington's ribcage. Wellington let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wiley lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiley.
Good body shot from Wiley.
Wiley digs a right hand underneath Wellington's ribcage. Wellington let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wiley pushes Wellington back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Wiley.
Wiley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wiley digs a right hand into Wellington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wellington's gas tank.
Jamarcus Wiley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wiley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wiley.
Wiley lands a nice shot to the body.
Wiley lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Wiley.
A right hand to the body from Wiley.
A left hand lands to the body for Wiley.
Wiley lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Wiley.
Wiley is working Wellington over against the ropes.
Wiley cracks Wellington with a nice body shot.
Wiley is leaning against Wellington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiley scores with a hook to the body.
Wiley cracks Wellington with a nice body shot.
Wiley digs a right hand into Wellington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wellington's gas tank.
Wiley lands a nice shot to the body.
Wiley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wiley is leaning against Wellington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wiley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wiley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wellington or not.
Wiley lands with a light punch inside.
Wiley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That has opened up Carl Wellington's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington takes a shot to the head.
Wiley is working Wellington over against the ropes.
Wiley lands a body punch.
Wiley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Wiley.
Wiley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Wiley.
Wiley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Wiley.
Wiley lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamarcus Wiley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carl Wellington's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wiley lands with a hook. Wellington tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wiley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wiley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wellington's sensitive parts.
Wiley lands with a straight right. Wellington didn't see that one coming.
Good shot there by Wiley.
Wiley stuns Wellington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wiley jabs at Wellington's body.
Nice shot by Wiley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wiley scores with a nice head shot.
Wiley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiley 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.
The cut above Carl Wellington's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wiley scores with a body shot.
Wellington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wiley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wiley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wellington can do to turn this around?
Wiley lands a jab to Wellington's midsection.
Wiley is looking to wear down Wellington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wellington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wiley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jamarcus Wiley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wiley scores with the left hand. Wellington knows he should have avoided that one.
Wiley jabs at Wellington's body.
Wiley has managed to clinch.
Wiley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiley.
Wiley digs a right hand into Wellington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wellington's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Wiley.
A hook to the body from Wiley.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiley.
Wiley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wiley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jamarcus Wiley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Wiley.
Wiley digs a right hand into Wellington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wellington's gas tank.
Wellington is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wiley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiley lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiley lands with a light punch inside.
Carl Wellington's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wellington has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wiley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wiley works on Wellington's body with a couple of short punches.
Wiley pushes Wellington back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wiley gets underhooks to prevent Wellington's takedown attempt.
Jamarcus Wiley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Wellington.
Wiley pushes Wellington back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wellington is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wiley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellington drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wiley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamarcus Wiley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wiley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:24
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:24
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamarcus Wiley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roman Christos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christos's entrance music is Hell's Ditch. A fine choice. Peterson has chosen Invasion of the Bodysnatcher as his entrance music. Roman Christos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
145 lbs
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26
144 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Christos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christos instigates a clinch.
Christos has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Peterson tries to circle away but Christos has him pinned against the ropes.
Christos is trying to trip Peterson. He has hold of a leg but Peterson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Christos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Peterson is trying to keep Christos in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Christos looking to pass the guard.
Peterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Christos advances position into side control!
Christos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Christos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Christos working the ground and pound but Peterson is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Peterson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Christos working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Christos goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Peterson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Christos's guard! Nice work there by Peterson!
Christos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Christos is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Christos working a defensive guard here.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Christos is retaining full guard.
Peterson trying to control but Christos is working from the bottom.
Christos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Peterson passes into half guard.
Peterson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Christos is trying to get back to full guard.
Christos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christos is trying to get back to full guard.
Peterson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Peterson wants to control but Christos is keeping him busy.
Peterson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Christos kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Scott Peterson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Christos moves in looking to clinch but Peterson pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Christos shoots in looking for a takedown. Peterson tries to sprawl out of it but Christos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Peterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Christos has a takedown stuffed.
Christos shoots in for a takedown but Peterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Christos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roman Christos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christos.
Christos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Christos shoots in but no luck this time.
Peterson takes a swing at Christos's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christos scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee warns Peterson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Christos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Peterson turns into him and now he's in Christos's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Peterson trying to control but Christos is working from the bottom.
Christos working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Peterson has passed into half guard!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Peterson in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Peterson is stalling here. Christos is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Peterson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Christos has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Peterson wants to control but Christos postures up.
Christos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Christos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Christos tries for a kimura but Peterson is defending well.
Christos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Christos working over Peterson with some ground and pound. Peterson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Peterson trying to control but Christos postures up.
Christos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christos.
Christos prevents Peterson from improving his position.
Peterson trying to hold on to Christos's head to control him but Christos postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Christos is looking for a kimura but Peterson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Christos to get the leverage.
Peterson trying to control but Christos postures up.
Peterson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Peterson.
Christos tries to free his leg and advance position but Peterson is retaining full guard.
Christos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Christos throwing strikes from guard but Peterson blocks nicely.
Peterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Christos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christos.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christos is defended easily by Peterson.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Christos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Christos with that takedown attempt.
Peterson stuffs the takedown.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Christos moves away and avoids it.
Christos feints and as Peterson raises his hands in defense, Christos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christos has gone for a leg lock! Peterson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Christos's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peterson trying to control but Christos is working from the bottom.
Christos looking for subs off his back but Peterson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Peterson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christos keeps working.
Christos won't allow Peterson to pass to mount.
Christos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Christos.
Peterson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Peterson trying to control but Christos is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Scott Peterson.
Christos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christos.
Christos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Peterson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Peterson trying to control here.
Peterson tries to roll over but Christos keeps him under control.
Scott Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christos with the ground and pound but Peterson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Christos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Christos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Christos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Dryupp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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21
139 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
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101 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Dryupp!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dryupp fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Orlov avoids it really well and circles away.
Dryupp shoots in and gets a takedown into Orlov's guard.
Orlov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dryupp defends well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Orlov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dryupp throwing strikes from guard but Orlov blocks nicely.
Dryupp looking to pass the guard.
Orlov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dryupp!
Dryupp gets back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Orlov seems to be looking for submissions.
Dryupp wants to improve his position but Orlov is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Orlov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Orlov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dryupp defends it well.
Dryupp trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dryupp manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Orlov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Orlov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Orlov drops back looking for a leg! Dryupp is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dryupp manages to kick Orlov off! Orlov jumps back into Dryupp's guard.
Dryupp looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orlov being controlled here momentarily.
Dryupp had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orlov defends it easily.
Dryupp wants to sweep but no luck.
Dryupp keeping full guard, as Orlov tries to pass.
Orlov stands and steps away. Dryupp gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A big left from Orlov misses.
Orlov dives in and grabs Dryupp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dryupp pushes down on Orlov's head and hops out.
Dryupp avoids the body shot from Orlov.
Dryupp shoots in looking for a takedown. Orlov tries to sprawl out of it but Dryupp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Orlov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Orlov throws the left hand but Dryupp avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dryupp enables Orlov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dryupp manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dryupp looks gassed!
Orlov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dryupp keeping moving, preventing Orlov from controlling successfully.
Orlov looking to pass the guard.
Dryupp looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Orlov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Orlov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dryupp trying to keep a closed guard but Orlov is proving a slippery customer.
Dryupp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orlov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dryupp had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orlov defends it easily.
Orlov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Orlov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Orlov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Orlov in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dryupp is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yuri Orlov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry comes to the ring accompanied by england belongs to me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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23
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryu Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakurai manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Terry.
Sakurai throws a right and a left that Terry avoids nicely.
Terry thows a body shot but no joy.
Terry scores with the left hand. Sakurai knows he should have avoided that one.
Terry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sakurai fails to land the takedown.
Sakurai throws a shot to the body.
Terry misses with a wild body shot.
Sakurai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Terry finds it's way round the side to connect with Sakurai's head.
Terry lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Terry misses.
Sakurai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terry.
Sakurai misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Terry as Sakurai shoots in.
Terry throws a combination that misses
and Sakurai counters with a left to the body.
Sakurai thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakurai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Terry rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai throws a combination that misses
and Terry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakurai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Terry counters with a good low kick that Sakurai was not able to check.
Nice straight punches there by Sakurai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sakurai.
Sakurai misses with a shot to the body
and Terry counters with a good, hard body kick but Sakurai shrugs it off.
Terry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sakurai misses with a two punch combination.
Daniel Terry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Terry.
Terry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakurai ducks under a wild hook from Terry.
Sakurai moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakurai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Terry's waist but Terry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sakurai off to one side.
Daniel Terry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryu Sakurai.
Sakurai looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Terry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
Sakurai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Terry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sakurai. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry dodges the punch combination from Sakurai.
Sakurai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakurai moves out of range of the strikes.
Terry avoids the body shot from Sakurai.
Terry tries to score with a low kick but Sakurai moves his leg out of the way.
Sakurai slips under a jab from Terry.
Terry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Sakurai misses its intended target.
Sakurai closes the distance and clinches up with Terry, looking for a takedown. Sakurai pushes Terry against the ropes but Terry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sakurai throws a body punch but Terry moves out of range.
Sakurai throws a right hand that Terry ducks under and follows up with a left that Terry also avoids with ease.
Terry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sakurai backs up against the ropes.
Terry throws a jab when Sakurai was well out of range.
Terry throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry looks to land a left hand but Sakurai moved out of range nicely.
Terry misses with a double jab.
Terry digs a good hook to Sakurai's body.
That kick from Terry tenderised Sakurai's leg. Sakurai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Terry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakurai gets a takedown into half guard.
Terry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sakurai is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry tries to roll over but Sakurai keeps him under control.
Sakurai tries to pass to full mount but Terry defends it.
Sakurai is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Terry dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed right hand from Terry misses the target.
Sakurai tests Terry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Terry misses with a body shot
and Sakurai counters with a single leg into guard. Terry didn't expect that.
Sakurai trying to control but Terry is working from the bottom.
Sakurai is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sakurai wants to control from the top but Terry keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sakurai looking to sit in guard and control but Terry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Terry won't allow Sakurai to sweep him here.
Sakurai controls Terry momentarily but Terry frees himself.
Terry trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakurai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sakurai wants to hit a switch here but Terry passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sakurai there!
Sakurai working to try and regain half guard.
Sakurai sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sakurai trying to hold on to Terry's head to control him but Terry postures up.
Terry trying to control from half guard but Sakurai is working away.
Sakurai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai is not content to let Terry control the position.
Sakurai is trying to control but can't.
Terry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Daniel Terry has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Terry digs a good hook to Sakurai's body.
Sakurai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terry.
Terry's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Terry duly obliges.
Sakurai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Terry thumps Sakurai with a low kick.
Terry lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sakurai will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry lands with a hook. Sakurai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sakurai shoots for a takedown but Terry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Terry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Terry looks to land a combination but Sakurai avoids it well.
Sakurai throws a combination that misses
and Terry counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniel Terry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakurai slips a jab from Terry.
A jab from Terry misses.
Sakurai lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryu Sakurai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Terry misses with a two punch combination.
Sakurai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Terry counters with a left and a right that stings Sakurai.
Sakurai shoots in and drives through. Terry sprawls well.
Terry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakurai.
Sakurai closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Terry did well to prevent Sakurai getting side control.
Terry is not content to let Sakurai control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryu Sakurai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sakurai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terry.
Terry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sakurai misses with a few strikes there.
Terry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Terry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Terry throws the kick towards the body but Sakurai avoids it.
Sakurai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sakurai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sakurai misses with a wild body shot.
Sakurai just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Terry, right into the meat.
Terry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakurai manages to avoid it.
Terry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Terry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry throws a good cross that connects.
Sakurai looks for a takedown but Terry sprawls well.
Sakurai throws a series of punches but Terry moves out of range.
Sakurai throws a body punch but Terry moves out of range.
Sakurai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Terry connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Sakurai.
Terry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Terry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakurai.
Sakurai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sakurai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daniel Terry is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakurai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Terry tries to land a front kick but Sakurai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice jab there from Terry.
Terry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry lands with a cross.
Terry is looking to slow Sakurai down with leg kicks.
Sakurai dodges the punch combination from Terry.
Terry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Terry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Terry misses with a two punch combination.
Sakurai connects with a body shot.
Sakurai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Terry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel Terry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryu Sakurai.
Terry scores with a three punch combo!
Sakurai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sakurai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terry.
Sakurai walks into a jab.
Terry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sakurai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakurai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terry.
Sakurai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Terry is fending him off so far but Sakurai persists. Nope, Terry circles away and we're back to standing.
Terry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sakurai counters with a nice double leg into side control. Terry won't be happy with that.
Terry is not content to let Sakurai control the position.
Sakurai postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai laying and praying for a moment but Terry takes advantage and regains half guard.
Sakurai is trying to control the action in half guard but Terry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sakurai trying to control from Terry's half guard. Terry has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Terry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Terry 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Terry!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phillip E Cheesesteak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Roots - Don´t Say Nuthin´. Titus Fletcher will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phillip E Cheesesteak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Titus Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheesesteak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cheesesteak fails with a takedown attempt.
Fletcher lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cheesesteak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheesesteak misses with a straight left.
Fletcher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fletcher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cheesesteak's hands.
Fletcher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cheesesteak takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheesesteak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cheesesteak is breathing heavily.
Cheesesteak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fletcher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fletcher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cheesesteak's calf.
Fletcher lands with a nice body kick.
Cheesesteak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fletcher lands a front kick.
Fletcher lands with a shot to the body.
Fletcher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fletcher connects with the punch.
Fletcher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Fletcher.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Fletcher! Cheesesteak is backing up but he can't get away as Fletcher lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Cheesesteak and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Titus Fletcher!
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