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SCC 67 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obala Didier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Karlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Karlov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Obala Didier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Karlov!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Didier. Beautiful body shot.
Karlov thows a body shot but no joy.
Didier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Didier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karlov looks to land a combination but Didier avoids it well.
Didier misses with a head kick.
A big right from Karlov misses.
Didier slips a jab and a cross from Karlov.
Didier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Didier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karlov throws out the jab.
Karlov lands a nice shot that snaps Didier's head back.
It looks like Obala Didier has been cut.
Didier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Didier.
Didier lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Didier Throws a clean left jab. Didier Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Karlov's chin! Karlov crumbles to the ground and Didier follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Didier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Obala Didier!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar's entrance music is Metallica. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey lands a body shot.
Lesnar works Dempsey's body with a nice hook.
Dempsey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dempsey scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnar tries to get to full guard but Dempsey has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lesnar trying to control here.
Lesnar wants to get back to full guard.
Lesnar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dempsey is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A cross from Lesnar lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey lands a head kick. Lesnar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lesnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dempsey.
Lesnar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dempsey momentarily.
Dempsey shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lesnar is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Dempsey seems content to control.
Lesnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lesnar is trying to maintain the position but Dempsey is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lesnar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mark Dempsey hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lesnar misses the shot to the body.
Dempsey moves out of range as Lesnar strikes.
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lesnar misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Lesnar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dempsey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Dempsey tries a head kick but it misses.
Lesnar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dempsey counters with an inside leg kick.
Dempsey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey has an Americana. Lesnar didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Dempsey is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Dempsey hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mark Dempsey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bitis Gabonica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Lemiwinks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Lemiwinks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bitis Gabonica's chin.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bitis Gabonica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Lemiwinks!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabonica tries to clinch but Lemiwinks is having none of it.
Gabonica shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lemiwinks is trying to defend but Gabonica finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gabonica is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lemiwinks sees it coming and defends easily.
Gabonica sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lemiwinks defending well though.
Gabonica tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lemiwinks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gabonica misses with a head shot. Lemiwinks uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gabonica throws and elbow that misses. Lemiwinks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gabonica's guard. Nice move by Lemiwinks!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabonica has Lemiwinks pulled in close to control his posture.
Lemiwinks stopping the sweep attempt from Gabonica.
Lemiwinks wanted to stand there but Gabonica had control of the position.
Lemiwinks stopping the sweep attempt from Gabonica.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lemiwinks tries to stand but Gabonica is controlling from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lemiwinks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gabonica has a takedown stuffed.
Gabonica tries to work over Lemiwinks's front leg with a kick but Lemiwinks checks it.
Gabonica looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gabonica throwing strikes from guard but Lemiwinks blocks nicely.
Lemiwinks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gabonica drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lemiwinks manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gabonica has Lemiwinks in his guard.
Lemiwinks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gabonica is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemiwinks wants to stand but Gabonica is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gabonica is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gabonica works his way into side control.
Lemiwinks dodges the ground and pound from Gabonica.
Gabonica is trying to get an arm triangle but Lemiwinks is defending well.
Gabonica in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabonica advances to full mount.
Gabonica moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lemiwinks has worked his arm free - good work by Lemiwinks!
Gabonica is trying to ground and pound but Lemiwinks uses the momentary lack of control by Gabonica to regain half guard.
Gabonica is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lemiwinks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bitis Gabonica dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gabonica tries to work over Lemiwinks's front leg with a kick but Lemiwinks checks it.
An inside leg kick from Gabonica misses.
Nice sprawl there from Lemiwinks as Gabonica shoots in.
Lemiwinks closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gabonica fails to land the takedown.
Lemiwinks slaps away a takedown attempt from Gabonica, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bitis Gabonica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gabonica is defended easily by Lemiwinks.
Gabonica shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gabonica trying to mount his opponent but Lemiwinks defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabonica is working hard here to advance position.
Gabonica missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lemiwinks is trying to stand up here but Gabonica is controlling him well.
Lemiwinks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gabonica.
Gabonica throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gabonica wants to pass the guard but Lemiwinks is defending well.
Gabonica throwing shots but Lemiwinks is blocking nicely.
Gabonica looks to land a strike but Lemiwinks avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gabonicais looking to pass into half guard but Lemiwinks pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lemiwinks is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gabonica pulls Lemiwinks in close to prevent any damage.
Lemiwinks wants to stand but Gabonica is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lemiwinks preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemiwinks is looking to stand up but Gabonica won't let him.
Lemiwinks won't allow Gabonica to sweep him here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Gabonica or perhaps it was just good defense by Lemiwinks which made him look bad.
Gabonica avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lemiwinks works over Gabonica's head and body with a nice combination.
Gabonica is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bitis Gabonica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemiwinks looks to land a combination but Gabonica avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabonica tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gabonica tries to clinch but Lemiwinks moves out of range.
Gabonica looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lemiwinks!
Gabonica has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gabonica moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lemiwinks has worked his arm free - good work by Lemiwinks!
Gabonica tries for a kimura but Lemiwinks is defending well.
Gabonica looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabonica throwing strikes but Lemiwinks manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Gabonica is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lemiwinks wants to stand but Gabonica has his arm trapped.
You can see the frustration on Gabonica's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lemiwinks tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gabonica manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lemiwinks is trying to stand.
Gabonica is working for a submission of some sort.
Gabonica is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bitis Gabonica will probably get the nod.
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!
Gabonica tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gabonica gets a takedown into half guard.
Lemiwinks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gabonica is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gabonica is working for a kimura but Lemiwinks is defending it quite comfortably.
Gabonica stops Lemiwinks from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabonica is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lemiwinks sees it coming and defends easily.
Gabonica trying to mount his opponent but Lemiwinks defends it.
Gabonica misses with a head shot. Lemiwinks uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gabonica drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lemiwinks dives on top into guard.
Lemiwinks wants to stand but Gabonica is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two 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.
Gabonica looking for a sweep. Not yet Gabonica, not yet.
Lemiwinks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gabonica is proving hard to escape from.
Gabonica controlling the position.
Lemiwinks tries to stand but Gabonica is controlling from the bottom.
Lemiwinks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gabonica swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gabonica looking for a sweep. Not yet Gabonica, not yet.
Lemiwinks wanted to stand there but Gabonica had control of the position.
The Lemiwinks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gabonica fails to land the takedown.
A leg kick checked by Lemiwinks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabonica shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gabonica swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lemiwinks is now in Gabonica's guard. A big mistake from Gabonica there, giving up the dominant position!
Lemiwinks wants to stand but Gabonica is controlling his posture from full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gabonica holds on and takes a little breather.
Lemiwinks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gabonica is proving hard to escape from.
Gabonica pulls Lemiwinks in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bitis Gabonica.
Gabonica fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lemiwinks sprawls well initially but Gabonica persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabonica missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gabonica is trying to work for a kimura but Lemiwinks is defending well.
Gabonica tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lemiwinks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gabonica throws a strike but Lemiwinks avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gabonica looking to pass the guard.
Gabonica throws and elbow that misses. Lemiwinks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gabonica's guard. Nice move by Lemiwinks!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bitis Gabonica showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gabonica, 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bitis Gabonica!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Take Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron France has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Take Down's chin.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Take Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ron France!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
France wants to slow Down down by chopping away at his legs.
Down tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but France was well out of range. Poor timing from Down.
Down moves into the clinch.
Down blocks a body shot from France.
France throws a punch but it's blocked by Down.
Down blocks a punch to the side of the head.
France misses with a knee strike.
France putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Down in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
France throws a punch but it's blocked by Down.
Down blocks an elbow strike.
Down has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. France is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
France doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
France throws an elbow but it misses.
France is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Down is defending well for now.
France fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Down gets control of France's arms and successfully pulls guard. Down will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
France trying to control but Down is working from the bottom.
France really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Down. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Down has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Down keeping moving, preventing France from controlling successfully.
France looking to sit in guard and control but Down gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Down won't allow France to sweep him here.
Down lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Down is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Down lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Down in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Down with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Down's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if France can do anything to dispel that myth.
Down keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of France's head.
Down working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Down pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. France is keeping the position for now.
Down drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Down jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Down showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Down stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. France swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down scoring with punches to the head and body.
Down working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
France is trying to keep Down in close.
Down has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Down pushing down on France's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Down looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks France with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Down moves nicely into side control.
Down working away.
France being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down landing strikes.
Down working the head with strikes.
France is letting Down control him for a moment.
Down lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear France down.
Down scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Down looks up at the clock and then as France takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Down smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
France looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Down looks up at the clock and then as France takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Down smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
France takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
France is working to avoid the ground and pound but Down connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Take Down dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Down closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. France did well to prevent Down getting side control.
Down thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed France's head.
Down prevents France from standing back up.
Down working the head and body with strikes.
Down lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
France taking some punishment here, with Down in his half guard.
Down not doing much here.
Down seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Down not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
France is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down is looking to take a break and control but France is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Down landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
France taking some punishment here, with Down in his half guard.
Down thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Down sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. France defending well though.
France keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
France is trying to stand up here but Down is controlling him well.
Down is trying to work for a kimura but France is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Down there.
Down working the head and body with strikes.
France on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Down not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Down is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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!
Down working France over with strikes.
Down is nestled in close to France, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Down with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Down working over France with some ground and pound. France looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down working over France with some ground and pound. France looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
France is defending against the submission attempts here by Down.
France blocking the ground and pound attempt from Down.
Down looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks France with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Down is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Down is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that France can do to turn this around?
Down looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks France with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Down seems content to control.
France keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Down moves nicely into side control.
Down working the ground and pound from side control.
Down scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Down cracks France with a big right hand but France just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Down wants to control but France is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Down scores with a couple of short elbows.
Down staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Take Down dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
France looks to throw the jab but Down is out of range.
France fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Down manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Down.
France throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Down avoids the body shot from France.
A jab from France misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
France lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
France tries to score with a low kick but Down moves his leg out of the way.
France takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Down lands with a cross.
France throws a hook but Down avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Down throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
France on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Down closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
France tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Down's elbow.
France tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
France with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Down blocks an uppercut.
France throws an elbow but it misses.
Down lands a takedown into guard.
Down looking to pass the guard.
Down wants to control from the top but France keeps moving.
Down sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down thows a big elbow that misses.
Down trying to control but France is working from the bottom.
Take Down has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
France throws a hook to the side of Down's head but Down sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
France throws a low kick but Down avoids it.
France takes a swing at Down's ribcage but misses.
France throws the left hand but Down avoids the punch easily.
France moves away from the strike by Down.
Take Down is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France is looking to chop away at Down's legs.
France moves to clinch but Down breaks away
and Down counters with a takedown into side control.
France is being controlled here.
Ron France has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Down prevents France from escaping the position.
A lull in the action here.
Check out the look on Down's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
France is trying to escape the position but Down is controlling the position.
France takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Down lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
France taking punishment in the form of punches.
Down in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Down lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Down takes a little break here. France wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Take Down showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Down, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Take Down!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Andre Moraes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Moraes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sandor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegane decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Clegane controlling the action here.
Clegane is thwarting Moraes's attempts to control the position.
Clegane seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Moraes is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sandor Clegane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ingram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante The Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dante The Saint enters the cage!
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139 lbs
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135 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Ingram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dante The Saint!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingram tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Saint swivels and escapes.
Ingram looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The Saint being controlled here, momentarily.
Ingram really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Saint is trying to control the position but Ingram postures up.
Ingram trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ingram is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ingram dives in and grabs The Saint's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Saint pushes down on Ingram's head and hops out.
Ingram walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Saint throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Saint closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The Saint tries to stand but Ingram controls the position and pulls The Saint into his guard.
The Saint stays in close to Ingram's body and controls the position.
The Saint trying to control but Ingram is working from the bottom.
Ingram lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The Saint!
Ingram content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingram seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Saint for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Saint wants to hold on but Ingram pushes him away.
Tony Ingram has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ingram closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ingram trying to mount his opponent but The Saint defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingram trying to control the pace.
Ingram has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ingram dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Saint throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Saint looks to land a combination. Ingram sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Saint misses with a takedown attempt
and Ingram counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Saint wants to get back to his feet but Ingram passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Saint can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ingram looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The Saint is looking to control Ingram's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Saint avoid being mounted?
Ingram controlling the action here.
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 decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tony Ingram.
The Saint looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ingram slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ingram keeping moving, preventing The Saint from controlling successfully.
Ingram bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Saint's guard.
Ingram prevents The Saint from getting back to his feet.
Ingram looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Saint misses with a combination
and Ingram counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee asks Ingram politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ingram prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tony Ingram overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The Saint is looking to get back to his feet here but Ingram is keeping cool and he's managed to take The Saint's back.
Ingram is riding his opponent, not letting The Saint buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ingram dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The Saint swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ingram counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The Saint wants to get back to full guard.
Ingram performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ingram's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Tony Ingram wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The Saint looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Saint shoots and misses
and Ingram counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The Saint can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ingram controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Tony Ingram wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The Saint with a poor takedown
and Ingram counters with a takedown into side control.
Ingram happy to just control the position for now.
Ingram advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingram controlling his opponent.
Dante The Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Ingram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Ingram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ingram, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Ingram!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salomon Greed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Gonzaga could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Salomon Greed's chin.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Gonzaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Salomon Greed!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzaga tries for a takedown but Greed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Greed.
Greed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Greed leaves Gonzaga with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Gonzaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzaga shoots in for a double leg but Greed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Greed feints a jab and as Gonzaga dips his head, Greed unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Gonzaga right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Gonzaga falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Greed smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Salomon Greed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reem Van Rijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shin Yamaguchi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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26
154 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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154 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reem Van Rijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shin Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaguchi cracks a nice hook into Van Rijn's ribs.
Van Rijn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamaguchi works Van Rijn's body with a nice hook.
Yamaguchi scores with a one two! Van Rijn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Van Rijn misses with a double jab
and Yamaguchi counters with a three punch combo that has Van Rijn backing up. Van Rijn nods at Yamaguchi to acknowledge the strikes.
Van Rijn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Rijn is breathing heavily.
Yamaguchi cracks Van Rijn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yamaguchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Rijn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Rijn misses with an uppercut. Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi lands a body shot.
Yamaguchi throws a combination. Van Rijn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Van Rijn is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Van Rijn can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Yamaguchi and Van Rijn drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Yamaguchi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shin Yamaguchi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between He Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Me's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hate Me Now. Nixon has chosen The Upsetters - Dread Lion as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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175 lbs
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21
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, He Me!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me throws a sloppy head kick and Nixon moves out of range easily.
Me tries to score with a low kick but Nixon moves his leg out of the way.
Me misses with a low kick.
Me fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nixon manages to avoid it.
Me tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nixon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Me pushes Nixon up against the cage in a clinch.
Me tries a knee to the head but Nixon blocks it.
Knees to the body from Me.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nixon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Me with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Me with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Me using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Me.
Nixon is trying to break free.
Nixon tries to pull guard but Me won't allow it.
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Me.
Nixon tries to pull guard but Me won't allow it.
Nixon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
He Me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Me there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Me lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good leg kick by Me there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nixon blocks a low kick nicely.
That kick from Me tenderised Nixon's leg. Nixon is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon throws a big shot that misses.
Me misses with a wild combination.
Me throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nixon.
Me takes one to the chin there.
Nixon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nixon checks a leg kick nicely.
Me throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Me pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nixon is out of range and Me settles back down.
Me ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Me has closed the distance and engaged Nixon in a clinch.
Me tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Me crunches a lovely knee into Nixon's ribcage.
Nixon jumps into guard, dragging Me to the mat.
Nixon is pulling down on Me's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon wants to stand but Me is controlling the position.
Nixon is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me stopping the sweep attempt from Nixon.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
He Me dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The crowd cheers as Nixon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Me doesn't seem phased though.
Me misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nixon checks a leg kick.
Nixon throws a sloppy head kick and Me moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Me.
Nixon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nixon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nixon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Me tries to score with a low kick but Nixon moves his leg out of the way.
Me walks into a stiff left hand from Nixon.
Nixon throws a looping overhand right but Me ducks down to avoid it.
Me throws a head kick that misses.
Me misses with a leg kick
and Nixon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Me throws a chopping leg kick but Nixon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Me forces Nixon back against the cage and clinches.
Me misses with a knee to the head.
Nixon lands a shot to the body.
Nixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nixon drags the fight down to the ground.
Nixon wants to get back to his feet but Me is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Me looking to stall.
Me connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nixon's face.
Me with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nixon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Me smiles and moves away.
Me dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nixon. That did some damage!
Nixon avoids the head kick by Me.
Me throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nixon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Me throws a leg kick
and Nixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nixon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Me fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nixon 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.
Nixon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Me steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
A telegraphed right hand from Nixon misses the target.
Me ducks right into an uppercut from Nixon.
Nixon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Me.
Me throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nixon lands a jab to the nose.
Me looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
Nixon scores with a nice right hand.
Richard Nixon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left lands for Nixon.
Nixon moves out of range of the leg kick from Me.
Me throws a sloppy head kick
and Nixon counters with a nice body kick.
Me tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nixon counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nixon.
Nixon lands a glancing blow to the side of Me's head.
Nixon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nixon's corner calls for a 1-2. Nixon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nixon throws a combination. Me tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nixon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nixon counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nixon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Nixon. That snapped Me's head back.
Me tries to clinch
and Me takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Me takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nixon blocks a head kick by Me.
Nixon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Me looks to clinch
and Nixon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nixon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Me is rocked!
Me swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nixon counters with a right hand from hell and Me is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Nixon!
Richard Nixon is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Walsh has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Walsh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walsh digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Walsh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Junior Silva has been cut.
Walsh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walsh steps in with a hook that catches Silva right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Walsh follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Silva looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Walsh!
Brian Walsh retains his featherweight title!
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