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FCD 4: Thompson vs Rhoads PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geter Done (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Condit (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geter Done!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Condit!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Condit shoots in for a takedown but Done shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Condit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Geter Done has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Condit.
Condit shoots for a double leg takedown but Done sprawls well. He's pushed Condit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Condit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Done as he jumps to the side.
Condit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Condit looks gassed!
Condit is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Done's half guard.
Done wants to get back to his feet.
Condit trying to control the action but Done is working from the bottom.
Condit is thwarting Done's attempts to control the position.
Condit trying to control the action but Done is working from the bottom.
Condit slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Condit.
Condit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Done shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Condit manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Condit trying to control the position.
Done might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Condit might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Done kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Done throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Done postures up.
Done's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Condit pushes Done off and scrambles back to his feet.
Done clinches.
Done gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Done wants to control from the top but Condit keeps moving.
Condit wants to sweep here but Done controlling him for the moment.
Done throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Condit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Condit is trying to control the position but Done postures up.
Done makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Done throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Condit trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Done trying to control but Condit is working from the bottom.
Condit has his hands on Done's head, controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Done throws a head kick that misses.
Michael Condit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Condit misses with a takedown
and Done counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Condit!
Done stands up from mount. Strange move.
Condit tries for a takedown but Done circles away easily
and Done counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Condit!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Condit wants to control but Done is having none of it.
Condit blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit tries to lock up and control but Done gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Condit is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Done is staying active.
Condit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Condit tries to hold on but Done pushes him away.
Done landing strikes from the mount.
Done is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Condit can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Condit is wriggling around trying to escape.
Done working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Condit turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Done off and cradles Condit's limp body as Done celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Geter Done!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cake Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Demar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cake Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Demar's chin.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cake Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Demar!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Demar doesn't seem bothered though.
Demar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No luck for Demar with that takedown attempt.
Jr gets a clinch.
Jr scores with a shot to the side of Demar's head.
Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Demar walks away with a smile on his face. Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Demar tries to keep at a distance but Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Demar wants to break free but Jr has control.
Demar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jr is keeping busy.
Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Demar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jr is out of range.
Demar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jr lands with a nice combination. Demar backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jr shoots in for a takedown but Demar shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cake Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demar gets tackled into the cage by Jr. Jr maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Demar tries to pull guard but Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Demar drops back down to his feet.
Jr manages to pull guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Demar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Jr, not yet.
Jr pulls Demar in close to his closed guard and prevents Demar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Demar tries to free his leg and advance position but Jr is retaining full guard.
Demar looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demar is pushing down on Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Demar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jr gets full guard.
Jr managing to control the position.
Demar preventing the sweep.
Jr is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr pulls Demar in close to prevent any damage.
Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Demar on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cake Jr.
Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Demars head.
Jr pushes Demar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demar has him pressed against the cage.
Jr pushes Demar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jr lands a right hand.
Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Demars head.
Jr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jr has Demar pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cake Jr 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.
Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Demar takes a shot to the head.
Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jr lands a left hand.
Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Demar can't break the clinch.
Demar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jr moves into range and clinches up with Demar.
Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Demar being controlled against the cage.
Demar is breathing heavily.
Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Demar wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Demar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jr scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jr landing punches.
Jr trying to control but Demar is having none of it.
Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Demar?
Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr looking to finish Demar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Demar!
Jr with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jr cracks Demar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jr cracks Demar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jr landing shots from mount.
Jr landing shots from mount.
Demar is bucking up trying to escape but Jr cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jr lands a nice shot to the head.
Demar taking shots to the head.
Jr landing strikes from the mount.
Jr with shots to the head and body - Demar looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr scoring with strikes but Demar is staying in there.
Jr with a couple of short strikes.
Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Demar tries to hold on but Jr pushes him away.
Demar taking shots to the head.
Cake Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Demar tries to hold on but Jr postures up.
Jr looking to finish Demar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Demar!
A nice elbow there by Jr.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Demar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jr has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Demar's face.
Jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jr unloading with bombs!
Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
Jr working Demar over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jr lands a big shot there that rocks Demar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Demar trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cake Jr dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jr.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danga de danga de dang - Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demar.
Demar fails with the takedown.
Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jr throws a combination. Demar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Demar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jr working over Demar with some ground and pound. Demar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Demar is not content to let Jr control the position.
Jr is nestled in close to Demar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demar can do to turn this around?
Demar is refusing to be controlled, as Jr sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Demar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jr is looking to take a break and control but Demar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Demar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jr.
Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Demar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jr is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Demar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ground and pound from Jr.
Jr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jr winds up and cracks Demar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Jr there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr working Demar over with strikes.
Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Demar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Demar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Demar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Jr there.
Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mark Demar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demar missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cake Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jr 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cake Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brock Lee has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Matt Jones has been cut.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jones trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
Lee takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jones cracks Lee with a big right hand but Lee just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
Lee is not content to let Jones control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jones wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lee is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lee is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones scoring with strikes but Lee is staying in there.
Jones landing punches.
Jones looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Lee gets back to half guard.
Jones is pressing down on Lee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lee is holding on for now.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Lee's head.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Lee is defending well.
Jones thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lee to the mat! Lee manages to get full guard.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lee trying to control the position.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones cracks Lee with a solid left hand.
Jones prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Jones trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brock Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Jones.
Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones stands and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee is trying to buck Jones off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lee tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lee trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Lee is defending the position.
Jones stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Matt Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Jones is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Lee's head.
Jones uses his free foot to push down on Lee's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lee duly obliges.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jones. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Brock Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Jones.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Lee digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee prevents a body shot from Jones.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lee prevents it.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones wants a takedown.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lee prevents it.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Matt Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lee is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Brock Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Goyce Racie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sierra has chosen Sweet Dreams-Manson as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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20
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goyce Racie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cliff Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierra shoots in looking for a takedown. Racie tries to sprawl out of it but Sierra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Racie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Racie misses with a takedown
and Sierra makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sierra tries to bum rush Racie with a series of wild strikes but Racie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Racie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sierra's half guard.
Sierra is trying to get back to full guard.
Racie stalling.
Racie is pressing down on Sierra's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sierra is holding on for now.
Sierra controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Racie tries to pass to full mount but Sierra defends it.
Racie is looking to pass Sierra's guard but actually Sierra recovers to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Racie.
Racie prevents Sierra from getting back to his feet.
Racie tries to free his leg and advance position but Sierra is retaining full guard.
Sierra controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sierra keeping moving, preventing Racie from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Racie tries for a takedown but Sierra circles away easily
and Sierra decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Racie's guard.
Racie keeping moving, preventing Sierra from controlling successfully.
Racie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Racie pulls Sierra in close to prevent any damage.
Sierra tries to stand but Racie is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Racie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Racie stalling away here and it's allowed Sierra to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Racie stopping the sweep attempt from Sierra.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Racie wants to pass the guard but Sierra is keeping the position.
Sierra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra keeping moving, preventing Racie from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Racie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sierra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Racie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Racie throwing shots but Sierra is blocking nicely.
Racie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Racie wants to pass the guard but Sierra is defending well.
Racie is looking to take a break and control but Sierra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Racie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sierra tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Racie is looking for a kimura but Sierra is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Racie to get the leverage.
Racie seems to be looking for submissions.
Racie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sierra defends it well.
Sierra is not content to let Racie control the position.
Racie wants to work for an arm triangle but Sierra is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Racie is keen to just control but Sierra is a slippery customer.
Racie is looking to stall here but Sierra recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Racie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Goyce Racie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sierra dives in and grabs Racie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Racie pushes down on Sierra's head and hops out.
Racie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sierra tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Racie is in Sierra's guard.
Sierra is pulling down on Racie's head. It's preventing any offense from Racie, at least for the moment.
Racie looking to pass the guard.
Racie pushes down on Sierra's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Racie is looking to take a break and control but Sierra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sierra is trying to control but can't.
Racie trying to control from half guard but Sierra is working away.
Racie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sierra knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sierra!
Racie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Racie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Racie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Racie looking to control but Sierra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sierra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Racie with a couple of short strikes.
Sierra is desperately trying to improve his position but Racie has a good base and remains in mount.
Racie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sierra has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sierra!
Sierra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Racie is trying to control the position but Sierra postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Goyce Racie just wasn't active enough.
Racie looks to clinch
so Sierra counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sierra won't allow Racie to sweep him here.
Sierra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Racie is keeping the position for now.
Sierra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Racie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sierra tries to stand but Racie is controlling from the bottom.
Racie is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Racie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sierra is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cliff Sierra wasn't active enough on the ground.
Racie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sierra napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee asks Racie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Racie prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sierra is looking for a sweep.
Racie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sierra keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra prevents Racie from improving position.
Racie trying to control the position but Sierra is working away.
Racie advances to full mount.
Racie controlling the position easily from mount.
Racie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Racie goes for an armbar but Sierra turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sierra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goyce Racie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sierra tries to score with a low kick but Racie moves his leg out of the way.
Racie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Racie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Racie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Racie looking to control but Sierra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sierra is looking to get to half guard.
Racie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sierra is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racie prevents Sierra from getting the reversal.
Racie controlling from the full mount.
Racie tries to control but Sierra wriggling away.
Racie working for a submission but Sierra is keeping him at bay.
Racie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Racie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two 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.
Racie prevents Sierra from getting the reversal.
Racie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Racie working the ground and pound effectively.
Sierra working to try and regain half guard.
Sierra is squirming around, avoiding Racie's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Racie content just to control the position here.
Racie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sierra turns into him and now he's in Racie's guard.
Sierra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cliff Sierra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Racie is trying to keep Sierra in close.
Sierra trying to control but Racie is working from the bottom.
Sierra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Racie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goyce Racie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sierra trying to control but Racie is working from the bottom.
Sierra wants to stand but Racie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sierra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Racie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sierra won't allow Racie to sweep him here.
Sierra drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sierra jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sierra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Racie is pulling down on Sierra's head. It's preventing any offense from Sierra, at least for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Racie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sierra defends it easily.
Sierra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Racie's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Goyce Racie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Racie, 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goyce Racie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raf Gon DIas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Brashears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21
177 lbs
5 - 5 - 1 |
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25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Raf Gon DIas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Brashears!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gon DIas loads up on a big right hand but Brashears slips the punch.
Brashears shoots in for a takedown but Gon DIas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Brashears or perhaps it was just good defense by Gon DIas which made him look bad.
Gon DIas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Gon DIas.
Gon DIas seems to be stalking Brashears here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Brashears drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raf Gon DIas!
Raf Gon DIas retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campos comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Not Afraid. Daniel Campos had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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19
154 lbs
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18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Hale!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Campos is trying to defend but Hale finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Campos is staying active underneath Hale, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Campos trying to control here.
Hale is pressing down on Campos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Campos is holding on for now.
Hale decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Campos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hale manages to avoid it.
Hale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hale misses with a shot to the body
and Campos moves into the clinch.
Campos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Campos.
It looks like Justin Hale has been cut.
Campos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Campos obliges.
Campos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hale pulls guard effortlessly.
Campos content to stall in guard here.
Hale is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hale scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hale fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Campos avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hale!
Campos landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campos controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campos jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hale is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hale and Campos has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hale has one of Campos's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Campos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hale regains half guard there - taking advantage of Campos's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Campos thows a huge punch but Hale dodges it nicely.
Hale keeping control of the position.
Campos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hale doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Campos.
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.
Hale is staying active underneath Campos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Campos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hale trying to control from the bottom.
Hale is in trouble now - Campos has advanced to mount!
Campos goes for an armbar but Hale turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hale.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Campos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Hale's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Campos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Hale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hale fails with the takedown
and Campos counters by clinching up.
Campos lands an elbow just above Hale 's eye.
Campos digs a right hand into Hale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hale's gas tank.
Campos turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Campos wants to control but Hale is keeping him busy.
Campos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hale, who protects the arm well.
Campos tries to move to full mount but Hale actually manages to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Campos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campos with a couple of short strikes.
Campos prevents Hale from getting the reversal.
Campos trying to control but Hale is having none of it.
Campos can't control as he wanted to and Hale manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hale's head.
Campos working over Hale with some ground and pound. Hale looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Campos thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hale to regain full guard.
Campos preventing the sweep.
Hale pulls Campos in close to his closed guard and prevents Campos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hale keeping moving, preventing Campos from controlling successfully.
Campos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Daniel Campos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hale is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale looking for a sweep. Not yet Hale, not yet.
Hale lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Campos!
Campos working to try and regain half guard.
Hale takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hale with shots to the head and body - Campos looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Hale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale wants to control the pace but Campos is squirming around nicely.
Campos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hale wants to control the pace but Campos is squirming around nicely.
Hale looking to finish with strikes here!
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 Daniel Campos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justin Hale's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hale is looking to clinch.
Hale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hale closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Campos is looking to regain half guard here but Hale keeps moving and retains side control.
Hale thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hale connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Campos some visible discomfort.
Hale goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Campos has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hale but great work by Campos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hale managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Campos.
Hale controls the position for a moment.
Campos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hale manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hale slips a nice elbow through Campos's hands, connecting with Campos's forehead.
Hale seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Campos wants to control but Hale is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Campos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Campos wants to get back to full guard.
Hale working over Campos with some ground and pound. Campos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Campos moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Campos's head.
Campos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hale wants to control from the top but Campos keeps moving.
Hale wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Campos's closed guard. He's half up but Campos has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Campos pivots and extends the arm, Hale falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Campos! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Campos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Blood And Thunder - Mastodon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinji Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunt circles away.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hunt misses.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Hunt moves his leg out of the way.
Hunt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunt is defended easily by Silva.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva staying calm.
Hunt is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Silva works to advance to full mount. Hunt defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Hunt wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Hunt wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Hunt settles back down.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
Hunt throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing.
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Hunt tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
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.
Hunt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva is working an open guard so Hunt takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense.
Hunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva prevents Hunt from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunt, not yet.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Hunt is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.
Hunt trying to control here.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacob Hunt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hunt's guard now.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Silva won't allow Hunt to get back to his feet.
Silva controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shinji Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
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.
Hunt slips a straight right by Silva.
Hunt looks to throw a body kick
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva looks to land a combination but Hunt avoids it well.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hunt does no damage.
Silva wants to clinch but Hunt slips to the side
and Hunt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt misses with a leg kick
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Shinji Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinji Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinji Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Go Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
156 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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20
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Go Yamamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Freddy Paul!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Paul to the floor! Yamamoto dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Freddy Paul has been cut.
Paul won't allow Yamamoto to pass to mount.
Yamamoto is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto works his foot free and advances to mount.
Yamamoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Paul looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Yamamoto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamamoto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Paul because Yamamoto loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto controlling his opponent.
Yamamoto dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Yamamoto.
Paul is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul wants to hold on but Yamamoto pushes him away.
Yamamoto lands a nice shot to the head.
Yamamoto content just to control the position here.
Yamamoto unloading with bombs!
Yamamoto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yamamoto looking for a guillotine from mount but Paul is having none of it.
Yamamoto controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto looking to finish Paul with some ground and pound. This is bad for Paul!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yamamoto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yamamoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paul is looking to escape.
Yamamoto controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Paul that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul is controlling an arm, preventing Yamamoto from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Yamamoto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Paul looks gassed!
Yamamoto cracks Paul with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yamamoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Paul looks a forlorn figure.
Yamamoto looking to control but Paul is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yamamoto 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.
BOOM! Yamamoto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yamamoto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Paul is surviving well by controlling Yamamoto's body position as best he can.
Yamamoto with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto controlling from mount.
Yamamoto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yamamoto trying to control but Paul is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamamoto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Go Yamamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Paul's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paul looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yamamoto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paul.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Paul is avoiding it.
Paul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up but Paul circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paul, pushing him back against the cage.
Yamamoto misses with a knee strike.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paul's face.
Yamamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paul can do to turn this around?
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Paul is blocking nicely.
Yamamoto lands an elbow that stopped Paul in his tracks for a moment.
Paul takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Paul is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paul's face.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paul blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paul tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamamoto smiles and moves away.
Go Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Paul.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Paul shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yamamoto but Yamamoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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.
Paul swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Go Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamamoto.
Paul misses with a head kick.
Yamamoto rushes Paul and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paul blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands an elbow just above Paul 's eye.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paul's face.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Paul drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Paul blocks with his arms.
Paul wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
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.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paul tries for a takedown but Yamamoto manages to get underhooks.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
Paul tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto misses with a knee strike.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paul has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paul fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Paul is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Paul tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Go Yamamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Paul's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yamamoto gets a clinch.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paul's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yamamoto as Paul tries to tie him up.
Yamamoto misses with a knee strike.
Yamamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paul blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paul's face.
Paul tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamamoto smiles and moves away.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Yamamoto drives through and clinches with Paul against the cage.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paul wants to break free but Yamamoto has control.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paul jumps guard but Yamamoto stands there with Paul around his waist. Paul gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Paul fails to pull guard.
Go Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Paul.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paul looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paul's face.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto misses with a knee strike.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paul is defending well for now.
Paul is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yamamoto is keeping busy.
Paul has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yamamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paul blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paul tries to circle away but Yamamoto has him pinned against the cage.
Yamamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paul blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamamoto misses with a knee strike.
Yamamoto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Paul.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Paul blocks with his arms.
Paul stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two 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.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yamamoto keeps control of Paul as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yamamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Paul is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Paul blocks with his arms.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Paul is blocking nicely.
Paul drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yamamoto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paul swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul wants to clinch but Yamamoto slips to the side
and Yamamoto counters by moving into the clinch.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Paul missing with knees to the body.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Paul is blocking nicely.
Paul tries to break free but Yamamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paul blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four 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.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Paul's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Paul tries to pull guard but Yamamoto holds him up against the cage and eventually Paul drops back down to his feet.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paul lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paul trying to control the position but instead, Yamamoto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paul into the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Paul is blocking nicely.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Go Yamamoto clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Paul's cut.
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.
Paul fails with the takedown
and Yamamoto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yamamoto.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Paul tries to circle away but Yamamoto has him pinned against the cage.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Paul tries to break free but Yamamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Paul blocks with his arms.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paul's face.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Paul blocks with his arms.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paul jumps guard but Yamamoto stands there with Paul around his waist. Paul gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paul misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Paul tries to pull guard but Yamamoto holds him up against the cage and eventually Paul drops back down to his feet.
Go Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Paul.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamamoto keeps control of Paul as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yamamoto as Paul tries to tie him up.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paul tries for a takedown. No joy.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto prevents Paul from breaking the clinch.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Paul blocks with his arms.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Paul blocks with his arms.
Paul tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paul is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Paul is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yamamoto is keeping busy.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto keeps control of Paul as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Paul jumps guard but Yamamoto stands there with Paul around his waist. Paul gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paul's face.
Yamamoto gets underhooks to prevent Paul's takedown attempt.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Paul tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
Yamamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Paul won't want to take too many of those.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paul's face.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paul tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Paul is blocking nicely.
Paul tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paul tries to score a body lock takedown but Yamamoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paul looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Go Yamamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paul fails to pull guard.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paul fails to pull guard.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paul tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamamoto smiles and moves away.
Paul tries to clinch up.
Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paul is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yamamoto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paul wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto misses with a knee strike.
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Paul jumps guard but Yamamoto stands there with Paul around his waist. Paul gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Go Yamamoto had his way with Freddy Paul in that round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Paul's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Paul checks a low kick from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Paul is having none of it.
Paul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamamoto instigates a clinch.
Paul takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Paul is blocking nicely.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paul is working for takedown but Yamamoto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yamamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paul's efforts to push away.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paul looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paul is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Yamamoto gets underhooks to prevent Paul's takedown attempt.
Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto misses with a knee strike.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto misses with a knee strike.
Paul wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
Paul jumps guard but Yamamoto stands there with Paul around his waist. Paul gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Go Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Paul.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Paul shrugs off.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Paul is blocking nicely.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paul is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamamoto has double underhooks.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Paul blocks with his arms.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Paul blocks with his arms.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Paul is blocking nicely.
Yamamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Paul won't want to take too many of those.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paul is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yamamoto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paul goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yamamoto prevents it.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paul working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Paul tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Paul blocks with his arms.
Yamamoto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yamamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paul's efforts to push away.
Paul drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yamamoto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Go Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paul is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yamamoto is keeping busy.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto stops a takedown attempt from Paul.
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Paul has had enough of the clinch but Yamamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Paul is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamamoto gets an underhook and turns Paul into the cage.
Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Paul fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paul lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paul takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Paul is blocking nicely.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paul's face.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Freddy Paul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yamamoto obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Go Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamamoto 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:44
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:44
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Go Yamamoto!
Go Yamamoto retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Wylde Rhoads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by All In The Family. 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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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Wylde Rhoads!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to clinch but Wylde Rhoads is having none of it.
Thompson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wylde Rhoads.
Wylde Rhoads shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed Wylde Rhoads's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson throws a head kick but Wylde Rhoads moves out of range.
Tony Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Thompson lands but Wylde Rhoads takes it in his stride.
It looks like Jake Wylde Rhoads has been cut.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Wylde Rhoads keeps it at a distance.
Thompson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde Rhoads blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wylde Rhoads paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wylde Rhoads tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thompson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wylde Rhoads somewhat.
Tony Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Wylde Rhoads.
Thompson closes the distance and pushes Wylde Rhoads back into the cage.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wylde Rhoads paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wylde Rhoads.
Wylde Rhoads swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Wylde Rhoads blocks a leg kick.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wylde Rhoads paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson lands a head kick. Wylde Rhoads smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wylde Rhoads is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thompson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson moves into range and clinches up with Wylde Rhoads.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Wylde Rhoads avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Wylde Rhoads blocks a head kick by Thompson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Wylde Rhoads swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Wylde Rhoads or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson which made him look bad.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Wylde Rhoads swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wylde Rhoads paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a takedown attempt - Thompson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Wylde Rhoads moves out of range easily.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Wylde Rhoads swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Wylde Rhoads, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Wylde Rhoads swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson throws a head kick but Wylde Rhoads moves out of range.
Thompson tries to clinch but Wylde Rhoads is having none of it.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wylde Rhoads manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Wylde Rhoads keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Thompson as Wylde Rhoads shoots in.
Thompson tries to clinch but Wylde Rhoads moves out of range.
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wylde Rhoads closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Thompson quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Wylde Rhoads is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thompson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wylde Rhoads.
Thompson pushes Wylde Rhoads off looking to stand but Wylde Rhoads dives back in and keeps control.
Wylde Rhoads is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Thompson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Wylde Rhoads!
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