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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sparring BJJ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali Bot will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sparring BJJ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ali Bot!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BJJ changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bot tries to avoid it but BJJ manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bot to the ground. Bot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bot misses with an uppercut. BJJ saw that one coming.
Bot misses with an uppercut.
BJJ slips a jab from Bot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bot lands a big right hand that sends BJJ crashing to the mat! Bot stays standing though and waves BJJ back to his feet!
BJJ is rocked!
It looks like Sparring BJJ has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by BJJ.
Bot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but BJJ circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick by BJJ misses
and Bot counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ali Bot!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Turbando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Rodriguez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tomas Turbando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turbando shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well. He's pushed Turbando's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Turbando works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turbando connects with a single shot there.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand
and Turbando counters with a stiff right hand.
Turbando misses with a few strikes there.
Turbando misses with a takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turbando misses with a body punch
and Rodriguez counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Rodriguez looks at the referee who does nothing so Rodriguez lands a crushing right that sends Turbando to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lazerbeam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Lazerbeam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cory Rose!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazerbeam takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lazerbeam looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rose sends Lazerbeam crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rose is motioning to the referee to let Lazerbeam up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lazerbeam is rocked!
Lazerbeam with a poor takedown
and Rose makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oh Lazerbeam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose fakes the body blow, causing Lazerbeam to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Lazerbeam goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cory Rose!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Audio Science (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Audio Science!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Science feints a jab promting Hughes to slip. Science then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hughes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Science wants to clinch but Hughes slips to the side
and Hughes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hughes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hughes trying to mount his opponent but Science defends it.
Science is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Science is trying to stand.
Hughes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but Science defending well.
Hughes winds up and cracks Science with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Science is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Science is looking to control Hughes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Science avoid being mounted?
Hughes working Science over with strikes.
Hughes works his way into side control.
Hughes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Science is looking for a sweep.
Science takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hughes scoring with punches from side control.
Science taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Science to see if he's OK.
Science is trying to improve his position.
Hughes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Science is looking for a sweep.
Science is breathing heavily.
Hughes looks up at the clock and then as Science takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hughes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hughes working the ground and pound from side control.
Hughes cracks Science with a big right hand but Science just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Science on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hughes scores with punches from side control.
Science taking a bit of punishment here - Hughes scoring with strikes.
Hughes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Science taking a bit of punishment here - Hughes scoring with strikes.
Hughes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Science is rocked!
Hughes working the ground and pound.
Oh Science is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Check out the look on Hughes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes prevents Science from escaping the position.
Hughes grinds an elbow into Science's temple.
Science on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hughes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hughes landing a few strikes.
Hughes is chipping away with strikes.
Science is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hughes connects with a decent elbow.
Hughes working the head and body with strikes.
Hughes working the ground and pound.
Hughes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Science is looking for a sweep.
Hughes working the ground and pound from side control.
Hughes working the head and body with strikes.
Hughes moves into full mount!
Hughes raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hughes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Science seems to have got his legs back now.
Hughes lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes unloading with bombs!
Hughes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hughes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Science manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Science trying to control here.
Science gets full guard.
Science kicks Hughes off and gets to his feet.
Science wants to clinch
and Hughes counters with a shoot takedown. Science fights it but they end up in guard.
Science trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hughes pushing down on Science's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hughes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Science is trying to stand back up but Hughes is controlling him
Hughes lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Hughes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hughes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hughes thows a huge punch but Science dodges it nicely.
Science is pressing down on Hughes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Science working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hughes.
Hughes postures up in Science's guard and throws a big left but Science blocks it.
Science is trying to keep Hughes in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes won't allow Science to sweep him here.
Hughes lands a couple of elbows.
Hughes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hughes won't allow Science to get back to his feet.
Science wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Hughes chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Hughes dominated that round.
That's time! Science's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hughes throws a wild body kick that Science sees coming a mile off.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Science bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Science tries to clinch but Hughes moves away
so Hughes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Science striking off his back but it's not causing Hughes any problems.
Science knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hughes on the ground.
Science looking for a sweep. Not yet Science, not yet.
Science looking to control.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hughes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Science taking a bit of punishment here - Hughes scoring with strikes.
Science can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Science takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hughes lands a few punches from side control.
Hughes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hughes working the ground and pound.
Hughes is working Science over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nelson Hughes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hughes grinds an elbow into Science's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Science takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hughes is putting a hurting on Science here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hughes working the body and head with strikes.
Hughes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hughes misses with the ground and pound.
Science is looking to regain half guard here but Hughes keeps moving and retains side control.
Hughes throwing strikes but Science manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Science working away.
Science trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hughes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Science scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hughes to see if he's OK.
Science in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Science lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hughes down.
Science misses with the ground and pound.
Hughes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hughes taking a bit of punishment here - Science scoring with strikes.
Hughes tries to bench press Science off him but Science keeps the position.
Science working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Science throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Science lands an elbow.
Science tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Science working the head with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hughes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hughes is looking to regain half guard here but Science keeps moving and retains side control.
Science working the ground and pound from side control.
Hughes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Science wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Science misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Science tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Science working the head with strikes.
Science tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hughes is looking to reverse the position.
Science decides to stand back up. Science steps back and let's Hughes get back to his feet.
Science moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Science scores with a nice head shot.
Science is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Science.
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 Audio Science will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Science misses with a takedown
and Hughes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Science wants to stand but Hughes is controlling the position.
Hughes works over Science with some ground and pound from guard.
Hughes won't allow Science to sweep him here.
Hughes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Science's guard.
Hughes slips a nice elbow through Science's hands, connecting with Science's forehead.
Ground and pound from Hughes.
Hughes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hughes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hughes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Science tries to hold on but Hughes pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Science is looking to get to half guard.
Hughes raining down shots from the mount!
Hughes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Science can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Science flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hughes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hughes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Science's face.
Hughes prevents Science from getting the reversal.
Hughes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hughes cracks Science with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hughes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the head.
Science is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Hughes.
Hughes landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes prevents Science from getting the reversal.
Hughes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Science can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hughes with a couple of short strikes.
Science keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Science is in a horrible position here. Hughes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hughes looking to finish with strikes here!
Hughes looking to ground and pound but Science is blocking nicely.
Science takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Science is working to get back to half guard.
Science is working hard here to advance position.
Science takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Science really wants to buck Hughes off and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Hughes.
Hughes lands with some strikes.
Hughes scoring with strikes but Science is staying in there.
Poor strikes thrown by Hughes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Science keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Science tries to hold on but Hughes postures up.
Hughes landing strikes from the mount and Science is in trouble!
Hughes misses with a head shot.
BOOM! Hughes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Science regains half guard.
Science is trying to stand back up but Hughes is controlling him
Hughes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Science defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Science missing with punches from the bottom.
Science has hold of Hughes's hands but Hughes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hughes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Science slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hughes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hughes working the head with strikes.
Hughes is putting a hurting on Science here, landing some big shots from side control.
Science on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hughes lands a few punches from side control.
Hughes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Science is avoiding damage well.
Science pushes Hughes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hughes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hughes cracks Science with a big right hand but Science just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughes 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Hughes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Fos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Suarez (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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Fos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luiz Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fos manages to avoid it.
Suarez misses with a combination
and Fos counters with a shoot takedown. Suarez fights it but they end up in guard.
Fos gets to his feet - Suarez follows without any prompting.
Suarez misses with a double jab
and Fos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fos.
Fos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Suarez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Suarez looking to control.
Suarez is working an open guard so Fos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Suarez looking to control.
Suarez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fos wants to stand but Suarez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fos trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Suarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Suarez trying to strike off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fos is fighting to break Suarez's control of his arms but Suarez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Luiz Suarez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Suarez misses with a combination
and Fos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Suarez trying to control here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Suarez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fos has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Suarez works to full guard.
Fos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Suarez's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Suarez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Suarez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Suarez trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Luiz Suarez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fos staying out of range there.
A jab from Suarez finds it's way through Fos's defenses.
Fos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suarez's calf.
Suarez misses with a combination
and Fos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Suarez misses with a double jab
and Fos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suarez's knee momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suarez.
Suarez misses with a combination
and Fos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fos connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Fos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Suarez misses with a combination
and Fos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suarez misses with a double jab
and Fos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suarez's knee momentarily.
Suarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fos.
Jimmy Fos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fos throws a head kick that Suarez semi-blocks.
Fos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suarez is breathing heavily.
Fos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Suarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Fos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fos scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fos lands a leg kick that knocks Suarez off balance momentarily.
Fos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suarez. That did some damage!
Fos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suarez on the side of the head.
Fos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suarez's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Fos.
Suarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fos counters with a nice leg kick.
Fos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suarez can do to turn this around?
Fos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Suarez back to the cage. Fos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fos thumps Suarez with a low kick.
Fos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Suarez's head.
Jimmy Fos is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suarez doesn't seem bothered though.
Fos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Suarez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fos can pounce on him.
A combination from Fos does no damage.
Suarez swings widly with a right hand
and Fos counters with a head kick. That will keep Suarez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suarez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Suarez at a distance.
Fos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suarez. That did some damage!
Fos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fos throws a series of punches but Suarez moves out of range.
Suarez throws a combination that misses
and Fos counters with a low kick, right behind Suarez 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fos lands with a slapping head kick.
Fos lands a high kick!
Suarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Fos is looking to slow Suarez down with leg kicks.
Fos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suarez.
Fos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fos feints and then cracks Suarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suarez down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fos. That's going to slow Suarez down.
Fos cracks the inside of Suarez's front leg.
Suarez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Suarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fos jabs Suarez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fos scores with a jab. Suarez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suarez's calf.
Suarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jimmy Fos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Suarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fos lands a high kick!
Fos looks to land a combination. Suarez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Suarez's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Fos dominated that second round.
That's time! Fos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Suarez throws a combination that misses
and Fos counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Suarez finds it's way through Fos's defenses.
Suarez misses with a shot to the body
and Fos counters with a leg kick.
Fos is looking to wear down Suarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Suarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fos counters with a nice leg kick.
Suarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suarez.
Fos stuns Suarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fos.
Suarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fos.
A good leg kick by Fos.
Fos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Suarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fos is looking to slow Suarez down with leg kicks.
Fos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suarez's calf.
Fos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Suarez back to the cage. Fos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fos lands a nice looking body shot.
Fos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Suarez.
A head kick from Fos lands but Suarez takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Fos. Beautiful body shot.
Fos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fos.
A good leg kick by Fos.
Fos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fos lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fos counters with a good low kick that Suarez was not able to check.
Suarez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fos.
Suarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Luiz Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suarez misses with a right hand
and Fos counters with an outside leg kick.
Suarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fos lands a leg kick that knocks Suarez off balance momentarily.
Suarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fos counters with a nice leg kick.
Suarez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Suarez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fos can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suarez swings widly with a right hand
and Fos counters with a thumping low kick.
Fos lands with a slapping head kick.
Fos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Suarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Fos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Suarez walks into a stiff left hand from Fos.
Fos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suarez. Suarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fos throws a leg kick which misses Suarez's front leg but catches the back leg as Suarez tries to avoid it.
Fos feints and then cracks Suarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suarez down.
Fos connects with the punch.
Fos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fos with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fos counters with an outside leg kick.
Fos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Suarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fos counters with a thumping low kick.
Suarez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Suarez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Suarez takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fos scores with a head kick.
Luiz Suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Suarez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Fos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fos 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Fos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Newsom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Shirwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shirwin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Still Standing - Hilltop Hoods kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Newsom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Shirwin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Newsom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Newsom misses.
Shirwin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shirwin is looking to take a break and control but Newsom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shirwin stands up and beckons Newsom to his feet.
Newsom throws a lazy uppercut
and Shirwin counters by moving into the clinch.
Shirwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Newsom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Newsom misses with a double jab
and Shirwin counters with a single leg into guard. Newsom didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shirwin trying to move into half guard but instead Newsom has managed to sweep!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shirwin has control of Newsom's left arm, preventing Newsom from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirwin controls Newsom momentarily but Newsom frees himself.
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.
Shirwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Newsom is one step ahead there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shirwin trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Steve Shirwin.
Newsom throws a poor cross that misses
and Shirwin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shirwin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Newsom can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shirwin controls the pace.
Newsom kicks Shirwin off and gets to his feet.
Newsom throws a combination. Shirwin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newsom missing with a left hand there. Shirwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newsom scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shirwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newsom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Newsom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Chris Newsom has been cut.
Newsom is breathing heavily.
Shirwin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newsom doesn't seem bothered though.
Newsom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shirwin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Newsom's guard.
Shirwin trying to control but Newsom is working from the bottom.
Shirwin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Newsom is keeping the position for now.
Shirwin throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirwin wants to control from the top but Newsom keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Shirwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Newsom's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shirwin looks to land a left hand but Newsom moved out of range nicely.
Shirwin throws a hook but Newsom blocks it.
Shirwin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Newsom but Newsom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Newsom throws a combination that misses
and Shirwin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shirwin wants to control but Newsom is keeping him busy.
Shirwin is just content to waste time from the top position. Newsom takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Shirwin wants to control from the top but Newsom keeps moving.
Newsom scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Newsom misses with a double jab
and Shirwin counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Newsom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shirwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Newsom is rocked!
Shirwin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Newsom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shirwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Newsom gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Shirwin points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Newsom wakes up just in time to hear Shirwin thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Shirwin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Ironcrotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Soza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soza has chosen Sponge Bob Theme Song as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Ironcrotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Soza!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironcrotch fails with the takedown
and Soza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ironcrotch manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ironcrotch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ironcrotch working a defensive guard but Soza passes into half guard.
Soza stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ironcrotch to get to his feet.
Ironcrotch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Soza tries to avoid it but Ironcrotch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Soza to the ground. Soza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bob Soza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soza cracks Ironcrotch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ironcrotch throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Soza was covering up waiting for the punch and Ironcrotch finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Soza keeping full guard, as Ironcrotch tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ironcrotch won't allow Soza to get back to his feet.
Ironcrotch trying to control but Soza is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironcrotch stands up from Soza's guard - Ironcrotch perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ironcrotch fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Ironcrotch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ironcrotch tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ironcrotch somewhat.
Ironcrotch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soza defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soza tries to clinch there but Ironcrotch circles away.
Ironcrotch shoots for a takedown but Soza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick by Ironcrotch misses
and Soza moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ironcrotch managing to block the knees to the body from Soza.
Ironcrotch is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Soza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ironcrotch is defending well for now.
Soza stops a takedown attempt from Ironcrotch.
Soza prevents the takedown attempt.
Soza misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soza.
Soza lands a damaging elbow.
Ironcrotch avoiding damage as Soza throws knees to the body.
Soza scores a nice knee to the body.
Soza lands a nice knee to the body.
Soza crunches a lovely knee into Ironcrotch's ribcage.
Ironcrotch takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ironcrotch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soza's elbow.
Soza stops a takedown attempt from Ironcrotch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Soza obliges.
Soza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ironcrotch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Soza dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ironcrotch fails with a takedown attempt.
Ironcrotch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soza defends it nicely.
Ironcrotch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soza counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Ironcrotch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ironcrotch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironcrotch dives in and grabs Soza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soza pushes down on Ironcrotch's head and hops out.
Soza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ironcrotch tries to clinch
and Soza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Soza finds it's target.
Soza thumps Ironcrotch with a low kick.
Ironcrotch blocks a head kick by Soza.
Ironcrotch throws a sloppy head kick
and Soza counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironcrotch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Soza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ironcrotch thinking.
Ironcrotch throws a lazy head kick
and Soza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Soza letting Ironcrotch take a breather here.
Soza lands a good knee to the midsection. Ironcrotch won't want to take too many of those.
Soza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ironcrotch blocks it with crossed arms.
Ironcrotch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Soza misses with an elbow over the top.
Ironcrotch avoiding damage as Soza throws knees to the body.
Soza lands a knee to the body.
Ironcrotch wants to get back to striking at distance but Soza won't allow it.
Ironcrotch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Soza smiles and moves away.
Ironcrotch moves in looking to clinch but Soza pushes him off.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironcrotch shoots in but Soza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ironcrotch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Soza tries to avoid it but Ironcrotch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Soza to the ground. Soza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ironcrotch shoots and misses
and Soza counters with a thumping low kick.
Ironcrotch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soza can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Soza enables Ironcrotch to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Soza manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ironcrotch throws a strike but Soza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ironcrotch is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Soza dives into side control.
Ironcrotch struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Soza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Soza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ironcrotch shoots in and drives through. Soza sprawls well.
Soza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ironcrotch was well out of range. Poor timing from Soza.
Ironcrotch with a poor takedown
and Soza counters with a low kick, right behind Ironcrotch 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soza tries to clinch but Ironcrotch moves away
and Ironcrotch counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ironcrotch.
Ironcrotch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soza is keeping the position for now.
Ironcrotch trying to control the position from guard on top but Soza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ironcrotch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ironcrotch wants to control from the top but Soza keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ironcrotch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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.
Ironcrotch postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Soza is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ironcrotch, into his guard.
Ironcrotch is trying to keep Soza in close.
Soza gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironcrotch fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Soza sprawls well initially but Ironcrotch persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Soza won't allow Ironcrotch to pass to mount.
Ironcrotch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ironcrotch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bob Ironcrotch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ironcrotch trying to control the action but Soza is working from the bottom.
Ironcrotch is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ironcrotch trying to control from Soza's half guard. Soza has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironcrotch throwing strikes from guard but Soza blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ironcrotch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ironcrotch tries to free his leg and advance position but Soza is retaining full guard.
Bob Ironcrotch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soza wants to get back to his feet but Ironcrotch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Ironcrotch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soza 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Soza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Young Tutankhamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Sots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Sots is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Young Tutankhamon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Sots!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutankhamon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sots sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A big right from Sots misses.
Sots is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tutankhamon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sots did well to prevent Tutankhamon getting side control.
Tutankhamon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sots does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sots is looking to improve his position.
Tutankhamon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sots defending well though.
Sots moves into full guard.
Sots keeping moving, preventing Tutankhamon from controlling successfully.
Sots working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sots tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sots can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sots trying to control the position.
Tutankhamon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tutankhamon stopping the sweep attempt from Sots.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tutankhamon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tutankhamon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sots works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tutankhamon 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.
Tutankhamon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sots is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Tutankhamon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tutankhamon throws a big right hand that misses.
Tutankhamon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sots is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tutankhamon, into his guard.
Tutankhamon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon stalling away here and it's allowed Sots to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tutankhamon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sots is keeping the position for now.
Tutankhamon won't allow Sots to sweep him here.
Tutankhamon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sots is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Sots trying to control the position.
Tutankhamon throws a big right hand that misses.
Sots really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tutankhamon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tutankhamon looking to sit in guard and control but Sots gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tutankhamon wants to stand and escape but Sots is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sots wants to control from the top but Tutankhamon keeps moving.
Sots wants to pass the guard but Tutankhamon is keeping the position.
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 Young Tutankhamon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sots tries to bum rush Tutankhamon with a series of wild strikes but Tutankhamon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tutankhamon fails to land the takedown.
Sots circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sots counters with a left to the body.
Young Tutankhamon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sots misses with a double jab
and Tutankhamon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tutankhamon.
Sots is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tutankhamon looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sots keeping moving, preventing Tutankhamon from controlling successfully.
Tutankhamon advances to half guard.
Tutankhamon is working for a kimura but Sots is defending it quite comfortably.
Tutankhamon 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.
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.
Sots blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tutankhamon.
Sots tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tutankhamon has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sots tries to hold on but Tutankhamon pushes him away.
Tutankhamon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sots is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sots is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sots in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tutankhamon looking to secure an arm triangle but Sots defends it well.
Sots is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tutankhamon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sots because Tutankhamon loaded up on that one.
Sots can't escape the position.
Tutankhamon is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sots has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sots!
Sots trying to control the position from guard on top but Tutankhamon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Tutankhamon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tutankhamon moves to clinch but Sots breaks away
and Sots counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sots is looking to score with low kicks.
Sots rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tutankhamon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sots falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tutankhamon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sots's guard now.
Sots wants to improve his position but instead Tutankhamon has moved into half guard.
Sots slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sots is pulling down on Tutankhamon's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sots utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tutankhamon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tutankhamon trying to control but Sots is working from the bottom.
Tutankhamon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Young Tutankhamon.
Tutankhamon tries for a takedown but Sots circles away easily
and Sots connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sots throws a combination that misses
and Tutankhamon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tutankhamon looking for a takedown.
Tutankhamon stalling against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tutankhamon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tutankhamon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sots prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Young Tutankhamon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sots drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tutankhamon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon pushes Sots back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tutankhamon breaks from the clinch.
Tutankhamon tries to clinch but Sots is having none of it.
Sots rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tutankhamon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sots falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tutankhamon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sots!
Tutankhamon looking to finish with strikes here!
Sots is looking to get to half guard.
Tutankhamon controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sots is desperately trying to improve his position but Tutankhamon has a good base and remains in mount.
Tutankhamon throws some wild stikes that Sots manages to avoid easily.
George Sots has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tutankhamon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sots is trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Young Tutankhamon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tutankhamon, 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Tutankhamon!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milak Juessan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Tweedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tweedy has chosen Hard Act To Follow as his entrance music. Ben Tweedy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Milak Juessan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Tweedy!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tweedy misses with a low kick.
Tweedy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Juessan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Ben Tweedy has been cut.
Juessan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tweedy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Juessan!
Tweedy prevents Juessan from getting the reversal.
Tweedy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tweedy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tweedy lands a big shot there that rocks Juessan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tweedy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Juessan is surviving well by controlling Tweedy's body position as best he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tweedy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Juessan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tweedy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Juessan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tweedy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Juessan because Tweedy loaded up on that one.
Juessan taking shots to the head.
Juessan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Juessan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tweedy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tweedy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Juessan defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tweedy lands a nice short elbow.
Juessan tries to roll over but Tweedy keeps him under control.
Tweedy is thwarting Juessan's attempts to control the position.
Juessan is defending against the submission attempts here by Tweedy.
Tweedy throwing shots but Juessan is blocking nicely.
Juessan has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Tweedy escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Tweedy!
Tweedy taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy wants to control but Juessan is keeping him busy.
Juessan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Juessan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tweedy pulls his head out easily.
Tweedy decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Milak Juessan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juessan swinging wildly here.
Juessan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tweedy can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Tweedy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tweedy misses with a leg kick.
Juessan misses with a few strikes there.
Juessan throws a looping overhand right but Tweedy ducks down to avoid it.
Juessan throws a series of punches but Tweedy avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy misses with a combination
and Juessan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tweedy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Juessan.
Tweedy throws the left hand but Juessan avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Tweedy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Juessan lands a head shot.
Tweedy gets a takedown into half guard.
Juessan is trying to control but can't.
Tweedy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tweedy is trying to control the action in half guard but Juessan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tweedy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tweedy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Juessan's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tweedy working over Juessan with some ground and pound. Juessan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tweedy is trying for a kimura here. Juessan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tweedy wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Tweedy!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Alipio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryfus Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Spaceboy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ryfus Kelly is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Alipio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryfus Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Kelly clinches with his opponent.
Alipio can't get the takedown.
Alipio tries to pull guard but Kelly won't allow it.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alipio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alipio tries to score a body lock takedown but Kelly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Alipio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alipio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kelly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kelly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alipio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly throws a chopping leg kick but Alipio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch.
Alipio takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly working Alipio over with knees to the body.
Alipio fails to pull guard.
Alipio is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kelly can't fight it off and eventually Alipio manages to take the fight to the floor. Kelly looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alipio cracks Kelly with a solid left hand.
Kelly has Alipio pulled in close to control his posture.
Kelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kelly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alipio landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alipio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alipio throws and elbow that misses. Kelly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alipio's guard. Nice move by Kelly!
Kelly wants to control from the top but Alipio keeps moving.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Alipio is keeping the position.
Alipio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alipio managing to control the position.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alipio looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Richard Alipio wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Alipio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a nice leg kick.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alipio with a poor takedown
and Kelly counters with an inside leg kick.
Kelly scores with a head kick. Alipio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alipio blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Alipio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Ryfus Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Alipio's leg. Alipio is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelly.
Alipio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a good low kick that Alipio was not able to check.
Alipio is breathing heavily.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Alipio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kelly gets full guard.
Kelly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly working a defensive guard but Alipio passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryfus Kelly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kelly takes a swing at Alipio's ribcage but misses.
Kelly misses with a hook
and Alipio counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kelly won't be happy with that.
Alipio lands a decent elbow from side control.
Alipio misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kelly sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kelly is staying active underneath Alipio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alipio controlling the pace.
Kelly is pressing down on Alipio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alipio is working Kelly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alipio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alipio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alipio stands up over Kelly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alipio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kelly trying to control the position.
Alipio throws a strike but Kelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alipio wants to stand and escape but Kelly is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kelly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kelly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alipio defending well though.
Alipio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kelly is working away from the top position though.
Alipio is trying to stand.
Kelly throwing shots but Alipio is blocking nicely.
Alipio is looking to improve his position.
Kelly perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alipio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kelly scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alipio scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kelly manages to mount him!
Kelly looking to ground and pound but Alipio is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alipio tries to hold on but Kelly postures up.
Kelly misses with a head shot.
Alipio is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kelly trying to control but Alipio is having none of it.
Alipio working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Kelly wants to control the pace but Alipio is squirming around nicely.
Alipio is trying to escape the mount.
Kelly trying to control but Alipio is having none of it.
Kelly is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Alipio has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Alipio!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Alipio dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Alipio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch.
Alipio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kelly walks away with a smile on his face. Alipio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Alipio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Alipio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alipio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alipio avoids it.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Richard Alipio has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alipio looking for a takedown.
Kelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alipio avoids it.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alipio avoids it.
Alipio tries to score a body lock takedown but Kelly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alipio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kelly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alipio wants a takedown.
Alipio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kelly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alipio tries for a takedown but Kelly manages to get underhooks.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alipio fails to pull guard.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alipio avoids it.
Alipio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kelly smiles and moves away.
Kelly drives through and clinches with Alipio against the cage.
Kelly scores with a knee to the head.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly prevents the takedown attempt.
Alipio tightens his grip and picks Kelly up, before dumping him to the ground. Kelly manages to land in guard.
Richard Alipio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alipio trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Alipio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alipio throws and elbow that misses. Kelly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alipio's guard. Nice move by Kelly!
Alipio trying to control the position here.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Alipio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Alipio keeps moving.
Kelly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kelly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kelly working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alipio wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
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.
Alipio defending against the ground and pound.
Alipio stops Kelly from passing to mount.
Alipio is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kelly is controlling him well.
Kelly tries to advance position but instead Alipio slips a leg back in to half guard.
Kelly tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alipio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryfus Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelly 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryfus Kelly!
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