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FCD 11: Natsuki vs Singson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wintzloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Rocio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wintzloff comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem Ft Kuniva, Swifty Mcvay - Going Crazy. Rocio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Built for Sin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vincent Rocio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Wintzloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Rocio!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wintzloff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rocio looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rocio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wintzloff works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wintzloff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wintzloff is taking a breather. Rocio says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rocio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wintzloff.
Wintzloff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wintzloff sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rocio defending well though.
Wintzloff controlling the action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Jack Wintzloff wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wintzloff stuns Rocio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wintzloff lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rocio takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wintzloff uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rocio has time to react.
Rocio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wintzloff to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wintzloff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rocio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wintzloff's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wintzloff has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Wintzloff just wasn't active enough.
Wintzloff shoots in and bounces Rocio off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wintzloff lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wintzloff showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wintzloff thows a big elbow that misses.
Wintzloff showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Wintzloff dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wintzloff lands a head kick!
Wintzloff changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rocio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wintzloff is staying tight to Rocio's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wintzloff looks up at the clock and then as Rocio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wintzloff smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wintzloff is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rocio will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rocio is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wintzloff connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rocio some visible discomfort.
The referee asks Wintzloff politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wintzloff prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Wintzloff.
Wintzloff lands with a good body shot.
Wintzloff closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wintzloff cracks Rocio with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocio prevents Wintzloff from improving position.
Wintzloff is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rocio's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wintzloff creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Wintzloff's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rocio taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wintzloff remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jack Wintzloff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wintzloff lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rocio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wintzloff scores with punches from side control.
Wintzloff throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wintzloff controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Wintzloff dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rocio moves out of range of the strikes.
Wintzloff looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rocio!
Wintzloff with a couple of short strikes.
Rocio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wintzloff fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wintzloff cracks Rocio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rocio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocio taking shots to the head.
Wintzloff controlling from the full mount.
Wintzloff pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jack Wintzloff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wintzloff content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Wintzloff just wasn't active enough.
Wintzloff connects with a leg kick. Rocio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wintzloff lands with a good body shot.
Wintzloff connects with a single shot there.
Vincent Rocio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wintzloff changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rocio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Wintzloff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wintzloff 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Wintzloff!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilbert da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Joe Blythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Madeirada by No Styllo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wilbert da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Joe Blythe!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
da Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Blythe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
da Silva has Blythe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blythe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blythe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Blythe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from da Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilbert da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Silva stops a takedown attempt from Blythe.
Blythe breaks from the clinch.
Blythe tries to clinch but da Silva is having none of it.
da Silva fails with the takedown
and Blythe counters with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blythe.
da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blythe is looking to clinch but da Silva is avoiding it.
da Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blythe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blythe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blythe decides to pull guard.
Blythe pulls da Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents da Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Blythe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for da Silva!
da Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
da Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if da Silva tries to get out of the position.
da Silva wants to control but Blythe is having none of it.
Blythe controlling from mount.
da Silva really wants to buck Blythe off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blythe is standing up, even though he is in mount.
da Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blythe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. da Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blythe punishes da Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
da Silva misses with a combination
and Blythe counters with an inside leg kick.
Blythe tries to clinch but da Silva is having none of it.
da Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blythe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
da Silva is breathing heavily.
da Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blythe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blythe clinches with his opponent.
Blythe pulls da Silva into guard.
da Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Blythe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for da Silva!
da Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Blythe is standing up, even though he is in mount.
da Silva shoots and misses
and Blythe counters with a good, hard body kick but da Silva shrugs it off.
Blythe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blythe gets underhooks to prevent da Silva's takedown attempt.
Blythe has picked da Silva up - he's going for a ride! Blythe dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Blythe stands up and beckons da Silva to join him on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blythe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with da Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blythe lands an elbow that stopped da Silva in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Wilbert da Silva has been cut.
Blythe is stalling here.
Blythe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
da Silva with a poor takedown
and Blythe counters with a solid body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
da Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blythe gets control of da Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blythe will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Blythe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in da Silva's guard.
da Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Blythe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blythe works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Joe Blythe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilbert da Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blythe fakes the leg kick and cracks da Silva in the body.
Blythe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
da Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blythe counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Blythe instigates a clinch.
Blythe lands a nice elbow.
da Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blythe decides to pull guard.
Blythe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. da Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
da Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blythe controls the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blythe stands and steps away. da Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Blythe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. da Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilbert da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blythe tries to clinch but da Silva moves out of range.
Blythe takes the fight into the clinch.
Blythe lands an elbow inside.
Wilbert da Silva's cut is getting worse.
da Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blythe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Blythe counters by moving into the clinch.
Blythe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has da Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
da Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blythe taking a breather.
Blythe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blythe gets control of da Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blythe will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Blythe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blythe stands up out of the half guard.
Blythe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blythe gets a clinch.
da Silva is trying to drag Blythe to the mat but Blythe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Blythe lands an elbow inside.
Wilbert da Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blythe pulls guard successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blythe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blythe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. da Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Blythe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blythe has managed to clinch.
Blythe lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Wilbert da Silva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
da Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blythe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blythe jumps into guard, dragging da Silva to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
da Silva has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Blythe to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! da Silva is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Blythe pulls down on the head and he's put da Silva to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bobby Joe Blythe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Wylde Rhoads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Stuart (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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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Wylde Rhoads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Stuart!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuart tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wylde Rhoads counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stuart misses with a left hand
and Wylde Rhoads counters with a nice uppercut.
Wylde Rhoads shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stuart napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wylde Rhoads is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stuart has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wylde Rhoads is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stuart has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wylde Rhoads is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stuart has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wylde Rhoads working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart tries to buck Wylde Rhoads off but Wylde Rhoads is having none of it.
Wylde Rhoads is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stuart has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wylde Rhoads looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wylde Rhoads looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stuart tries to buck Wylde Rhoads off but Wylde Rhoads is having none of it.
Wylde Rhoads tries for a kimura but Stuart is defending well.
Wylde Rhoads working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stuart, who protects the arm well.
Wylde Rhoads tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stuart is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wylde Rhoads is controlling him well.
Wylde Rhoads is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stuart is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wylde Rhoads goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stuart has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wylde Rhoads but great work by Stuart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Stuart wants to stand up but Wylde Rhoads has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Wylde Rhoads is trying to get back to full guard.
Wylde Rhoads makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wylde Rhoads.
Wylde Rhoads looking for a guillotine here but Stuart defends easily.
Wylde Rhoads trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wylde Rhoads holds on and takes a little breather.
Wylde Rhoads has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Stuart has passed into side control.
Wylde Rhoads is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stuart off and has taken his back!
Stuart has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Wylde Rhoads looking to break Stuart's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Stuart remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Wylde Rhoads will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Stuart preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Wylde Rhoads.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Wylde Rhoads 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.
Wylde Rhoads shoots in and bounces Stuart off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wylde Rhoads slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wylde Rhoads tries to free his leg and advance position but Stuart is retaining full guard.
Stuart wants to stand up but Wylde Rhoads is controlling him.
Wylde Rhoads tries to free his leg and advance position but Stuart is retaining full guard.
Wylde Rhoads advances position into side control!
Wylde Rhoads is trying to get an arm triangle but Stuart is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stuart, who protects the arm well.
Wylde Rhoads has hold of Stuart's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Stuart seems comfortable defending it but Wylde Rhoads has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Stuart is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Stuart is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Wylde Rhoads couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Wylde Rhoads!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen "Ca Fait Mal (Remix)" by La Fouine (feat. Sefyu & Soprano) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nate Great has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Great misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
A left lands for Great.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Great thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Great is looking for a sweep.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Great is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great regains half guard.
Great trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Great can't escape the position.
St Pierre content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Great is squirming around, avoiding St Pierre's attempts to control the action.
Great is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Pierre looking to finish with strikes here!
Great is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Great is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to control but Great wriggling away.
Great slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Great is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Pierre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Pierre's back!
Great is looking for the choke from the back position but St Pierre is controlling his hands well.
St Pierre covering up well under a series of strikes from Great.
Great looking for the choke from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Great is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Great looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great has got one arm under St Pierre's chin. This could be trouble... St Pierre trying to control the other hand but Great gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, St Pierre has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nate Great!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Basic striking
Powerful |
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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, Brandon Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva drives through and clinches with Baldwin against the cage.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Brandon Baldwin has been cut.
Baldwin pulls guard.
Baldwin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baldwin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Baldwin has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Baldwin is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva wants to control but Baldwin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin stands up from half guard.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baldwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baldwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva pulls guard.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva is working for a kimura but Baldwin is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baldwin trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baldwin wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva winds up and cracks Baldwin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Baldwin is working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baldwin manages to get to full guard.
Baldwin is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva advances to half guard.
Baldwin is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Baldwin!
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Baldwin has left one of his arms exposed and Silva doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Baldwin screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junior Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane Mack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Mack!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Ko!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ko's guard.
Ko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mack landing with the ground and pound.
Mack looking to pass the guard.
Ko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ko being controlled here, momentarily.
Mack 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mack works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mack is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ko is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Mack has latched onto it... Big trouble! Mack pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Ko is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Mack!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dane Mack!
Dane Mack retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavio Davino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davino has chosen Despicable Me by Pharrell Williams as his entrance music. Octavio Davino is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Octavio Davino!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davino.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones throws a combination. Davino tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones tries to sprawl but Davino drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Davino is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davino to get the leverage.
Davino prevents Jones from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davino on the ground.
Davino passes the guard and advances to mount!
Davino is working for a guillotine from mount but Jones frees his head quite easily.
Davino looking to finish with strikes here!
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Davino.
Davino prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Davino wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Davino looking to secure an arm triangle but Jones defends it well.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Davino trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Davino thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
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.
Davino is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jones is surviving well by controlling Davino's body position as best he can.
Davino throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Davino goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Davino is keeping the position.
Davino not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davino is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Davino escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up.
Davino trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jones postures up.
Davino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davino has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davino keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Davino is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones tries to stand but Davino is controlling from the bottom.
Davino had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Davino not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davino swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones is looking to advance position but Davino has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Davino goes for an armbar but Jones turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jones.
Jones pushing down on Davino's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Davino wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davino makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Davino.
Jones is posturing up here but Davino has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Jones tries to roll out but it's too tight and Jones has to tap! Slick submission there by Davino!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Octavio Davino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raf Gon DIas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gon DIas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Before I Forget. Raf Gon DIas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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22
177 lbs
7 - 6 - 1 |
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Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Raf Gon DIas!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gon DIas misses with a looping left.
Cook throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gon DIas was covering up waiting for the punch and Cook finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cook postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cook throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cook missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cook throws a strike but Gon DIas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cook wants to sweep here but Gon DIas controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook working a defensive guard here.
Gon DIas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cook wants to sweep but no luck.
Gon DIas wanted to stand there but Cook had control of the position.
Gon DIas stopping the sweep attempt from Cook.
Gon DIas wants to get up but he can't break Cook's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cook wants to sweep but no luck.
Gon DIas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cook. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cook is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Cook manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cook looking to finish with strikes here!
Gon DIas trying desperately to get to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cook landing strikes from the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Cook there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cook breaks from Gon DIas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Cook dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Gon DIas.
Cook slips under a jab.
Gon DIas misses with a body shot.
Cook shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gon DIas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cook thows a huge punch but Gon DIas dodges it nicely.
Cook thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cook lands a nice short elbow.
Cook looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cook moves nicely into side control.
Cook passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gon DIas!
Cook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cook sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cook thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cook is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gon DIas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cook with shots to the head and body - Gon DIas looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook cracks Gon DIas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cook throwing strikes here but Gon DIas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cook with the ground and pound from mount.
Gon DIas avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cook.
Cook misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cook throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cook lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cook with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cook dominating with strikes here.
Gon DIas is breathing heavily.
Cook has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gon DIas's face.
Cook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cook throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jason Cook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gon DIas blocking the ground and pound.
Gon DIas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cook lands a heavy elbow.
Cook has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gon DIas's face.
Cook throws some wild stikes that Gon DIas manages to avoid easily.
Cook landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gon DIas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cook.
Cook breaks from Gon DIas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook with a couple of short strikes.
Cook looking to finish with strikes here!
Cook throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cook 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.
Gon DIas blocking the ground and pound.
Cook punching from mount but Gon DIas doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gon DIas is bucking up trying to escape but Cook cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gon DIas is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cook in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Cook 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gon DIas thows a body shot but no joy.
Gon DIas throws a shot from downtown. Cook moves away and avoids it.
Gon DIas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cook shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cook postures up in Gon DIas's guard and throws a big left but Gon DIas blocks it.
Gon DIas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cook.
Cook working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cook accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cook lands a couple of digs.
Gon DIas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cook trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cook with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gon DIas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cook working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cook scoring with some ground and pound.
Cook passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cook fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Cook are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cook sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gon DIas is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cook lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gon DIas is trying to get back to his feet.
Cook throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cook tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gon DIas gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cook throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cook punching from mount but Gon DIas doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cook looking to ground and pound but Gon DIas is blocking nicely.
Cook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cook misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a heavy elbow.
Cook with good strikes from the mount here!
Cook with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Cook connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cook unloading with bombs!
Cook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gon DIas can do to turn this around?
Cook throws some wild stikes that Gon DIas manages to avoid easily.
Cook looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Cook.
Cook thowing shots but they're missing.
Gon DIas is in a horrible position here. Cook smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cook has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gon DIas's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Gon DIas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gon DIas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cook lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook landing strikes from the mount.
Cook is landing with some decent strikes but Gon DIas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Raf Gon DIas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cook raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Cook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cook 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Cook!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geter Done (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Ain't No Grave. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
233 lbs
11 - 19 - 0 |
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25
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Done as he connects with a hook.
Henderson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Done is pressed up against the cage. Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Done down to the mat. Done avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Henderson.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Done.
Done with a poor takedown
and Henderson counters with a shoot takedown. Done fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Done wants to stand up but Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson postures up.
Henderson throws and elbow that misses. Done uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henderson's guard. Nice move by Done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Done can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Done throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Done throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Done tries to stand but Henderson is controlling from the bottom.
Done postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Done throwing strikes but missing.
Done wants to stand but Henderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Done with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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.
Done thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Done throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Done trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Done with a flurry of punches that miss.
Done loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Done lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Done drops back looking for a leg! Henderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henderson manages to kick Done off! Done jumps back into Henderson's guard.
Done throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Done lands a couple of digs.
Done wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Done wanted to stand there but Henderson had control of the position.
Done 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.
Henderson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Done keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Done tries to stand but Henderson is controlling from the bottom.
Done gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Done is looking to clinch.
Done forces Henderson back against the cage and clinches.
Done gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Henderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geter Done dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Done.
Done misses with a takedown
and Henderson counters with a single leg into guard. Done didn't expect that.
Done wants to stand and escape but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Done blocks nicely.
Henderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Henderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henderson has gone for a leg lock! Done slips out almost immediately though and dives into Henderson's guard.
Done seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson working for a triangle but Done defends it easily.
Done wants to get up but he can't break Henderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Done.
Done has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Done would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
Henderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Done defends it easily.
Done stands and steps away. Henderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Done misses with a few strikes there.
Done tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Done circles away and keeps his distance.
Done tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Done scores with a three punch combo!
Geter Done is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Done listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Done fails in his attempt to clinch.
Done lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henderson backs up against the cage.
Henderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Done blocks nicely.
Henderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Henderson throws and elbow that misses. Done uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henderson's guard. Nice move by Done!
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Done with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson has a closed guard, preventing Done from standing up.
Henderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Done tries to stand but Henderson is controlling from the bottom.
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Done wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Done would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Henderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Done's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Done closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Done manages to break the clinch.
Done tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Done scores with a spinning back kick!
Done moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Done.
Done scores with a nice hook to the head.
Done lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Done lands with a short shot to the head.
Done breaks the clinch.
Done misses with a series of wild punches.
Done misses with the combination.
Geter Done seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Done moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Done misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Done.
Done moves into the clinch.
Done escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson gets caught flat footed, as Done shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Henderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Done is aware though and is defending well.
Done would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Henderson looking for a triangle here. Done is fighting it but it looks tight! Henderson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Done is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dan Henderson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isamu Natsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Singson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Isamu Natsuki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Allen Singson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natsuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singson manages to avoid it.
Natsuki scores with a takedown into Singson's guard.
Natsuki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Singson wants to stand and escape but Natsuki is having none of it.
Natsuki throwing strikes but missing.
Natsuki trying to control but Singson is working from the bottom.
Singson wants to get back to his feet but Natsuki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Singson keeping moving, preventing Natsuki from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Natsuki working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsuki prevents Singson from getting back to his feet.
Natsuki sitting in guard here, content to control.
Natsuki is pushing down on Singson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Singson is fighting to maintain full guard but Natsuki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Natsuki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Singson!
Natsuki lands a nice shot to the head.
Natsuki has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Singson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Isamu Natsuki!
Isamu Natsuki retains his light heavyweight title!
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