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BDX-20 Bloody Sunday PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rooster Cogburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rooster Cogburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cogburn darts in and clinches Marshall up against the cage.
Marshall pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cogburn lands an uppercut.
Cogburn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshall looks gassed!
Cogburn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cogburn throws a head kick that Marshall semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cogburn takes the fight into the clinch.
Cogburn breaks the clinch.
Marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Cogburn.
Cogburn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cogburn darts in trying to clinch
and Cogburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cogburn moves in looking to clinch but Marshall pushes him off.
Cogburn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cogburn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cogburn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cogburn wants to clinch
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
Cogburn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall darts in trying to clinch
and Cogburn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marshall throws a head punch that misses.
Cogburn lands a nice elbow.
Cogburn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marshall avoids it.
Cogburn lands a good knee to the midsection. Marshall won't want to take too many of those.
Cogburn pushes Marshall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cogburn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Cogburn.
Marshall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cogburn scores with a knee to the head.
Marshall looking to throw knees to the head but Cogburn is blocking nicely.
Cogburn lands an elbow inside.
Cogburn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cogburn scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cogburn lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cogburn obliges.
Cogburn jumps into guard, dragging Marshall to the mat.
Marshall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cogburn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marshall is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn is working an open guard so Marshall takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cogburn tries to close the distance and clinch but Marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marshall misses with a takedown
and Cogburn counters with a one-two to the body.
Cogburn clinches up with Marshall and pushes him back against the cage.
Cogburn pushes Marshall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cogburn lands an elbow that stopped Marshall in his tracks for a moment.
Marshall throws an elbow that misses.
Cogburn gets through Marshall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cogburn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cogburn breaks the clinch.
Cogburn wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
Cogburn clinches up with Marshall and pushes him back against the cage.
Cogburn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marshall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Cogburn.
Cogburn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cogburn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cogburn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cogburn avoiding damage as Marshall throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Cogburn.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cogburn obliges.
Marshall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cogburn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marshall counters with a takedown into side control.
Cogburn wants to control but Marshall postures up.
Marshall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cogburn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Marshall scores with punches from side control.
Cogburn tries to buck Marshall off but Marshall is having none of it.
Cogburn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Marshall connects with a decent elbow.
Cogburn struggling a bit here.
Cogburn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cogburn tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Marshall landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cogburn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marshall on the ground.
Cogburn tries to bench press Marshall off him but Marshall keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cogburn some visible discomfort.
Cogburn taking a bit of punishment here - Marshall scoring with strikes.
Marshall working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall is putting a hurting on Cogburn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cogburn is pushing Marshall's head away, looking to escape. Marshall manages to hold on to the position though.
Marshall working the ground and pound.
Marshall is looking to take a break and control but Cogburn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cogburn wants to get back to his feet but Marshall drags him back down.
Marshall lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rooster Cogburn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cogburn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cogburn scores with a knee to the head.
Marshall lands a takedown into guard.
Marshall stopping the sweep attempt from Cogburn.
Marshall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marshall preventing the sweep.
Marshall stops Cogburn from standing up.
Marshall postures up.
Marshall advances position into side control!
Cogburn is looking to regain half guard here but Marshall keeps moving and retains side control.
Marshall working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cogburn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall lands a decent elbow from side control.
Marshall lands an elbow.
Cogburn struggling a bit here.
Cogburn is looking to regain half guard here but Marshall keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cogburn wants to get back to his feet.
Marshall has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cogburn is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Marshall yanks on the arm and Cogburn is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Marshall.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrei Marshall!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshal Brown (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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265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Diego Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marshal Brown!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cross wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Cross is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cross is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Brown manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cross trying to control but Brown postures up.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Cross still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Cross has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Brown misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brown is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Cross working the body and head with strikes.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Brown throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cross stands up.
Nice combo by Brown! Oh, that's hurt him - Cross falls to the canvas and Brown follows him into side control.
It looks like Diego Cross has been cut.
Cross is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cross has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brown lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brown is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cross knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cross gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
A nice elbow there by Brown.
Brown is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cross to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cross shrugs it off.
Brown wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cross tries to hold on but Brown postures up.
Brown is landing with some decent strikes but Cross is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cross wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brown has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cross's face.
Cross tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown lands a nice shot to the head.
Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cross is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cross looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Brown extends the arm and Cross is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marshal Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between He Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yohan Levi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, He Jin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yohan Levi!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levi throws an off balance right hand
letting Jin counter with a right hand.
It looks like Yohan Levi has been cut.
Levi stuns Jin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick by Levi misses
and Jin counters with a stiff right hand.
Levi misses with a right hand
and Jin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jin wants to clinch.
Levi keeps the fight on the outside.
Levi misses with a combination
and Jin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jin has Levi pressed against the cage, preventing Levi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Levi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jin backwards.
Levi is trying to break free.
Jin jumps into guard, dragging Levi to the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jin is on top in guard.
Levi looking for a guillotine here but Jin defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin forces his way into half guard.
Jin maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Levi could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Jin has cracked it and Levi is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Jin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). He Jin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Creek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominguez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: El Mariachi. This should be fireworks!
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Creek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cesar Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creek closes the distance but Dominguez moves to the side
and Dominguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jacob Creek has been cut.
Dominguez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Creek counters with a left and a right that stings Dominguez.
Creek wants to clinch
and Dominguez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice combination there by Creek.
It looks like Cesar Dominguez has been cut.
Creek closes the distance but Dominguez moves to the side
and Dominguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Dominguez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Creek tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dominguez counters with a flying knee that drops Creek!
Creek is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominguez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dominguez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oh Creek is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Creek wants to stand and escape but Dominguez is having none of it.
Dominguez has gone for a leg lock! Creek slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dominguez's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez 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.
Dominguez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Creek's guard.
Creek seems to have got his legs back now.
Dominguez looking to pass the guard.
Creek wants to stand but Dominguez is controlling the position.
Creek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dominguez.
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.
Creek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creek keeping moving, preventing Dominguez from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dominguez.
Dominguez slips nicely into half guard.
Dominguez misses with a head shot. Creek uses the momentum to regain guard.
Creek is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez looking to pass the guard.
Dominguez pushes down on Creek's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dominguez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dominguez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creek wants to improve his position but Dominguez is controlling well.
Creek is working hard here to advance position.
Dominguez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Creek has managed to free his arm - good work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dominguez connects with a nice short shot to Creek's temple.
Creek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dominguez on the ground.
Dominguez trying to control from half guard but Creek is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Dominguez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Creek moves to clinch but Dominguez breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Creek tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dominguez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Creek's knee momentarily.
A solid body kick from Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a head kick!
Creek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dominguez.
Dominguez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dominguez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dominguez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dominguez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Creek knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dominguez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Creek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dominguez is working away from the top position though.
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.
Dominguez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dominguez takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Dominguez tries to get the hooks in deep but Creek pushed the leg off.
Dominguez has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez has Creek flattened out and is raining down punches.
Dominguez gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Creek is trying to remain composed but Dominguez is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Creek rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Dominguez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dominguez trying to mount his opponent but Creek defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dominguez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dominguez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dominguez looking to isolate an arm here. Creek doesn't see it coming and as Dominguez extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Dominguez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cesar Dominguez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Senthu Paramaguru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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183 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Senthu Paramaguru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ramon Rivera!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paramaguru takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Senthu Paramaguru has been cut.
Paramaguru looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rivera lands with a hook. Paramaguru tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rivera lands a lovely overhand right.
Paramaguru is rocked!
Rivera cracks Paramaguru with a big right hand and Paramaguru goes down!
Oh Paramaguru is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paramaguru can't keep his opponent in guard - Rivera advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Paramaguru throws a combination that misses
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paramaguru seems to have got his legs back now.
Rivera lands a big shot that drops Paramaguru! Can he finish him?
Rivera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rivera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rivera passes Paramaguru's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rivera moves into full mount! Paramaguru won't be happy about that!
Rivera is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Rivera lands with an overhand left.
Rivera with a nice cross.
Rivera feints with a jab and clips Paramaguru right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Paramaguru is sent crashing into the canvas and Rivera leaps in for the kill! Paramaguru tries to get to his feet but Rivera is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Paramaguru is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramon Rivera!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guadeloupe Canal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canal 's entrance music is Revientense Todos. A fine choice. Guadeloupe Canal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Dempsey's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Guadeloupe Canal !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey misses with a left hand
and Canal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Canal throws a big shot that misses.
Dempsey throws a hook but Canal avoids it easily.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canal moves away.
Dempsey throws a jab when Canal was well out of range.
Canal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dempsey.
Dempsey keeps the fight on the outside.
Dempsey defending well as Canal loads up on a big left hand.
Dempsey cracks a nice hook into Canal 's ribs.
Canal swinging wildly here.
Dempsey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canal . Dempsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dempsey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dempsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Canal is just out of range.
Dempsey lands an overhand right.
Dempsey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Canal at a distance.
Canal tries to close the distance and clinch but Dempsey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Canal dodges the punch combination from Dempsey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey misses with a body shot.
Canal slips under a jab from Dempsey.
Canal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Canal throws the left hand but Dempsey avoids the punch easily.
Dempsey throws a right hand that Canal ducks under and follows up with a left that Canal also avoids with ease.
Dempsey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dempsey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Canal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dempsey slips under a jab from Canal .
Dempsey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dempsey throws a sloppy body shot
and Canal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dempsey throws a series of strikes that have Canal backpedaling.
Dempsey misses with an uppercut. Canal saw that one coming.
Dempsey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Canal doesn't manage to clinch there - Dempsey circles away.
Canal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OH! Canal has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Canal smells blood and charges in for the finish! Canal unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Canal sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Guadeloupe Canal !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "We are the Champions" by Queen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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Powerful |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Montana!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bishop throws a series of punches but Montana avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bishop has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Montana avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Montana checks a low kick from Bishop.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montana is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Bishop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body. Montana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some wild striking there from Montana.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Montana sprawls well.
Bishop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montana has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bishop finds it's way round the side to connect with Montana's head.
Bishop throws a predictable looking body shot
and Montana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montana defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.
Montana throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Montana loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Bishop connects with a body shot.
Bishop lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Bishop misses.
Montana misses with a wild combination.
Bishop moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Montana is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana throws a right hand that misses
and Bishop counters with a left to the body.
Montana is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him?
Montana looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bishop closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Montana out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucas Bishop!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Baran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baran comes to the cage accompanied by Beach Boys - Barbara Ann . Reyes has chosen All the Above as his entrance music. Stevie Reyes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bob Baran's chin.
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162 lbs
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157 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Baran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baran swings widly with a right hand
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
Baran throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Baran throws a poor cross that misses
and Reyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reyes scores with a nice strike.
Baran shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reyes scores with a jab to the body.
Baran throws a lazy uppercut
and Reyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reyes stalks Baran and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baran's face. Baran staggers backwards, shaken.
Reyes works over Baran's head and body with a nice combination.
Baran misses with a left hand
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Baran takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reyes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reyes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reyes lands an overhand right.
Baran takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reyes takes a swing at Baran's ribcage but misses.
Baran gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baran gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reyes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baran swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baran misses with a left hand
and Reyes counters with a nice body shot.
Bob Baran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Reyes both land. Nice combination.
Baran is rocked!
Baran has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oh Baran is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reyes throws an overhand right that drops Baran like a sack of potatoes! Reyes dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Reyes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punchers Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mama said knock u out!. The crowd seem to be enjoying West's choice of entrance music: The All-American Rejects - It Ends Tonight . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Punchers Chance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe West!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chance misses with a double jab
and West counters with a straight right hand.
West misses with a looping left.
West avoids the body shot from Chance.
Chance misses with a double jab
and West counters with a straight right hand.
West throws a right hand that misses
and Chance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from West.
Chance throws an ugly left hook that misses
and West counters with a stiff right hand.
West misses with a left hand
and Chance counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
West just misses with a punch to the body.
Chance leaves West with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
West tests Chance's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with a looping right.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chance.
Chance stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from West.
Chance throws a right hand that misses
and Chance takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
West shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chance manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
West throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chance keeping full guard, as West tries to pass.
Chance wants to sweep here but West controlling him for the moment.
West looking to sit in guard and control but Chance gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chance avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chance pushes down on West's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is looking to improve his position.
West is holding on to half guard well.
Chance wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
West has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chance is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West is looking for a sweep. Chance is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chance tries to stand and escape but West is controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chance is taking a breather. West 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West gets back to full guard.
West wants to sweep but no luck.
West has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chance can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chance trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
West has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chance can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chance tries to free his leg and advance position but West is retaining full guard.
Chance advances to half guard.
West is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
West is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chance pulls his head out easily.
Chance prevents West from improving his position.
Chance wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
Chance looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
West wants to control but Chance is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chance controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe West will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chance misses with a straight left.
Joe West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chance will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West misses with a right hand
and Chance counters with a straight right hand.
Chance takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West misses with a lunging right hand
and Chance connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chance blocks a low kick nicely.
Chance keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from West.
West thumps Chance with a low kick.
West misses with a hook.
Chance takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
West is looking to slow Chance down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by West.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Chance.
Chance misses with a few strikes there.
Punchers Chance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chance takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chance was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chance at a distance.
West feints and as Chance raises his hands in defense, West changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
West wants to control from the top but Chance keeps moving.
West postures up.
West stands and throws Chance's legs to the side, diving into side control.
West scoring with punches from side control.
West fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chance tries to bench press West off him but West keeps the position.
West looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chance knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
West working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
West lands a decent elbow from side control.
Chance tries to buck West off but West is having none of it.
West with the ground and pound but Chance regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
West trying to control from half guard but Chance is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chance is trying to get back to full guard.
West is pressing down on Chance's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chance is holding on for now.
West seems to be working for a kimura but Chance defends the submission attempt.
Chance tries to get to full guard but West has control of the leg.
Chance is trying to maintain the position but West is very close to passing his half guard.
West not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chance wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
West trying to mount his opponent but Chance defends it.
West missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
West is nestled in close to Chance, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chance is trying to stand up here but West is controlling him well.
West is pressing down on Chance's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chance is holding on for now.
Chance blocking the ground and pound attempt from West.
West is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chance sees it coming and defends easily.
West uses his free foot to push down on Chance's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chance.
West sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
West avoids the attempt from Chance to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
West lands a glancing blow to the side of Chance's head.
West takes a swing at Chance's ribcage but misses.
Chance steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West.
Chance looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
West is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chance misses with a telegraphed body shot
and West counters with a nice body kick.
West scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Chance's shoulder, as Chance tries to avoid the shot.
Chance gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chance keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West throws an off balance right hand
and Chance counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps West thinking.
West throws a leg kick which misses Chance's front leg but catches the back leg as Chance tries to avoid it.
West scores with the left hand. Chance knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chance with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling West to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is looking to slow Chance down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for West.
Chance staying out of range there.
West lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
West throws a right hand that misses
and Chance counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
West bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chance's head backwards.
Chance takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
West closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chance to the mat! Chance manages to get full guard.
West is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
West throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chance works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
West lands a couple of decent looking shots.
West wants to control from the top but Chance keeps moving.
West has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
West missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Punchers Chance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chance controls West momentarily but West frees himself.
West advances position into side control!
West lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chance down.
Chance wants to get back to his feet but West drags him back down.
West is trying to get an arm triangle but Chance is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West is looking to take a break and control but Chance is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
West is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chance is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chance avoids any damage from the ground and pound of West.
Chance takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
West thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chance tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from West are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
West staying calm.
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.
Chance pushes West away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, West gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
West tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no West has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
West is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chance has escaped the position, nice work there.
West is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chance knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chance is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well West has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe West!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oren Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiyoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kiyoshi Matsumoto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oren Hunter's chin.
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151 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oren Hunter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kiyoshi Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matsumoto.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsumoto.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto slips a straight right by Hunter.
Matsumoto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Matsumoto avoids them all with ease.
Oren Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matsumoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Hunter finds it's target.
Hunter avoids the body shot from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from Matsumoto.
Hunter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matsumoto counters with a two punch combo.
Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Matsumoto. Those never looked like landing.
Hunter thuds his shin into the meat of Matsumoto's side.
Hunter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter avoids the body shot from Matsumoto.
Kiyoshi Matsumoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a double jab
and Matsumoto counters with a right hand to the body.
Hunter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Matsumoto looks gassed!
Hunter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunter landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsumoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunter throws a big right hand that misses.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matsumoto working for a triangle but Hunter defends it easily.
Matsumoto wants to sweep here but Hunter controlling him for the moment.
Hunter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matsumoto is keeping the position for now.
Hunter throws a big right hand that misses.
Hunter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matsumoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hunter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hunter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matsumoto is looking to reverse the position.
Hunter working the ground and pound but Matsumoto is defending the strikes.
Hunter has an Americana. Matsumoto didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hunter is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hunter hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Oren Hunter!
Oren Hunter is the new lightweight champion!
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pop
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mgr
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