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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brok Butts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cocktostin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brok Butts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Cocktostin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cocktostin gets the takedown into side control.
Butts might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
An elbow from Cocktostin crashes against the mat.
Butts struggling a bit here.
Butts is trying to improve his position.
Cocktostin looks up at the clock and then as Butts takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cocktostin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cocktostin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Butts, who protects the arm well.
Butts is trying to control Cocktostin's posture but Cocktostin avoids it.
Cocktostin scoring with punches from side control.
Butts wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cocktostin working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cocktostin lands an elbow.
Butts is looking to reverse the position.
Butts struggling a bit here.
Butts could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cocktostin trying to control the position but Butts is working away.
Butts is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here as Cocktostin stalls from top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cocktostin has a takedown stuffed.
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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cocktostin.
Butts tries to improve position but can't.
Butts is working hard here to advance position.
Butts is not content to let Cocktostin control the position.
You can see the frustration on Butts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cocktostin tries to advance to mount but Butts denies him.
Butts is looking to regain half guard here but Cocktostin keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butts is breathing heavily.
Cocktostin cracks Butts with a big right hand but Butts just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cocktostin is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Butts looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cocktostin gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Butts is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cocktostin lets go of the hold and Butts can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Cocktostin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cramz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Wanhanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cramz comes into the arena with Thunderstruck - AC/DC blaring out of the sound system. Wanhanen has chosen Hassisen Kone - Oikeus on voittanut taas as his entrance music. Matt Cramz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Cramz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matti Wanhanen!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cramz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wanhanen. That's going to slow Cramz down.
Cramz avoids the head kick by Wanhanen.
Wanhanen throws a sloppy head kick and Cramz moves out of range easily.
Cramz misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Cramz.
Wanhanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cramz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Cramz misses.
Wanhanen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wanhanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cramz is trying to get back to half guard.
Wanhanen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cramz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wanhanen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cramz has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wanhanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wanhanen looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cramz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wanhanen actively working from the bottom here.
Cramz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wanhanen tries to get to full guard but Cramz has control of the leg.
Cramz tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Wanhanen.
Wanhanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Cramz slips a nice elbow through Wanhanen's hands, connecting with Wanhanen's forehead.
Cramz lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cramz throws a strike but Wanhanen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cramz throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Wanhanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cramz stands and steps away. Wanhanen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cramz has his takedown stuffed
and Wanhanen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cramz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cramz tries to clinch but Wanhanen moves out of range.
Cramz throws a right and a left that Wanhanen avoids nicely.
Cramz misses with a takedown attempt
and Wanhanen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wanhanen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wanhanen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cramz can't keep his opponent in guard - Wanhanen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wanhanen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Cramz tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Wanhanen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matti Wanhanen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Spitwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Marceau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Marceau acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Spitwater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Marceau!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spitwater clinches.
Spitwater controlling the action here for a moment.
Marceau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marceau is working Spitwater over against the cage.
Spitwater is looking to break free of the clinch but Marceau has double underhooks.
Come on Spitwater - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A knee to the head by Spitwater.
Spitwater is working for takedown but Marceau is calmly controlling the position for now.
Spitwater stalling the fight.
Spitwater misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spitwater manages to break the clinch.
Marceau tries to bum rush Spitwater with a series of wild strikes but Spitwater uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marceau lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitwater is looking to clinch.
Spitwater throws a head kick that misses.
Marceau tries to score with a low kick but Spitwater moves his leg out of the way.
Spitwater tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marceau throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spitwater's head.
Marceau sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Spitwater's defenses. It connects perfectly with Spitwater's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xavier Marceau!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Balles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timo Balles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Franz Ritter!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ritter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balles is looking to chop away at Ritter's legs.
Balles stuffs the takedown.
Balles tries to clinch but Ritter moves out of range.
Balles is looking to clinch.
Ritter has a takedown stuffed.
Ritter shoots in and drives through. Balles sprawls well.
Timo Balles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Ritter.
Ritter misses with a two punch combination.
Ritter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ritter throws out a powerful jab.
Balles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ritter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ritter swats away the attempt to clinch by Balles.
Balles fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ritter clobbers Balles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ritter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ritter throws a head kick but Balles moves out of range.
Balles slips under a jab from Ritter.
Balles is looking to clinch but Ritter is avoiding it.
Balles darts in and clinches Ritter up against the cage.
Ritter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter works on Balles's body with a couple of short punches.
Ritter is leaning against Balles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balles stalling the fight.
Ritter tries a body shot but Balles blocks it.
A knee to the head by Balles.
It looks like Franz Ritter has been cut.
Balles misses with a knee to the head.
Balles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Balles scores with a knee to the head.
Ritter tries to work over Balles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ritter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ritter can't break the clinch.
Ritter has Balles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Balles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ritter looking for a takedown.
Balles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ritter scores with a hook to the body.
Balles landing knees to the head.
Balles is breathing heavily.
Ritter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ritter misses with some punches.
Ritter stalling against the cage.
Ritter managing to block the knees to the body from Balles.
Balles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ritter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ritter struggles to land a body shot inside as Balles controls his hands.
Ritter tries to pull guard but Balles holds him up against the cage and eventually Ritter drops back down to his feet.
Nice body punch from Ritter - that landed with a thud.
Ritter is leaning against Balles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balles tries a knee to the head but Ritter blocks it.
A short left from Ritter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter tries to break the clinch but Balles is controlling the position.
Balles wants to stall.
Good body shot from Ritter.
Balles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Balles.
Ritter digs a right hand into Balles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Balles's gas tank.
Balles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ritter tries to pull guard but Balles won't allow it.
Ritter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balles's elbow.
Knees to the body from Balles.
Balles lands a knee to the head.
Balles connects with a knee to the head.
Ritter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ritter works on Balles's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ritter can't find room to land a body shot as Balles controls the action.
Balles looking to throw knees to the head but Ritter is blocking nicely.
Balles misses with a knee strike.
Balles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ritter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ritter stalling in the clinch but Balles improves position.
Ritter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balles backwards.
Ritter is looking to control Balles's arms but Balles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ritter has his back to the cage.
Ritter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ritter has Balles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Balles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ritter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balless head.
Balles trying to stall but Ritter improves his position.
Balles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ritter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter shoots in but Balles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ritter keeps the fight on the outside.
Balles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ritter tries for a takedown but Balles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Balles tries to clinch up but Ritter circles away and keeps his distance.
Ritter throws a chopping leg kick but Balles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ritter swats away the attempt to clinch by Balles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ritter throws a good cross that connects.
Ritter gets the takedown into side control.
Balles is rocked!
Ritter has an Americana. Balles didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Ritter is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Ritter hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Franz Ritter!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gel Parsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulie Saint (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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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gel Parsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paulie Saint!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parsley as he avoids it easily.
Parsley misses with a takedown
and Saint counters with a nice double leg into side control. Parsley won't be happy with that.
Saint is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Parsley will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Parsley can't do much from the bottom here.
Parsley tries to escape but Saint is in control.
Saint lands a decent elbow from side control.
Saint 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 Parsley's shoulder. That is not cool.
Saint thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Parsley is looking to regain half guard here but Saint keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Parsley struggling a bit here.
Parsley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Saint tries to score with some ground and pound. Parsley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saint has his takedown stuffed
and Parsley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Parsley is stalling here. Saint is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Parsley seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Saint has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Parsley is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint takes a little break here. Parsley wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Saint wants to control but Parsley is keeping him busy.
Saint scoring with punches and elbows.
Parsley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Parsley is trying to escape the position but Saint is controlling the position.
Parsley is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saint staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint lands some shots froms side control.
Saint thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Parsley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Parsley is looking to regain half guard here but Saint keeps moving and retains side control.
Saint working away.
Saint scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parsley being controlled for a moment.
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.
Parsley struggling a bit here.
Parsley is looking to regain half guard here but Saint keeps moving and retains side control.
Saint gets to mount! Parsley was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Parsley working to try and regain half guard.
Parsley is trying to reverse the position but instead Saint has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Saint dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Parsley tries to clinch but Saint moves away
and Saint decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Parsley's guard.
Saint slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Parsley can't do much from the bottom here.
Parsley is looking for a sweep.
Parsley can't do much from the bottom here.
Parsley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Parsley is trying to get back to his feet.
Parsley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saint is breathing heavily.
Parsley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Saint has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsley tries to bench press Saint off him but Saint keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Parsley.
No luck for Parsley with that takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Saint both land. Nice combination.
Parsley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saint circles away.
Saint keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gel Parsley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Parsley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Parsley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saint does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Parsley is going to stand back up.
Parsley is keen to just control but Saint is a slippery customer.
Parsley tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Parsley is tying to control. Saint wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parsley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saint counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Parsley!
Parsley is trying to stand up.
Saint avoids the attempt from Parsley to control.
Parsley is desperately trying to improve his position but Saint has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Parsley tries to hold on but Saint pushes him away.
Parsley is working to get back to half guard.
Parsley is working hard here to advance position.
Parsley trying desperately to get to his feet.
Paulie Saint has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parsley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Parsley tries to lock up and control but Saint gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Parsley is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Parsley flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Saint throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Parsley tries to hold on but Saint postures up.
Parsley sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Parsley is looking to escape.
Parsley is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Parsley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Parsley shoots in looking for a takedown. Saint tries to sprawl out of it but Parsley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saint manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parsley closes the distance but Saint moves to the side
and Saint counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Saint.
Saint works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Saint is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Parsley gets back to full guard.
Saint not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsley wants to hit a switch here but Saint passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Parsley there!
Saint with good strikes from the mount here!
Parsley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Parsley is desperately trying to improve his position but Saint has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Parsley tries to hold on but Saint postures up.
Parsley is desperately trying to improve his position but Saint has a good base and remains in mount.
Parsley is trying to reverse the position but instead Saint has taken his back - oops!
Parsley trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsley is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Saint fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saint lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parsley backs up against the cage.
Parsley works over Saint's head and body with a nice combination.
Saint has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saint prevents Parsley from breaking the clinch.
Saint decides to pull guard.
Saint has his foot on Parsley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Parsley works his way back into a safe position though.
Parsley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Saint is proving hard to escape from.
Saint trying to keep a closed guard but Parsley is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsley pushes down on Saint's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Parsley wants to take a breather but Saint is having none of it.
Saint is looking for a sweep. Parsley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parsley thows a huge punch but Saint dodges it nicely.
Saint punching from the bottom.
Parsley passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Saint's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saint is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulie Saint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saint 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 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulie Saint!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naomichi Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenno McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCoy has chosen Body Head Anthem as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tenno McCoy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Naomichi Kobashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tenno McCoy!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobashi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kobashi showed some decent athleticism there.
Kobashi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kobashi is keen to just control but McCoy is a slippery customer.
Kobashi is taking a breather. McCoy 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 one minute gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to get back to full guard.
McCoy looking for a kimura from the bottom but Kobashi passes into side control!
Kobashi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kobashi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McCoy is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kobashi trying to control the action but McCoy is working from the bottom.
Kobashi is really struggling to control McCoy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kobashi tries to advance to mount but McCoy denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi has hold of McCoy's arm. He's looking for a kimura. McCoy seems comfortable defending it but Kobashi has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! McCoy is real pain and he's forced to tap out! McCoy is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kobashi couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Naomichi Kobashi!
Naomichi Kobashi is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Song comes to the cage accompanied by I want to be More by Paul Dateh. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Song!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Avon Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barksdale keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Song.
Barksdale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Song avoids a kick to the body.
Barksdale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Song shoots in but Barksdale avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Song. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barksdale throws a series of punches but Song avoids them all with ease.
Barksdale throws a right and a left that Song avoids nicely.
Barksdale stuffs the takedown attempt from Song. Song gets slowly back to his feet.
Barksdale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Song shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barksdale pinned against the cage. Barksdale gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barksdale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song avoids a punch combination nicely.
Avon Barksdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Song scores a takedown into full mount!
Barksdale looks gassed!
Barksdale tries to buck Song off but he can't manage it.
Song looking to control and managing it successfully.
Song can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barksdale is looking to escape.
Song is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Barksdale is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Song!
Tim Song retains his bantamweight title!
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