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The Syndicate: Part XXV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Channel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Sharp 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clark Channel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Channel drives through and clinches with Sharp against the cage.
Channel keeps control of Sharp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the head but Channel blocks with his arms.
Channel wants to break free but Sharp has control.
Sharp looking to stall.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sharp is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Channel can't fight it off and eventually Sharp manages to take the fight to the floor. Channel looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sharp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sharp stops Channel from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sharp tries to free his leg and advance position but Channel is retaining full guard.
Channel wants to get back to his feet but Sharp is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Channel has his feet on Sharp's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Channel circles away.
Sharp shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Channel closes the distance but Sharp moves to the side
and Sharp counters with a nice double leg into side control. Channel won't be happy with that.
Channel tries to escape but Sharp is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Channel parries the strikes from Sharp easily there. Sharp is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Channel to escape.
Channel is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sharp asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Channel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sharp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Channel looks gassed!
Sharp trying to control the action but Channel is working from the bottom.
Channel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Check out the look on Sharp's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Channel is not content to let Sharp control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Channel wants to clinch
and Sharp counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Channel's guard now.
Sharp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sharp gets to his feet - Channel follows without any prompting.
Sharp jabs at Channel's body.
Channel tries to clinch up
and Sharp moves into the clinch.
Sharp keeps control of Channel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Channel looking to throw knees to the head but Sharp is blocking nicely.
Channel avoiding damage as Sharp throws knees to the body.
Sharp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Channel has him pressed against the cage.
Channel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Channel darts in trying to clinch
and Sharp finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Channel as Sharp shoots in.
Channel drops Sharp with a beautiful combination! Sharp stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Channel is looking for the KO!
Sharp is rocked!
It looks like Eric Sharp has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Channel lands an uppercut, right on the button! Sharp tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clark Channel!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santa Claus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladmir Ruten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladmir Ruten will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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288 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Santa Claus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladmir Ruten!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruten punishes Claus's body with a nice straight punch.
Claus is looking to chop away at Ruten's legs.
Ruten keeps the fight on the outside.
Claus leaves his chin hanging out and Ruten seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Claus crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladmir Ruten!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ''More Human Than Human'' by White Zombie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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, Tim Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Smith!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ortiz shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ortiz moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Ortiz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Ortiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ortiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ortiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith keeping full guard, as Ortiz tries to pass.
Ortiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Ortiz stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Ortiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ortiz, not yet.
Ortiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ortiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith passes into half guard.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith prevents Ortiz from improving his position.
Ortiz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to control here.
Ortiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Ortiz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ortiz defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ortiz is looking to improve his position.
Ortiz regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ortiz is trying to keep Smith in close.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Ortiz controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ortiz trying to control the position.
Smith passes Ortiz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz wants to get back to full guard.
Ortiz is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Smith 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.
A shot to de liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Ortiz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Ortiz shoots in.
Ortiz shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smith 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working for a triangle but Ortiz defends it easily.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ortiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ortiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith wants to sweep here but Ortiz controlling him for the moment.
Smith working for a triangle but Ortiz defends it easily.
Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Ortiz in the body.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tim Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ortiz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Ortiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ortiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
Smith can't escape the position.
Smith flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Smith throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Smith regains half guard.
Smith wants to improve his position but Ortiz is controlling well.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Smith 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ortiz misses with the body kick
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ortiz rather than just go for the knockout.
Ortiz with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Ortiz's head.
Ortiz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ortiz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Ortiz is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ortiz's guard.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ortiz is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Ortiz is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith passes the guard and advances to mount!
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ortiz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
Ortiz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ortiz is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing punches.
Ortiz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ortiz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Ortiz is rocked!
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ortiz's face.
Oh Ortiz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortiz tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ortiz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Smith tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ortiz seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith drops a big elbow. That's hurt Ortiz! More shots from Smith and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cranio Pharyngioma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woods is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jackson 5 - ABC. Cranio Pharyngioma has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cranio Pharyngioma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Woods!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pharyngioma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pharyngioma blocks a jab.
Woods misses with a wild combination.
Pharyngioma takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pharyngioma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Woods as he avoids it easily.
Woods stuffs the takedown attempt from Pharyngioma. Pharyngioma gets slowly back to his feet.
Woods misses with a hook. Pharyngioma ducked under it nicely.
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Manny Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Pharyngioma tumbling to the canvas!
Pharyngioma is rocked!
It looks like Cranio Pharyngioma has been cut.
Woods stands and throws Pharyngioma's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oh Pharyngioma is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods decides to stand back up. Woods steps back and let's Pharyngioma get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods takes a swing at Pharyngioma's ribcage but misses.
Woods misses with a hook.
Pharyngioma seems to have got his legs back now.
Pharyngioma fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cranio Pharyngioma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pharyngioma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Woods is fending him off so far but Pharyngioma persists. Nope, Woods circles away and we're back to standing.
Pharyngioma is breathing heavily.
Pharyngioma moves out of range as Woods strikes.
Woods misses with a wild combination.
Woods lands a nice hook to Pharyngioma's body. Pharyngioma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Woods takes a swing at Pharyngioma's ribcage but misses.
Pharyngioma fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a hook to the side of Pharyngioma's head but Pharyngioma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pharyngioma blocks a jab.
Woods throws an overhand right that lands on Pharyngioma's shoulder, as Pharyngioma tries to avoid the shot.
Pharyngioma blocks a jab.
Pharyngioma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Woods tries to avoid it but Pharyngioma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Woods to the ground. Woods escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Woods throws a jab but it's blocked by Pharyngioma.
Pharyngioma misses with a takedown attempt - Woods sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Woods misses.
Woods fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods swings for the body but Pharyngioma moves out of range.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Pharyngioma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woods stuffs the takedown.
Pharyngioma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Woods misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pharyngioma. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pharyngioma fails to land the takedown.
Woods throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woods stuffs the takedown.
Good shot there by Woods.
Woods scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Woods.
Woods throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Pharyngioma or perhaps it was just good defense by Woods which made him look bad.
Pharyngioma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pharyngioma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pharyngioma shoots in for a takedown but Woods shows good takedown defense.
Woods lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Pharyngioma sprawling to the canvas. Woods follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Pharyngioma hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pharyngioma tries to get to full guard but Woods has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods decides to return to a standing position.
Woods throws a right and a left that Pharyngioma avoids nicely.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cranio Pharyngioma's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good shot there by Woods.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pharyngioma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Woods tests Pharyngioma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Woods.
Pharyngioma walks into a stiff left hand from Woods.
Pharyngioma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pharyngioma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pharyngioma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pharyngioma tries for a takedown but Woods sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cranio Pharyngioma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharyngioma fails with a takedown attempt.
Pharyngioma defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
Pharyngioma shoots in but Woods avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Woods throws a shot from downtown. Pharyngioma moves away and avoids it.
Pharyngioma fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Woods slow jab from Pharyngioma misses its intended target.
Pharyngioma fails with a takedown attempt.
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.
Woods looks to land a right hand but Pharyngioma moved out of range.
Pharyngioma moves out of range as Woods strikes.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Pharyngioma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pharyngioma slips a jab and a cross from Woods.
A swing and a miss from Woods.
Pharyngioma blocks a jab.
Pharyngioma fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Woods misses.
Manny Woods seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods swings for the body but Pharyngioma moves out of range.
Pharyngioma fails to land the takedown.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Woods stuffs the takedown.
Pharyngioma staying out of range there.
Woods throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woods throws a big shot that misses.
Woods misses with an uppercut. Pharyngioma saw that one coming.
Woods throws the left hand but Pharyngioma avoids the punch easily.
Pharyngioma ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Woods will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woods throws a jab but it's blocked by Pharyngioma.
Pharyngioma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pharyngioma fails with a takedown attempt.
Pharyngioma has a takedown stuffed.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Pharyngioma ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pharyngioma fails to land the takedown.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Pharyngioma ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cranio Pharyngioma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pharyngioma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woods.
Woods looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pharyngioma shoots in for a takedown but Woods shows good takedown defense.
Pharyngioma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice sprawl there from Woods as Pharyngioma shoots in.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pharyngioma.
Woods throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pharyngioma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Woods misses with a double jab.
A choreographed right hand from Woods misses the target.
Woods throws a shot from downtown. Pharyngioma moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Woods misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woods keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cranio Pharyngioma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods misses with a double jab.
No luck for Pharyngioma with that takedown attempt.
Woods waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Pharyngioma.
Pharyngioma shoots in for a double leg but Woods sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pharyngioma fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pharyngioma shoots in and drives through. Woods sprawls well.
Pharyngioma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two 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.
Pharyngioma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods throws a series of punches but Pharyngioma avoids them all with ease.
Pharyngioma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods misses with a looping right.
Woods throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Pharyngioma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manny Woods is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Pharyngioma.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Woods throws a series of punches but Pharyngioma avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Woods misses.
Pharyngioma slips under a jab from Woods.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands an overhand right.
Woods throws a nice looking combination but Pharyngioma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pharyngioma has a takedown stuffed.
Pharyngioma slips a jab from Woods.
Pharyngioma shoots in but no luck this time.
Woods is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pharyngioma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Woods is fending him off so far but Pharyngioma persists. Nope, Woods circles away and we're back to standing.
Pharyngioma fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Woods misses with the combination.
Pharyngioma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Woods.
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.
Pharyngioma closes the distance and clinches up with Woods, looking for a takedown. Pharyngioma pushes Woods against the cage but Woods circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pharyngioma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woods.
Pharyngioma tries for a takedown but Woods sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Pharyngioma is just out of range.
Woods misses with a series of wild punches.
Pharyngioma blocks a jab.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pharyngioma fails to land the takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pharyngioma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Woods comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woods 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Woods!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Tan Gapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sione Finau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finau has chosen "Ninja Gaiden" by The Minibosses as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Tan Gapuz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sione Finau!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finau, as that shot connected.
Gapuz misses with an uppercut.
Gapuz sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Finau to the ground! Gapuz dives into full mount looking to finish!
Finau is rocked!
It looks like Sione Finau has been cut.
Finau is trying to escape the mount.
Finau is still in real trouble! Can Gapuz finish him?
Gapuz wants to get back to his feet but Finau is holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gapuz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Finau seems to have recovered his senses.
Finau is wriggling around trying to escape.
Finau manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finau gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Finau is on top in guard.
Finau is working Gapuz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Finau advances to half guard.
Gapuz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finau is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Finau raining down shots from the mount!
Finau scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gapuz?
Gapuz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Finau on the ground.
Finau is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gapuz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Finau sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Finau landing strikes from the mount and Gapuz is in trouble!
Gapuz is rocked!
Finau lands a big shot to the head and Gapuz winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sione Finau!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Brusko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Sinclair (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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Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Happy Brusko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brusko blocks a head kick by Sinclair.
Sinclair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brusko feints and as Sinclair raises his hands in defense, Brusko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brusko tries to free his leg and advance position but Sinclair is retaining full guard.
Brusko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brusko trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinclair has his feet on Brusko's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Brusko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sinclair throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sinclair keeping full guard, as Brusko tries to pass.
Sinclair is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sinclair stops Brusko from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair is pressing down on Brusko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brusko is holding on for now.
Sinclair not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sinclair not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brusko looking for submissions off his back.
Brusko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brusko is breathing heavily.
Sinclair thows a huge punch but Brusko dodges it nicely.
Sinclair wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brusko keeps working.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brusko closes the distance and clinches up with Sinclair, looking for a takedown. Brusko pushes Sinclair against the cage but Sinclair circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brusko fails with the takedown.
Sinclair circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brusko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sinclair but Sinclair pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Happy Brusko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brusko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
John Sinclair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brusko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sinclair throws Brusko to one side and escapes!
Sinclair scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Happy Brusko has been cut.
Brusko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sinclair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brusko takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a head kick that misses.
Brusko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sinclair is fending him off so far but Brusko persists. Nope, Sinclair circles away and we're back to standing.
Sinclair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brusko avoids the head kick by Sinclair.
Brusko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sinclair!
Brusko jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sinclair manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Brusko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sinclair, who protects the arm well.
Brusko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brusko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brusko tries for a kimura but Sinclair is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Brusko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brusko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brusko is looking to take a break and control but Sinclair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brusko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sinclair knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Brusko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Happy Brusko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sinclair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Brusko with that takedown attempt.
Sinclair lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sinclair tries a head kick but it misses.
Sinclair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brusko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brusko is just content to waste time from the top position. Sinclair takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sinclair throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Brusko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brusko working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair throws Brusko to one side and escapes!
Happy Brusko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brusko has a takedown stuffed.
Brusko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sinclair swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Happy Brusko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinclair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sinclair lands with an uppercut that bounces Brusko off the cage and back into rage.
Sinclair feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brusko's calf.
Brusko closes the distance and clinches up with Sinclair, looking for a takedown. Brusko pushes Sinclair against the cage but Sinclair circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sinclair misses with a head kick.
Brusko blocks the body kick.
Sinclair throws a sloppy head kick and Brusko moves out of range easily.
Brusko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brusko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brusko shoots for a double leg takedown but Sinclair sprawls well. He's pushed Brusko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brusko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sinclair looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brusko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sinclair, who protects the arm well.
Brusko has an Americana. Sinclair didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Brusko is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Brusko hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Happy Brusko!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano has chosen "Filipino" by The Black Eyed Peas as his entrance music. Augusto Ricardo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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4 - 2 - 0 |
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140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Augusto Ricardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricardo shoots for a double leg takedown but Soriano sprawls well. He's pushed Ricardo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ricardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricardo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soriano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ricardo misses with a lunging right hand
and Soriano counters with a left and a right that stings Ricardo.
Ricardo is rocked!
Ricardo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Oh Ricardo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soriano trying to control from the bottom.
Ricardo seems to have got his legs back now.
Ricardo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soriano is refusing to be controlled, as Ricardo sits in half guard.
Ricardo trying to pass the guard but Soriano defending well.
Ricardo trying to control the action but Soriano is working from the bottom.
Ricardo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ricardo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ricardo shoots and misses
and Soriano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soriano looks to land a combination but Ricardo avoids it well.
Ricardo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ricardo landing with the ground and pound.
Soriano working a defensive guard here.
Ricardo throws a big right hand that misses.
Soriano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ricardo.
Soriano keeping moving, preventing Ricardo from controlling successfully.
Soriano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ricardo throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ricardo closes the distance and clinches up with Soriano, looking for a takedown. Ricardo pushes Soriano against the cage but Soriano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Ricardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricardo throws a poor cross that misses
and Soriano counters with a leg kick.
Ricardo slips a jab and a cross from Soriano.
A nice combination there by Soriano.
Ricardo shoots in but no luck this time.
Soriano tries to clinch there but Ricardo circles away.
Soriano just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Soriano scores with a four punch combination!
Ricardo misses with a shot to the body
and Soriano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soriano misses with a wild combination.
Soriano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soriano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ricardo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Soriano blocks a leg kick.
Soriano misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ricardo tries to pass to full mount but Soriano defends it.
Ricardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soriano keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricardo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Soriano looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ricardo moves nicely into side control.
Soriano tries to buck Ricardo off but Ricardo is having none of it.
Soriano is trying to control Ricardo's posture but Ricardo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano is looking for a sweep.
Ricardo tries to advance to mount but Soriano instead regains half guard.
Ricardo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Soriano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ricardo wants to control but Soriano is keeping him busy.
Ricardo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Soriano wants to control but Ricardo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Soriano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ricardo.
Ricardo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Soriano will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ricardo throws a right hand that misses
and Soriano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soriano thows a body shot but no joy.
Ricardo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ricardo wants to control for a moment but Soriano uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ricardo gets full guard.
Soriano trying to control but Ricardo is working from the bottom.
Ricardo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ricardo working Soriano over with strikes.
Ricardo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soriano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Ricardo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Soriano wants to control but Ricardo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Soriano is looking to improve his position.
Ricardo looks to land a strike but Soriano avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ricardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Soriano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soriano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ricardo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Soriano has his foot on Ricardo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ricardo works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ricardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricardo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Soriano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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.
Ricardo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Soriano pinned against the cage. Soriano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Soriano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ricardo.
Augusto Ricardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soriano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soriano blocks a jab.
Ricardo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Ricardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricardo misses with a low kick.
Soriano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pablo Soriano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Ricardo misses
and Soriano counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricardo swings for the body but Soriano moves out of range.
Ricardo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Soriano sprawls well initially but Ricardo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Soriano trying to hold on to Ricardo's head to control him but Ricardo postures up.
Ricardo wants to take a breather but Soriano is having none of it.
Soriano wants to control the action here but instead Ricardo manages to pass to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo with a couple of short strikes.
Ricardo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Soriano wants to control but Ricardo is having none of it.
Soriano is in a horrible position here. Ricardo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ricardo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Soriano tries to hold on but Ricardo postures up.
Ricardo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Soriano can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ricardo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ricardo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Soriano is wriggling around trying to escape.
Soriano is breathing heavily.
Ricardo landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ricardo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Soriano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ricardo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Soriano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricardo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soriano is in a horrible position here. Ricardo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Soriano is rocked!
Soriano tries to lock up and control but Ricardo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Ricardo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Soriano wants to clinch.
Soriano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ricardo swings for the body but Soriano moves out of range.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ricardo raining down shots from the mount!
Augusto Ricardo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soriano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ricardo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soriano?
Ricardo prevents Soriano from getting the reversal.
Soriano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Soriano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ricardo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo landing shots from mount.
Ricardo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ricardo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Soriano taking shots to the head.
Ricardo controlling the position easily from mount.
Ricardo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Soriano is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ricardo landing strikes from the mount.
Ricardo scoring with strikes but Soriano is staying in there.
Soriano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ricardo is landing with some decent strikes but Soriano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ricardo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Soriano is still in real trouble! Can Ricardo finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo lands a big elbow.
Ricardo unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Ricardo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ricardo lands a nice shot to the head.
Soriano wants to hold on but Ricardo pushes him away.
Soriano seems to have recovered his senses.
Soriano is looking to improve his position but Ricardo isn't that keen on the idea.
Soriano tries to hold on but Ricardo postures up.
Soriano might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ricardo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ricardo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ricardo breaks from Soriano's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ricardo landing shots from mount.
Ricardo landing shots from mount.
Ricardo landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Ricardo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ricardo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ricardo unloading with bombs!
Ricardo landing shots from mount.
Soriano tries to lock up and control but Ricardo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ricardo unloading with bombs!
Ricardo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ricardo lands a nice shot to the head.
Ricardo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Soriano looks a forlorn figure.
Ricardo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricardo lands a big elbow.
Ricardo cracks Soriano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ricardo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Soriano can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ricardo breaks from Soriano's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ricardo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ricardo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ricardo with a couple of short strikes.
Ricardo lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soriano is bucking up trying to escape but Ricardo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ricardo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soriano?
Soriano keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ricardo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augusto Ricardo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ricardo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augusto Ricardo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kid Koala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kid Koala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg MacDonald!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacDonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koala.
Koala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koala throws a nice looking combination but MacDonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacDonald scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
MacDonald is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No joy there for Koala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koala scores with a one two! MacDonald had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
MacDonald loads up on a big right hand but Koala slips the punch.
Koala checks a leg kick.
MacDonald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MacDonald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacDonald's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and MacDonald duly obliges.
MacDonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Koala.
A punch combination from Koala misses.
Some wild striking there from Koala.
Koala blocks a leg kick.
No joy there for MacDonald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koala scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koala gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koala throws a nice looking combination but MacDonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from MacDonald.
A left lands for MacDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
MacDonald lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koala is rocked!
Koala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacDonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Koala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacDonald throws a series of punches but Koala avoids them all with ease.
Koala seems to have got his legs back now.
Koala takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacDonald is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Koala scores with a nice strike.
No joy there for Koala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koala throws a combination that misses
and MacDonald counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koala throws a nice looking combination but MacDonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koala is breathing heavily.
MacDonald lands a nice looking body shot.
Koala throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koala takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
MacDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacDonald misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kid Koala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koala misses with a double jab
and MacDonald counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
MacDonald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
MacDonald bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koala's head backwards.
Koala gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacDonald tests Koala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald throws a shot to the body.
MacDonald moves out of range of the strikes.
MacDonald lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Koala tries to bum rush MacDonald with a series of wild strikes but MacDonald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - MacDonald scores with a four punch combination!
MacDonald throws a shot to the body.
MacDonald throws a shot to the body.
Koala throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Koala dips to his left and cracks MacDonald with an uppercut!
Koala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MacDonald counters with a three punch combo that has Koala backing up. Koala nods at MacDonald to acknowledge the strikes.
Koala throws a left that rocks MacDonald and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Koala dives into side control, looking to finish! Can MacDonald regain composure!
MacDonald is rocked!
It looks like Greg MacDonald has been cut.
Koala has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
MacDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Koala finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from MacDonald.
MacDonald seems to have recovered his senses.
MacDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koala throws out the jab.
Koala takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koala falls off balance throwing a combination
and MacDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koala misses with a series of wild punches.
MacDonald throws a series of punches but Koala moves out of range.
Koala slips under a jab from MacDonald.
Koala lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
MacDonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koala misses with a double jab
and MacDonald counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koala looks to throw the jab but MacDonald is out of range.
MacDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Koala misses.
MacDonald misses the shot to the body.
Koala moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koala throws a left and a right that both miss
and MacDonald counters with a series of strikes. Koala will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Kid Koala has been cut.
Koala misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald ducks under a wild hook from Koala.
Koala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Koala.
Koala falls off balance throwing a combination
and MacDonald counters with a series of strikes. Koala will be more careful next time no doubt.
Koala takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
MacDonald lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
MacDonald closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koala swings away with a body shot that misses
letting MacDonald counter with a right hand.
Koala scores with a three punch combo!
Koala throws a right hand that misses
and MacDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koala misses with a few strikes there.
Koala looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koala dodges the punch combination from MacDonald.
Koala moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right followed by a crushing left from MacDonald knocks Koala out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Greg MacDonald!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen All My Life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joe Man acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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, Dexter Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Man!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Andrews drops back looking for a leg! Man is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Man manages to kick Andrews off! Andrews jumps back into Man's guard.
Andrews stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man working a defensive guard here.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Man throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Andrews drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Andrews as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Man screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Andrews! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Dexter Andrews!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aussie Victory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Benjamin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aussie Victory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Benjamin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Victory lands with a shot to the body.
Benjamin throws a right hand that Victory ducks under and follows up with a left that Victory also avoids with ease.
Victory looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Benjamin!
Benjamin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Victory. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Victory cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Victory working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Victory.
Victory has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Benjamin's face.
Benjamin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Victory. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Benjamin tries to buck Victory off but he can't manage it.
Benjamin wants to control but Victory is having none of it.
Victory scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Benjamin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Benjamin is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Victory putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Benjamin is still in real trouble! Can Victory finish him?
Victory unloading with bombs!
Victory cracks Benjamin with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aussie Victory!
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