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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sneek a Mouse Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sanzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Matt Sanzig enters the cage!
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137 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sneek a Mouse Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Sanzig!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanzig needs to keep his hands up - Marley had a free shot at his head there.
Marley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanzig avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanzig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marley moves away.
Sanzig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Marley.
Marley lands with a nice combination. Sanzig backs away looking to recover.
Sanzig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marley avoids the body shot from Sanzig.
Marley stalks Sanzig and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanzig's face. Sanzig staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanzig shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marley avoids the body shot from Sanzig.
Marley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanzig.
Marley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanzig.
Marley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marley misses with a two punch combination.
Sanzig misses with a kick to the body.
Sanzig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marley misses with a series of wild punches.
Marley throws a low kick, looking for Sanzig's leg but Sanzig calmly moves out of range.
Sanzig is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marley rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanzig throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marley lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marley misses with a two punch combination.
Marley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanzig throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
Sneek a Mouse Marley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marley misses with a two punch combination.
Marley throws a push kick but Sanzig slaps the foot to one side.
Marley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanzig fails to land the takedown.
Marley stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanzig. Sanzig gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanzig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marley moves away.
Marley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanzig just misses with a punch to the body.
Marley tries to bum rush Sanzig with a series of wild strikes but Sanzig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanzig throws a leg kick but Marley moved away.
Marley clobbers Sanzig with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matt Sanzig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanzig looks gassed!
Marley looks to land a body kick but Sanzig moved away.
Sanzig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Danga de danga de dang - Marley scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley slips a jab and a cross from Sanzig.
Marley is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sanzig throws a right hand that Marley ducks under and follows up with a left that Marley also avoids with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marley.
Sanzig shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Marley tries to reverse the position but Sanzig maintains control.
Marley bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Marley drops back looking for a leg! Sanzig is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sanzig manages to kick Marley off! Marley jumps back into Sanzig's guard.
Marley pushes down on Sanzig's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanzig trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Marley manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sanzig to take his back!
Marley is cranking Sanzig's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Sanzig! He's tightened the choke and Sanzig is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sneek a Mouse Marley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zani Kallark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Melo Gapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prince Melo Gapuz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zani Kallark's chin.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zani Kallark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Melo Gapuz!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gapuz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kallark circles away.
Gapuz closes the distance and clinches up with Kallark, looking for a takedown. Gapuz pushes Kallark against the cage but Kallark circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gapuz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kallark swivels and escapes.
Zani Kallark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince Melo Gapuz.
Gapuz misses with a takedown attempt - Kallark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gapuz shoots in but Kallark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Kallark.
Kallark lands the left hand.
Kallark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gapuz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kallark.
Kallark creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kallark really is a fat lump.
Gapuz throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kallark tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kallark has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gapuz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kallark off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallark is trying to break free.
Gapuz lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Gapuz.
Kallark is really stuck here.
Well, with Gapuz on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Kallark is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kallark manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gapuz's guard. Nice work there by Kallark.
Kallark throws a big right hand that misses.
Kallark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kallark preventing the sweep.
Kallark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gapuz on the ground.
Gapuz looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gapuz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kallark counters with a big head kick but Gapuz shrugs it off.
Gapuz shoots in looking for a takedown. Kallark tries to sprawl out of it but Gapuz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kallark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kallark lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gapuz backs up against the cage.
Gapuz shoots and misses
and Kallark counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gapuz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gapuz blocks a head kick by Kallark.
Kallark digs a good body shot into Gapuz's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kallark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kallark.
Gapuz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kallark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gapuz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kallark lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kallark fails to land with a series of punches.
Gapuz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kallark forces his way into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kallark passes to side control.
Kallark tries for a kimura but Gapuz is defending well.
Gapuz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kallark's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallark is working for a kimura but Gapuz is defending it quite comfortably.
Kallark trying to mount his opponent but Gapuz defends it.
Kallark is working hard here to advance position.
Kallark seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gapuz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kallark is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kallark misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gapuz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kallark scores with a one two! Gapuz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kallark throws a head kick but Gapuz moves out of range.
Kallark misses with a wild combination.
Gapuz fails with the takedown
and Kallark counters with a series of strikes. Gapuz will be more careful next time no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Kallark.
Gapuz tries for a takedown but Kallark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kallark tries a head kick but it misses.
Kallark fails to land with a series of punches.
Gapuz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kallark counters with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Kallark both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zani Kallark dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kallark throws a head kick but Gapuz moves out of range.
Gapuz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gapuz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kallark is looking to clinch but Gapuz is avoiding it.
Kallark fails to land with a series of punches.
Kallark scores with a one two! Gapuz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zani Kallark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kallark looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kallark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kallark stalling away here and it's allowed Gapuz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gapuz keeping full guard, as Kallark tries to pass.
Kallark postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gapuz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kallark, into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gapuz stands up over Kallark, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gapuz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kallark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gapuz is working Kallark over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kallark looking to control.
Kallark lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Kallark keeping full guard, as Gapuz tries to pass.
Kallark wants to sweep but no luck.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gapuz tries for a takedown but Kallark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kallark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kallark lands a head shot.
Kallark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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.
Kallark keeps Gapuz at a distance using the push kick.
Kallark works over Gapuz's head and body with a nice combination.
Kallark throws a nice head kick!
Kallark is working the combinations to good effect here.
Some wild striking there from Kallark.
A punch combination from Kallark misses.
Gapuz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kallark counters with a three punch combo that has Gapuz backing up. Gapuz nods at Kallark to acknowledge the strikes.
Kallark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Kallark. No joy for Gapuz on that attempt.
Zani Kallark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince Melo Gapuz.
Kallark cracks Gapuz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kallark throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kallark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zani Kallark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gapuz misses with a takedown attempt - Kallark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kallark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz tries to keep at a distance but Kallark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gapuz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kallark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Kallark.
Gapuz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kallark lands a knee to the head.
Kallark pushes Gapuz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gapuz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kallark gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kallark has picked Gapuz up - he's going for a ride! Kallark dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kallark is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gapuz still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gapuz has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kallark sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kallark has a hand on Gapuz's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gapuz takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Gapuz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kallark can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallark takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kallark might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kallark is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Gapuz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kallark is trying desperately to improve position.
Gapuz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kallark working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zani Kallark dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kallark throws a head kick that half lands.
Kallark throws a right hand that Gapuz ducks under and follows up with a left that Gapuz also avoids with ease.
Kallark throws a right hand that Gapuz ducks under and follows up with a left that Gapuz also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Kallark as Gapuz shoots in.
Kallark scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kallark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kallark tries to bum rush Gapuz with a series of wild strikes but Gapuz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kallark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kallark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kallark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Kallark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gapuz shoots in looking for a takedown. Kallark tries to sprawl out of it but Gapuz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kallark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kallark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallark scores with a takedown into Gapuz's guard.
Gapuz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gapuz winds up and cracks Kallark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gapuz tries to pass to full mount but Kallark defends it.
Kallark wants to get back to full guard.
Gapuz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kallark's head.
Kallark moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gapuz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kallark is looking for a triangle but Gapuz pushes his legs off easily.
Zani Kallark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kallark throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gapuz fails with the takedown
and Kallark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zani Kallark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince Melo Gapuz.
Kallark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kallark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Kallark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kallark throws a sloppy head kick and Gapuz moves out of range easily.
Kallark swinging wilding here.
Kallark misses with the combination.
Kallark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left and a right from Kallark both land. Nice combination.
Gapuz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kallark's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gapuz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kallark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gapuz.
Gapuz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kallark striking off his back but it's not causing Gapuz any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz tries to free his leg and advance position but Kallark is retaining full guard.
Kallark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kallark is looking for a triangle but Gapuz pushes his legs off easily.
Kallark is looking for a triangle here but Gapuz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gapuz working the head with strikes.
Kallark gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kallark wants to control but Gapuz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kallark misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gapuz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kallark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gapuz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kallark on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kallark gets back to full guard.
Gapuz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kallark looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gapuz has picked Kallark up and slammed him! Kallark can't keep hold of the triangle and Gapuz manages to pass to side control!
Kallark tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gapuz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kallark is trying to work for a sweep but Gapuz has mounted him!
Gapuz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kallark is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gapuz lands a big shot there that rocks Kallark but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kallark is desperately trying to improve his position but Gapuz has a good base and remains in mount.
Gapuz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zani Kallark.
Well Kallark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zani Kallark!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Mitchell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mitchell misses with a few strikes there.
Black scores with a sloppy right hand. Mitchell should have avoided that one.
Black lands with a right hand.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Jack Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell is looking to land body kicks.
Black throws a leg kick which misses Mitchell's front leg but catches the back leg as Mitchell tries to avoid it.
Mitchell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mitchell counters with a series of strikes that sends Black to the canvas! Mitchell follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Black is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell advances position into side control!
Oh Black is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with the ground and pound.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Black is trying to control Mitchell's posture but Mitchell avoids it.
Mitchell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Black is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Black's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Black tries to improve position but can't.
Black is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mitchell off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Black's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Mitchell fending off the submission attempt from Black.
Black not allowing Mitchell to control his hands.
Black tries to keep control of the position but Mitchell is staying busy.
Mitchell rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Black tries to stand and escape but Mitchell is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mitchell tries to roll over but Black keeps him under control.
Black is working for a kimura but Mitchell is defending it quite comfortably.
Mitchell gets back to full guard.
Black drops back looking for a leg! Mitchell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mitchell manages to kick Black off! Black jumps back into Mitchell's guard.
Mitchell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Mitchell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Black hang on?
Black is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mitchell looking to finish with strikes here!
Mitchell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mitchell cracks Black with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mitchell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black misses with a hook.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Black.
Black blocks a jab.
A jab from Black misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Black, as that shot connected.
Mitchell slips under a jab.
Black shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mitchell's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Black passes Mitchell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mitchell tries to roll over but Black keeps him under control.
Mitchell wants to control but Black is keeping busy.
Mitchell is refusing to be controlled, as Black sits in half guard.
Black slips a nice elbow through Mitchell's hands, connecting with Mitchell's forehead.
Black postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mitchell to stand up.
Mitchell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a jab to the body
and Mitchell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black has his takedown stuffed
and Mitchell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mitchell falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black is looking to clinch.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchell misses with a leg kick.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Black swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Black swinging wilding here.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Nice uppercut lands for Black. That snapped Mitchell's head back.
A nice combination there by Black.
Mitchell is rocked!
It looks like James Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black dips to his left and cracks Mitchell with an uppercut!
Mitchell lands with a nice combination. Black backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Black drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mitchell is on top in guard.
Mitchell is pushing down on Black's leg trying to pass to half guard. Black is fighting to maintain full guard but Mitchell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Black trying to control here.
Black gets back to full guard.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Mitchell lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Mitchell's cut.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mitchell tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Black.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.
Mitchell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mitchell off to one side.
Mitchell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mitchell throws a front kick aimed at Black's knee but Black avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Black.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black lands with a hook. Mitchell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Black on the side of the head.
Black lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mitchell misses with a combination
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mitchell is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mitchell seems to have recovered his senses.
Mitchell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters with a two punch combo.
Jack Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black thuds a left hand into Mitchell's body.
Mitchell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Black takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitchell counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a leg kick but Black checks it.
Mitchell fails with the takedown.
Jack Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mitchell.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Black.
Black closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mitchell prevents it.
Black is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mitchell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mitchell into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mitchell.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Black jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Black throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Black connects with a nice looking jab.
Mitchell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Black.
Mitchell is not content to let Black control the position.
Mitchell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Black wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mitchell tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Black tries to control but Mitchell wriggling away.
Mitchell working to try and regain half guard.
Black controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Black has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Black!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Trinidad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wanderlei Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Trinidad!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trinidad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Trinidad seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Johnson is holding on tight.
Trinidad lands a heavy elbow.
Trinidad looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
Trinidad landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson regains half guard.
Trinidad seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Trinidad scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trinidad is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trinidad is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Trinidad moves into full mount! Johnson won't be happy about that!
Trinidad looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trinidad prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Trinidad is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Johnson can't escape the position.
Trinidad is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Trinidad looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnson defends it well.
Trinidad prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Trinidad is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trinidad trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trinidad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trinidad preventing the sweep.
Trinidad trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Trinidad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trinidad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trinidad working some strikes from top position.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trinidad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson working for a triangle but Trinidad defends it easily.
Trinidad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trinidad preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Trinidad from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Trinidad lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Trinidad wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Trinidad drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Trinidad off! Trinidad jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Trinidad is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Trinidad will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Trinidad scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Trinidad.
Trinidad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Trinidad is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Trinidad has managed to sneak the leg through.
Trinidad seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Trinidad's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Trinidad's back!
Trinidad tries to roll but Johnson sticks to his back.
Johnson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson doesn't have the hooks in and Trinidad manages to turn into his guard.
Trinidad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trinidad trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trinidad can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trinidad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trinidad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Trinidad wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Trinidad won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Trinidad forces his way into half guard.
Trinidad trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Trinidad seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Trinidad lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trinidad lands a heavy elbow.
Trinidad lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trinidad moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Johnson has worked his arm free - good work by Johnson!
Johnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Trinidad off and has taken his back!
Johnson tightening his grip on Trinidad, looking for the choke.
Johnson doesn't have the hooks in and Trinidad manages to turn into his guard.
Trinidad passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Trinidad works his way into side control.
Trinidad sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johnson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Trinidad's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Trinidad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Trinidad working the head and body with strikes.
Trinidad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Trinidad eventually gives up the hold.
Trinidad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Trinidad has control of the leg.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Trinidad fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Trinidad persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Trinidad pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trinidad is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Wanderlei Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Trinidad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Trinidad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trinidad throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Trinidad misses with a wild combination.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trinidad.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trinidad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trinidad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Trinidad misses with a double jab.
Trinidad missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Trinidad counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trinidad connects with a body shot.
Trinidad works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Trinidad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Trinidad sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trinidad gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Trinidad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trinidad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Trinidad trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Trinidad scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trinidad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trinidad trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Trinidad tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trinidad's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Trinidad duly obliges.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Trinidad tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Trinidad to the ground. Trinidad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Trinidad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trinidad bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Trinidad's best efforts.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trinidad can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trinidad scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trinidad drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Trinidad has Johnson in his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trinidad wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson works his way into full mount!
Trinidad is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson fails to move to back control.
Trinidad is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Trinidad is surviving well by controlling Johnson's body position as best he can.
Trinidad keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Johnson takes Trinidad's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Trinidad is in trouble.
Johnson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Trinidad wants to escape the position.
Johnson is looking for the choke from the back position but Trinidad is controlling his hands well.
Johnson is trying to stick to Trinidad's back but Trinidad is turning into Johnson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Johnson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Trinidad.
Trinidad drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Trinidad seems to have locked his on tight now - Johnson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Trinidad, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jason Trinidad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demarquez Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erin Brostovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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3 - 3 - 0 |
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175 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Demarquez Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erin Brostovski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brostovski blocks a head kick by Junior.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Brostovski slips a straight right by Junior.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Junior.
Brostovski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Junior throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Junior missing with a left hand there. Brostovski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Junior.
Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior throws a sloppy head kick and Brostovski moves out of range easily.
Brostovski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Junior.
Brostovski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Junior throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Junior.
Junior throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior stuffs the takedown.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Junior misses with a straight left.
Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brostovski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Junior pinned against the cage. Junior gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Demarquez Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erin Brostovski.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brostovski is rocked!
Brostovski avoids the head kick by Junior.
Brostovski is still on wobbly legs! Can Junior finish him?
Junior throws a head kick but Brostovski moves out of range.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Brostovski avoids the head kick by Junior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a head kick.
Junior could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brostovski seems to have recovered his senses.
Junior misses with a hook.
Junior stuffs the takedown.
Junior throws a head kick but Brostovski moves out of range.
Junior throws a head kick but Brostovski moves out of range.
Brostovski avoids the head kick by Junior.
Brostovski scores with a takedown into Junior's guard.
Junior has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brostovski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Junior is breathing heavily.
Junior wants to sweep but no luck.
Junior might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brostovski stays in close to Junior's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brostovski advances position into side control!
Junior tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brostovski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brostovski controls the position.
Junior tries to bench press Brostovski off him but Brostovski keeps the position.
Brostovski gets to mount! Junior was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Brostovski working the ground and pound effectively.
Brostovski controlling the position easily from mount.
Brostovski with the ground and pound from mount.
Junior tries to lock up and control but Brostovski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brostovski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Junior is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brostovski wants to finish this one by submission but Junior is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Brostovski.
Junior is trying desperately to improve position.
Brostovski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Junior is working to get back to half guard.
Brostovski stands up from mount. Strange move.
Brostovski avoids the head kick by Junior.
Demarquez Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior has his takedown stuffed
and Brostovski counters with a single leg into guard. Junior didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erin Brostovski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brostovski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Junior pinned against the cage. Junior gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Brostovski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Junior has his foot on Brostovski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brostovski works his way back into a safe position though.
Brostovski is stalling in the full guard.
Brostovski chips away with some ground and pound.
Brostovski wants to pass the guard but Junior is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Junior looking for a sweep. Not yet Junior, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior wants to hit a switch here but Brostovski passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Junior there!
Junior is working to get back to half guard.
Junior is working hard here to advance position.
Brostovski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Junior takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Junior tries to reverse the position but Brostovski maintains control.
Brostovski stands up from mount. Strange move.
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.
Brostovski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Junior is looking to get to half guard.
Junior gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
Brostovski is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Junior has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Brostovski has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Junior taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Brostovski doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Erin Brostovski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Old Greg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg's entrance music is Love Games. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Old Greg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mitch Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping shoots in for a double leg but Greg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Greg moves out of range.
Greg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Old Greg has been cut.
Bisping looks to land a combination but Greg avoids it well.
Greg dodges the punch combination from Bisping.
Greg slips a straight right by Bisping.
Greg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bisping sprawls well initially but Greg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Greg is nestled in close to Bisping, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Greg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Greg lands strikes from half guard.
Bisping trying to control here.
Greg is nestled in close to Bisping, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bisping wants to get back to full guard.
Greg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Greg is working for a kimura but Bisping is defending it quite comfortably.
Greg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greg wants to free his trapped foot but Bisping is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bisping looking for submissions off his back.
Bisping looks gassed!
Bisping is looking for a sweep. Greg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Greg is nestled in close to Bisping, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Greg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bisping wants to improve his position but Greg is controlling well.
Greg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Greg is nestled in close to Bisping, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Greg passes to full mount!
Greg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Greg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bisping's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Greg.
Greg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Greg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bisping tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Greg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Greg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Greg lands with some strikes.
Bisping in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bisping is working to get back to half guard.
Greg breaks from Bisping's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Greg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Greg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Greg with shots to the head and body - Bisping looks very uncomfortable down there.
Greg landing strikes from the mount and Bisping is in trouble!
Bisping is wriggling around trying to escape.
Greg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bisping wants to control but Greg is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greg with the ground and pound from mount.
Bisping bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Greg wants to sweep but no luck.
Bisping drops back looking for a leg! Greg is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Greg manages to kick Bisping off! Bisping jumps back into Greg's guard.
Greg striking from the bottom here.
Greg lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Greg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bisping's guard.
Greg with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Greg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Greg is working Bisping over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Greg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Greg is working Bisping over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bisping manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Greg can't escape the position.
Greg sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Greg is pressing down on Bisping's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Greg punching from the bottom - just letting Bisping know he's still in a fight.
Bisping won't allow Greg to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bisping stopping the sweep attempt from Greg.
Greg is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Old Greg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Old Greg's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bisping gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Greg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Old Greg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greg is in close to Bisping's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bisping throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Greg works over Bisping with some ground and pound from guard.
Bisping is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Greg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Greg chips away with some ground and pound.
Bisping is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bisping has momentary wrist control but Greg slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greg slips nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Greg lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Greg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Greg is looking for a kimura here.
Bisping on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Greg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bisping looking for submissions off his back.
Greg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bisping is looking to improve his position.
That's two 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greg scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Greg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bisping is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Greg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bisping tries to roll over but Greg keeps him under control.
Greg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Greg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Greg there.
Greg working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bisping connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Greg shoots in for a double leg but Bisping sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice defenses there by Greg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping misses with an uppercut.
Bisping throws a shot from downtown. Greg moves away and avoids it.
Bisping with a poor takedown
and Greg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bisping on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bisping is looking to improve his position.
Bisping actively working from the bottom here.
Bisping is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Greg pulls his head out easily.
Greg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bisping looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bisping on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Greg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Greg darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bisping looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bisping actively working from the bottom here.
Greg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Greg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Greg prevents Bisping from improving his position.
Bisping is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Greg pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bisping is looking to improve his position.
Bisping taking some punishment here, with Greg in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Old Greg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Old Greg's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bisping misses with a hook. Greg ducked under it nicely.
Bisping doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Greg counters with a single leg into guard. Bisping didn't expect that.
Greg works over Bisping with some ground and pound from guard.
Greg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bisping working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Greg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Greg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Greg is in close to Bisping's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bisping working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Greg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Greg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Greg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bisping is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Greg is working Bisping over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greg distracts Bisping with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Greg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bisping can do to turn this around?
Greg tries to free his leg and advance position but Bisping is retaining full guard.
Greg thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Greg postures up and lands a big shot to Bisping's brow.
Greg passes into half guard.
Greg is working for a submission of some sort.
Greg prevents Bisping from improving his position.
Bisping misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Greg lands strikes from half guard.
Greg working Bisping over with strikes.
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.
Bisping moves into full guard.
Bisping escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Greg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Greg passes Bisping's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Greg lands with a punch from half guard.
Greg winds up and cracks Bisping with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Greg is working for a submission of some sort.
Greg lands with a punch from half guard.
Greg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Greg connects with a nice short shot to Bisping's temple.
Bisping has hold of Greg's hands but Greg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Greg wants to pass to mount but Bisping is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bisping misses with a takedown attempt
so Greg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bisping escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Greg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bisping looking for a sweep. Not yet Bisping, not yet.
Greg is in close to Bisping's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Greg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Greg landing with the ground and pound.
Bisping looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Greg lands a couple of elbows.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Greg shoots in looking for a takedown. Bisping tries to sprawl out of it but Greg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bisping manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bisping misses with a takedown attempt
and Greg counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bisping!
Old Greg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Bisping.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bisping can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bisping looks a forlorn figure.
Bisping tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Greg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bisping is trying desperately to improve position.
Greg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bisping can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Greg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bisping tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Greg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bisping's face.
Bisping is in all sorts of trouble here.
Greg is landing with some decent strikes but Bisping is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Greg.
Bisping is in all sorts of trouble here.
Greg scoring with strikes but Bisping is staying in there.
Mitch Bisping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Old Greg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Greg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Old Greg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Greg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Old Greg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Tachia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Thomas (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyoto Tachia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas stuffs the takedown.
Tachia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tachia.
Tachia staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Tachia.
Tachia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thomas's guard.
Thomas wants to stand up but Tachia is controlling him.
Thomas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tachia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tachia controls the pace.
Tachia postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
Tachia thows a big elbow that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tachia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tachia throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Black Thomas has been cut.
Lyoto Tachia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas looks gassed!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tachia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tachia connects with a solid leg kick.
Tachia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tachia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tachia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thomas pinned against the cage. Thomas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Tachia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tachia fails with a takedown attempt.
Tachia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tachia decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thomas to his feet.
Tachia 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.
Tachia stands and throws Thomas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tachia decides to stand back up. Tachia steps back and let's Thomas get back to his feet.
Black Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Tachia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tachia. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Tachia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Tachia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tachia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas takes one on the button.
Tachia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thomas circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tachia lands with a nice body kick.
Tachia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Tachia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Black Thomas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Tachia is out of range.
Tachia missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tachia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tachia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tachia thows a body kick. Thomas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Tachia with that takedown attempt.
Tachia tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tachia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tachia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thomas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tachia - the referee stops the clock and Thomas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tachia. Thomas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tachia thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Tachia looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Tachia feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Tachia scores with a push kick.
Tachia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tachia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thomas sprawls well initially but Tachia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tachia passes to full mount!
Tachia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tachia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tachia raining down shots from the mount!
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
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.
Tachia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas?
Thomas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tachia lands with some strikes.
Thomas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tachia controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tachia working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Tachia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Black Thomas'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. This is the final round!
Tachia scores with a spinning back kick!
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thomas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tachia.
Nice body punch from Tachia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tachia.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tachia 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.
Tachia controlling from the top position.
Tachia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas wants to stand and escape but Tachia is having none of it.
Tachia lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tachia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tachia is pushing down on Thomas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thomas is fighting to maintain full guard but Tachia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tachia trying to control the pace.
Tachia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tachia is pressing down on Thomas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thomas is holding on for now.
Tachia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tachia stands up and beckons Thomas to join him on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lyoto Tachia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tachia!
Tachia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tachia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tachia misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tachia feints and as Thomas raises his hands in defense, Tachia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tachia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tachia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tachia stands and throws Thomas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tachia remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Tachia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tachia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Tachia!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Caschera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and London Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caschera's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Crimson King by Demons & Wizards limited edition. Max Caschera looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Caschera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, London Paul!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caschera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Paul there.
It looks like Max Caschera has been cut.
Caschera pushes Paul up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Paul takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Paul continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Caschera swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul wants to break free but Caschera has control.
Paul lands a shoulder strike.
Caschera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caschera.
Paul is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Paul lands with a short shot to the head.
Caschera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Paul as the two fighters clinch.
Caschera is breathing heavily.
Caschera tries to score a body lock takedown but Paul shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Paul will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caschera up against the cage.
A short left from Paul.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Caschera tries to break the clinch but Paul is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Caschera.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paul.
Caschera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Paul on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Paul.
Caschera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paul!
Decent striking displayed by Paul there.
Paul digs a good body shot into Caschera's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul stuns Caschera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paul cracks Caschera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paul punishes Caschera's body with a nice straight punch.
Paul throws a head kick that misses.
Paul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caschera at a distance.
Paul misses with a double jab.
Paul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caschera dodges the punch combination from Paul.
Paul misses with a double jab.
Paul throws a shot to the body.
Paul lands a slapping body shot.
London Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Paul.
Caschera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Max Caschera's cut is getting worse.
Paul lands with a right hand.
Paul looks to land a combination. Caschera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Paul moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paul misses with the combination.
Paul thuds a left hand into Caschera's body.
Paul fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paul lands a jab to Caschera's midsection.
Paul works Caschera's body with a nice hook.
Paul lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Max Caschera's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Paul lands a with a good body shot.
A good leg kick by Caschera.
Caschera shoots in but Paul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Caschera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paul scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caschera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paul is looking to score with low kicks.
Paul misses with the combination.
Caschera looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Paul working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caschera.
Paul kicks Caschera off and gets to his feet.
Paul gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paul tries to strike from the bottom.
Caschera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paul trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Paul bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Caschera's guard.
Paul has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Caschera is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caschera wants to stand and escape but Paul is having none of it.
Paul wants to get up but he can't break Caschera's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Caschera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paul distracts Caschera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paul has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Caschera is proving hard to escape from.
Paul must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Paul throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Paul trying to stand up but can't free himself from Caschera's guard.
Caschera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Caschera changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paul looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Caschera looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Paul is avoiding damage well.
Caschera decides to stand back up. Caschera steps back and let's Paul get back to his feet.
Paul scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
London Paul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Caschera'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.
Paul throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Paul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caschera has managed to clinch.
Paul lands with a left to the head.
Caschera has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paul is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paul misses with an elbow over the top.
Caschera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for Paul to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paul.
A hook to the body from Paul.
Paul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paul misses with a double jab.
Paul connects with a nice looking jab.
Paul lands a jab-cross combination.
Caschera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paul.
Paul lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caschera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paul throws a body punch but Caschera moves out of range.
Caschera changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paul looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul is looking to regain half guard here but Caschera keeps moving and retains side control.
Caschera scores with a couple of short elbows.
Paul pushes Caschera away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Caschera gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Paul is looking for a sweep.
Caschera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paul is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Caschera advances nicely into full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paul can do anything to dispel that myth.
Caschera with a couple of short strikes.
Paul wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Caschera.
Paul tries to reverse the position but Caschera maintains control.
Caschera thowing shots but they're missing.
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.
Caschera thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Caschera misses with a head shot.
Caschera thowing shots but they're missing.
Paul bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Paul really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caschera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Caschera working for a triangle but Paul defends it easily.
Paul trying to control but Caschera is working from the bottom.
Paul wants to get up but he can't break Caschera's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Paul lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caschera has his foot on Paul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paul works his way back into a safe position though.
Paul scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Paul scoring with some ground and pound.
Paul wants to pass the guard but Caschera is keeping the position.
Caschera had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Paul is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Caschera Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Paul's back instead.
Caschera wants to control but Paul is keeping busy.
Paul is trying to get back to his feet but Caschera has full control of the position and if anything, Paul has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Paul covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Paul can't escape the position.
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.
Paul is covering up but some of the strikes from Caschera are getting through and doing damage.
Paul avoids the strikes from Caschera.
Caschera throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Paul!
Caschera is trying to stick to Paul's back but Paul is turning into Caschera. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Caschera's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Paul.
Caschera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Caschera is working an open guard so Paul takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Caschera moves into range and clinches up with Paul.
Paul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paul is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Paul scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Paul.
Caschera trying to land knees to the body.
Paul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caschera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Caschera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paul but Paul pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paul closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
London Paul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Caschera's cut.
That's time! Caschera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Caschera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paul.
Paul lands a jab to Caschera's midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Paul as he connects with a hook.
Paul scores with a hook to the body. Caschera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Paul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caschera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caschera closes the distance and clinches up with Paul, looking for a takedown. Caschera pushes Paul against the cage but Paul circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paul connects with a looping right hand.
London Paul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paul punishes Caschera's body with a nice straight punch.
Max Caschera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paul throws a right hand that Caschera ducks under and follows up with a left that Caschera also avoids with ease.
Caschera darts in and clinches Paul up against the cage.
Paul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paul stalling.
Caschera tries to score a body lock takedown but Paul shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short left from Paul.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paul missing with knees to the body.
Paul stops a takedown attempt from Caschera.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Caschera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caschera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paul wants to break free but Caschera has control.
Caschera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paul fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Caschera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caschera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paul moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paul doesn't manage to clinch there - Caschera circles away.
Caschera shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Paul's guard.
Caschera prevents Paul from getting back to his feet.
Caschera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caschera is one step ahead there.
Caschera with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul is looking to stand up but Caschera isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Paul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paul just misses with a punch to the body.
Caschera closes the distance and clinches up with Paul, looking for a takedown. Caschera pushes Paul against the cage but Paul circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paul scores with a one two! Caschera had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Caschera cracks the inside of Paul's front leg.
A combination from Paul does no damage.
Caschera dodges the punch combination from Paul.
Caschera shoots in and drives through. Paul sprawls well.
Paul scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caschera in his tracks.
Caschera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caschera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paul is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paul lunges at Caschera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caschera's hand.
Paul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caschera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Caschera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Paul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paul is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caschera rather than just go for the knockout.
Caschera tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Paul misses.
Paul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caschera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caschera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Caschera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paul.
Paul stuffs the takedown attempt from Caschera. Caschera gets slowly back to his feet.
Paul connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paul connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Caschera shoots for a double leg takedown but Paul sprawls well. He's pushed Caschera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paul moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paul jabs at Caschera's body.
Caschera slips a jab and a cross from Paul.
Caschera wants to clinch.
Paul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caschera at a distance.
Caschera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paul as he avoids it easily.
London Paul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Caschera with that takedown attempt.
Paul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paul with a hook.
Paul stuns Caschera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caschera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paul looks to land a combination but Caschera avoids it well.
Max Caschera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caschera tries for a takedown but Paul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
London Paul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paul throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
London Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paul winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... London Paul!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Gapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Benjamin Hopkins 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Gapuz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benjamin Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gapuz blocks a jab.
Gapuz misses with a double jab.
Gapuz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gapuz throws out the jab.
Gapuz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benjamin Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hopkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Hopkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gapuz can't get the takedown.
Gapuz is breathing heavily.
Hopkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gapuz backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.
Gapuz takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gapuz backwards.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hopkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gapuz dodges an elbow strike from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hopkins gets through Gapuz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins lands a big uppercut and Gapuz is down! He's in big trouble - Hopkins follows him to the mat!
Gapuz is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gapuz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Gapuz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopkins drops an elbow to the side of Gapuz's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hopkins connects with a nice short shot to Gapuz's temple.
Gapuz seems to have got his legs back now.
Hopkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gapuz taking some punishment here, with Hopkins in his half guard.
Hopkins decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Gapuz tries to keep at a distance but Hopkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hopkins breaks from the clinch.
Hopkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hopkins throws a good cross that connects.
Hopkins looks to land a combination. Gapuz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hopkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gapuz on the side of the head.
Gapuz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hopkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gapuz, pushing him back against the cage.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
Gapuz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gapuz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Gapuz.
Some wild striking there from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Gapuz's shoulder, as Gapuz tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gapuz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopkins dodges the punch combination from Gapuz.
Hopkins clinches with his opponent.
Hopkins looking for a takedown.
Gapuz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hopkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gapuz can pounce on him.
Gapuz throws a nice head kick!
Hopkins moves into range and clinches up with Gapuz.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Gapuz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gapuz can't break the clinch.
Gapuz wants to stall.
Hopkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gapuz manages to break the clinch.
Hopkins tries to clinch up but Gapuz circles away and keeps his distance.
Gapuz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gapuz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gapuz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gapuz defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gapuz swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopkins.
Hopkins has a takedown stuffed.
Hopkins tries to clinch up.
Gapuz misses with a head kick.
Gapuz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gapuz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gapuz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Victor Gapuz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gapuz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hopkins connects with a crisp jab.
Hopkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gapuz tries to pull guard but Hopkins won't allow it.
Hopkins is looking to control Gapuz's arms but Gapuz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hopkins has his back to the cage.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hopkins lands a left hand.
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.
Still in the clinch, Gapuz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gapuz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hopkins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Gapuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gapuz is trying to break the clinch but Hopkins has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hopkins.
Gapuz blocking some punches.
Hopkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gapuz breaks from the clinch.
Gapuz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gapuz looks to land a combination but Hopkins avoids it well.
Hopkins wants to clinch.
Hopkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gapuz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gapuz throws a combination. Hopkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hopkins cracks Gapuz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gapuz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopkins moves into the clinch successfully.
Hopkins keeps control of Gapuz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hopkins lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Hopkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gapuz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hopkins has Gapuz up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopkins pushes Gapuz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Gapuz's head.
Hopkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Gapuz has had enough of the clinch but Hopkins keeps him there for the moment.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gapuz backwards.
Gapuz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Hopkins on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gapuz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hopkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gapuz. Gapuz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gapuz thows a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins misses with a few strikes there.
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gapuz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hopkins uses from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gapuz is working an open guard so Hopkins takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gapuz swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopkins.
Hopkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopkins clinches.
Hopkins keeps control of Gapuz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hopkins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short right from Hopkins.
Gapuz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hopkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gapuz backwards.
Gapuz can't break the clinch.
Gapuz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopkins tries to clinch up.
Gapuz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gapuz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hopkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gapuz swinging wilding here.
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a damaging elbow.
Gapuz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hopkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hopkins lands with a right to the head.
Gapuz tries to pull guard but Hopkins won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Gapuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gapuz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hopkins clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hopkins is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gapuz is hanging on to Hopkins's back as he tries to escape.
Hopkins tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hopkins is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz get's back to his feet.
Hopkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gapuz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopkins is looking to clinch but Gapuz is avoiding it.
Hopkins sizes up Gapuz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gapuz misses with a wild combination.
Gapuz keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Gapuz's shoulder, as Gapuz tries to avoid the shot.
Victor Gapuz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopkins has a takedown stuffed.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Gapuz ducked under it nicely.
Gapuz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Gapuz moves out of range.
Gapuz throws a head kick that misses.
Hopkins takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a nice uppercut.
Hopkins is leaning against Gapuz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hopkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
Hopkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gapuz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gapuz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins clinches up against the cage.
Gapuz avoids a wild elbow strike from Hopkins.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hopkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gapuz's brow.
Hopkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gapuz backwards.
Hopkins lands a left hand.
Gapuz takes a shot to the head.
Hopkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hopkins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hopkins is working Gapuz over against the cage.
Gapuz tries to land a knee to the head but Hopkins blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gapuz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hopkins fails to land the takedown.
Hopkins is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Hopkins 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! This is the final round!
Gapuz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A left and a right from Gapuz both land. Nice combination.
Hopkins clinches up against the cage.
Gapuz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gapuz.
Hopkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Gapuz's head.
Gapuz breaks the clinch.
Hopkins is looking to clinch but Gapuz is avoiding it.
Hopkins throws a low kick, looking for Gapuz's leg but Gapuz calmly moves out of range.
Hopkins clinches with his opponent.
Hopkins is looking to control Gapuz's arms but Gapuz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hopkins has his back to the cage.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Gapuz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hopkins tries to clinch up but Gapuz circles away and keeps his distance.
Gapuz slips under a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopkins gets a clinch.
Hopkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gapuz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gapuz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to clinch up but Gapuz circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Gapuz does no damage.
Hopkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Gapuz does no damage.
Gapuz misses with a wild combination.
Hopkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gapuz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins.
Gapuz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hopkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Gapuz circles away.
Hopkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gapuz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hopkins uses from the top position.
Hopkins passes Gapuz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hopkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hopkins gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Gapuz moves out of range.
Gapuz lands a head kick. Hopkins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hopkins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gapuz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hopkins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hopkins in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hopkins decides to stand back up. Hopkins steps back and let's Gapuz get back to his feet.
Hopkins avoids the head kick by Gapuz.
Hopkins clinches up against the cage.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gapuz backwards.
Hopkins gets through Gapuz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Gapuz breaks the clinch.
Hopkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Gapuz moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hopkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hopkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hopkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Gapuz circles away.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Gapuz is having none of it.
Hopkins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gapuz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hopkins scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hopkins stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hopkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hopkins forces Gapuz back against the cage and clinches.
Hopkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopkins is working Gapuz over against the cage.
Hopkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gapuz backwards.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gapuz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hopkins smiles and moves away.
Gapuz ducks right into an uppercut from Hopkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to clinch.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Gapuz moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gapuz.
Hopkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Gapuz circles away.
Hopkins misses with the body kick
and Gapuz counters with a left and a right that stings Hopkins.
Gapuz walks into a stiff left hand from Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Gapuz moves away
and Gapuz counters with a nice body shot.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Gapuz moved out of range nicely.
Gapuz lunges at Hopkins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hopkins's hand.
Hopkins misses with a double jab.
Gapuz slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Gapuz throws a nice looking combination but Hopkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hopkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hopkins gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins scoring with punches and elbows.
Victor Gapuz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benjamin Hopkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Hopkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hopkins 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Hopkins!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lezema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Firefly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lezema's entrance music is Weird Al Yankovic - Fat song. A fine choice. Diego Lezema is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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258 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Lezema!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rufus Firefly !
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Lezema.
Firefly missing with a left hand there. Lezema was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Firefly throws a lazy right hand but Lezema sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lezema dodges the punch combination from Firefly .
Firefly thows a body shot but no joy.
Lezema throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Firefly .
Some wild striking there from Lezema.
Firefly lands a lovely overhand right.
Firefly connects with a single shot there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lezema steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Firefly .
Lezema slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Lezema.
Lezema takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Firefly throws a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lezema looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Firefly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Firefly throws an overhand right that lands on Lezema's shoulder, as Lezema tries to avoid the shot.
Lezema fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Firefly , pushing him back against the cage.
Firefly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Firefly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Firefly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lezema.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lezema's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lezema breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Firefly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Firefly throws the left hand but Lezema avoids the punch easily.
Lezema fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Firefly , pushing him back against the cage.
Lezema tries for a takedown but Firefly manages to get underhooks.
Firefly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lezema has him pressed against the cage.
Lezema stops a takedown attempt from Firefly .
Lezema pushes Firefly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Firefly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lezema pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Firefly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lezema breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Lezema misses.
Firefly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lezema.
Lezema throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lezema.
Lezema slips under a jab from Firefly .
Firefly looks to land a right hand but Lezema moved out of range.
Firefly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lezema keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firefly .
Rufus Firefly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firefly lands a glancing blow to the side of Lezema's head.
Firefly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lezema at a distance.
Lezema throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Firefly .
A punch lands to the side of Lezema 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Firefly misses with a two punch combination.
Firefly looks gassed!
Lezema on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Firefly might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Firefly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lezema sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lezema lands with a nice combination. Firefly backs away looking to recover.
Lezema lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lezema throws a shot to the body.
Lezema lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lezema rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Firefly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lezema instigates a clinch.
Lezema jumps guard.
Firefly stands up and waves to Lezema to follow him.
Lezema lands a really nice looking cross but Firefly seems unphased.
Firefly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lezema.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firefly lands with a straight right. Lezema didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Lezema.
Firefly throws a series of punches but Lezema moves out of range.
Lezema dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Firefly dodges the punch combination from Lezema.
Lezema rushes Firefly and presses him up against the cage.
Lezema breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Firefly should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lezema throws a wild body kick that Firefly sees coming a mile off.
Lezema scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Firefly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lezema looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lezema rushes Firefly and presses him up against the cage.
Lezema stalling the fight.
Lezema escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lezema is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Firefly scores with a jab to the jaw.
A combination from Lezema does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firefly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lezema throws a hook but Firefly avoids it easily.
Lezema takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lezema darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lezema moves out of range of the strikes.
Lezema slips a jab from Firefly .
Firefly 's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Firefly duly obliges.
Lezema throws a right hand that Firefly ducks under and follows up with a left that Firefly also avoids with ease.
Firefly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lezema misses with the combination.
No joy there for Lezema, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Firefly .
Lezema scores with a one two! Firefly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Firefly is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Lezema had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lezema uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Firefly .
Firefly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lezema looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lezema fails to land with a series of punches.
Lezema takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Firefly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lezema dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lezema misses with a few strikes there.
Lezema throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lezema throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Firefly cracks Lezema with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Firefly throws a right and a left that Lezema avoids nicely.
Lezema keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firefly .
A decent looking cross lands there for Firefly .
Firefly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lezema fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Firefly manages to avoid it.
Firefly looks to land a combination but Lezema avoids it well.
Lezema throws a body punch but Firefly moves out of range.
Firefly misses with a looping right.
Lezema bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Firefly 's head.
Firefly missing with a left hand there. Lezema was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lezema shoots in and drives through. Firefly sprawls well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lezema escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Firefly lands with a straight right. Lezema didn't see that one coming.
Lezema throws a combination that misses
and Firefly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firefly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lezema stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Firefly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lezema forces Firefly back against the cage and clinches.
Lezema breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A left lands for Firefly .
Lezema fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Firefly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lezema tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Firefly moves away from the strike by Lezema.
Firefly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Firefly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lezema shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Firefly really wants to buck Lezema off and get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Lezema there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lezema looking to finish with strikes here!
Lezema wants to control the action but instead Firefly gets a body lock and reverses into Lezema's guard! Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firefly decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lezema, up you get!
Firefly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Firefly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Firefly keeps the fight on the outside.
Firefly misses the jab.
Lezema uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firefly .
Lezema sizes up Firefly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Firefly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice shot by Firefly .
Firefly swinging wilding here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firefly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Firefly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Firefly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lezema works Firefly 's body with a nice hook.
Lezema scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lezema throws out a powerful jab.
Lezema misses with the combination.
Firefly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Firefly lands with a cross.
Lezema scores with a jab. Firefly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lezema scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A clash of legs there as Lezema blocks the low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lezema darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Firefly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lezema misses with a two punch combination.
Lezema connects with a crisp jab.
Firefly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lezema counters with a three punch combo that has Firefly backing up. Firefly nods at Lezema to acknowledge the strikes.
Diego Lezema is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lezema moves in looking to clinch but Firefly pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firefly connects with a crisp jab.
Lezema darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Firefly is trying to stand up here but Lezema is controlling him well.
Lezema frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Firefly tries to reverse the position but Lezema maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lezema dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lezema moves into range and clinches up with Firefly .
Lezema lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lezema lands a body punch.
Lezema breaks from the clinch.
Lezema rushes Firefly and presses him up against the cage.
Lezema is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lezema prevents a takedown attempt there.
Firefly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lezema has him pressed against the cage.
Lezema breaks from the clinch.
Lezema lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Firefly jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lezema connects with a good right hand that stumbles Firefly . Firefly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lezema moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lezema closes the distance and clinches.
Firefly is trying to break the clinch but Lezema has him pressed against the cage.
Lezema makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lezema pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Lezema misses.
Firefly defending well as Lezema loads up on a big left hand.
Firefly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lezema's hands.
Lezema uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Firefly .
Firefly lands a glancing blow to the side of Lezema's head.
Firefly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lezema fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Firefly , pushing him back against the cage.
Firefly can't get the takedown.
Lezema is pushing Firefly up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lezema for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Lezema prevents Firefly from breaking the clinch.
Lezema breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lezema shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lezema has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Firefly finds it's way round the side to connect with Lezema's head.
Firefly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firefly moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Firefly misses.
Firefly avoids the body shot from Lezema.
Firefly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lezema shoots in for a takedown but Firefly shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Lezema. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Firefly misses with a series of wild punches.
Firefly lands a nice looking body shot.
Firefly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Firefly throws a series of punches but Lezema moves out of range.
Lezema throws a body kick that misses.
Lezema swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Firefly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Firefly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Firefly throws a combination that misses
and Lezema counters with a left to the body.
Firefly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good shot there by Lezema.
Lezema rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Firefly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lezema takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firefly misses with a straight left.
Lezema uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Firefly .
Lezema lands with an overhand left.
Lezema misses with the combination.
Firefly lands with a shot to the body.
Lezema forces Firefly back against the cage and clinches.
Lezema breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. Firefly catches Lezema right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Firefly .
Nice body punch from Lezema.
Jab, jab by Firefly - just one landing.
Firefly moves away from the strike by Lezema.
Firefly catches Lezema with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lezema ducks under a wild hook from Firefly .
Lezema rushes Firefly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lezema lands an uppercut.
Lezema stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Firefly .
Firefly is trying to drag Lezema to the mat but Lezema just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lezema lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lezema breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lezema shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Firefly as he avoids it easily.
Firefly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Lezema to counter with a crisp jab.
Lezema swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego Lezema is winning the standup battle so far.
Firefly lands a jab to Lezema's midsection.
Lezema bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Firefly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lezema chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lezema swinging wilding here.
Firefly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lezema throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Firefly 's waist but Firefly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lezema off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lezema clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lezema keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firefly .
Lezema paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lezema works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lezema looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lezema misses with a series of wild punches.
Lezema looks to land a combination but Firefly avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Firefly .
Firefly thuds a left hand into Lezema's body.
Firefly just misses with a punch to the body.
Lezema dodges the punch combination from Firefly .
Firefly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Firefly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lezema keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lezema has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lezema pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Firefly scores with a hook.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Firefly throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lezema throws a left and a right that both miss
and Firefly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lezema throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Firefly throws a nice looking combination but Lezema bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lezema scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lezema darts in and clinches Firefly up against the cage.
Firefly goes for a takedown attempt but Lezema pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Firefly throws a hook to the side of Lezema's head but Lezema sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lezema lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Firefly throws a right and a left that Lezema avoids nicely.
Lezema scores with a three punch combo!
Firefly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lezema.
Lezema throws a series of punches but Firefly avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Firefly finds it's way through Lezema's defenses.
Firefly misses with a hook. Lezema ducked under it nicely.
Lezema lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Firefly misses with an uppercut. Lezema saw that one coming.
Lezema fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Firefly , pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lezema misses with the head strike.
Lezema breaks from the clinch.
Lezema takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lezema throws a jab when Firefly was well out of range.
Donk. Firefly catches Lezema right on the button with a cross.
Firefly scores with a sloppy right hand. Lezema should have avoided that one.
Lezema works Firefly 's body with a nice hook.
Lezema throws a left and a right that both miss
and Firefly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lezema takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lezema throws a head kick that misses.
Firefly connects with a body shot.
Firefly misses with a straight right.
A jab from Lezema misses.
Firefly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Firefly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lezema moves away.
Lezema lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lezema closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lezema.
Lezema struggles to land a body shot inside as Firefly controls his hands.
Firefly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lezema has him pressed against the cage.
Firefly is working for takedown but Lezema is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lezema breaks the clinch.
Firefly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lezema.
Lezema motions for Firefly to come forward. Lezema throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lezema.
Lezema moves forwards but Firefly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Firefly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Firefly walks into a jab.
Firefly misses with a two punch combination.
Lezema drives through and clinches with Firefly against the cage.
Lezema breaks the clinch.
Firefly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Firefly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lezema works the jab nicely.
Firefly waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lezema.
Lezema swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lezema moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lezema works the jab nicely.
Lezema fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Firefly sprawls well initially but Lezema persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lezema prevents Firefly from improving his position.
Lezema trying to pass the guard but Firefly defending well.
Firefly is trying to stand back up but Lezema is controlling him
Lezema frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lezema had his way with Rufus Firefly in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Firefly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Firefly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Firefly lands an overhand right.
Firefly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Lezema misses.
Lezema gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lezema can't get the takedown.
Lezema stalls.
Firefly has had enough of the clinch but Lezema keeps him there for the moment.
Lezema manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Firefly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lezema gets through Firefly 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lezema breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Firefly misses with the combination.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lezema is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firefly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Firefly swinging wilding here.
Lezema ducks under a wild hook from Firefly .
Firefly lands a head shot.
Lezema throws a nice outside leg kick.
Firefly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lezema rushes Firefly and presses him up against the cage.
Lezema lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Firefly wants a takedown but no success here.
Firefly prevents the takedown attempt.
Lezema stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for Lezema.
Diego Lezema has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Firefly goes for a takedown attempt but Lezema pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diego Lezema has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rufus Firefly .
Lezema has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lezema manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lezema looks for the body kick but Firefly saw that one coming.
A combination from Firefly does no damage.
Firefly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lezema swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Firefly .
Firefly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lezema slips a straight right by Firefly .
Lezema drives through and clinches with Firefly against the cage.
Lezema breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Firefly walks into a stiff left hand from Lezema.
Lezema works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Firefly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lezema moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lezema has Firefly up against the cage in a clinch.
Lezema escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Firefly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lezema at a distance.
Lezema on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice cross by Lezema.
Firefly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lezema clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lezema has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Firefly is trying to keep an underhook but Lezema manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Firefly kicks Lezema off and gets back to his feet.
Lezema looks to land a combination but Firefly avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Firefly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Firefly .
Lezema fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Firefly sprawls well initially but Lezema persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Firefly tries to get to full guard but Lezema has control of the leg.
Firefly is looking to control Lezema's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Firefly avoid being mounted?
Lezema is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Firefly doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lezema.
Rufus Firefly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firefly is trying to stand up here but Lezema is controlling him well.
Lezema stands up from half guard.
Diego Lezema is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good standup being displayed there by Lezema as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Lezema showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lezema has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Lezema!
Diego Lezema retains his heavyweight title!
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