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The Syndicate: Part XXXIX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Williams!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Johnson tumbling to the canvas! Williams pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Johnson was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shane Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Graffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graffin has chosen American Jesus by Bad Religion as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg Graffin!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Graffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graffin gets a clinch.
Graffin can't get the takedown.
Graffin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ryan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Graffin gets back to full guard.
Ryan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Graffin on the ground.
Ryan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ryan lands a really nice looking cross but Graffin seems unphased.
It looks like Greg Graffin has been cut.
Ryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Graffin.
Ryan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ryan bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Graffin! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Graffin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graffin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ryan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan wants to stand but Graffin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Graffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Graffin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ryan wanted to stand there but Graffin had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Graffin has his hands on Ryan's head, controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ryan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graffin looks gassed!
Graffin gets back to half guard.
Ryan decides to stand up.
Ryan throws a head kick but Graffin moves out of range.
Ryan connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graffin tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
Graffin instigates a clinch.
Graffin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Richard Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Graffin.
Ryan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Graffin.
Graffin looking to stall.
Ryan wants to get back to striking at distance but Graffin won't allow it.
Ryan stops a takedown attempt from Graffin.
Ryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ryan wants to get back to striking at distance but Graffin won't allow it.
Graffin manages to break the clinch.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Graffin is avoiding it.
Ryan drops Graffin with a left and a right! Oh, Graffin is hurt - Ryan dives into side control looking to finish!
Graffin is still in real trouble! Can Ryan finish him?
That has opened up Greg Graffin's cut even more.
Ryan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan stands up and beckons Graffin to his feet.
Graffin seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Graffin is looking to improve his position.
Graffin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ryan is working away from the top position though.
Ryan with the ground and pound but Graffin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Graffin, not yet.
Graffin striking off his back but it's not causing Ryan any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Graffin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ryan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Graffin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Graffin shoots in but Ryan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Graffin keeps the fight on the outside.
Graffin tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Graffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ryan is fending him off so far but Graffin persists. Nope, Ryan circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ryan tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Graffin.
Graffin trying to hold on to Ryan's head to control him but Ryan postures up.
Graffin is not content to let Ryan control the position.
Ryan is working for a kimura but Graffin is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Graffin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ryan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ryan's back!
Ryan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Graffin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Graffin looking for a guillotine from mount but Ryan is having none of it.
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.
Ryan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Graffin. What's that going to do exactly?
Graffin can't control as he wanted to and Ryan manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Ryan is looking to escape.
Graffin wants to take a breather but Ryan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graffin stops Ryan from getting back to his feet.
Graffin is looking for a kimura here.
Graffin wants to pass to mount but Ryan is defending the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ryan lands with a nice combination. Graffin backs away looking to recover.
Richard Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graffin shoots in and bounces Ryan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ryan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graffin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Greg Graffin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Greg Graffin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Graffin. That did some damage!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Graffin tries for a takedown but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ryan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Graffin.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ryan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Graffin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Graffin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ryan wants to finish this one by submission but Graffin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ryan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graffin can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan landing strikes from the mount.
Graffin is desperately trying to improve his position but Ryan has a good base and remains in mount.
Graffin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ryan scoring with strikes but Graffin is staying in there.
Ryan unloading with bombs!
Graffin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Graffin tries to hold on but Ryan pushes him away.
Richard Ryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ryan prevents Graffin from getting the reversal.
Ryan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Graffin can't escape the position.
Graffin tries to lock up and control but Ryan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Graffin is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ryan with the ground and pound from mount.
Graffin is desperately trying to improve his position but Ryan has a good base and remains in mount.
Graffin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Graffin wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy.
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.
Graffin tries to get to full guard but Ryan has control of the leg.
Ryan is trying to work for a kimura but Graffin is defending well.
Graffin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ryan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Ryan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clark Channel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clark Channel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Young!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Channel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Channel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Channel tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young slips a jab and a cross from Channel.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Channel as he avoids it easily.
Channel fails to land with a series of punches.
Young slips under a jab from Channel.
Young fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Young slips under a jab from Channel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Channel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Channel throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Young slips a straight right by Channel.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Channel throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Channel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clark Channel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Young.
Channel throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clark Channel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young shoots for a takedown but Channel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Channel swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young slips under a jab from Channel.
Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Young is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Channel has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Young looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Channel wants to get back to his feet.
Channel stops Young from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Channel is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Young has hold of Channel's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Channel manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Young looks gassed!
Young is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Channel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Channel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Young on the ground.
Young working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Young wants to take his opponent's back but Channel doesn't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Channel turns into him and now he's in Young's guard.
Channel wants to stand but Young has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Young had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Channel is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Young Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Channel's back instead.
Channel is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Channel wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Young dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Young shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Channel misses.
Young slips a jab from Channel.
Channel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Channel. No joy for Young on that attempt.
Donk. Channel catches Young right on the button with a cross.
Young looks for a takedown but Channel sprawls well.
Clark Channel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Young.
Donk. Channel catches Young right on the button with a cross.
Channel tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Channel tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Channel.
Channel misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Nice takedown defense from Channel. No joy for Young on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Channel swivels and escapes.
Channel misses with an uppercut.
Channel misses with the combination.
Channel tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Channel but Channel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Channel looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Channel as he avoids it easily.
Young avoids the head kick by Channel.
Channel misses with an uppercut.
Clark Channel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Channel throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Channel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young avoids the head kick by Channel.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Channel.
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.
Young fails to land the takedown.
Channel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Channel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young looks for a takedown but Channel sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Channel. No joy for Young on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Channel.
Channel wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Channel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Channel.
Young tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Channel swivels and escapes.
Channel throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Channel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Young on the side of the head.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Channel as he avoids it easily.
Channel has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
Channel manages to break the clinch.
Channel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Channel throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Channel looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Channel as he jumps to the side.
Young fails with the takedown.
Young blocks a head kick by Channel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Young tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Young has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Channel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Young thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Young is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Channel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Channel dominated that second round.
That's time! Channel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Channel throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Channel wants to clinch.
Channel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Channel pinned against the cage. Channel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Channel misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young shoots in for a double leg but Channel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Channel throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Channel is fending him off so far but Young persists. Nope, Channel circles away and we're back to standing.
Clark Channel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Channel.
Channel misses with a few strikes there.
Channel tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Channel misses with a looping right.
Nate Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young closes the distance and clinches up with Channel, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Channel against the cage but Channel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Channel but Channel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Channel shows good takedown defense.
Channel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Channel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young shoots for a takedown but Channel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
Channel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Young drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Young drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Channel dives on top into guard.
Young working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Channel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Channel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Young is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Channel pushes Young off and gets back to his feet.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Channel shows good takedown defense.
Channel doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Channel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Young shoots for a double leg takedown but Channel sprawls well. He's pushed Young's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Channel as he jumps to the side.
Young misses with a takedown attempt - Channel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Channel as he jumps to the side.
Channel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Channel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Channel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Channel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Young lands in his opponent's guard.
Young is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Young prevents Channel from getting back to his feet.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Channel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Channel is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nate Young.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oupa Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnold Schwarzenegger has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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228 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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267 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oupa Nieminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arnold Schwarzenegger!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzenegger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nieminen tries to avoid it but Schwarzenegger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nieminen to the ground. Nieminen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Schwarzenegger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schwarzenegger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oupa Nieminen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice defenses there by Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger tries for a takedown but Nieminen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schwarzenegger shoots in for a double leg but Nieminen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzenegger moves out of range as Nieminen strikes.
Schwarzenegger slips under a jab from Nieminen.
Schwarzenegger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schwarzenegger is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen tries to bum rush Schwarzenegger with a series of wild strikes but Schwarzenegger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nieminen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schwarzenegger.
Nieminen misses with a straight right.
Schwarzenegger shoots in for a takedown but Nieminen shows good takedown defense.
Nice takedown defense from Nieminen. No joy for Schwarzenegger on that attempt.
Schwarzenegger looks gassed!
Schwarzenegger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nieminen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Schwarzenegger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nieminen's waist but Nieminen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schwarzenegger off to one side.
A punch combination from Nieminen misses.
Schwarzenegger shoots in and drives through. Nieminen sprawls well.
Nice shot by Nieminen.
It looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger has been cut.
Nieminen throws a front kick aimed at Schwarzenegger's knee but Schwarzenegger avoids it well.
Schwarzenegger shoots in for a double leg but Nieminen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nieminen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schwarzenegger avoids the body shot from Nieminen.
Nieminen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schwarzenegger momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nieminen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schwarzenegger is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nieminen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Schwarzenegger.
Nieminen punishes Schwarzenegger's body with a nice straight punch.
Schwarzenegger checks a low kick from Nieminen.
A slow jab from Nieminen misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Nieminen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nieminen lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nieminen misses with a wild body shot.
Nieminen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schwarzenegger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nieminen.
Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwarzenegger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nieminen tries to avoid it but Schwarzenegger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nieminen to the ground. Nieminen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nieminen throws an overhand right that lands on Schwarzenegger's shoulder, as Schwarzenegger tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nieminen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nieminen stuns Schwarzenegger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oupa Nieminen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Schwarzenegger'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.
Nieminen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Nieminen misses.
Schwarzenegger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nieminen circles away.
Schwarzenegger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nieminen swivels and escapes.
Schwarzenegger shoots in for a takedown but Nieminen shows good takedown defense.
Oupa Nieminen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Nieminen lands a with a good body shot.
Schwarzenegger looks for a takedown but Nieminen sprawls well.
Nieminen lands a jab to the head.
Schwarzenegger is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schwarzenegger fails to land the takedown.
Oupa Nieminen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nieminen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oupa Nieminen is winning the standup battle so far.
Schwarzenegger looks for a takedown but Nieminen sprawls well.
Nieminen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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.
Schwarzenegger has a takedown stuffed.
Nieminen connects with a jab.
Nieminen lands with an uppercut that bounces Schwarzenegger off the cage and back into rage.
Nieminen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nieminen misses with a body shot.
Nieminen scores with a jab to the jaw.
That has opened up Arnold Schwarzenegger's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nieminen tries to pass to full mount but Schwarzenegger defends it.
Schwarzenegger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nieminen.
Schwarzenegger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schwarzenegger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nieminen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nieminen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schwarzenegger can do to turn this around?
Nieminen passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen is chipping away with strikes.
Nieminen working away.
Nieminen throws a strike aimed at the side of Schwarzenegger's head but Schwarzenegger avoids it well.
Nieminen wants to control but Schwarzenegger is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nieminen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Nieminen landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oupa Nieminen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Schwarzenegger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Schwarzenegger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nieminen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nieminen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schwarzenegger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nieminen wants to control from the top but Schwarzenegger keeps moving.
Schwarzenegger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Schwarzenegger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger controls Nieminen momentarily but Nieminen frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarzenegger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nieminen is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nieminen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nieminen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nieminen trying to control the position but Schwarzenegger is working away.
Nieminen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nieminen lands an elbow.
Schwarzenegger holding on.
Oupa Nieminen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schwarzenegger is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nieminen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nieminen moves nicely into side control.
Nieminen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
A lull in the action here.
Nieminen trying to control the position but Schwarzenegger is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nieminen working away.
Nieminen trying to control the action but Schwarzenegger is working from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nieminen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nieminen tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oupa Nieminen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nieminen 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oupa Nieminen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Crack Corn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Funaki Fujiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crack Corn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jimmy crack corn and I dont care. Fujiwara has chosen T.N.T. by Tonedeff as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Crack Corn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Funaki Fujiwara!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crack Corn 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.
Crack Corn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crack Corn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fujiwara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fujiwara lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crack Corn!
Crack Corn is desperately trying to improve his position but Fujiwara has a good base and remains in mount.
Fujiwara throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Crack Corn is looking to get to half guard.
Fujiwara has control of Crack Corn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Crack Corn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fujiwara throws some wild stikes that Crack Corn manages to avoid easily.
Fujiwara working for a submission but Crack Corn is keeping him at bay.
Fujiwara in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack Corn is trying to escape the mount.
Fujiwara has control of Crack Corn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Crack Corn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fujiwara working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Crack Corn is bucking up trying to escape but Fujiwara cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fujiwara prevents Crack Corn from getting the reversal.
Fujiwara wants to control the pace but Crack Corn is squirming around nicely.
Fujiwara dominating with strikes here.
Crack Corn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack Corn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fujiwara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crack Corn is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujiwara looks gassed!
Crack Corn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crack Corn throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Fujiwara wants to pass the guard but Crack Corn is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crack Corn is looking for a triangle but Fujiwara pushes his legs off easily.
Crack Corn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fujiwara manages to get himself to full guard.
Crack Corn trying to control but Fujiwara is working from the bottom.
Crack Corn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fujiwara thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crack Corn manages to get himself to full guard.
Fujiwara drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fujiwara jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crack Corn has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Fujiwara doesn't defend quickly enough and Crack Corn has managed to lock this one up! Can Fujiwara escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Crack Corn on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jimmy Crack Corn!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Finau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biggie Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finau comes to the cage accompanied by "Ninja Gaiden" by The Minibosses. Biggie Smalls will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sione Finau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Biggie Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finau pushes Smalls up against the cage in a clinch.
Smalls has had enough of the clinch but Finau keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smalls wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smalls wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Finau has him pressed against the cage.
Smalls has a couple of punches blocked by Finau.
Smalls wants to break the clinch but can't.
Finau landing knees to the body.
Finau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smalls.
Finau wants a takedown but no success here.
Smalls pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finau looks to score with a jab to the body but Smalls is just out of range.
Finau doesn't manage to clinch there - Smalls circles away.
Finau gets a clinch.
Finau landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smalls looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finau effectively controlling the action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Finau.
Finau leaning his opponent against the cage.
Finau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smalls has had enough of the clinch but Finau keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Finau.
Finau landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smalls blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Finau unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smalls lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Finau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smalls is fighting off a takedown attempt but Finau is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Smalls to the mat. Smalls regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Finau advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finau connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smalls some visible discomfort.
Smalls gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smalls can do anything to dispel that myth.
Finau looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smalls is desperately trying to improve his position but Finau has a good base and remains in mount.
Finau controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finau looking to control but Smalls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalls can't escape the position.
Finau trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smalls can't escape the position.
Smalls is squirming around, avoiding Finau's attempts to control the action.
Smalls is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finau controlling the pace for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sione Finau just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Finau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smalls pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finau tries to clinch up.
Smalls circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smalls misses with a straight left.
Finau throws a front kick that sends Smalls stumbling back into the cage.
Smalls takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finau explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Finau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalls misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finau jabs at Smalls's body.
Finau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smalls checks a leg kick.
Smalls ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick by Smalls misses
and Finau moves into the clinch.
Smalls is trying to break the clinch but Finau has him pressed against the cage.
Smalls wants to break free but Finau has control.
Finau digs a right hand underneath Smalls's ribcage. Smalls let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Finau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smalls.
Finau has clasped his hands together around Smalls's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Smalls is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smalls is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Finau advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sione Finau dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Finau.
Smalls throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finau throws a leg kick but Smalls sees it coming and moves out of range.
Finau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smalls can do to turn this around?
Smalls throws a chopping leg kick but Finau manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Finau looks to land a combination. Smalls sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smalls fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finau closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Finau prevents Smalls from improving his position.
Finau controlling the action here.
Finau scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Finau is keen to just control but Smalls is a slippery customer.
Smalls has hold of Finau's hands but Finau slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smalls has one foot on Finau's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finau instigates a clinch.
Smalls wants to get back to striking at distance but Finau won't allow it.
Sione Finau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Finau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smalls misses with a body punch.
Smalls is pressed up against the cage. Finau has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smalls down to the mat. Smalls avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Finau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smalls.
Finau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sione Finau is winning the standup battle so far.
Smalls slips a jab and a cross from Finau.
Smalls scores with a hook.
Finau fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smalls checks it well.
Smalls throws a leg kick that is checked
and Finau counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A jab from Smalls misses.
Finau connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Smalls throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smalls avoiding damage as Finau throws knees to the body.
Smalls lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finau lands a body punch.
Finau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smalls's defenses.
Finau drags the fight down to the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Finau holds on and takes a little breather.
Smalls wants to stand and escape but instead Finau has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Finau forces his way into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finau winds up and cracks Smalls with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smalls looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smalls is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smalls tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Finau has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finau breaks from Smalls's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Finau looking to control but Smalls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Finau is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Finau 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.
Finau scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Finau looking to finish Smalls with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smalls!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smalls takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Finau connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finau lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smalls keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smalls sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Finau works his foot free and advances to mount.
Finau sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Finau is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smalls can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finau postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smalls looks a forlorn figure.
Smalls is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sione Finau dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Finau finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smalls missing with a left hand there. Finau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smalls throws a jab when Finau was well out of range.
Smalls throws a head kick that misses.
Finau rushes Smalls and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smalls wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smalls lands a hook that snaps the head of Finau backwards.
Finau drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smalls gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Finau can't get the takedown.
Finau keeps control of Smalls as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finau has Smalls pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smalls manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sione Finau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smalls tries to break the clinch but Finau is controlling the position.
Smalls is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Finau is trying to drag Smalls to the mat but Smalls just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Finau blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Smalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smalls fails to land with a series of punches.
Smalls throws a shot from downtown. Finau moves away and avoids it.
Smalls paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Finau instigates a clinch.
Smalls wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Finau has him pressed against the cage.
Smalls is trying to break free.
Smalls is pressed up against the cage. Finau has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smalls down to the mat. Smalls avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Finau takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Sione Finau has been cut.
Finau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smalls connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Finau looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smalls wants to improve his position but Finau is controlling well.
Smalls is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Finau scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smalls wants to control but Finau is keeping busy.
Biggie Smalls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sione Finau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sione Finau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalls tries to kick Finau off but Finau keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Finau stalling.
Finau passes to side control.
Finau controls the position from side control.
Smalls is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Finau is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Smalls is working to get back to half guard.
Smalls is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Finau controlling his opponent.
Smalls is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
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.
Finau controlling the pace for now.
Finau has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Smalls is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smalls is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Finau tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Biggie Smalls.
Well Finau 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 29:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sione Finau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elmer Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whizzer Oz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elmer Montgomery could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Whizzer Oz's chin.
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163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elmer Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Whizzer Oz!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Montgomery as Oz shoots in.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Montgomery as he avoids it easily.
Montgomery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montgomery is looking to clinch but Oz is avoiding it.
Oz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montgomery moves in looking to clinch but Oz pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montgomery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montgomery pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oz shoots for a double leg takedown but Montgomery sprawls well. He's pushed Oz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Elmer Montgomery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whizzer Oz.
Oz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Montgomery is fending him off so far but Oz persists. Nope, Montgomery circles away and we're back to standing.
Montgomery is looking to clinch but Oz is avoiding it.
Elmer Montgomery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montgomery tries to clinch but Oz moves out of range.
Montgomery tries to clinch but Oz moves out of range.
Oz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montgomery connects with a stiff jab that staggers Oz - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Elmer Montgomery!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scheisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jolo Tianjengo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Scheisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jolo Tianjengo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tianjengo wants to clinch up but Scheisse keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scheisse.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tianjengo.
Tianjengo doesn't manage to clinch there - Scheisse circles away.
Tianjengo wants to clinch up but Scheisse keeps it at a distance.
Tianjengo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scheisse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scheisse closes the distance and clinches.
Tianjengo is looking to break free of the clinch but Scheisse has double underhooks.
Scheisse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jolo Tianjengo has been cut.
Scheisse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tianjengo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Scheisse.
Tianjengo looks gassed!
Scheisse with a knee to the head.
Scheisse landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Tianjengo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scheisse avoiding damage.
Scheisse works on Tianjengo's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scheisse.
Scheisse lands a body punch in the clinch.
Scheisse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Scheisse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scheisse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scheisse crunches a lovely knee into Tianjengo's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse stalling.
Tianjengo can't break the clinch.
Scheisse crunches a lovely knee into Tianjengo's ribcage.
Scheisse stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Scheisse.
Scheisse has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tianjengo is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse lands a knee to the head.
Scheisse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tianjengo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scheisse dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Scheisse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scheisse takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Scheisse seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scheisse lands a knee to the body.
Scheisse works on Tianjengo's body with a couple of short punches.
Scheisse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tianjengo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scheisse lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse landing knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Scheisse.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scheisse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scheisse scores a nice knee to the body.
Scheisse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scheisse'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.
Tianjengo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Scheisse.
Scheisse pushes Tianjengo up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Scheisse.
Tianjengo tries to land a knee to the head but Scheisse blocks with his arms.
Scheisse is stalling here.
Tianjengo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scheisse has Tianjengo pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tianjengo can't break the clinch.
Scheisse lands a damaging elbow.
Scheisse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tianjengo misses with a knee strike.
Scheisse lands a nice knee to the body.
Scheisse displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tianjengo up against the cage.
Scheisse lands a nice knee to the body.
Tianjengo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scheisse landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse just leaning against Tianjengo, taking a breather.
Tianjengo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scheisse.
Tianjengo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tianjengo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Scheisse holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tianjengo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Scheisse.
Tianjengo tries a knee to the head but Scheisse blocks it.
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.
Scheisse looking to throw knees to the head but Tianjengo is blocking nicely.
Scheisse tries to stall but Tianjengo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tianjengo breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Scheisse. No joy for Tianjengo on that attempt.
Michael Scheisse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jolo Tianjengo.
Tianjengo wants to clinch but Scheisse slips to the side
and Scheisse holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Scheisse landing knees to the body.
Tianjengo is trying to break free.
Scheisse landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scheisse keeps control of Tianjengo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tianjengo tries to pull guard but Scheisse holds him up against the cage and eventually Tianjengo drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scheisse.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tianjengo is looking to break free of the clinch but Scheisse has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scheisse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scheisse taking a breather.
Tianjengo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tianjengo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scheisse crunches a lovely knee into Tianjengo's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scheisse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jolo Tianjengo's cut.
That's time! Scheisse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tianjengo tries to clinch up
and Scheisse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scheisse circles away from the clinch attempt
and Scheisse counters with a nice body kick.
Scheisse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tianjengo, pushing him back against the cage.
Scheisse blocks an elbow strike from Tianjengo.
Scheisse leaning against his opponent.
Scheisse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tianjengo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scheisse scores a nice knee to the body.
Scheisse lands a nice shot to the body.
Scheisse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee calls for Scheisse to work.
Tianjengo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tianjengo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Scheisse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Scheisse lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheisse stalls.
Knees to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tianjengo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scheisse instigates a clinch.
Tianjengo managing to block the knees to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse missing with knees to the body.
Tianjengo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scheisse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tianjengo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scheisse lands a knee to the body.
Tianjengo is trying to break free.
Tianjengo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scheisse landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tianjengo misses with a punch on the inside.
Scheisse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tianjengo tries a knee to the head but Scheisse blocks it.
Tianjengo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scheisse has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tianjengo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tianjengo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scheisse lands a nice knee to the body.
Tianjengo wants to get back to striking at distance but Scheisse won't allow it.
Scheisse lands an elbow inside that Tianjengo shrugs off.
Tianjengo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scheisse blocks it with crossed arms.
Tianjengo tries to break the clinch but Scheisse is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Scheisse.
Tianjengo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scheisse blocks it with crossed arms.
Scheisse is looking to control Tianjengo's arms but Tianjengo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Scheisse has his back to the cage.
Tianjengo wants to break free but Scheisse has control.
Tianjengo has Scheisse pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Scheisse manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Scheisse missing with knees to the body.
Tianjengo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scheisse stalls.
Tianjengo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tianjengo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scheisse backwards.
Tianjengo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scheisse'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.
Scheisse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tianjengo can do to turn this around?
A knee to the head by Tianjengo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tianjengo being controlled against the cage.
Scheisse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tianjengo is keeping busy.
Tianjengo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scheisse is pushing Tianjengo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tianjengo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scheisse blocks it with crossed arms.
Tianjengo is trying to break the clinch but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Scheisse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scheisse lands a knee to the body.
Scheisse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tianjengo wants to break free but Scheisse has control.
Scheisse taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Scheisse for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tianjengo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scheisse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scheisse landing knees to the body.
Scheisse is trying to maintain a safe position but Tianjengo gets an underhook and turns Scheisse into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Scheisse.
Nice takedown defense from Scheisse. No joy for Tianjengo on that attempt.
Tianjengo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Michael Scheisse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scheisse drives through and clinches with Tianjengo against the cage.
Tianjengo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scheisse connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tianjengo tries to clinch up
and Scheisse makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tianjengo really felt that one!
Scheisse cracks Tianjengo with an open hand slap.
Scheisse moves into the clinch.
Tianjengo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Tianjengo breaks from the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Scheisse.
Scheisse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tianjengo, pushing him back against the cage.
Scheisse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scheisse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tianjengo's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scheisse dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jolo Tianjengo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tianjengo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scheisse. Scheisse obviously looking to wear him down.
Scheisse clinches with his opponent.
Scheisse content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tianjengo tries to land a knee to the head but Scheisse blocks with his arms.
Scheisse scores a nice knee to the body.
Scheisse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scheisse manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Scheisse digs a right hand into Tianjengo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tianjengo's gas tank.
Michael Scheisse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tianjengo tries a knee to the head but Scheisse blocks it.
Tianjengo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse prevents Tianjengo from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tianjengo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tianjengo is trying to break the clinch but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Scheisse dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Scheisse gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tianjengo is looking to break free of the clinch but Scheisse has double underhooks.
Scheisse landing knees to the head.
Tianjengo managing to block the knees to the body from Scheisse.
Scheisse blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Scheisse is leaning against Tianjengo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tianjengo wants to break free but Scheisse has control.
Tianjengo jumps guard but Scheisse stands there with Tianjengo around his waist. Tianjengo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scheisse stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tianjengo is looking to break free of the clinch but Scheisse has double underhooks.
Scheisse prevents Tianjengo from breaking the clinch.
Scheisse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Scheisse lands a knee to the body.
Scheisse is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Scheisse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tianjengo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tianjengo misses with a knee to the head.
Tianjengo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Tianjengo is looking to break free of the clinch but Scheisse has double underhooks.
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.
Tianjengo misses with a knee to the head.
Tianjengo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tianjengo swings wildly with an uppercut but Scheisse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scheisse lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tianjengo.
Come on Scheisse - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tianjengo is trying to break the clinch but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scheisse.
Tianjengo wants to break free but Scheisse has control.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Scheisse.
Tianjengo is looking to break free of the clinch but Scheisse has double underhooks.
Scheisse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scheisse lands a knee to the head.
Tianjengo lands a knee to the head.
Tianjengo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tianjengo with a poor takedown
and Scheisse holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Scheisse tries to land knees in the clinch but Tianjengo avoids the damage to the body.
Scheisse is trying to maintain a safe position but Tianjengo gets an underhook and turns Scheisse into the cage.
Tianjengo can't break the clinch.
Scheisse is struggling to control the position.
Tianjengo wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tianjengo can't break the clinch.
Tianjengo is trying to break free.
Scheisse landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tianjengo missing with knees to the body.
Come on Scheisse - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tianjengo tries a knee to the head but Scheisse blocks it.
Tianjengo wants to get back to striking at distance but Scheisse won't allow it.
Scheisse landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tianjengo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tianjengo misses with a knee to the head.
Scheisse landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scheisse.
Tianjengo breaks the clinch.
A solid body kick from Scheisse.
Tianjengo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Scheisse counters with a body kick that stops Tianjengo in his tracks momentarily.
Michael Scheisse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jolo Tianjengo.
Scheisse throws a head kick but Tianjengo moves out of range.
Tianjengo tries to clinch
and Scheisse holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Scheisse wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knees to the body from Tianjengo.
Scheisse keeps control of Tianjengo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tianjengo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Scheisse.
Scheisse crunches a lovely knee into Tianjengo's ribcage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tianjengo lands with a right to the head.
Jolo Tianjengo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scheisse tries to land knees in the clinch but Tianjengo avoids the damage to the body.
Scheisse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tianjengo tries to break the clinch but Scheisse is controlling the position.
Scheisse trying to land knees to the body.
Scheisse stalling the fight.
Tianjengo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scheisse throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tianjengo tries to clinch but Scheisse moves away
and Scheisse counters with a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tianjengo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scheisse counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tianjengo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tianjengo tries to clinch up
and Scheisse counters with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Scheisse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scheisse 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 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Scheisse!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JT Colossus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glot Drulog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JT Colossus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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264 lbs
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230 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JT Colossus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glot Drulog!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colossus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drulog.
Drulog moves out of range of the strikes.
Drulog drives through with a takedown into guard.
Colossus keeping moving, preventing Drulog from controlling successfully.
Colossus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drulog gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Colossus wants to sweep here but Drulog controlling him for the moment.
Colossus looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Drulog has picked Colossus up and slammed him! Colossus can't keep hold of the triangle and Drulog manages to pass to side control!
Drulog works to advance to full mount. Colossus defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Drulog stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Colossus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drulog.
Colossus circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossus throws out a loose jab but Drulog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drulog slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drulog getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drulog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colossus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colossus looks to throw the jab but Drulog is out of range.
Drulog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colossus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drulog.
Colossus looks to land a left hand but Drulog moved out of range nicely.
Drulog throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drulog scores with a jab. Colossus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drulog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colossus moves away.
Drulog misses with a wild body shot.
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.
Drulog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danga de danga de dang - Colossus scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Glot Drulog has been cut.
Drulog cracks the inside of Colossus's front leg.
Colossus throws a nice looking combination but Drulog bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drulog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colossus manages to avoid it.
Drulog misses with a wild body shot.
Drulog tries to clinch up.
Drulog thuds a left hand into Colossus's body.
Glot Drulog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drulog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Colossus feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Drulog sprawling to the canvas! Drulog rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Colossus finish him?!
Drulog is rocked!
Colossus lands a brutal uppercut that launches Drulog off his feet! Drulog tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). JT Colossus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lath Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy has chosen Go Ninja-Vanilla Ice as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wanderlei Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lath Hoy!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rua pushes Hoy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoy wants to break free but Rua has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoy.
Rua lands a body punch.
Rua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rua up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rua.
Hoy can't get the takedown.
Hoy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hoy has Rua pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rua manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wanderlei Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lath Hoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoy's elbow.
Rua scores with a shoulder strike.
Rua pushes Hoy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua slowing the pace effectively.
Hoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoy.
Hoy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rua pushes Hoy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoy looks gassed!
Good body shot from Rua.
Rua slowing the pace effectively.
Rua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoy backwards.
Rua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hoy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rua scores with a shot to the side of Hoy's head.
Rua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rua lands with a left to the head.
Rua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoy backwards.
A short body shot lands from Rua as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua lands with a left to the head.
Rua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rua lands with a short shot to the head.
Rua is pressed up against the cage. Hoy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rua down to the mat. Rua avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rua moves into the clinch.
Rua is pushing Hoy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rua lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wanderlei Rua.
Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rua is fending him off so far but Hoy persists. Nope, Rua circles away and we're back to standing.
Rua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoy on the side of the head.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Hoy tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Hoy shoots in and drives through. Rua sprawls well.
Hoy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wanderlei Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua throws a hook but Hoy avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch
and Hoy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rua just leaning against Hoy, taking a breather.
Rua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua gets underhooks to prevent Hoy's takedown attempt.
Rua lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from Rua.
A nice left hand lands by Rua.
Rua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rua lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hoy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rua scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Rua dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rua lands a left and a right that sends Hoy crashing to the canvas! Rua dives into mount looking to finish!
Hoy is rocked!
Rua wants to control the pace but Hoy is squirming around nicely.
Hoy regains half guard.
Rua wants to control but Hoy is keeping him busy.
Hoy trying to hold on to Rua's head to control him but Rua postures up.
Rua wants to work for an arm triangle but Hoy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rua stands up from mount. Strange move.
Hoy tries for a takedown but Rua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hoy scores a takedown into full mount!
Hoy is breathing heavily.
Hoy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hoy moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rua has worked his arm free - good work by Rua!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking for a sweep.
Rua is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hoy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rua is not content to let Hoy control the position.
Rua is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rua is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hoy pulls his head out easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rua tries to clinch up
and Hoy counters with a two punch combo.
Hoy digs a good body shot into Rua's ribs.
Hoy fails with a takedown attempt.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoy.
Wanderlei Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoy fails with the takedown.
Wanderlei Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lath Hoy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with the combination.
Hoy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rua looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua is not content to let Hoy control the position.
Rua sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Hoy is trying to control the action in half guard but Rua is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rua is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hoy pulls his head out easily.
Hoy is stalling here. Rua is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hoy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rua has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Rua dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rua looks to clinch
and Hoy counters with a takedown into side control.
Hoy is looking to take a break and control but Rua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rua wants to control but Hoy postures up.
Hoy has hold of Rua's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Rua tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Hoy cranks the arm and Rua screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Rua, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lath Hoy!
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