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Legacy 42 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cordes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jorge Cordes!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordes avoids the head kick by Hope.
Hope throws a head kick but Cordes moves out of range.
Hope scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jorge Cordes has been cut.
Hope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hope looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hope scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Hope.
Hope closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Cordes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hope 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.
Hope working away.
Cordes is trying to work for a sweep but Hope has mounted him!
Hope throws some wild stikes that Cordes manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cordes is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cordes is looking to escape.
Cordes tries to hold on but Hope pushes him away.
Cordes is trying to escape the mount.
Hope avoids the attempt from Cordes to control.
Cordes is squirming around, avoiding Hope's attempts to control the action.
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.
Cordes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hope.
Cordes is desperately trying to improve his position but Hope has a good base and remains in mount.
Cordes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hope is taking a breather. Cordes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hope wants to pass to mount but Cordes is defending the position.
Hope is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordes trying to hold on to Hope's head to control him but Hope postures up.
Cordes manages to get to full guard.
Cordes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hope not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cordes trying to keep a closed guard but Hope is proving a slippery customer.
Cordes is looking for a triangle but Hope pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cordes wants to sweep here but Hope controlling him for the moment.
Cordes working a defensive guard here.
Cordes keeping moving, preventing Hope from controlling successfully.
Hope throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cordes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hope's waist but Hope gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cordes off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hope dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Cordes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hope throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cordes.
Cordes shoots and misses
and Hope counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cordes won't be happy with that.
Hope landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cordes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hope trying to mount his opponent but Cordes defends it.
Cordes wants to improve his position but Hope is controlling well.
Cordes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordes gets full guard.
Hope tries to stand but Cordes is controlling from the bottom.
Hope stands up from Cordes's guard - Hope perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hope throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cordes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cordes.
Hope is looking to control Cordes's arms but Cordes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hope has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cordes drags the fight down to the ground.
Cordes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cordes trying to control the position here.
Hope trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cordes's guard.
Cordes pulls Hope in to control the position.
Cordes is trying to control the position but Hope postures up.
Cordes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Cordes seems content to control.
Cordes is working for a kimura but Hope is defending it quite comfortably.
Cordes decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope has his takedown stuffed
so Cordes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hope looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cordes wants to pass the guard but Hope is keeping the position.
Cordes preventing the sweep.
Hope wants to improve his position but instead Cordes has moved into half guard.
Cordes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Cordes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorge Cordes'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. And we move into the final round!
Cordes drives through and clinches with Hope against the cage.
Cordes jumps guard and drags Hope to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cordes wants to stand up but Hope is controlling him.
Cordes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hope throws a strike but Cordes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope 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.
Cordes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cordes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cordes looking to pass the guard.
Cordes stops Hope from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cordes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hope is looking to stand up but Cordes isn't so interested in that idea.
Cordes gets to his feet - Hope follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordes clinches with his opponent.
Cordes tries for a takedown but Hope manages to get underhooks.
Cordes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hope.
Cordes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cordes lands a body shot.
Cordes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hope pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cordes is keeping the position for now.
Hope looking to sit in guard and control but Cordes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cordes forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hope does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hope trying to control here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cordes connects with a nice short shot to Hope's temple.
Cordes stands up out of the half guard.
Cordes gets a takedown into half guard.
Hope is in trouble now - Cordes has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordes controlling the position easily from mount.
Hope is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Cordes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cordes 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Cordes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fistfull of Dollars kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Kelly!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kelly.
Kelly scores with a takedown into Scott's guard.
Kelly stops Scott from standing up.
Kelly 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.
Scott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kelly is controlling him.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Scott has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kelly drops back looking for a leg! Scott is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Scott manages to kick Kelly off! Kelly jumps back into Scott's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scott as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kelly fails with the takedown.
Lewis Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ned Kelly.
Nice body punch from Scott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly feints and as Scott raises his hands in defense, Kelly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kelly drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kelly jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scott is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kelly is trying to trip Scott. He has hold of a leg but Scott is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kelly persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly won't allow Scott to get back to his feet.
Kelly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Scott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kelly is controlling him.
Kelly drops back looking for a leg! Scott is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Scott manages to kick Kelly off! Kelly jumps back into Scott's guard.
Kelly looks gassed!
Scott wants to stand and escape but Kelly is having none of it.
Scott trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kelly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kelly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ned Kelly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scott stuffs the takedown attempt from Kelly. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly shoots in but no luck this time.
Lewis Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ned Kelly.
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.
Kelly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kelly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Scott doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kelly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly prevents Scott from standing back up.
Scott is in trouble now - Kelly has advanced to mount!
Scott is trying to stand up.
Kelly looking to secure an arm triangle but Scott defends it well.
Kelly jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Scott manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Scott is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kelly is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Scott is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Scott is trying to buck Kelly off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly advances to full mount.
Kelly throwing strikes here but Scott is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ned Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Scott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Kelly has a takedown stuffed.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly 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.
Kelly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Scott can't keep his opponent in guard - Kelly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kelly prevents Scott from standing back up.
Scott is refusing to be controlled, as Kelly sits in half guard.
Kelly is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly passes to side control.
Scott tries to escape but Kelly is in control.
Kelly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kelly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Scott, who protects the arm well.
Kelly is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Scott knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kelly working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Scott pushes Kelly away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kelly gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly decides to stand back up.
Scott misses with an uppercut.
Kelly fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Scott sprawls well initially but Kelly persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is working for a kimura but Scott is defending it quite comfortably.
Ned Kelly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kelly prevents Scott from standing back up.
Kelly looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Scott is trying to stand.
Ned Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kelly slips a nice elbow through Scott's hands, connecting with Scott's forehead.
Kelly stops Scott from getting back to his feet.
Lewis Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kelly controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ned Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kelly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ned Kelly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lemmy Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramirez's choice of entrance music: Voodoo People by The Prodigy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donnie Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lemmy Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch but Fisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramirez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Ramirez.
Fisher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fisher lands a left hand.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fisher blocks it with crossed arms.
Fisher throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Ramirez.
Fisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fisher takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramirez looking to stall.
Fisher breaks the clinch.
A jab-cross combination lands for Ramirez and sends Fisher crashing to the mat! Ramirez follows him down to the mat - Fisher regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Fisher is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez stands up from half guard.
Oh Fisher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Fisher crumples to the floor! Ramirez milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lemmy Ramirez!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Mayorga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chew Backer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
4 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Mayorga !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chew Backer!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayorga scores a takedown into full mount!
Mayorga content just to control the position here.
Backer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mayorga raining down shots from the mount!
Backer tries to hold on but Mayorga postures up.
Mayorga is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Backer is surviving well by controlling Mayorga 's body position as best he can.
Mayorga landing strikes from the mount.
Backer wants to control but Mayorga is having none of it.
Mayorga with shots to the head and body - Backer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Backer is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Backer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mayorga avoids the attempt from Backer to control.
A nice elbow there by Mayorga .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backer is trying to escape the mount.
Mayorga controlling the position easily from mount.
Backer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mayorga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Backer is looking to escape.
Backer wants to hold on but Mayorga pushes him away.
Mayorga is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Backer can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mayorga looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
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.
Mayorga is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Backer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mayorga scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mayorga trying to control but Backer is having none of it.
Backer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mayorga breaks from Backer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mayorga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Backer is looking to escape.
Backer regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayorga sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mayorga is trying for a kimura here. Backer looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mayorga wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy Mayorga !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Old Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). London comes to the cage accompanied by Cochise, Audioslave. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus London!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Old Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
London keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bastard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bastard misses with a head kick.
Bastard fails with a takedown attempt.
London lands a body shot.
Bastard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bastard tries a head kick but it misses.
Bastard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
London avoids a kick to the body.
Bastard throws a head kick that misses.
Bastard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bastard there as he acknowledges the shot.
London shoots in and bounces Bastard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
London trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but London puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
London is looking to take a break and control but Bastard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
London is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bastard looking for submissions off his back.
Bastard is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
London has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
London gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
London lands with a nice combination. Bastard backs away looking to recover.
Bastard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
London has managed to clinch.
London breaks from the clinch.
London defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
Bastard throws a head kick but London moves out of range.
Bastard throws a combination that misses
and London counters with a nice uppercut.
Bastard looks gassed!
Good shot there by London.
London throws a right hand that Bastard ducks under and follows up with a left that Bastard also avoids with ease.
A jab from London finds it's way through Bastard's defenses.
London lands with a thumping leg kick.
London lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
London avoids the head kick by Bastard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for London, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
London avoids the head kick by Bastard.
A nice combination there by London.
London blocks a head kick by Bastard.
London lands with a cross.
Bastard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
London lands a lovely overhand right.
A slapping leg kick lands for London.
London throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
London throws a one two combo.
London lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
London throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
London is working the combinations to good effect here.
London misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bastard has his takedown stuffed
and London counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marcus London has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Old Bastard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard dodges the punch combination from London.
A jab from London does it's job there.
Bastard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling London to score with a decent uppercut.
Bastard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and London counters with a straight right hand.
London fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bastard is trying desperately to land a takedown but London is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bastard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
London throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from London.
London scores with a sloppy right hand. Bastard should have avoided that one.
London throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
London closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - London lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bastard throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus London 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.
London chopping away at his opponent's legs.
London moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by London.
Bastard tries to improve position but can't.
Bastard looking for a sweep but London has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bastard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bastard sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
London decides to return to a standing position.
Bastard wants to clinch
and London counters with an outside leg kick.
Bastard is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
London scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
London fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
London lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
London looks to land a body kick but Bastard moved away.
Old Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bastard misses with a takedown attempt
and London counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by London.
London wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bastard has him pressed against the cage.
London can't break the clinch.
London escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bastard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
London digs a good body shot into Bastard's ribs.
London scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bastard in his tracks.
Bastard misses with a takedown attempt
and London counters with a good low kick that Bastard was not able to check.
Old Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for London.
London lands an overhand right.
London throws a wild body kick that Bastard sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
London scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by London.
Bastard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and London counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcus London has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Old Bastard.
London smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marcus London is winning the standup battle so far.
London looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
London stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bastard gets caught flat footed, as London shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
London is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bastard can do to turn this around?
London gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
London throws a leg kick that misses.
London tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bastard shoots and misses
and London counters with a nice uppercut.
London throws a low kick but Bastard avoids it.
Bastard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in London's guard.
Bastard looking to pass the guard.
Bastard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bastard drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and London dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
London slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
London decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bastard to his feet.
Bastard misses with an uppercut.
Bastard with a lazy takedown attempt
and London counters with a two punch combo.
A good leg kick by London.
Bastard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from London.
London misses with a two punch combination.
London connects with a nice looking jab.
Bastard throws a sloppy head kick
and London counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus London dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bastard tries to clinch but London moves away
and London counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bastard thinking.
London throws a one two combo.
Bastard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bastard misses with a takedown
and London counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bastard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
London lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A leg kick checked by Bastard.
London fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bastard on the side of the head.
Bastard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bastard has closed the distance and engaged London in a clinch.
London has had enough of the clinch but Bastard keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for London.
London wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bastard has him pressed against the cage.
London escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and London counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
London pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bastard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
London ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
London throws a series of strikes that have Bastard backpedaling.
London with a nice cross.
Bastard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and London counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marcus London has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Old Bastard.
London throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bastard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
London connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
London lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick by Bastard misses
and London counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
London closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bastard is refusing to be controlled, as London sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard moves into full guard.
Bastard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as London controls the pace.
Bastard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
London stands up from Bastard's guard - London perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bastard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and London counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
London scores a takedown into full mount!
Bastard is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
London get's back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Bastard.
London drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
London advances to mount.
Bastard is trying desperately to improve position.
London cracks Bastard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bastard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marcus London overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
London is standing up, even though he is in mount.
London swings for the body but Bastard moves out of range.
Bastard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
London digs a good body shot into Bastard's ribs.
London 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.
London gets to his feet. Bastard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Marcus London is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and London cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus London showed his dominance in that final round.
Well London 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus London!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Rambusch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thery Sanon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thery Sanon looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodney Rambusch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thery Sanon!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambusch misses with a wild combination.
Sanon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sanon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rambusch fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanon swats away the attempt to clinch by Rambusch.
Rambusch rushes Sanon with punches - Sanon moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Sanon goes down! Rambusch follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Rambusch!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jiu jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Lancelot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lancelot comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Headstrong kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sir Lancelot will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, jiu jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sir Lancelot!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Lancelot.
jitsu throws a series of punches but Lancelot avoids them all with ease.
Lancelot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lancelot moves out of range as jitsu strikes.
Lancelot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lancelot tries to close the distance and clinch up but jitsu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
jitsu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lancelot checks it well.
Lancelot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
jitsu misses with a series of wild punches.
jitsu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
jitsu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. jitsu showed some decent athleticism there.
jitsu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lancelot with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from jitsu there.
Lancelot pushes jitsu off looking to stand but jitsu dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jitsu lands with a punch from half guard.
jitsu working over Lancelot with some ground and pound. Lancelot looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
jitsu works his way into side control.
Lancelot really doesn't want to stay on the ground with jitsu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
jitsu lands some shots froms side control.
It looks like Sir Lancelot has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on jitsu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lancelot takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That has opened up Sir Lancelot's cut even more.
jitsu has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lancelot is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. jitsu yanks on the arm and Lancelot is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by jitsu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). jiu jitsu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geter Done (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Rum could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Geter Done's 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Red Rum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geter Done!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Done fails with an attempt to clinch.
Done misses with a series of wild punches.
Done tries to keep at a distance but Rum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Done drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rum gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rum crunches a lovely knee into Done's ribcage.
Done looking for a takedown.
Done drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rum gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Red Rum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geter Done.
Rum leaning against his opponent.
Rum is pressed up against the cage. Done has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rum down to the mat. Rum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rum lands a nice looking body kick.
Done looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rum thuds his shin into the meat of Done's side.
Rum moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Rum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Done lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rum lands a knee to the body.
Rum scores a nice knee to the body.
Rum is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rum scores with a knee to the head.
Rum stalling in the clinch.
Rum lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Done being controlled against the cage.
Rum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Geter Done has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Done lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rum landing knees to the head.
Rum lands a knee to the body.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Done lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Done being controlled against the cage.
Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rum lands a knee to the head.
Rum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Done's face.
Rum misses with an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Rum to work.
Rum lands a damaging elbow.
Rum'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Done is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rum has Done pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Red Rum.
Rum rushes Done and presses him up against the cage.
Rum gets underhooks to prevent Done's takedown attempt.
Rum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Done's defenses.
Rum lands a nice knee to the body.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Done lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rum landing knees to the body.
Rum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Done's face.
Rum scores with a knee to the head.
Rum lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Done takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rum lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rum with a knee to the head.
Done on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rum gets underhooks to prevent Done's takedown attempt.
Rum stalling against the cage.
Done fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Done tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rum smiles and moves away.
Done wants to clinch but Rum slips to the side
and Rum counters with a nice body kick.
Rum feints and then cracks Done's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Done down.
Rum throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Done darts in trying to clinch
and Rum holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Done tries to pull guard but Rum holds him up against the cage and eventually Done drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Rum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geter Done's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rum moves into the clinch successfully.
Done breaks from the clinch.
Done shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Done steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rum. That one must have hurt.
Done takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Done takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Done takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rum clinches with his opponent.
Rum has Done pushed against the cage.
Done is working for takedown but Rum is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rum lands a knee to the head.
Done letting Rum take a breather here.
Rum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Done can't get the takedown.
Red Rum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geter Done.
Stalling in the clinch from Rum.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rum.
Rum lands a knee to the body.
Rum connects with a knee to the head.
Rum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Done lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rum lands a knee to the head.
Done doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Done jumps guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Done is trying to control the position but Rum postures up.
Rum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Done looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rum passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rum in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Done tries to get to full guard but Rum has control of the leg.
Rum controlling the pace.
Done tries to get to full guard but Rum has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rum is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Done throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rum content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Rum dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Geter Done's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rum scores with a knee to the head.
Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rum landing knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rum gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rum scores with a knee to the head.
Rum scores a nice knee to the body.
Rum has Done pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rum.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Rum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Done takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rum controlling the action here for a moment.
Done tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rum smiles and moves away.
Rum explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rum.
Both fighters circling a little - Rum finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Red Rum is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rum.
Rum scores with a kick to the body.
Rum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Done can do to turn this around?
Rum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Done. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Done walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rum.
Done has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rum.
Rum connects with a high kick.
Rum clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Done tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Done breaks from the clinch.
Done sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rum lands with a nice body kick.
Red Rum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Done takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Done, pushing him back against the cage.
Rum connects with a knee to the head.
Done throws a punch but it's blocked by Rum.
Rum is stalling here.
Rum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rum avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Rum.
Done tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rum smiles and moves away.
Red Rum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geter Done.
Rum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Come on Rum - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Done.
Rum trying to land knees to the body.
Red Rum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Done tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rum misses with a knee strike.
Geter Done has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Done changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Done misses with a takedown attempt - Rum sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rum closes the distance and pushes Done back into the cage.
Knees to the body from Rum.
Rum lands a knee to the body.
Rum dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees to the body from Rum.
Rum landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rum connects with a knee to the head.
Done is working for takedown but Rum is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rum leaning his opponent against the cage.
Done creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Red Rum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rum has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Rum!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Newman Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kofi Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newman Ferguson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Newman Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kofi Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson shoots in but Kingston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ferguson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kingston to the mat! Kingston manages to get full guard.
Ferguson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ferguson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ferguson gets to his feet. Kingston looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kingston misses with a takedown
and Ferguson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kingston shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ferguson trying to control but Kingston postures up.
Kingston seems to be working for a kimura but Ferguson defends the submission attempt.
Kingston prevents Ferguson from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ferguson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ferguson's head.
Ferguson wants to get back to full guard.
Ferguson is not content to let Kingston control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kingston.
Kingston looks gassed!
Ferguson is looking to regain half guard here but Kingston keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kingston's best efforts.
Ferguson is looking to control Kingston's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ferguson avoid being mounted?
Ferguson won't allow Kingston to pass to mount.
Ferguson manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ferguson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kingston is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson working Kingston over with strikes here.
Ferguson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kingston should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kingston tries to hold on but Ferguson pushes him away.
Ferguson moves to take his opponent's back.
Kingston looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Ferguson is hanging on to Kingston's back as he tries to escape.
Ferguson is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Kingston with him. Kingston is trying to defend but Ferguson has an arm under the chin now! Kingston grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Newman Ferguson!
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