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DEC 52: El Toro vs Silva PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kru Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drizzt Do Urden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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, Drizzt Do Urden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kru Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Urden misses with a few strikes there.
Do Urden thows a body shot but no joy.
Do Urden tries a head kick but it misses.
Do Urden lands with a nice body punch.
Thorne takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thorne blocks a head kick by Do Urden.
Do Urden lands a body shot.
Do Urden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thorne has a takedown stuffed.
Thorne gets a takedown into half guard.
Thorne works his foot free and advances to mount.
Thorne lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Do Urden is looking to escape.
Do Urden wants to get back to his feet.
Do Urden 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.
Thorne punching from mount but Do Urden doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thorne looking to finish with strikes here!
Thorne gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Thorne tries to clinch up.
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.
Do Urden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Do Urden thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thorne if he has to take too many more of those.
Thorne wants to clinch up but Do Urden keeps it at a distance.
Thorne looks to throw a body kick
and Do Urden counters with a right hand to the body.
Thorne looks gassed!
Do Urden digs a good hook to Thorne's body.
Both fighters circling a little - Do Urden finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Do Urden.
Do Urden lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thorne backs up against the cage.
Do Urden scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Kru Thorne has been cut.
Do Urden throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Drizzt Do Urden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Do Urden lands but Thorne takes it in his stride.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do Urden scores with a nice strike.
A head kick from Do Urden lands but Thorne takes it in his stride.
Danga de danga de dang - Do Urden scores with a four punch combination!
Do Urden dips to his left and cracks Thorne with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Do Urden is looking to wear down Thorne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thorne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Do Urden thuds a left hand into Thorne's body.
Nice shot lands for Do Urden.
Good leg kick by Do Urden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Do Urden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Do Urden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Do Urden.
Do Urden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thorne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Do Urden lands a nice hook to Thorne's body. Thorne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thorne wants to clinch up but Do Urden keeps it at a distance.
Do Urden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Do Urden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thorne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Do Urden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thorne's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do Urden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Do Urden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Do Urden misses with a series of wild punches.
Do Urden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Do Urden scores with a one two! Thorne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Do Urden pushes Thorne away with a front kick.
Thorne misses with a jab to the body
and Do Urden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Do Urden.
Thorne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do Urden tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Do Urden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drizzt Do Urden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kru Thorne'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.
A right-left combo lands from Do Urden.
Do Urden misses the shot to the body.
Do Urden lands a jab to Thorne's midsection.
Do Urden scores with a kick to the body.
Do Urden throws a head kick but Thorne moves out of range.
Thorne wants to clinch
and Do Urden counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thorne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Do Urden.
Do Urden throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thorne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Do Urden is trying to break the clinch but Thorne has him pressed against the cage.
Do Urden wants to break free but Thorne has control.
Thorne tries to pull guard but Do Urden holds him up against the cage and eventually Thorne drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Do Urden gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drizzt Do Urden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kru Thorne.
Do Urden gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Do Urden is looking to stand up but Thorne won't let him.
Thorne is working an open guard so Do Urden takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Thorne wants to clinch.
Do Urden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thorne doesn't manage to clinch there - Do Urden circles away.
Thorne shoots in and drives through. Do Urden sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden throws a head kick that Thorne semi-blocks.
Do Urden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Do Urden.
Thorne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thorne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Do Urden explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
No luck for Thorne with that takedown attempt.
Do Urden is working the combinations to good effect here.
Do Urden throws a sloppy head kick and Thorne moves out of range easily.
Thorne shoots in but Do Urden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Do Urden lands but Thorne takes it in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Do Urden.
Do Urden throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thorne's head.
A head kick misses from Thorne.
Thorne tries to land a leg kick but Do Urden saw it coming and moves away.
Thorne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thorne shoots in but Do Urden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Do Urden lands a jab.
Do Urden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thorne looks to throw a body kick
and Do Urden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Do Urden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thorne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Do Urden swivels and escapes.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Do Urden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Do Urden misses with a wild combination.
Thorne shoots in looking for a takedown. Do Urden tries to sprawl out of it but Thorne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Do Urden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Do Urden lands with a nice body kick.
Thorne gets a clinch.
Do Urden is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorne has double underhooks.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Do Urden avoids the damage to the body.
Do Urden has Thorne pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Do Urden pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Thorne tumbling to the mat - Do Urden dives into Thorne's guard.
Do Urden wanted to stand there but Thorne had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drizzt Do Urden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kru Thorne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thorne throws a sloppy head kick
and Do Urden counters with a big head kick but Thorne shrugs it off.
Do Urden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thorne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thorne bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Do Urden tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Thorne scoring with strikes but Do Urden is staying in there.
Do Urden takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thorne trying to control but Do Urden is having none of it.
Thorne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorne goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Do Urden is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden won't allow Thorne to sweep him here.
Thorne has a closed guard, preventing Do Urden from standing up.
Thorne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Do Urden manages to get himself to full guard.
Do Urden is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thorne is controlling him.
Thorne is pushing down on Do Urden's leg trying to pass to half guard. Do Urden is fighting to maintain full guard but Thorne has managed to sneak the leg through.
Do Urden is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thorne wants to control but Do Urden is keeping him busy.
Do Urden wants to get back to his feet.
Thorne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do Urden wants to get back to his feet.
Thorne is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thorne stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne shoots in for a takedown but Do Urden shows good takedown defense.
Thorne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thorne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drizzt Do Urden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorne tries to clinch up but Do Urden circles away and keeps his distance.
Do Urden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Do Urden throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Do Urden throws a series of punches but Thorne avoids them all with ease.
Drizzt Do Urden is winning the standup battle so far.
Thorne fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Do Urden misses
and Thorne counters by moving into the clinch.
Thorne has Do Urden pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Thorne pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Do Urden tumbling to the mat - Thorne dives into Do Urden's guard.
Do Urden pushes Thorne off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thorne backs up against the cage.
Do Urden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Do Urden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thorne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Do Urden's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorne scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thorne won't allow Do Urden to get back to his feet.
Do Urden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thorne won't allow Do Urden to get back to his feet.
Kru Thorne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kru Thorne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Do Urden 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drizzt Do Urden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elion Mamumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moon has chosen Love Me Sexy as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elion Mamumbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackie Moon!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moon.
Mamumbo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mamumbo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mamumbo unloading with bombs!
Mamumbo lands a big elbow.
Moon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mamumbo looking to finish Moon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Moon!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamumbo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Moon working to try and regain half guard.
Moon taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Mamumbo.
A nice elbow there by Mamumbo.
Moon taking shots to the head.
Mamumbo lands a big elbow.
Mamumbo 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.
Moon is trying to escape the mount.
Mamumbo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Moon looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Moon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mamumbo lands a nice shot to the head.
Mamumbo working Moon over with strikes here.
Mamumbo lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamumbo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mamumbo with shots to the head and body - Moon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mamumbo lands with some strikes.
Mamumbo working Moon over with strikes here.
Mamumbo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Moon is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moon tries to lock up and control but Mamumbo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mamumbo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Moon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mamumbo tries to control but Moon wriggling away.
Mamumbo landing strikes from the mount and Moon is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamumbo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Moon hang on?
Mamumbo looking to finish Moon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Moon!
Mamumbo landing strikes from the mount and Moon is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mamumbo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Moon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mamumbo with shots to the head and body - Moon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Moon is desperately trying to improve his position but Mamumbo has a good base and remains in mount.
Mamumbo working Moon over with strikes here.
Mamumbo landing punches.
Mamumbo lands with some strikes.
Mamumbo is landing with some decent strikes but Moon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mamumbo is landing with some decent strikes but Moon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Moon is working to get back to half guard.
Mamumbo dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamumbo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mamumbo unloading with bombs!
Moon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mamumbo not doing much here.
Mamumbo is trying to control the action in half guard but Moon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mamumbo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moon is in trouble now - Mamumbo has advanced to mount!
Mamumbo wants to control the pace but Moon is squirming around nicely.
Mamumbo working Moon over with strikes here.
Mamumbo prevents Moon from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamumbo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mamumbo with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moon taking shots to the head.
Moon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mamumbo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moon's face.
Mamumbo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moon wants to control but Mamumbo is having none of it.
Mamumbo lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mamumbo lands a nice shot to the head.
Mamumbo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mamumbo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moon's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elion Mamumbo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mamumbo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mamumbo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mamumbo gets the takedown into side control.
Mamumbo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Moon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mamumbo working the head and body with strikes.
Moon taking some punishment here, with Mamumbo in his half guard.
Mamumbo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Mamumbo there.
Mamumbo uses his free foot to push down on Moon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Moon.
Mamumbo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mamumbo with a couple of short strikes.
Moon is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamumbo landing strikes from the mount and Moon is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mamumbo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Moon tries to lock up and control but Mamumbo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moon can't escape the position.
Elion Mamumbo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mamumbo controlling his opponent.
Mamumbo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moon is in a horrible position here. Mamumbo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mamumbo lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Mamumbo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon can't escape the position.
Mamumbo landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Mamumbo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamumbo lands a big shot there that rocks Moon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamumbo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moon's face.
Moon taking shots to the head.
Mamumbo with a couple of short strikes.
Mamumbo with the ground and pound from mount.
Mamumbo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moon's face.
Mamumbo scoring with strikes but Moon is staying in there.
Mamumbo landing strikes from the mount and Moon is in trouble!
Mamumbo raining down shots from the mount!
Mamumbo with shots to the head and body - Moon looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Moon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamumbo trying to control but Moon is having none of it.
Mamumbo landing punches.
Moon wants to control but Mamumbo is having none of it.
Mamumbo landing shots from mount.
Mamumbo looking to control but Moon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mamumbo working Moon over with strikes here.
Moon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moon is squirming around, avoiding Mamumbo's attempts to control the action.
Moon flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Moon is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamumbo landing shots from mount.
Mamumbo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mamumbo cracks Moon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mamumbo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moon tries to hold on but Mamumbo postures up.
Moon swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mamumbo with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Mamumbo.
Moon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mamumbo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mamumbo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moon looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elion Mamumbo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mamumbo thuds a left hand into Moon's body.
Mamumbo moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Moon goes down! Can Mamumbo finish him!?
Moon is still in real trouble! Can Mamumbo finish him?
It looks like Jackie Moon has been cut.
Mamumbo is in close to Moon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamumbo scoring with some ground and pound.
Moon seems to have recovered his senses.
Mamumbo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mamumbo trying to control the position from guard on top but Moon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mamumbo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mamumbo works over Moon with some ground and pound from guard.
Mamumbo advances to half guard.
Moon actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mamumbo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamumbo working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mamumbo lands a nice short elbow.
Mamumbo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mamumbo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mamumbo working the head and body with strikes.
Moon wants to control but Mamumbo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mamumbo working Moon over with strikes.
Mamumbo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mamumbo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mamumbo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mamumbo is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon missing with punches from the bottom.
Moon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moon actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Mamumbo there.
Mamumbo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mamumbo passes to full mount!
Moon throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mamumbo working the ground and pound effectively.
Moon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon is bucking up trying to escape but Mamumbo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mamumbo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Moon is trying desperately to improve position.
Mamumbo landing strikes from the mount and Moon is in trouble!
Mamumbo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mamumbo with the ground and pound from mount.
Mamumbo unloading with bombs!
Mamumbo raining down shots from the mount!
Moon is working to get back to half guard.
Mamumbo looking to control but Moon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamumbo cracks Moon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Moon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Elion Mamumbo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moon wants to hold on but Mamumbo pushes him away.
Mamumbo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moon?
Mamumbo wants to control the pace but Moon is squirming around nicely.
Mamumbo with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mamumbo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moon looks a forlorn figure.
Moon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elion Mamumbo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mamumbo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elion Mamumbo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winnie Pooh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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167 lbs
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22
165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Winnie Pooh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devon Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pooh moves out of range as Destroyer throws a body kick.
Winnie Pooh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Destroyer misses with a low kick.
No luck for Pooh with that takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Destroyer. That's going to slow Pooh down.
Pooh misses with a low kick as Destroyer jumps back.
Pooh shoots in but no luck this time.
Pooh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Destroyer's guard.
Destroyer wants to get back to his feet but Pooh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Destroyer seems keen to control Pooh's posture.
Destroyer wants to stand and escape but Pooh is having none of it.
Pooh throwing strikes from guard but Destroyer blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pooh prevents Destroyer from getting back to his feet.
Pooh 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.
Pooh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Destroyer is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pooh preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pooh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Destroyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pooh connects with a high kick.
Pooh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winnie Pooh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Destroyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pooh misses with a takedown attempt - Destroyer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pooh fails to land the takedown.
Destroyer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pooh. That did some damage!
Destroyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pooh shoots in for a takedown but Destroyer shows good takedown defense.
Pooh is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Destroyer.
A cross from Destroyer lands.
Pooh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pooh fails with a takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Pooh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Destroyer misses with a wild combination.
Pooh shoots in and drives through. Destroyer sprawls well.
Pooh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pooh shoots in but Destroyer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pooh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Destroyer but Destroyer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pooh moves away from the strike by Destroyer.
Pooh misses with a takedown attempt - Destroyer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Destroyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Destroyer throws a right hand that Pooh ducks under and follows up with a left that Pooh also avoids with ease.
Pooh has a takedown stuffed.
Pooh avoids the head kick by Destroyer.
A nice combination there by Destroyer.
Pooh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pooh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Destroyer circles away.
Destroyer throws a head kick that misses.
Destroyer thuds his shin into the meat of Pooh's side.
Destroyer throws a leg kick but Pooh checks it.
Destroyer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Destroyer lands with a nice combination. Pooh backs away looking to recover.
Destroyer throws a right hand that Pooh ducks under and follows up with a left that Pooh also avoids with ease.
Devon Destroyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pooh slips a jab and a cross from Destroyer.
Pooh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Destroyer circles away.
Destroyer forces Pooh back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Destroyer scores a nice knee to the body.
Destroyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Destroyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Destroyer cracks Pooh with a nice body shot.
Pooh can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Destroyer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Destroyer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pooh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Destroyer pinned against the cage. Destroyer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Destroyer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Destroyer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Winnie Pooh has been cut.
Destroyer stuffs the takedown attempt from Pooh. Pooh gets slowly back to his feet.
Destroyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Destroyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Destroyer throws a right and a left that Pooh avoids nicely.
Pooh moves in looking to clinch but Destroyer pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Destroyer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Destroyer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Pooh both land. Nice combination.
Destroyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Destroyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Destroyer. No joy for Pooh on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winnie Pooh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pooh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pooh shoots in and drives through. Destroyer sprawls well.
Destroyer misses with a shot to the body
and Pooh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Destroyer won't be happy with that.
Pooh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Destroyer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pooh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Destroyer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pooh prevents Destroyer from escaping the position.
Pooh looks up at the clock and then as Destroyer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pooh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pooh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pooh working away.
Destroyer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pooh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Destroyer prevents Pooh from moving into mount.
Pooh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pooh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Destroyer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pooh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pooh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pooh goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Destroyer has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pooh but great work by Destroyer.
Destroyer decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pooh to his feet.
Destroyer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Devon Destroyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Pooh or perhaps it was just good defense by Destroyer which made him look bad.
Pooh ducks right into an uppercut from Destroyer.
Pooh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Destroyer connects with a looping right hand.
Destroyer misses with a double jab.
Destroyer misses with a low kick.
Pooh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pooh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pooh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Destroyer but Destroyer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Destroyer lands a with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Destroyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Winnie Pooh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Destroyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A combination from Destroyer does no damage.
Destroyer throws a series of punches but Pooh avoids them all with ease.
Destroyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Pooh is just out of range.
Pooh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Destroyer pinned against the cage. Destroyer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pooh shoots in but no luck this time.
Destroyer misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pooh looks for a takedown but Destroyer sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winnie Pooh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pooh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Destroyer as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pooh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Destroyer tries to land a knee to the head but Pooh blocks with his arms.
Destroyer is trying to stall.
Destroyer landing knees to the body.
Destroyer trying to land knees to the body.
Destroyer dodges an elbow strike from Pooh.
Pooh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Destroyer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Destroyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Destroyer landing knees to the head.
Pooh tries to pull guard but Destroyer holds him up against the cage and eventually Pooh drops back down to his feet.
Destroyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pooh wants a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pooh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Destroyer.
Destroyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pooh backwards.
Winnie Pooh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Destroyer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Destroyer just leaning against Pooh, taking a breather.
Pooh is trying to drag Destroyer to the mat but Destroyer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Destroyer is pushing Pooh up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pooh pulls guard.
Pooh is looking for a triangle but Destroyer pushes his legs off easily.
Pooh looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Destroyer passes into half guard.
Destroyer decides to stand up.
Destroyer tries to work over Pooh's front leg with a kick but Pooh checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pooh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pooh seems to be working for a kimura but Destroyer defends the submission attempt.
Destroyer controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Pooh is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Destroyer is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Winnie Pooh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kukulcan Ah Puch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Mendosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ah Puch comes to the cage accompanied by Sick Puppies-Youre going down. Kukulcan Ah Puch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paulo Mendosa's chin.
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22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kukulcan Ah Puch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paulo Mendosa!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ah Puch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ah Puch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mendosa on the side of the head.
Mendosa is rocked!
Ah Puch lands a jab to Mendosa's midsection.
Mendosa looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ah Puch grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Mendosa takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Ah Puch cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kukulcan Ah Puch!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Philemon Christou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Messinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christou comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - Disasterpiece. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
144 lbs
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23
133 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Philemon Christou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Messinger!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christou shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Messinger but Messinger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Messinger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christou is trying to break the clinch but Messinger has him pressed against the cage.
Christou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Messinger tries to close the distance and clinch but Christou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christou misses with a series of wild punches.
Christou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christou fails to land with a series of punches.
Messinger has a takedown stuffed.
Messinger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Christou is fending him off so far but Messinger persists. Nope, Christou circles away and we're back to standing.
Messinger tries for a takedown but Christou circles away easily
and Christou counters with a three punch combo that has Messinger backing up. Messinger nods at Christou to acknowledge the strikes.
Philemon Christou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Messinger.
Messinger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Christou darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Christou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Messinger's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Christou is pressing down on Messinger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Messinger is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christou prevents Messinger from standing back up.
Christou wants to work for an arm triangle but Messinger is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Christou is thwarting Messinger's attempts to control the position.
Messinger is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Christou is staying active.
Messinger is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Messinger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Christou pinned against the cage. Christou gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Christou looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Messinger looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messinger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Christou is keen to just control but Messinger is a slippery customer.
Christou tries to pass to full mount but Messinger defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Christou lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christou controlling the action here.
Messinger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Christou scores with a couple of nice shots.
Messinger gets full guard.
Christou looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Christou decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christou keeps the fight on the outside.
Messinger is looking to clinch but Christou is avoiding it.
Christou swings for the body but Messinger moves out of range.
Messinger tries to clinch up.
Christou shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Christou lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Messinger has hold of Christou's hands but Christou slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messinger wants to get back to his feet.
Christou looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Messinger taking some punishment here, with Christou in his half guard.
Christou working over Messinger with some ground and pound. Messinger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Christou controlling the pace.
Messinger is defending against the submission attempts here by Christou.
Messinger wants to get back to full guard.
Christou is trying to control the action in half guard but Messinger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philemon Christou dominated that round.
That's time! Christou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Messinger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Messinger shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Christou counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Christou working over Messinger with some ground and pound. Messinger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christou is thwarting Messinger's attempts to control the position.
Christou is working for a submission of some sort.
Christou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Messinger is refusing to be controlled, as Christou sits in half guard.
Christou landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christou working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Messinger's thigh. Messinger counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Christou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Messinger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Christou postures up in Messinger's guard and throws a big left but Messinger blocks it.
Christou postures up in Messinger's guard and throws a big left but Messinger blocks it.
Christou looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Messinger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Christou is able to avoid easily.
Messinger scoring well with a low kick there.
Christou decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Messinger is defending against the submission attempts here by Christou.
Messinger wants to control but Christou is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christou looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Messinger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Messinger keeping hold of Christou's head, controlling as best he can.
Ground and pound from Christou.
Messinger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Christou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christou thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Messinger to regain full guard.
Christou's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Messinger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Christou trying to control the position from guard on top but Messinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christou is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Christou is looking to work some ground and pound but Messinger has wrist control.
Messinger has momentary wrist control but Christou slips an elbow through the middle.
Christou stops Messinger from standing up.
Christou wants to pass the guard but Messinger is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Christou with a nice cross.
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.
Messinger dodges the punch combination from Christou.
Christou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Messinger.
Messinger tries to move into range but Christou moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Messinger slips a jab from Christou.
Christou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Messinger moves away.
Messinger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice sprawl there from Messinger as Christou shoots in.
A solid leg kick lands there for Messinger.
Christou lands a nice hook to Messinger's body. Messinger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Messinger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Messinger with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Christou counter with a right hand.
Christou misses with a hook.
Christou throws the left hand but Messinger avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Messinger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Philemon Christou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Messinger.
Christou swats away the attempt to clinch by Messinger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philemon Christou 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. And we move into the final round!
Christou scores with a jab. Messinger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Messinger wants to clinch up but Christou keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Christou misses.
Christou misses with a takedown attempt
and Messinger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Messinger won't allow Christou to sweep him here.
Messinger trying to control but Christou is working from the bottom.
Christou looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Christou trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Christou is trying to control the position but Messinger postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christou trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Christou keeping full guard, as Messinger tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Messinger staying out of range there.
Messinger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christou throws a series of punches but Messinger avoids them all with ease.
Philemon Christou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Messinger throws a series of punches but Christou avoids them all with ease.
Messinger pushes Christou up against the cage in a clinch.
Christou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Messinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Messinger counters with a three punch combo that has Christou backing up. Christou nods at Messinger to acknowledge the strikes.
Christou throws a hook to the side of Messinger's head but Messinger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christou 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.
Messinger wants to sweep here but Christou controlling him for the moment.
Messinger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christou postures up in Messinger's guard and throws a big left but Messinger blocks it.
Messinger is pulling down on Christou's head. It's preventing any offense from Christou, at least for the moment.
Christou content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Christou 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Christou's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Christou working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Messinger's head.
Messinger 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.
Christou gets to his feet - Messinger follows without any prompting.
Christou fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Messinger sprawls well initially but Christou persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christou wants to control but Messinger is keeping him busy.
Christou wants to pass to mount but Messinger is defending the position.
Christou winds up and cracks Messinger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Messinger is trying to maintain the position but Christou is very close to passing his half guard.
Philemon Christou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christou blocks the strikes from Messinger.
Christou tries to pass to full mount but Messinger defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Philemon Christou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Christou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Christou fails to land with a series of punches.
Messinger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Christou counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Christou seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Messinger is trying to control but can't.
Will Messinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christou is taking a breather. Messinger 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philemon Christou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Christou, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philemon Christou!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JJ Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beast Baker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with JJ Sutton's chin.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JJ Sutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Beast Baker!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baker as he avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baker, as that shot connected.
Sutton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sutton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sutton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baker, who protects the arm well.
Sutton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Baker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Baker wants to control but Sutton postures up.
Baker is trying to improve his position.
Sutton is looking to take a break and control but Baker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton swings around for an armbar but Baker sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sutton's guard.
Sutton has a closed guard, preventing Baker from standing up.
Sutton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Baker escapes and throws Sutton's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Baker won't allow Sutton to pass to mount.
Baker is trying to stand up here but Sutton is controlling him well.
Sutton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Baker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sutton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Baker dives on top into guard.
Sutton is breathing heavily.
Baker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sutton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sutton working a defensive guard here.
Baker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Baker trying to control but Sutton is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baker gets to his feet - Sutton follows without any prompting.
Beast Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sutton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Baker lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutton looks for a takedown but Baker sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Sutton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baker thumps Sutton with a low kick.
Baker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baker throws a combination. Sutton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baker drops Sutton with a straight right hand, right on the button! Baker follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beast Baker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deon Du Plessis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Du Plessis comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember the name. Roberts has chosen Vet as his entrance music. Deon Du Plessis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robert Roberts's chin.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deon Du Plessis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts closes the distance and clinches up with Du Plessis, looking for a takedown. Roberts pushes Du Plessis against the cage but Du Plessis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Du Plessis throws a good cross that connects.
A slow jab from Roberts misses its intended target.
Du Plessis tries to clinch up.
Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Du Plessis throws an overhand right that lands on Roberts's shoulder, as Roberts tries to avoid the shot.
Du Plessis throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely.
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Du Plessis.
Du Plessis tries to close the distance and clinch but Roberts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Du Plessis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Du Plessis wants to clinch.
Du Plessis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roberts if he has to take too many more of those.
Du Plessis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberts changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Du Plessis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts is working Du Plessis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Du Plessis is not content to let Roberts control the position.
Roberts working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Du Plessis can't do much from the bottom here.
Roberts working the ground and pound but Du Plessis is defending the strikes.
Du Plessis wants to control but Roberts postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis regains half guard, as Roberts was trying to land strikes.
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Du Plessis is looking to control Roberts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Du Plessis avoid being mounted?
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roberts drives through with a takedown into guard.
Du Plessis is trying to keep Roberts in close.
Roberts looking to pass the guard.
Du Plessis wants to control the position but Roberts says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roberts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Du Plessis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roberts.
Roberts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Du Plessis's head.
Du Plessis trying to control here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Du Plessis looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Du Plessis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roberts missing with a left hand there. Du Plessis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Du Plessis throws a leg kick but Roberts sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Roberts slips under a jab from Du Plessis.
Du Plessis tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Du Plessis misses with a double jab.
Roberts shoots for a double leg takedown but Du Plessis sprawls well. He's pushed Roberts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roberts throws a hook but Du Plessis blocks it.
Roberts misses with a looping left.
Du Plessis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roberts blocks the elbow strike.
Du Plessis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roberts tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Du Plessis smiles and moves away.
Deon Du Plessis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Roberts.
Du Plessis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deon Du Plessis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Du Plessis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Deon Du Plessis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts connects with a right hand. Du Plessis shakes it off.
Du Plessis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Roberts's head.
Roberts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Du Plessis circles away.
Roberts shoots in and drives through. Du Plessis sprawls well.
Du Plessis closes the distance and clinches.
Du Plessis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roberts takes an elbow to the temple.
Du Plessis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Du Plessis lands an elbow inside.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roberts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Roberts blocks an uppercut.
Du Plessis lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Du Plessis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Deon Du Plessis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Roberts.
Du Plessis prevents the takedown attempt.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Du Plessis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Du Plessis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Du Plessis lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Du Plessis.
Du Plessis tries a knee to the head but Roberts blocks it.
Du Plessis trying to stall but Roberts improves his position.
Roberts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Du Plessis trying to control the position but instead, Roberts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Du Plessis into the cage.
Du Plessis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roberts's defenses.
Du Plessis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roberts avoiding damage as Du Plessis throws knees to the body.
Du Plessis tries to stall but Roberts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
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.
Du Plessis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Du Plessis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Du Plessis lands a knee to the body.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Du Plessis has double underhooks.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Du Plessis.
Du Plessis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Du Plessis misses with a knee to the head.
Du Plessis misses with a knee to the head.
Du Plessis looking to throw knees to the head but Roberts is blocking nicely.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Du Plessis.
Roberts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Du Plessis trying to stall but Roberts improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis prevents Roberts from breaking the clinch.
Du Plessis misses with an elbow strike.
Du Plessis misses with a knee to the head.
Roberts works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Roberts drops back looking for a leg! Du Plessis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Du Plessis manages to kick Roberts off! Roberts jumps back into Du Plessis's guard.
Roberts throwing strikes from guard but Du Plessis blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throwing strikes but missing.
Roberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roberts throwing strikes from guard but Du Plessis blocks nicely.
Du Plessis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Du Plessis tries to clinch there but Roberts circles away.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Du Plessis manages to avoid it.
Du Plessis throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
A slow jab from Du Plessis misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deon Du Plessis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
No luck for Roberts with that takedown attempt.
Du Plessis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Du Plessis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Du Plessis staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberts.
Du Plessis tries to close the distance and clinch but Roberts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Du Plessis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Du Plessis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Du Plessis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Du Plessis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Du Plessis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Plessis throws a series of punches but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Du Plessis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Du Plessis tries to clinch but Roberts is having none of it.
Roberts checks a leg kick nicely.
A shot to de liver by Du Plessis. Beautiful body shot.
Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deon Du Plessis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Du Plessis looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
Du Plessis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Du Plessis moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Du Plessis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roberts slips a straight right by Du Plessis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Du Plessis missing with a left hand there. Roberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Du Plessis throws a wild body kick that Roberts sees coming a mile off.
Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Du Plessis tries to clinch but Roberts moves out of range.
Du Plessis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Roberts darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Du Plessis is defending against the submission attempts here by Roberts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roberts.
Du Plessis trying to control here.
Roberts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Du Plessis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roberts.
Roberts throws a strike but Du Plessis avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
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.
Roberts is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Du Plessis wants to sweep here but Roberts controlling him for the moment.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Du Plessis keeps moving.
Roberts throwing strikes but missing.
Roberts works over Du Plessis with some ground and pound from guard.
Roberts stays in close to Du Plessis's body and controls the position.
Robert Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deon Du Plessis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Roberts.
I think Du Plessis 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deon Du Plessis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Broadus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's entrance music is Jellybones. A fine choice. Cody Jackson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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157 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cody Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giuseppe Broadus!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson winds up and cracks Broadus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Broadus!
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Giuseppe Broadus has been cut.
Jackson breaks from Broadus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Broadus looks gassed!
Jackson cracks Broadus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That has opened up Giuseppe Broadus's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Broadus is rocked!
The cut above Giuseppe Broadus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Giuseppe Broadus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cody Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josef Gobbels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Welker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josef Gobbels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wes Welker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welker thows a body shot but no joy.
Welker is looking to clinch.
Welker is looking to clinch but Gobbels is avoiding it.
Welker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gobbels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gobbels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gobbels throws a looping overhand right but Welker ducks down to avoid it.
Welker tries to clinch up but Gobbels circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gobbels.
A clash of legs there as Welker blocks the low kick.
Welker moves into the clinch.
Gobbels gets underhooks to prevent Welker's takedown attempt.
Gobbels misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Welker tries to pull guard but Gobbels holds him up against the cage and eventually Welker drops back down to his feet.
Welker has picked Gobbels up - he's going for a ride! Welker dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gobbels wants to get back to his feet.
Gobbels makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gobbels.
Welker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gobbels is looking to stand up but Welker isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welker throwing strikes but missing.
Welker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Welker looking to pass the guard.
Welker is looking to advance position but Gobbels has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Welker is squirming around, avoiding Gobbels's attempts to control the action.
Welker is trying to escape the mount.
Gobbels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gobbels wants to finish this one by submission but Welker is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gobbels.
Gobbels is looking to stand but Gobbels has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
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.
Welker regains half guard.
Welker manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gobbels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gobbels is looking to stand up but Welker won't let him.
Welker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gobbels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gobbels slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Welker tries to bench press Gobbels off him but Gobbels keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Welker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Welker misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Gobbels stands up.
Welker misses with a kick to the body.
Welker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gobbels is squirming around, avoiding Welker's attempts to control the action.
Gobbels tries to reverse the position but Welker maintains control.
Welker fails to take his opponent's back.
Welker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Welker lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gobbels working to try and regain half guard.
Welker manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gobbels to take his back!
I really don't envy Gobbels right now.
Welker looking for the choke from the back.
Welker is looking for the choke from the back position but Gobbels is controlling his hands well.
Welker looks gassed!
Gobbels trying to get back to his feet but Welker is in full control for now.
Gobbels really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gobbels rolls, trying to escape but Welker keeps control of the position.
Welker looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Gobbels is controlling Welker 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Welker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gobbels tries a head kick but it misses.
Welker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gobbels.
A slow jab from Gobbels misses its intended target.
Welker tries to close the distance and clinch but Gobbels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Gobbels finds it's way through Welker's defenses.
Welker looks for a takedown but Gobbels sprawls well.
Josef Gobbels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gobbels connects with a nice looking jab.
Welker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gobbels.
Gobbels misses with a head kick.
Gobbels looks to throw a body kick
and Welker counters with a right hand to the body.
Gobbels throws a lazy head kick
and Welker counters with a thumping low kick.
Welker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welker is looking to take a break and control but Gobbels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Welker working the head and body with strikes.
Welker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welker is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gobbels is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gobbels tries to control the position but Welker now has his back.
Welker connects with a big shot to the side of Gobbels's head.
Gobbels has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Welker is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gobbels trying to control but not successfully.
Gobbels manages to reverse the position and now he's in Welker's guard. Nice work there by Gobbels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welker had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gobbels is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Welker Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gobbels's back instead.
Welker is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Gobbels up.
Gobbels is trying to stand back up.
Gobbels is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Welker gets his way!
Gobbels is trying to get back to his feet but Welker has full control of the position and if anything, Gobbels has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gobbels rolls, trying to escape but Welker keeps control of the position.
Gobbels turns into Welker and is now in his guard.
Welker has a closed guard, preventing Gobbels from standing up.
Welker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Welker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gobbels!
Welker working for a guillotine from mount but Gobbels is in no mood to give up.
Gobbels tries to lock up and control but Welker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welker is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Welker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wes Welker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ceaser El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svenson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think El Toro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bulls On Parade. Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sepultura -- Arise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ceaser El Toro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Svenson Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Toro misses with a looping left.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
El Toro throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
El Toro checks a leg kick nicely.
El Toro misses with a straight right.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva works over El Toro's head and body with a nice combination.
El Toro gets a clinch.
El Toro is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as El Toro tries to tie him up.
El Toro stalling the fight.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent El Toro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva throws a hook to the side of El Toro's head but El Toro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
El Toro misses with a looping left.
El Toro fails in his attempt to clinch.
El Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El Toro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
El Toro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Toro.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
El Toro throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva digs a good hook to El Toro's body.
Ceaser El Toro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
El Toro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
El Toro gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
El Toro wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. El Toro is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
El Toro wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
El Toro wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
El Toro tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down El Toro rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
El Toro explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
El Toro is breathing heavily.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
El Toro throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
El Toro misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
El Toro thows a left - swing and a miss!
El Toro doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
El Toro misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from El Toro misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
El Toro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
El Toro missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by El Toro. El Toro obviously looking to wear him down.
El Toro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva slips under a jab from El Toro.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have El Toro backpedaling.
El Toro lands a slapping body shot.
El Toro slips a jab from Silva.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
El Toro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands with a straight right. El Toro didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
El Toro throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Ceaser El Toro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svenson Silva.
A big right from El Toro misses.
El Toro looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
El Toro throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
El Toro fails in his attempt to clinch.
El Toro looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
El Toro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Toro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva misses with a hook. El Toro ducked under it nicely.
A shot to de liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
El Toro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Svenson Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! El Toro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by El Toro. El Toro obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice cross by Silva.
El Toro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
El Toro throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Silva colapses and takes a barrage of punches from El Toro as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Silva is left battered and dazed whilst El Toro and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ceaser El Toro!
Ceaser El Toro retains his middleweight title!
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