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The Syndicate: Part LI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Goss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goss comes to the cage accompanied by Absolute Zero: Define Neutral. Janssen has chosen No Easy Way Out by Robert Tepper as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Goss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dirk Janssen!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goss tries to clinch but Janssen is having none of it.
Janssen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goss tries to score a power double leg takedown but Janssen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Goss somewhat.
Janssen keeps the fight on the outside.
Janssen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Janssen misses with a head kick.
Goss tries to clinch but Janssen is having none of it.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Janssen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Janssen keeps the fight on the outside.
Janssen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Goss.
Goss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janssen lands with a slapping head kick.
Goss clinches.
Goss tries a knee to the head but Janssen blocks it.
Janssen tries to break free but Goss pushes him back against the cage.
Janssen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Goss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goss doesn't manage to clinch there - Janssen circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goss tries to clinch but Janssen is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Janssen.
Janssen keeps the fight on the outside.
Janssen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janssen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Goss throws a lazy head kick
and Janssen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Goss tries to clinch up
and Janssen counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Janssen looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Janssen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janssen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Janssen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goss. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Janssen won't allow Goss to get back to his feet.
Janssen looking to pass the guard.
Janssen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Goss wants to sweep here but Janssen controlling him for the moment.
Goss has his hands on Janssen's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goss is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Janssen defends well.
Goss is breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Janssen.
Goss tries to clinch up
and Janssen counters with a big head kick but Goss shrugs it off.
Goss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Goss takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Goss closes the distance but Janssen moves to the side
and Janssen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Goss is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Goss closes the distance but Janssen moves to the side
and Janssen counters with a head kick that drops Goss - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Janssen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goss is trying to control but can't.
Goss is looking to improve his position.
Goss lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Goss is looking for a sweep. Janssen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Goss is trying to stand.
Goss flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Janssen decides to stand up.
Goss darts in trying to clinch
and Janssen counters with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Janssen.
Goss closes the distance but Janssen moves to the side
and Janssen counters with a leg kick.
Goss throws a sloppy head kick
and Janssen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Goss really felt that one!
Janssen feints and then cracks Goss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goss down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janssen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Janssen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick from Janssen lands but Goss takes it in his stride.
Janssen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Goss is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid body kick from Janssen.
Janssen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goss's sensitive parts.
Joseph Goss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janssen throws a head kick that half lands.
Janssen scores with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Janssen. That's going to slow Goss down.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses.
Goss wants to clinch
and Janssen counters with a big head kick but Goss shrugs it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Janssen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goss tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Janssen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Janssen scores with a head kick.
Goss fails with a takedown attempt.
Janssen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Janssen 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.
Janssen lands with a kick to the temple. Goss shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Goss shoots in but no luck this time.
Janssen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goss darts in trying to clinch
and Janssen counters with a head kick.
Goss closes the distance but Janssen moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Goss closes the distance but Janssen moves to the side
and Janssen counters with a head kick. That will keep Goss thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Janssen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janssen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses.
Janssen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goss throws a sloppy head kick
and Janssen counters with a nice body kick.
Dirk Janssen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Janssen counters with a nice leg kick.
Goss clinches but Janssen breaks the clinch
and Janssen counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goss tries to clinch up
and Janssen counters with a good, hard body kick but Goss shrugs it off.
Janssen scoring well with a low kick there.
Goss throws a leg kick
and Janssen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Goss is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Goss wants to clinch
and Janssen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Janssen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dirk Janssen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Janssen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Goss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Janssen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Goss looks to clinch
and Janssen counters with a good low kick that Goss was not able to check.
Janssen throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goss closes the distance but Janssen moves to the side
and Janssen counters with a big head kick but Goss shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Janssen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Goss darts in trying to clinch
and Janssen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Goss closes the distance but Janssen moves to the side
and Janssen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A chopping leg kick lands by Janssen.
Janssen stuffs the takedown.
Goss wants to clinch
and Janssen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Janssen.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goss darts in trying to clinch
and Janssen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Goss is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssen throws a front kick aimed at Goss's knee but Goss avoids it well.
Janssen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goss wants to clinch
and Janssen counters with a head kick. That will keep Goss thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Goss closes the distance but Janssen moves to the side
and Janssen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Goss's knee momentarily.
Goss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Goss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janssen throws a head kick that half lands.
Goss shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Janssen as he jumps to the side.
Janssen scoring well with a low kick there.
Janssen lands with a slapping head kick.
Janssen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goss wants to clinch
and Janssen counters with a head kick. That will keep Goss thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goss dives in and grabs Janssen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Janssen pushes down on Goss's head and hops out.
Goss throws a lazy head kick
and Janssen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Janssen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Goss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Janssen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Janssen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Janssen.
Goss tries to clinch up
and Janssen counters with a big head kick but Goss shrugs it off.
Goss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Janssen counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janssen tries to score with a low kick but Goss moves his leg out of the way.
Goss tries to clinch but Janssen moves away
and Janssen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Goss tries to clinch but Janssen moves away
and Janssen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Janssen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Goss tries to clinch but Janssen moves away
and Janssen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Goss fails with a takedown attempt.
Goss tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Janssen counters with a good, hard body kick but Goss shrugs it off.
Janssen throws a sloppy head kick and Goss moves out of range easily.
Janssen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Janssen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Goss is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Janssen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Goss.
Goss darts in trying to clinch
and Janssen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dirk Janssen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Janssen counters with a thumping low kick.
Goss darts in trying to clinch
and Janssen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goss tries to clinch but Janssen moves away
and Janssen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Goss tries to clinch up but Janssen circles away and keeps his distance.
Goss clinches but Janssen breaks the clinch
and Janssen counters with an outside leg kick.
Goss tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Janssen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Goss is trying hard to land a takedown here. Janssen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Janssen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Goss tries to clinch up
and Janssen counters with a head kick. That will keep Goss thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Goss throws a lazy head kick
and Janssen counters with a good low kick that Goss was not able to check.
Goss throws a sloppy head kick and Janssen moves out of range easily.
Janssen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Goss's head.
Goss closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goss wants to clinch but Janssen slips to the side
and Janssen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Janssen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goss's sensitive parts.
Goss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Janssen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Goss is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Janssen.
Goss wants to clinch but Janssen slips to the side
and Janssen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Goss tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Janssen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Goss wants to clinch
and Janssen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Goss tries to clinch
and Janssen counters with a head kick.
Goss tries to clinch up.
Goss moves in looking to clinch but Janssen pushes him off.
Goss tries to close the distance and clinch but Janssen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Janssen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joseph Goss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goss wants to clinch but Janssen slips to the side
and Janssen counters with a thumping low kick.
Janssen checks the leg kick.
Goss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Janssen but Janssen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Goss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janssen scoring well with a low kick there.
Janssen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goss takes a kick to the side of the head.
Janssen scores with a leg kick.
Janssen misses with a head kick.
Goss wants to clinch
and Janssen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Goss looks to clinch
and Janssen counters with a head kick.
Goss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Janssen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goss shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Janssen as he avoids it easily.
Goss will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Janssen scores with a head kick.
Goss is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Janssen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goss moves in looking to clinch but Janssen pushes him off.
Goss throws a sloppy head kick
and Janssen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Janssen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Janssen. No joy for Goss on that attempt.
Janssen scores with a spinning back kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Janssen.
Goss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goss darts in trying to clinch
and Janssen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Goss is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dirk Janssen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goss throws a lazy head kick
and Janssen counters with a low kick, right behind Goss 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goss tries to clinch up but Janssen circles away and keeps his distance.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goss throws a lazy head kick
and Janssen counters with an outside leg kick.
Goss throws a sloppy head kick and Janssen moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Janssen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Janssen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 24:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 24:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Janssen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marco Suspiria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Suspiria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tomasz Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suspiria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kowalski tries for a takedown but Suspiria sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kowalski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Suspiria sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kowalski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suspiria trying to keep a closed guard but Kowalski is proving a slippery customer.
Kowalski has gone for a leg lock! Suspiria slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kowalski's guard.
Kowalski keeping moving, preventing Suspiria from controlling successfully.
Kowalski has his foot on Suspiria's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Suspiria works his way back into a safe position though.
Suspiria is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kowalski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suspiria stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kowalski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suspiria has gone for a leg lock! Kowalski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Suspiria's guard.
Kowalski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kowalski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Suspiria had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kowalski is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Suspiria Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kowalski's back instead.
Kowalski fending off the submission attempt from Suspiria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is trying to get back to his feet but Suspiria has full control of the position and if anything, Kowalski has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kowalski tries to break free.
Kowalski showing good submission defense here.
Suspiria is looking for the choke from the back position but Kowalski is controlling his hands well.
Suspiria is breathing heavily.
Kowalski manages to reverse the position and now he's in Suspiria's guard. Nice work there by Kowalski.
Kowalski won't allow Suspiria to sweep him here.
Suspiria looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kowalski passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suspiria keeps working.
Suspiria is being controlled here.
Suspiria gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
A nice elbow there by Kowalski.
Kowalski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Suspiria working to try and regain half guard.
Kowalski tries to control but Suspiria wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Suspiria has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Suspiria!
Suspiria prevents Kowalski from getting back to his feet.
Kowalski trying to keep a closed guard but Suspiria is proving a slippery customer.
Suspiria drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kowalski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kowalski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kowalski!
Suspiria is looking to regain half guard here but Kowalski keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Kowalski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice combination there by Kowalski.
Kowalski shoots for a double leg takedown but Suspiria sprawls well. He's pushed Kowalski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marco Suspiria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski throws a body punch but Suspiria moves out of range.
Suspiria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowalski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kowalski shoots in and bounces Suspiria off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Suspiria keeps moving.
Kowalski stopping the sweep attempt from Suspiria.
Kowalski is pushing down on Suspiria's leg trying to pass to half guard. Suspiria is fighting to maintain full guard but Kowalski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Suspiria is looking for a sweep. Kowalski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski works his way into side control.
Kowalski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Suspiria will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Suspiria tries to improve position but can't.
Kowalski controls the position.
Kowalski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Suspiria is looking to reverse the position.
Suspiria prevents Kowalski from moving into mount.
Kowalski decides to stand back up. Kowalski steps back and let's Suspiria get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowalski is looking to take a break and control but Suspiria is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suspiria throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Suspiria tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suspiria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kowalski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Suspiria sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tomasz Kowalski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suspiria drives through and clinches with Kowalski against the cage.
Kowalski lands a body shot.
Kowalski wants to get back to striking at distance but Suspiria won't allow it.
Kowalski is trying to break the clinch but Suspiria has him pressed against the cage.
Suspiria drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kowalski pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski has Suspiria up against the cage in a clinch.
Suspiria misses with the head strike.
Kowalski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Suspiria just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marco Suspiria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Kowalski.
Kowalski dodges an elbow strike from Suspiria.
Kowalski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kowalski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Suspiria tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kowalski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Suspiria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalski avoids it.
Kowalski can't get the takedown.
Kowalski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Suspiria avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Suspiria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalski jumps into guard, dragging Suspiria to the mat.
Suspiria's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Suspiria looking to sit in guard and control but Kowalski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tomasz Kowalski has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Suspiria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suspiria throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Suspiria keeps moving.
Kowalski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Kowalski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Suspiria. No joy for Kowalski on that attempt.
Kowalski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suspiria lands a shot to the body.
Suspiria tries to pull guard but Kowalski won't allow it.
Suspiria throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Suspiria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Suspiria lands an elbow that stopped Kowalski in his tracks for a moment.
Kowalski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suspiria is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kowalski pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kowalski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Suspiria!
Suspiria tries to control Kowalski's body but Kowalski pushes him off. Suspiria squirms to his side and now Kowalski has his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kowalski trying to control momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suspiria trying to control the hands but Kowalski won't let him.
Suspiria is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kowalski has Suspiria flattened out and is raining down punches.
Suspiria wants to escape the position.
Kowalski wants to control but Suspiria is keeping busy.
What can Suspiria do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Kowalski lands a shot to the head.
Kowalski is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Suspiria has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Kowalski.
Kowalski lands shots from the back.
Suspiria staying busy and making it hard for Kowalski to control.
Suspiria tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Suspiria sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kowalski stands up from half guard.
Kowalski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Suspiria is trying to defend but Kowalski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suspiria looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kowalski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kowalski decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Suspiria closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kowalski counters by clinching up.
Kowalski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kowalski wants the takedown. Suspiria is fighting it off but Kowalski persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Suspiria's guard against the cage.
Kowalski throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Suspiria keeps moving.
Kowalski won't allow Suspiria to sweep him here.
Suspiria looking to control.
Marco Suspiria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suspiria throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kowalski uses it to pass to side control.
Kowalski works to advance to full mount. Suspiria defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kowalski wants to finish this one by submission but Suspiria is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kowalski.
Kowalski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Tomasz Kowalski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suspiria swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Kowalski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kowalski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Kowalski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Graffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egil Grim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graffin comes into the arena with American Jesus by Bad Religion blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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221 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg Graffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Egil Grim!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graffin tries to close the distance and clinch but Grim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grim throws a sloppy head kick and Graffin moves out of range easily.
Graffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grim misses with a wild body shot.
Graffin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grim's guard.
Graffin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Graffin works over Grim with some ground and pound from guard.
Graffin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Grim can't keep his opponent in guard - Graffin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Graffin winds up and cracks Grim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Graffin 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! Grim is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Greg Graffin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Del Phonics (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Del Phonics!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to bum rush Phonics with a series of wild strikes but Phonics uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams takes a swing at Phonics's ribcage but misses.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Phonics shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Phonics holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phonics misses with a knee strike.
Phonics scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phonics counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Phonics stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phonics has him pressed against the cage.
Williams is trying to trip Phonics. He has hold of a leg but Phonics is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Williams persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Phonics is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Phonics is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Phonics looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Phonics throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phonics tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Phonics works his way into full mount!
Phonics cracks Williams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Phonics is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Phonics has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Williams's face.
Williams wants to try and get back to his feet.
Phonics trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Williams tries to hold on but Phonics postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Phonics connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Phonics working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Williams really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Phonics scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Williams?
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams wants to control but Phonics is having none of it.
Phonics with a couple of short strikes.
Phonics landing strikes from the mount and Williams is in trouble!
Williams is rocked!
Phonics looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Williams covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Del Phonics!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Vaulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Barraclough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaulen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Love Norwegian Country. Barraclough has chosen MGMT - Electric Feel as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Johannes Vaulen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johannes Vaulen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johannes Vaulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Barraclough!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vaulen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vaulen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barraclough is trying to break the clinch but Vaulen is controlling him.
Barraclough dodges an elbow strike from Vaulen.
Barraclough misses with a knee to the head.
Barraclough goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vaulen prevents it.
Barraclough unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vaulen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vaulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vaulen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barraclough slows down the pace here.
Vaulen lands an elbow just above Barraclough 's eye.
Vaulen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barraclough with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vaulen blocks an elbow strike.
Vaulen misses with a punch on the inside.
Barraclough is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vaulen gets through Barraclough's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vaulen lands with a left to the head.
Vaulen throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barraclough.
Vaulen throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barraclough.
Vaulen throws a head punch that misses.
Vaulen blocks an elbow strike from Barraclough.
Vaulen misses with some punches.
Vaulen blocking some punches.
A short right from Barraclough on the inside.
Vaulen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaulen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vaulen throws an elbow that misses.
Barraclough blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vaulen takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barraclough.
Barraclough with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barraclough has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vaulen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vaulen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barraclough backwards.
Barraclough tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johannes Vaulen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Barraclough.
Barraclough is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vaulen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barraclough looks gassed!
Vaulen has Barraclough pressed against the cage, preventing Barraclough from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Vaulen.
Vaulen lands a damaging elbow.
Barraclough throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vaulen blocks it with crossed arms.
Vaulen pushes Barraclough back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vaulen scores with a shot to the side of Barraclough's head.
Vaulen lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Vaulen.
Vaulen lands with a short shot to the head.
Vaulen lands with a light punch inside.
Vaulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vaulen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vaulen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barraclough blocking some punches.
Barraclough goes for a takedown attempt but Vaulen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vaulen tries to clinch up
and Barraclough counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaulen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barraclough is looking to advance position but Vaulen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Vaulen lands with some strikes.
Barraclough sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Vaulen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vaulen working over Barraclough with some ground and pound. Barraclough looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barraclough defending well though.
Vaulen is thwarting Barraclough's attempts to control the position.
Barraclough missing with punches from the bottom.
Barraclough is looking for a sweep. Vaulen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barraclough moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barraclough looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vaulen is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barraclough not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vaulen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barraclough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barraclough throws a series of punches but Vaulen moves out of range.
Johannes Vaulen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaulen blocks a head kick by Barraclough.
Barraclough throws a head kick but Vaulen moves out of range.
Vaulen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barraclough counters with a big head kick but Vaulen shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Barraclough will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vaulen wants to clinch
and Barraclough counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barraclough.
Barraclough has had enough of the clinch but Vaulen keeps him there for the moment.
Barraclough blocks an uppercut.
Barraclough pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vaulen looks to clinch
and Barraclough counters with a nice leg kick.
Vaulen throws a body punch but Barraclough moves out of range.
Vaulen connects with a nice looking jab.
Vaulen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Barraclough counter with a right hand.
Vaulen wants to clinch
and Barraclough counters with a nice uppercut.
Barraclough throws a head kick that half lands.
Vaulen tries to clinch
and Barraclough counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vaulen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vaulen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraclough connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Vaulen tumbling to the canvas! Barraclough pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Vaulen was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Barraclough!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karlmann Friedhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karlmann Friedhelm!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Friedhelm's guard.
Friedhelm wants to sweep here but McCarthy controlling him for the moment.
McCarthy is looking to work some ground and pound but Friedhelm has wrist control.
McCarthy postures up.
Friedhelm pushes a forearm under McCarthy's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, McCarthy is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karlmann Friedhelm!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whizzer Oz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by All My Life. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Whizzer Oz!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man moves in looking to clinch but Oz pushes him off.
Oz gets a takedown into half guard.
Man looking for submissions off his back.
Man looking for submissions off his back.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oz is keen to just control but Man is a slippery customer.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oz.
Man looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man is looking for a sweep. Oz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oz leaves Man with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oz misses with a series of wild punches.
Oz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Oz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Oz lands a heavy elbow.
Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
Man wants to control but Oz is having none of it.
Oz with the ground and pound from mount.
Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Oz.
Oz landing strikes from the mount and Man is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oz content just to control the position here.
Oz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oz lands a big shot there that rocks Man but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oz looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oz controlling from the full mount.
Man keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is working hard here to advance position.
Oz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oz scoring with strikes but Man is staying in there.
Oz content just to control the position here.
Oz looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Man in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Man working to try and regain half guard.
Man is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Man can't escape the position.
Oz unloading with bombs!
Oz is landing with some decent strikes but Man is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oz landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oz looking to finish Man with some ground and pound. This is bad for Man!
Man tries to hold on but Oz postures up.
Oz landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whizzer Oz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Oz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man takes one on the button.
Oz swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Oz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oz misses with the combination.
Man wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Man shoots and misses
and Oz counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oz scores with punches from side control.
Oz decides to stand back up.
Oz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oz swinging wilding here.
Oz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oz throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oz misses with the combination.
Man fails with the takedown
and Oz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oz misses with a series of wild punches.
Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oz misses with a few strikes there.
Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Man wants to clinch.
A combination from Oz does no damage.
Oz lands a body shot.
Man with a lazy takedown attempt
so Oz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oz lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Oz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Oz chips away with some ground and pound.
Oz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Man manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oz manages to get himself to full guard.
Oz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oz is trying to keep Man in close.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Man stopping the sweep attempt from Oz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Man wants to pass the guard but Oz is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oz has his feet on Man's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Man with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oz counters with a stiff right hand.
Oz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oz misses with a few strikes there.
Oz tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whizzer Oz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Man is trying to defend but Oz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ground and pound from Oz.
Man gets back to full guard.
Oz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Joe Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Man wants to clinch but Oz slips to the side
and Oz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man closes the distance but Oz moves to the side
and Oz counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Oz to acknowledge the strikes.
Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Oz counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Oz to acknowledge the strikes.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oz throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Oz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Oz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Oz wants to stand up but Man has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Oz prevents Man from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Oz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oz lands a nice short elbow.
Man regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oz trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oz scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is working an open guard so Oz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Oz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Man sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Man missing with punches from the bottom.
Man wants to control but Oz is keeping busy.
Man is looking to escape.
Man actively working from the bottom here.
Whizzer Oz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to hold on to Oz's head to control him but Oz postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Man did well to prevent Oz getting side control.
Whizzer Oz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oz controlling the action here.
Man is looking for a sweep. Oz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joe Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Oz content to control rather than advance.
Oz winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whizzer Oz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whizzer Oz!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladmir Ruten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xtreme MMA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MMA has chosen I Wont Back Down as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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300 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladmir Ruten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xtreme MMA!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MMA works Ruten's body with a nice hook.
Ruten throws a sloppy head kick and MMA moves out of range easily.
Ruten misses with a straight left.
MMA pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruten misses with the combination.
MMA 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.
MMA has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruten is looking to break free of the clinch but MMA has double underhooks.
MMA misses with the head strike.
MMA is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruten gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Ruten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
MMA is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ruten pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from MMA fails to land.
Ruten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruten wants to get back to striking at distance but MMA won't allow it.
MMA throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruten.
MMA can't get the takedown.
Vladmir Ruten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xtreme MMA.
Ruten lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MMA has Ruten pressed against the cage, preventing Ruten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A looping hook to the body misses from MMA. Ruten does a little dance to reset his feet.
MMA keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruten.
Ruten clobbers MMA with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Xtreme MMA has been cut.
Ruten swings for the body but MMA moves out of range.
Ruten rushes MMA with punches - MMA moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, MMA goes down! Ruten follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladmir Ruten!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vaughn Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Daniels acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vaughn Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Taylor manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Daniels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daniels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Daniels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daniels forces his way into half guard.
Taylor is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Daniels pulls his head out easily.
Daniels is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Taylor!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Daniels with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Taylor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Daniels swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Daniels!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan The Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stan The Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanson.
The Man lands a body shot.
Hanson lands a really nice looking cross but The Man seems unphased.
Hanson throws a right and a left that The Man avoids nicely.
The Man clinches up with Hanson and pushes him back against the cage.
The Man can't find room to land a body shot as Hanson controls the action.
Hanson wants a takedown but no success here.
Hanson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hanson fails to pull guard.
Stan The Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Hanson.
The Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Man lands with a left to the head.
A bit of stalling here from The Man.
The Man stops a takedown attempt from Hanson.
The Man scores with a shot to the side of Hanson's head.
The Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hanson blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from The Man.
The Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Man has a couple of punches blocked by Hanson.
Hanson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Man smiles and moves away.
The Man throws a combination. Hanson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hanson looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Man throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The Man takes the fight into the clinch.
The Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanson or not.
The Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Man is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Man taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Man prevents it.
The Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hanson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Man is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanson backwards.
The Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanson being controlled against the cage.
Hanson looking for a takedown.
The Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanson backwards.
Hanson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hanson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Man smiles and moves away.
Hanson misses with a body shot
and The Man counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man connects with a solid leg kick.
The Man lands an overhand right.
Hanson moves out of range of the body kick from The Man.
The Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Man.
The Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dave Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from The Man - that landed with a thud.
The Man is stalling here.
Hanson can't get the takedown.
The Man lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with The Man for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stan The Man.
Hanson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from The Man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanson lands with a nice combination. The Man backs away looking to recover.
Hanson lands a head shot.
The Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan The Man dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hanson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Man makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hanson closes the distance and clinches up with The Man, looking for a takedown. Hanson pushes The Man against the cage but The Man circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Man's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and The Man duly obliges.
The Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanson doesn't seem bothered though.
The Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanson can do to turn this around?
The Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hanson at a distance.
The Man jabs at Hanson's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Man digs a good body shot into Hanson's ribs.
Dave Hanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Man.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Man will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hanson up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from The Man.
Hanson is breathing heavily.
The Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Man lands a left hand.
The Man stops a takedown attempt from Hanson.
Stan The Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Hanson.
The Man gets underhooks to prevent Hanson's takedown attempt.
The Man stalling.
Hanson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Man leaning against his opponent.
The Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanson jumps guard but The Man stands there with Hanson around his waist. Hanson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man cracks Hanson with a nice body shot.
The Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hanson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hanson tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Man digs a right hand into Hanson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hanson's gas tank.
The Man scores with a hook to the body.
The Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Man lands a nice looking body shot.
A good leg kick by The Man.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for The Man.
The Man lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from The Man.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hanson tries to pull guard but The Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Hanson drops back down to his feet.
The Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Man lands a nice shot to the body.
The Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hanson fails to pull guard.
The Man cracks Hanson with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man avoiding damage.
The Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hansons head.
The Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from The Man on the inside.
The Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from The Man.
The Man is pushing Hanson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hanson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Man gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from The Man.
The Man stalling in the clinch.
Hanson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan The Man dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Man darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hanson falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Man counters with a body kick that stops Hanson in his tracks momentarily.
The Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hanson takes a step back to recover.
The Man darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Man rushes Hanson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Man.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Man.
The Man stalling.
The Man digs a right hand into Hanson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hanson's gas tank.
The Man is working Hanson over against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from The Man.
The Man digs a right hand into Hanson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hanson's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Man stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanson.
The Man lands a body punch.
Hanson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hanson being controlled against the cage.
The Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanson backwards.
The Man lands an uppercut.
The Man lands with a light punch inside.
The Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from The Man as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from The Man.
Hanson tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Man.
A hook to the body from The Man.
The Man works on Hanson's body with a couple of short punches.
The Man lands a body punch.
The Man leaning against his opponent.
Hanson has The Man pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Man manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stan The Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Hanson.
Nice body punch from The Man - that landed with a thud.
Hanson jumps guard but The Man stands there with Hanson around his waist. Hanson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Man lands a left hand.
The Man stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Man is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Man.
A right handed body shot lands from The Man.
A short right from The Man on the inside.
The Man controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from The Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from The Man.
The Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanson backwards.
The Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from The Man.
The Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from The Man.
The Man lands a nice shot to the body.
The Man lands a left hand.
The Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The Man works on Hanson's body with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Man leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan The Man clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Man. The Man obviously looking to wear him down.
The Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Man slips under a jab from Hanson.
The Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Man lands with a slapping head kick.
The Man scores with a jab to the body.
Hanson walks into a jab.
Nice shot by The Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The Man lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by The Man. Beautiful body shot.
Hanson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hanson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man lands a shoulder strike.
Hanson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Man avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Man digs a right hand into Hanson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hanson's gas tank.
The Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Man taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The Man scores with a shoulder strike.
The Man lands with a light punch inside.
The Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanson or not.
The Man pushes Hanson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Man manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The Man presses Hanson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from The Man.
Stan The Man has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from The Man on the inside.
Hanson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from The Man.
The Man lands a left hand.
The Man lands a body shot.
The Man lands a body shot.
The Man will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hanson up against the cage.
Hanson wants a takedown.
Stan The Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Hanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from The Man.
The Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Man taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The Man presses Hanson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from The Man.
Good body shot from The Man.
A short right from The Man.
The Man lands a body shot.
The Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanson backwards.
The Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanson backwards.
The Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is trying to drag The Man to the mat but The Man just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hanson jumps guard but The Man stands there with Hanson around his waist. Hanson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from The Man.
The is referee keeping an eye on The Man - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Man gets through Hanson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan The Man had his way with Dave Hanson in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Man's head.
The Man slips a jab from Hanson.
Hanson lands a lovely overhand right.
Hanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling The Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanson scores with a sloppy right hand. The Man should have avoided that one.
The Man clinches.
The Man prevents the takedown attempt.
Hanson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Man scores with a hook to the body.
Hanson takes a shot to the head.
The Man lands with a right to the head.
The Man just leaning against Hanson, taking a breather.
Hanson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The Man works on Hanson's body with a couple of short punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stan The Man.
The Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Man lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt
and The Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stan The Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Hanson.
The Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hanson, pushing him back against the cage.
Hanson is working for takedown but The Man is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hanson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Man smiles and moves away.
Hanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Man's waist but The Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hanson off to one side.
Nice straight punches there by The Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Man.
The Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanson checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man moves away from the strike by Hanson.
Hanson drops his hands momentarily and The Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hanson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanson misses the shot to the body.
The Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanson in his tracks.
Hanson falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good body shot from The Man.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Man.
The Man lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for The Man.
A right hand to the body from The Man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Man is working Hanson over against the cage.
The Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hanson takes a shot to the head.
The Man avoiding damage.
The Man misses with some punches.
The Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanson.
Hanson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dave Hanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Hanson.
The Man taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hanson fails to pull guard.
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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Man.
Hanson jumps guard but The Man stands there with Hanson around his waist. Hanson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Man lands with a light punch inside.
Hanson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from The Man.
The Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stan The Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hanson tries to pull guard but The Man won't allow it.
Hanson goes for a takedown attempt but The Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hanson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanson throws a combination that misses
and The Man counters with an outside leg kick.
The Man moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan The Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:42
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:42
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan The Man!
Stan The Man retains his welterweight title!
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