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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hanzo Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanzo Assassin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Gracie's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hanzo Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Gracie!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin instigates a clinch.
Assassin jumps guard and drags Gracie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Assassin is keeping the position.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Assassin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assassin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Assassin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Assassin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Assassin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Gracie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie postures up in Assassin's guard and throws a big left but Assassin blocks it.
Assassin looking to control.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Assassin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Assassin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Assassin's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Assassin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Assassin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Assassin goes for an armbar but Gracie turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gracie.
Assassin trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assassin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Assassin is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Assassin keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Assassin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie is pressed up against the cage. Assassin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gracie down to the mat. Gracie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gracie throws the left hand but Assassin avoids the punch easily.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Assassin circles away easily
and Assassin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Assassin.
Assassin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Assassin is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Assassin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Assassin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gracie rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Assassin's guard! Nice work there by Gracie!
Assassin looking to control.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Assassin dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Assassin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Assassin looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Assassin dives on top into guard.
Assassin advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Assassin is working away from the top position though.
Assassin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Assassin wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Assassin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
Assassin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gracie has worked his arm free - good work by Gracie!
Assassin wants to take a breather but Gracie manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Assassin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin has gone for a leg lock! Gracie slips out almost immediately though and dives into Assassin's guard.
Assassin being controlled here, momentarily.
Assassin wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanzo Assassin 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. This is the final round!
Gracie looks to clinch
and Assassin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gracie's guard now.
Gracie controlling Assassin's posture.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Assassin from controlling successfully.
Assassin looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Assassin is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Assassin is on top in guard.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assassin has gone for a leg lock! Gracie slips out almost immediately though and dives into Assassin's guard.
Mike Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Assassin working a defensive guard here.
Gracie landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Assassin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Assassin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Assassin keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie won't allow Assassin to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Assassin is looking for a triangle here but Gracie uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gracie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Assassin is looking for a sweep.
Gracie tries to score with some ground and pound. Assassin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Assassin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Assassin.
Assassin swings around for an armbar but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Assassin's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Assassin keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Assassin trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Assassin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Assassin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanzo Assassin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Assassin 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanzo Assassin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gimpy Tim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gimpy Tim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tim fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garcia sprawls well initially but Tim persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Tim has control of the leg.
Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Tim sits in half guard.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Tim has control of the leg.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tim sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tim wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Tim is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tim shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Garcia catches Tim right on the button with a cross.
Tim misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tim slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Garcia! Tim is backing up but he can't get away as Garcia lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Tim and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Garcia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrus Orlhovki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orlhovki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rolling Stones - Paint it black. Wilde has chosen I got a feeling as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrus Orlhovki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Wilde!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilde shoots in and bounces Orlhovki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wilde drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wilde jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Orlhovki pulls Wilde in close to prevent any damage.
Wilde looking to pass the guard.
Wilde in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilde lands a couple of digs.
Wilde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orlhovki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orlhovki looking for a sweep. Not yet Orlhovki, not yet.
Wilde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orlhovki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilde trying to move into half guard but instead Orlhovki has managed to sweep!
Orlhovki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilde preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilde had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Orlhovki is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wilde Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Orlhovki's back instead.
Orlhovki breaks Wilde's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Orlhovki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wilde is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Orlhovki is aware though and is defending well.
Orlhovki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wilde's head.
Orlhovki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Orlhovki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wilde takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlhovki landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wilde is looking to regain half guard here but Orlhovki keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlhovki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilde keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Orlhovki scores with punches from side control.
Wilde tries to improve position but can't.
Wilde takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Orlhovki cracks Wilde with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wilde tries to bench press Orlhovki off him but Orlhovki keeps the position.
Wilde looks gassed!
Orlhovki is putting a hurting on Wilde here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wilde is not content to let Orlhovki control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orlhovki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wilde takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wilde being controlled for a moment.
Wilde takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlhovki connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wilde some visible discomfort.
Wilde takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wilde tries to buck Orlhovki off but Orlhovki is having none of it.
Orlhovki lands some shots froms side control.
Orlhovki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Orlhovki is working Wilde over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wilde sneaks back into half guard.
Orlhovki thows a huge punch but Wilde dodges it nicely.
Orlhovki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilde looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Orlhovki slips a nice elbow through Wilde's hands, connecting with Wilde's forehead.
Wilde tries to get to full guard but Orlhovki has control of the leg.
Well, if Orlhovki 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilde tries to get to full guard but Orlhovki has control of the leg.
Orlhovki working the head and body with strikes.
Orlhovki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Orlhovki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Orlhovki is looking for a kimura here.
Wilde has hold of Orlhovki's hands but Orlhovki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wilde looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orlhovki winds up and cracks Wilde with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlhovki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Orlhovki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrus Orlhovki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Orlhovki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good shot there by Orlhovki.
Orlhovki stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilde. Wilde gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilde tries to land a leg kick but Orlhovki saw it coming and moves away.
Orlhovki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wilde drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Orlhovki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wilde goes for a takedown attempt but Orlhovki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Andrus Orlhovki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Wilde.
Orlhovki connects with a right hand. Wilde shakes it off.
Wilde throws a wild body kick that Orlhovki sees coming a mile off.
Wilde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilde has a takedown stuffed.
Wilde is breathing heavily.
Orlhovki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orlhovki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilde takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wilde shoots in for a takedown but Orlhovki shows good takedown defense.
Orlhovki throws a right hand that Wilde ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilde also avoids with ease.
Wilde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orlhovki tries to clinch there but Wilde circles away.
Wilde has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wilde there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wilde takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilde shoots for a takedown but Orlhovki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Orlhovki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlhovki jabs Wilde right on the nose. Wilde blinks but takes it well.
Orlhovki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Orlhovki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wilde shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orlhovki as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlhovki connects with a nice looking jab.
Wilde looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Orlhovki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilde on the side of the head.
Wilde shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Orlhovki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilde, pushing him back against the cage.
Orlhovki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilde can do to turn this around?
Orlhovki effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Orlhovki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilde fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Orlhovki sprawls well initially but Wilde persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Orlhovki keeping hold of Wilde's head, controlling as best he can.
Orlhovki wants to control but Wilde is keeping busy.
Orlhovki is trying to stand up here but Wilde is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlhovki is defending against the submission attempts here by Wilde.
Orlhovki gets full guard.
Orlhovki is trying to control the position but Wilde postures up.
Orlhovki wants to get back to his feet but Wilde is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Orlhovki has his feet on Wilde's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wilde has a takedown stuffed.
Wilde fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlhovki moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilde keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Orlhovki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlhovki.
Orlhovki moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilde fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Orlhovki avoids it really well and circles away.
Orlhovki leaves Wilde with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilde shoots in but Orlhovki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Orlhovki. No joy for Wilde on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrus Orlhovki dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wilde on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orlhovki. Orlhovki obviously looking to wear him down.
A cross from Orlhovki lands.
Orlhovki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orlhovki has closed the distance and engaged Wilde in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Orlhovki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orlhovki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orlhovki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilde's defenses.
Orlhovki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Orlhovki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Orlhovki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Orlhovki lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilde backwards.
Orlhovki gets through Wilde's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlhovki landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Orlhovki.
Wilde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orlhovki stalling in the clinch but Wilde improves position.
Orlhovki lands a shot to the body.
Orlhovki scores with a shot to the side of Wilde's head.
Orlhovki lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Orlhovki to work.
Orlhovki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Orlhovki decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlhovki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orlhovki is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Orlhovki lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orlhovki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Orlhovki looking to stall.
Orlhovki lands an elbow inside that Wilde shrugs off.
Orlhovki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orlhovki lands with a left to the head.
Orlhovki breaks from the clinch.
Orlhovki misses with an uppercut. Wilde saw that one coming.
Wilde shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Orlhovki pinned against the cage. Orlhovki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Orlhovki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orlhovki lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlhovki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orlhovki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Orlhovki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Orlhovki lands with a hook. Wilde tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Orlhovki wants to clinch up but Wilde keeps it at a distance.
Wilde fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Orlhovki avoids it really well and circles away.
Orlhovki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilde moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orlhovki has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orlhovki.
Orlhovki tries to stall but Wilde uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wilde tries to pull guard but Orlhovki won't allow it.
Andrus Orlhovki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Wilde.
Orlhovki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilde pulls Orlhovki into guard.
Orlhovki cracks Wilde with a solid left hand.
Orlhovki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlhovki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orlhovki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Orlhovki trying to control but Wilde is working from the bottom.
Wilde has his foot on Orlhovki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Orlhovki works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilde is looking for a triangle but Orlhovki pushes his legs off easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Orlhovki here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wilde looking for a guillotine here but Orlhovki defends easily.
Orlhovki landing some decent shots from guard.
Orlhovki throwing strikes from guard but Wilde blocks nicely.
Orlhovki chips away with some ground and pound.
Orlhovki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilde is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Orlhovki defends well.
Orlhovki trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orlhovki cracks Wilde with a solid left hand.
Orlhovki wants to control from the top but Wilde keeps moving.
Wilde can't keep his opponent in guard - Orlhovki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Andrus Orlhovki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orlhovki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilde is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Will Wilde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrus Orlhovki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orlhovki 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrus Orlhovki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nanner Nuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuts comes to the cage accompanied by Bananaman. Cedric Daniels will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nanner Nuts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cedric Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nuts has time to react.
It looks like Nanner Nuts has been cut.
Daniels tries to keep at a distance but Nuts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daniels taking a breather.
Nuts tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nuts backwards.
Daniels avoids a wild elbow strike from Nuts.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nuts as Daniels tries to tie him up.
Daniels pushes Nuts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Daniels dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nuts gets control of Daniels's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nuts will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nuts isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Daniels stacks Nuts on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Daniels!
Daniels wants to control but Nuts is keeping him busy.
Daniels is trying to get an arm triangle but Nuts is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nuts is trying to control Daniels's posture but Daniels avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nuts regains half guard.
Nuts slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nuts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Daniels is not content to let Nuts control the position.
Daniels moves into full guard.
Nuts postures up in Daniels's guard and throws a big left but Daniels blocks it.
Daniels has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nuts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuts wants to pass the guard but Daniels is keeping the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nuts stands and throws Daniels's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nuts grinds an elbow into Daniels's temple.
Nuts is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Daniels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nuts is trying to get an arm triangle but Daniels is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nuts off and has taken his back!
Nuts tries to escape but Daniels has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Daniels throwing sloppy strikes.
Daniels keeps control of the position as Nuts tries to break free.
Daniels working for the choke.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Daniels controlling the positon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nuts trying to control the position but Daniels manages to sink in the hooks.
Daniels wants to control but Nuts is keeping busy.
Daniels not allowing Nuts to control his hands.
Daniels patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Daniels looking for the choke from the back.
Daniels looks gassed!
Nuts breaks Daniels's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nuts connects with a couple of short punches.
Nuts is pushing down on Daniels's leg trying to pass to half guard. Daniels is fighting to maintain full guard but Nuts has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nuts working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Daniels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nanner Nuts'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.
Nuts moves into the clinch.
Nuts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nuts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daniels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels is trying to maintain a safe position but Nuts gets an underhook and turns Daniels into the cage.
Nuts lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nuts tries to land a knee to the head but Daniels blocks with his arms.
Nuts tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nuts tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniels avoids the damage to the body.
Daniels with a knee to the head.
Nuts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daniels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daniels prevents a takedown attempt there.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nuts is keeping busy.
Nuts tries to pull guard but Daniels won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nanner Nuts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nuts managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Daniels taking a breather.
Nuts lands a hook that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Daniels.
Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nuts backwards.
Daniels stalls.
Nuts missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Daniels as the two fighters clinch.
Daniels pushes Nuts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daniels gets underhooks to prevent Nuts's takedown attempt.
Nuts looking to throw knees to the head but Daniels is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nuts throws an elbow but misses.
Daniels scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nuts takes a shot to the head.
Daniels looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Daniels.
Daniels lands with a right to the head.
Daniels trying to control the position but instead, Nuts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daniels into the cage.
Nuts misses with some punches.
Daniels looking to stall.
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nuts connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Nuts tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daniels smiles and moves away.
Nuts shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daniels sprawls well. Daniels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nuts gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuts dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Cedric Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nuts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daniels has managed to clinch.
Daniels lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nuts stalling in the clinch but Daniels improves position.
Daniels looking to stall.
Nuts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Daniels.
Daniels lands an uppercut.
Daniels slowing the pace effectively.
Daniels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daniels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nuts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daniels avoids it.
Daniels scores with a knee to the head.
Nuts takes a shot to the head.
Daniels stalling the fight.
Daniels is pressed up against the cage. Nuts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Daniels down to the mat. Daniels avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daniels jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daniels's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Daniels duly obliges.
Daniels lands a jab to the head.
Daniels scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nuts in his tracks.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nanner Nuts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels cracks a nice hook into Nuts's ribs.
Nuts tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nuts tries to clinch up
and Daniels counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels stuns Nuts with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Daniels there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuts tries to clinch up
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Daniels lands a really nice looking cross but Nuts seems unphased.
Daniels lands a body shot.
Nuts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nuts dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Nuts tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nuts clinches up with Daniels and pushes him back against the cage.
Nuts jumps into guard, dragging Daniels to the mat.
Daniels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nuts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nuts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Daniels sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nuts's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nanner Nuts's cut.
That's time! Nuts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.
Cedric Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daniels takes the fight into the clinch.
Nuts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Daniels is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nuts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nuts is keeping busy.
Nuts tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daniels smiles and moves away.
Nuts tries to clinch up.
Nuts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nuts clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Nuts as the two fighters clinch.
Daniels is trying to maintain a safe position but Nuts gets an underhook and turns Daniels into the cage.
Nuts tightens his grip and picks Daniels up, before dumping him to the ground. Daniels manages to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nuts is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Daniels is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Daniels has escaped and now he's on top!
Daniels got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nuts has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daniels has managed to get both his arms back between Nuts's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Nuts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels is stalling in the full guard.
Daniels got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nuts has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daniels has managed to get both his arms back between Nuts's legs - danger averted.
Nuts looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Daniels passes into half guard.
Daniels seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Nuts is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cedric Daniels!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Villalonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmond Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villalonga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Filter - Hey Man Nice Shot. The key to victory for Jose Villalonga has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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280 lbs
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282 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Villalonga !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edmond Dantes!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes throws a leg kick but Villalonga moved away.
Villalonga fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dantes checks it well.
Villalonga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dantes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Villalonga sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dantes somewhat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Villalonga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Villalonga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dantes looks gassed!
Dantes tries to clinch there but Villalonga circles away.
Villalonga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villalonga scoring well with a low kick there.
Danga de danga de dang - Villalonga scores with a four punch combination!
Villalonga lands a big uppercut and Dantes crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dantes looks OK. Villalonga waves Dantes back to his feet!
Dantes is rocked!
Villalonga lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Dantes falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jose Villalonga !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darren King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy McCranky (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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158 lbs
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150 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy McCranky!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King cracks a nice hook into McCranky's ribs.
King looks to throw the jab but McCranky is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from King as McCranky shoots in.
Nice uppercut there from McCranky.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
McCranky changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. King looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
King parries the strikes from McCranky easily there. McCranky is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable King to escape.
McCranky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McCranky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sloppy strikes there by McCranky.
Sloppy strikes there by McCranky.
McCranky lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCranky tries for a kimura but King is defending well.
McCranky misses with the ground and pound.
McCranky creates some space and throws a big elbow, but King sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
McCranky decides to stand back up.
King is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCranky takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
McCranky fails with a takedown attempt.
McCranky looks gassed!
King cracks McCranky with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCranky doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
McCranky defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
McCranky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCranky misses with a straight right.
King scores with a one two! McCranky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McCranky dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on McCranky's head and hops out.
Darren King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy McCranky.
King works McCranky's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCranky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
Darren King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCranky is rocked!
King misses with a body shot.
King connects with a single shot there.
McCranky is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
Nice shot lands for King.
King fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked McCranky out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Darren King!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hood comes to the cage accompanied by Robin Hood Theme. Robinson has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Pistol Grip Pump as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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285 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robin Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hood has managed to clinch.
Robinson throws an elbow but it misses.
Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hood misses with a head kick.
Hood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robin Hood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hood moves away.
Robinson lands an overhand right.
It looks like Robin Hood has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hood trying to control the position but instead, Robinson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hood into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson lands with a right to the head.
Hood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robinson looks gassed!
Hood works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hood content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Robinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hood is one step ahead there.
Hood postures up in Robinson's guard and throws a big left but Robinson blocks it.
Hood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Robinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hood is one step ahead there.
Robinson is working an open guard so Hood takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Robinson throws a right hand that Hood ducks under and follows up with a left that Hood also avoids with ease.
Robinson tries to work over Hood's front leg with a kick but Hood checks it.
Hood tries to land a leg kick but Robinson saw it coming and moves away.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hood closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Robinson to the mat! Robinson manages to get full guard.
Hood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Hood controlling him for the moment.
Robinson has momentary wrist control but Hood slips an elbow through the middle.
Robinson working a defensive guard here.
Robinson wants to sweep but no luck.
Hood cracks Robinson with a solid left hand.
Hood postures up and lands a big shot to Robinson's brow.
Hood cracks Robinson with a solid left hand.
Robinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood distracts Robinson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson working a defensive guard here.
Robinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Robinson trying to keep a closed guard but Hood is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hood postures up in Robinson's guard and throws a big left but Robinson blocks it.
Hood with a nice head shot there.
Robinson pulls Hood in close to his closed guard and prevents Hood from doing any damage or advancing position.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hood postures up.
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.
Hood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hood postures up and lands a big shot to Robinson's brow.
Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson, not yet.
Robinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hood.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Robinson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hood on the side of the head.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Robinson misses with a leg kick.
Robinson connects with a high kick.
Hood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hood wants to clinch.
Hood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Hood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Hood's cut.
That's time! Hood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Jack Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Robinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robinson lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body kick there by Robinson.
Hood walks into a stiff left hand from Robinson.
Nice jab there from Robinson.
Robinson scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Robinson.
Robinson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hood.
Robinson connects with a right hand. Hood shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson scores with a jab to the head.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robinson scores with a jab.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robin Hood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hood.
Robinson connects with a right hand. Hood shakes it off.
Hood tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Hood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Robinson.
Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robinson as he avoids it easily.
Robinson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands with a shot to the body.
Robinson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Robinson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hood sizes up Robinson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hood tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson thuds his right hand into Hood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hood doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Hood looks to land a combination but Robinson avoids it well.
Hood tries to clinch up.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson throws a hook to the side of Hood's head but Hood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robinson throws a combination that misses
and Hood counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Robinson!
Hood punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood misses with a head shot.
Hood thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Robinson is desperately trying to improve his position but Hood has a good base and remains in mount.
Robinson wants to control but Hood is having none of it.
Hood pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hood lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Robinson is trying to escape the mount.
Hood avoids the attempt from Robinson to control.
Hood lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hood lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Robinson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hood with good strikes from the mount here!
Hood unloading with bombs!
Hood breaks from Robinson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Robinson gets back to half guard.
Hood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Robin Hood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robinson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Robinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hood.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hood throwing strikes but missing.
Robinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robin Hood's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hood slips under a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hood.
Hood sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Robinson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hood looks up at the clock and then as Robinson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hood smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Robinson manages to get back to half guard.
Robinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Robinson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Robinson tries to roll over but Hood keeps him under control.
Robinson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Robinson.
Robinson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood won't allow Robinson to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson working a defensive guard here.
Hood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Robinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hood.
Hood throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hood decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robinson scores with a nice right hand.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Robinson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses
and Hood counters with a nice leg kick.
Hood moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
Hood has managed to clinch.
Robinson throws an elbow but it misses.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Robinson lands an elbow just above Hood 's eye.
Robinson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hood is trying to stall.
Robinson scores with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Hood as the two fighters clinch.
Hood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hood unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hood throws a head punch that misses.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Hood's head.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Robinson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hood sizes up Robinson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hood clinches up with Robinson and pushes him back against the cage.
Hood has Robinson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Robinson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Hood looks to land a combination but Robinson avoids it well.
Hood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Hood.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Hood is out of range.
Robinson scores with a punch to the head.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hood feints and as Robinson raises his hands in defense, Hood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hood connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood throws a big right hand that misses.
Robinson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson has his hands on Hood's head, controlling the position.
Robinson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Robinson is looking to stand but Robinson has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Hood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hood 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Hood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fred Silverman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Fred Silverman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rogerio Rodrigo's chin.
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145 lbs
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153 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Silverman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rogerio Rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Rodrigo misses.
Silverman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodrigo misses the target.
Silverman tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodrigo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silverman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silverman lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodrigo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodrigo throws out a loose jab but Silverman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rodrigo loads up on a big right hand but Silverman slips the punch.
Rogerio Rodrigo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silverman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silverman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodrigo throws out the jab.
A jab from Silverman misses.
Rodrigo cracks Silverman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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.
Rodrigo tries to land a leg kick but Silverman saw it coming and moves away.
Rodrigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silverman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodrigo doesn't seem bothered though.
Silverman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodrigo misses with a low kick.
Silverman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodrigo.
Silverman moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverman moves out of range of the leg kick from Rodrigo.
Silverman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodrigo defends it nicely.
Rodrigo throws a right and a left that Silverman avoids nicely.
Silverman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silverman.
Rodrigo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silverman manages to avoid it.
Rodrigo is looking to chop away at Silverman's legs.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot
and Silverman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good work by Silverman as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fred Silverman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rodrigo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silverman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigo.
Silverman moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodrigo thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodrigo misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silverman shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodrigo tries to sprawl out of it but Silverman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodrigo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silverman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverman lands an overhand right.
Silverman fails with a takedown attempt.
Silverman blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot
and Silverman counters with a two punch combo.
Rodrigo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodrigo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silverman.
Rodrigo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silverman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rodrigo's guard.
Silverman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silverman is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silverman stays in close to Rodrigo's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigo has Silverman pulled in close to control his posture.
Rodrigo wants to stand up but Silverman is controlling him.
Silverman trying to control but Rodrigo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silverman stops Rodrigo from standing up.
Silverman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silverman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodrigo keeps working.
The referee asks Silverman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silverman prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silverman tries for a kimura but Rodrigo is defending well.
Silverman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rodrigo will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Silverman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rodrigo throws a sloppy body shot
and Silverman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silverman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodrigo.
Rodrigo misses with an uppercut. Silverman saw that one coming.
Rodrigo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silverman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silverman moves away from the strike by Rodrigo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silverman with a hook.
Silverman slips a jab from Rodrigo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Rodrigo misses.
Rodrigo loads up on a big right hand but Silverman slips the punch.
Good exchange - Rodrigo coming out on top.
Rodrigo swings for the body but Silverman moves out of range.
Silverman scores with a jab to the body.
Rodrigo misses the body punch
and Silverman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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.
Silverman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigo.
Silverman misses with a series of wild punches.
Silverman moves out of range as Rodrigo strikes.
Rodrigo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodrigo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silverman moves away.
Rodrigo thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodrigo misses with a jab to the body
letting Silverman counter with a right hand.
Silverman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo throws a chopping leg kick but Silverman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silverman slips a straight right by Rodrigo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rodrigo throws an overhand right that lands on Silverman's shoulder, as Silverman tries to avoid the shot.
Silverman staying out of range there.
Rodrigo throws a body punch but Silverman moves out of range.
Silverman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodrigo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodrigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silverman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rogerio Rodrigo just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silverman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot.
Rodrigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Rodrigo misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silverman slips a straight right by Rodrigo.
Rodrigo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silverman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rodrigo. Rodrigo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rodrigo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silverman shoots in for a double leg but Rodrigo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Silverman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silverman was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodrigo.
Silverman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rodrigo is pulling down on Silverman's head to control his posture.
Rodrigo is trying to keep Silverman in close.
Silverman looking to pass the guard.
Silverman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silverman controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo keeping full guard, as Silverman tries to pass.
Silverman trying to control but Rodrigo is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rodrigo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silverman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silverman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodrigo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodrigo misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigo looks to land a right hand but Silverman moved out of range.
Rodrigo thows a leg kick but Silverman checks it
and Silverman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silverman slips a straight right by Rodrigo.
Rodrigo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silverman.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodrigo misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Silverman had his way with Rogerio Rodrigo in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silverman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo looks to land a combination but Silverman avoids it well.
Silverman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodrigo throws out the jab.
Silverman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodrigo was well out of range. Poor timing from Silverman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigo misses with a straight left.
Silverman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rodrigo's guard.
Silverman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silverman is working hard here to advance position.
Rodrigo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silverman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodrigo is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rodrigo keeping moving, preventing Silverman from controlling successfully.
Rodrigo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silverman trying to control but Rodrigo is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silverman moves out of range as Rodrigo strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodrigo fails to land with a series of punches.
Silverman takes a swing at Rodrigo's ribcage but misses.
Rodrigo misses with a shot to the body
and Silverman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silverman.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silverman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silverman wants to pass the guard but Rodrigo is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo is adopting a defensive guard.
Rodrigo keeping moving, preventing Silverman from controlling successfully.
Silverman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rodrigo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rogerio Rodrigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodrigo is trying to keep Silverman in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Silverman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silverman 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Silverman!
Fred Silverman retains his featherweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. tribal entrance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Ashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson works over Ashton's head and body with a nice combination.
Ashton shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Ashton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albert Ashton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Ashton's ribs.
Ashton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ashton somewhat.
Ashton takes one on the button.
Ashton shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Ashton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ashton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ashton off to one side.
Ashton misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ashton is breathing heavily.
Ashton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ashton is rocked!
Johnson lands a with a good body shot.
Johnson rushes Ashton with punches - Ashton moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Ashton goes down! Johnson follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Johnson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tane Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Te Rauparaha is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Get Ready - Concord Dawn ft Scribe. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abe Goldman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tane Te Rauparaha!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Goldman misses.
Te Rauparaha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goldman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abe Goldman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldman misses with a wild combination.
Te Rauparaha connects with a solid leg kick.
Goldman throws the left hand but Te Rauparaha avoids the punch easily.
Goldman lands a left and a right that send Te Rauparaha crashing to the mat, dazed. Goldman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Tane Te Rauparaha has been cut.
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!
Goldman stuns Te Rauparaha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Goldman throws a series of strikes that have Te Rauparaha backpedaling.
Goldman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Te Rauparaha.
No joy there for Goldman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goldman throws a jab when Te Rauparaha was well out of range.
Goldman looks to land a left hand but Te Rauparaha moved out of range nicely.
Goldman misses with a looping right.
Te Rauparaha tries to clinch up but Goldman circles away and keeps his distance.
Goldman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Te Rauparaha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman misses with a looping right.
Te Rauparaha wants to clinch.
Te Rauparaha instigates a clinch.
Goldman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Te Rauparaha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goldman throws out the jab.
Te Rauparaha wants to clinch up but Goldman keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Goldman.
Goldman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goldman throws a series of punches but Te Rauparaha avoids them all with ease.
Goldman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Goldman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goldman throws a nice looking combination but Te Rauparaha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Te Rauparaha tries to clinch there but Goldman circles away.
Te Rauparaha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goldman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Te Rauparaha is looking to clinch but Goldman is avoiding it.
Goldman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Te Rauparaha moves forwards but Goldman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Goldman fails to land with a series of punches.
Te Rauparaha tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Goldman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goldman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Te Rauparaha wants to clinch up but Goldman keeps it at a distance.
A left and a right from Goldman both land. Nice combination.
Goldman misses with a double jab.
Goldman misses with an uppercut. Te Rauparaha saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Te Rauparaha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goldman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Te Rauparaha dodges the punch combination from Goldman.
Goldman throws a hook but Te Rauparaha avoids it easily.
Goldman misses with a body shot.
A big right from Goldman misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Te Rauparaha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Te Rauparaha defending well as Goldman loads up on a big left hand.
Goldman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Te Rauparaha was well out of range. Poor timing from Goldman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Te Rauparaha.
Te Rauparaha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goldman.
Te Rauparaha doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldman circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Goldman throws a nice looking combination but Te Rauparaha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Te Rauparaha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Te Rauparaha is looking to clinch but Goldman is avoiding it.
Goldman misses the jab.
Goldman swinging wilding here.
Goldman misses with a hook.
Goldman looks to throw the jab but Te Rauparaha is out of range.
Goldman lands a jab.
Goldman throws a looping overhand right but Te Rauparaha ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Te Rauparaha tries a head kick but it misses.
Goldman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Goldman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Goldman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tane Te Rauparaha's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goldman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Te Rauparaha moves out of range of the strikes.
Goldman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Te Rauparaha momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Te Rauparaha.
Te Rauparaha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goldman, pushing him back against the cage.
Goldman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Te Rauparaha being controlled against the cage.
Goldman cracks Te Rauparaha with a nice body shot.
Goldman is trying to break free.
Goldman breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Goldman.
Goldman scores with a sloppy right hand. Te Rauparaha should have avoided that one.
Goldman throws a hook but Te Rauparaha blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman lunges at Te Rauparaha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Te Rauparaha's hand.
Goldman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Goldman looks to land a combination but Te Rauparaha avoids it well.
Goldman looks to score with a jab to the body but Te Rauparaha is just out of range.
Te Rauparaha wants to clinch.
Goldman misses with a hook.
Te Rauparaha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goldman.
Te Rauparaha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goldman looks to land a combination but Te Rauparaha avoids it well.
Abe Goldman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Goldman does no damage.
Te Rauparaha tries to clinch up.
Goldman misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Goldman there.
Goldman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Te Rauparaha moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman misses with a two punch combination.
Te Rauparaha moves in looking to clinch but Goldman pushes him off.
Goldman throws a series of punches but Te Rauparaha moves out of range.
Abe Goldman is winning the standup battle so far.
Goldman looks to throw the jab but Te Rauparaha is out of range.
Te Rauparaha wants to clinch.
Goldman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Te Rauparaha tries to close the distance and clinch but Goldman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goldman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Te Rauparaha is looking to clinch.
Goldman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Te Rauparaha moves away from the strike by Goldman.
Goldman takes a swing at Te Rauparaha's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Te Rauparaha is looking to land body kicks.
Te Rauparaha tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Goldman misses its intended target.
Te Rauparaha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goldman throws a head kick that misses
and Te Rauparaha counters with a solid body kick.
Te Rauparaha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Te Rauparaha ducks under a wild hook from Goldman.
Te Rauparaha slips under a jab.
Te Rauparaha is looking to clinch.
Goldman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Te Rauparaha.
Te Rauparaha staying out of range there.
Te Rauparaha wants to clinch.
Goldman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
A slow jab from Goldman misses its intended target.
Goldman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Te Rauparaha tries to clinch but Goldman is having none of it.
Goldman misses with a combination
and Te Rauparaha counters with a three punch combo that has Goldman backing up. Goldman nods at Te Rauparaha to acknowledge the strikes.
Te Rauparaha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Goldman throws a right and a left that Te Rauparaha avoids nicely.
Goldman throws a combination that misses
and Te Rauparaha counters with an outside leg kick.
Te Rauparaha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Te Rauparaha slips a jab and a cross from Goldman.
Goldman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Goldman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Te Rauparaha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Goldman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tane Te Rauparaha's cut.
That's time! Goldman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Goldman misses the target.
Te Rauparaha moves out of range of the strikes.
Goldman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Te Rauparaha makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Goldman really felt that one!
Goldman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goldman catches Te Rauparaha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Goldman connects with a jab.
Te Rauparaha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Te Rauparaha ducks under a wild hook from Goldman.
Goldman misses with a straight right.
Te Rauparaha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goldman.
Goldman drops Te Rauparaha with a beautiful combination! Te Rauparaha stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Goldman is looking for the KO!
Te Rauparaha is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldman throws a big shot that misses.
Te Rauparaha is still on wobbly legs! Can Goldman finish him?
Goldman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Te Rauparaha counters with a series of strikes. Goldman will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abe Goldman!
Abe Goldman retains his middleweight title!
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