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SCC 83 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Avenlino Srobud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Avenlino Srobud has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Avenlino Srobud seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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186 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Avenlino Srobud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Srobud shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Srobud has his takedown stuffed
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Srobud with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avenlino Srobud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Srobud misses with a takedown attempt
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan rushes Srobud and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Srobud pulls his leg out and moves away.
Srobud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Srobud shoots and misses
and Morgan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Srobud is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan rushes Srobud and presses him up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morgan scores with a shoulder strike.
Morgan stalling.
Morgan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Morgan decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan catches Srobud with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Srobud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morgan.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morgan, as that shot connected.
Morgan cracks Srobud with an open hand slap.
Srobud is rocked!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Srobud. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Srobud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan lands a body shot.
Srobud seems to have got his legs back now.
Morgan leaning against his opponent.
Morgan has Srobud pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Srobud manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morgan.
Morgan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Srobud prevents it.
Srobud gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morgan.
Morgan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Srobud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Srobud gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morgan.
Morgan pulls guard.
Morgan has Srobud pulled in close to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morgan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morgan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Srobud!
Morgan stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan catches Srobud with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dexter Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Srobud misses with a takedown attempt
and Morgan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morgan jumps guard and drags Srobud to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Morgan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morgan is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Srobud on the side of the head.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Morgan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morgan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Morgan pulls Srobud in close to his closed guard and prevents Srobud from doing any damage or advancing position.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morgan decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Srobud with a lazy takedown attempt
and Srobud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan sizes up Srobud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Srobud takes one on the button.
Morgan cracks Srobud with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Morgan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Srobud to stand back up!
It looks like Avenlino Srobud has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan throws an overhand right that drops Srobud like a sack of potatoes! Morgan dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Morgan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kinesa Cali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinesa Cali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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284 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kinesa Cali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cali drops his hands momentarily and Bourne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cali swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bourne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bourne scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Bourne as Cali shoots in.
Cali is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
John Bourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Cali.
Bourne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bourne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cali has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab lands there for Bourne.
Cali avoids the body shot from Bourne.
Bourne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bourne scores with a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Bourne.
Bourne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bourne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cali is breathing heavily.
Bourne connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Cali covering up! Bourne comes in with a big uppercut and Cali goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Bourne!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Shine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Danielson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucius Shine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Danielson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shine lands the left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Shine there.
Shine looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shine thows a huge punch but Danielson dodges it nicely.
Danielson taking some punishment here, with Shine in his half guard.
Danielson trying to control here.
Danielson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Shine.
Danielson looking for a guillotine here but Shine defends easily.
Danielson is trying to control the position but Shine postures up.
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!
Danielson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shine defends it easily.
Shine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shineis looking to pass into half guard but Danielson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Danielson is in guard.
Danielson won't allow Shine to get back to his feet.
Shine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Danielson on the ground.
Danielson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danielson throwing strikes but missing.
Danielson wants to control from the top but Shine keeps moving.
Danielson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shine kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Danielson won't allow Shine to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shine wants to stand but Danielson is controlling the position.
Danielson tries to free his leg and advance position but Shine is retaining full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Danielson trying to control but Shine is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bryan Danielson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Danielson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shine lands with a shot to the body.
Shine looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danielson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shine defends it easily.
Shine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Danielson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Danielson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shine got a little sloppy there for a moment and Danielson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shine has managed to get both his arms back between Danielson's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shine with a nice head shot there.
Danielson has his foot on Shine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shine works his way back into a safe position though.
Danielson keeping full guard, as Shine tries to pass.
Shine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shine works over Danielson with some ground and pound from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shine scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shine is in close to Danielson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danielson looking to control.
Shine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Danielson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shine makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Danielson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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 Lucius Shine will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Danielson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shine is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Danielson's half guard.
Shine scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shine is pressing down on Danielson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Danielson is holding on for now.
Danielson wants to get back to full guard.
Danielson taking some punishment here, with Shine in his half guard.
Shine lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Danielson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shine wants to control but Danielson is keeping him busy.
Danielson wants to control but Shine is keeping busy.
Danielson is refusing to be controlled, as Shine sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Danielson's head.
Shine slips a nice elbow through Danielson's hands, connecting with Danielson's forehead.
Danielson is trying to maintain the position but Shine is very close to passing his half guard.
Danielson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shine is trying to control the action in half guard but Danielson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shine drops an elbow to the side of Danielson's head.
Danielson works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielson is looking for a triangle but Shine pushes his legs off easily.
Danielson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Shine landing with the ground and pound.
Shine throwing strikes but missing.
Shine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shine has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Danielson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Shine is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Danielson pulls down on the head and he's put Shine to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bryan Danielson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alasdair MundyJones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MundyJones has chosen luv it as his entrance music. Alasdair MundyJones struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Alasdair MundyJones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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149 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Red Rum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alasdair MundyJones!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MundyJones gets caught flat footed, as Rum shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rum has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
MundyJones wriggles free and stands up.
Rum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MundyJones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MundyJones tries to close the distance and clinch but Rum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MundyJones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rum counters with a nice double leg into guard.
MundyJones keeping moving, preventing Rum from controlling successfully.
Rum decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
MundyJones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rum counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MundyJones keeping full guard, as Rum tries to pass.
Rum is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! MundyJones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! MundyJones has escaped and now he's on top!
Rum controls MundyJones momentarily but MundyJones frees himself.
Rum throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rum is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. MundyJones is aware though and is defending well.
MundyJones trying to control but Rum is working from the bottom.
Rum looking to hit a scissor sweep but MundyJones is one step ahead there.
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.
MundyJones wants to get up but he can't break Rum's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rum wants to stand up but MundyJones is controlling him.
Rum is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. MundyJones is aware though and is defending well.
Rum looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rum is breathing heavily.
MundyJones won't allow Rum to sweep him here.
MundyJones throws a big right hand that misses.
MundyJones wants to control from the top but Rum keeps moving.
MundyJones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rum scores a takedown into full mount!
Rum postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. MundyJones looks a forlorn figure.
MundyJones tries to hold on but Rum postures up.
MundyJones taking shots to the head.
MundyJones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rum.
Rum goes for an armbar but MundyJones turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from MundyJones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rum is trying to control the position but MundyJones postures up.
MundyJones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rum has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, MundyJones has managed to get both his arms back between Rum's legs - danger averted.
MundyJones stops Rum from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rum trying to control the position.
Rum manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Rum dominated that round.
That's time! Rum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rum tries to clinch up but MundyJones circles away and keeps his distance.
MundyJones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rum counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MundyJones manages to pull guard.
Rum working some strikes from top position.
Rum trying to control but MundyJones is working from the bottom.
MundyJones controls Rum momentarily but Rum frees himself.
Rum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MundyJones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rum trying to control but MundyJones is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Red Rum wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rum drives through and clinches with MundyJones against the cage.
MundyJones has Rum pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rum manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rum connects with a nasty looking knee right to MundyJones's face.
Rum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MundyJones doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Rum counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Red Rum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alasdair MundyJones.
Rum not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rum pushing down on MundyJones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Rum.
Rum is looking for a kimura but MundyJones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rum to get the leverage.
Rum not doing much here.
Rum wants to control but MundyJones is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rum stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rum lands a two punch combo.
Rum scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rum looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for MundyJones!
Rum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as MundyJones is looking to escape.
Rum with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Red Rum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rum looking to finish MundyJones with some ground and pound. This is bad for MundyJones!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rum lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rum scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish MundyJones?
Rum is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, MundyJones has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rum punching from mount but MundyJones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
MundyJones wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rum sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Rum dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rum lands a jab-cross combination.
MundyJones is looking to clinch.
MundyJones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rum counters with a nice double leg into side control. MundyJones won't be happy with that.
Rum lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rum looking to control but instead MundyJones has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Rum wants to lay and pray for a moment but MundyJones keeps working.
MundyJones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rum is trying to control. MundyJones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rum not doing much here.
Rum wants to lay and pray for a moment but MundyJones keeps working.
Rum lands strikes from half guard.
MundyJones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rum.
MundyJones kicks Rum off and gets back to his feet.
Rum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MundyJones, pushing him back against the cage.
Rum is trying to drag MundyJones to the mat but MundyJones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rum wants a takedown but no success here.
Rum has picked MundyJones up - he's going for a ride! Rum dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rum is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
MundyJones is not content to let Rum control the position.
Rum lands with a punch from half guard.
Rum controlling the pace.
MundyJones moves into full guard.
Rum lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rum wants to control from the top but MundyJones keeps moving.
MundyJones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
MundyJones keeping full guard, as Rum tries to pass.
Rum chips away with some ground and pound.
MundyJones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Red Rum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rum wants to pass the guard but MundyJones is keeping the position.
Rum trying to control the position from guard on top but MundyJones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rum controls from within his opponent's guard.
Red Rum has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rum scores with a takedown into MundyJones's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Red Rum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rum has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Rum!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domenic Gazza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gazza is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: National Anthem of Italy. The key to victory for Mike Thai has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Domenic Gazza!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai swats away the attempt to clinch by Gazza.
Gazza tries to clinch up
and Thai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thai wants it to stay on the feet.
A slow jab from Gazza misses its intended target.
Gazza tries to clinch up
and Thai counters with a nice uppercut.
Gazza scores with a sloppy right hand. Thai should have avoided that one.
Thai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gazza.
Thai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gazza will feel that in the morning.
Gazza misses with a takedown
and Thai counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gazza looks gassed!
Thai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gazza's head.
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!
Gazza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thai counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gazza is lucky that one didn't land flush.
It looks like Domenic Gazza has been cut.
Mike Thai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domenic Gazza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Gazza misses with an uppercut.
Thai thuds his shin into the meat of Gazza's side.
Gazza rushes Thai and presses him up against the cage.
Gazza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thai's elbow.
Gazza tries for a takedown but Thai manages to get underhooks.
Thai prevents a body shot from Gazza.
Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thai scores with a head kick. Gazza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thai lands with a nice body kick.
Domenic Gazza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai lands with a kick to the temple. Gazza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thai. Gazza shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick lands from Thai.
Gazza is trying desperately to land a takedown but Thai is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gazza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Thai with that takedown attempt.
Thai lands a head kick!
Gazza darts in trying to clinch
and Thai counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gazza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thai.
Thai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gazza's head.
Thai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gazza will feel that in the morning.
Gazza takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thai throws a front kick that sends Gazza stumbling back into the cage.
Thai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gazza.
Gazza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thai. That one must have hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thai - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Thai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gazza avoids the head kick by Thai.
Gazza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thai.
Thai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gazza's head.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gazza looks for a takedown but Thai sprawls well.
Gazza throws a right hand that misses
and Thai counters with a good, hard body kick but Gazza shrugs it off.
Thai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gazza misses with a left hand
and Thai counters with a head kick.
Gazza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That has opened up Domenic Gazza's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Thai scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai scores with a head kick. Gazza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thai is looking to slow Gazza down with leg kicks.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thai finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gazza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thai - the referee stops the clock and Gazza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thai. Gazza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thai connects with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thai - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai lands with a kick to the temple. Gazza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thai moves out of range of the strikes.
Gazza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Thai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Domenic Gazza's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gazza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gazza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gazza misses with a left hand
and Thai counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Thai is looking to slow Gazza down with leg kicks.
Thai throws a leg kick which misses Gazza's front leg but catches the back leg as Gazza tries to avoid it.
Thai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gazza is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick from Thai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thai.
Thai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazza walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thai.
Thai lands a high kick!
Thai lands with a kick to the temple. Gazza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mike Thai is winning the standup battle so far.
Gazza takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gazza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thai. That one must have hurt.
Thai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gazza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thai throws a leg kick which misses Gazza's front leg but catches the back leg as Gazza tries to avoid it.
Thai scores with a head kick.
Gazza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thai. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gazza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gazza sprawls well. Gazza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thai gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Thai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gazza's head.
Gazza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good leg kick by Thai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gazza fails with the takedown
and Thai counters with an outside leg kick.
Thai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gazza can do to turn this around?
Gazza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thai has time to react.
Thai misses with a head kick.
Thai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gazza finds it's way round the side to connect with Thai's head.
Gazza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gazza fails with a takedown attempt.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Gazza tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai scores with a head kick.
Thai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gazza.
Gazza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thai counters with a nice body kick.
Gazza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thai counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gazza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thai sprawls well. Thai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gazza gets slowly back to his feet.
Thai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gazza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thai counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thai throws a front kick that sends Gazza stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gazza. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thai.
Thai throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Thai.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gazza gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thai to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thai trying to control but Gazza is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Thai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Domenic Gazza's cut.
That's time! Thai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Gazza throws a lazy uppercut
and Thai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gazza misses with an uppercut
and Thai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gazza's knee momentarily.
Gazza tries for a takedown but Thai circles away easily
and Thai counters with a big head kick but Gazza shrugs it off.
Gazza has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thai.
Thai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gazza's head.
Gazza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thai.
Thai feints and as Gazza raises his hands in defense, Thai changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thai wants to control from the top but Gazza keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thai being controlled here momentarily.
Thai trying to control but Gazza is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gazza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thai trying to control the position from guard on top but Gazza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Thai.
Gazza tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
Gazza misses with a lunging right hand
and Thai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gazza misses with a combination
and Thai counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gazza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gazza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thai is looking to take a break and control but Gazza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gazza on the ground.
Gazza trying to control here.
Thai is trying to control. Gazza wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gazza tries to get to full guard but Thai has control of the leg.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Thai just wasn't active enough.
Gazza throws a right hand that Thai ducks under and follows up with a left that Thai also avoids with ease.
Thai moves away from the strike by Gazza.
Thai throws a nice head kick!
Gazza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thai manages to avoid it.
Domenic Gazza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gazza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thai scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Gazza tries to clinch up.
Thai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gazza's calf.
Gazza misses with a lunging right hand
and Thai counters with a thumping low kick.
Gazza swings widly with a right hand
and Thai counters with an inside leg kick.
Thai throws a shot from downtown. Gazza moves away and avoids it.
A head kick from Thai lands but Gazza takes it in his stride.
Thai fails to land the takedown.
Gazza misses with an uppercut
and Thai counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gazza misses with a wild body shot.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Thai lands with a slapping head kick.
No luck for Thai with that takedown attempt.
Gazza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thai lands a head kick. Gazza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gazza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thai but Thai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mike Thai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domenic Gazza.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thai!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thai throws a head kick that half lands.
Mike Thai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gazza lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Thai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Thai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks has chosen National anthem of South Africa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Hendricks !
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington moves in looking to clinch but Hendricks pushes him off.
Hendricks tries to land a body kick
and Washington counters with a thumping low kick.
Hendricks misses the shot to the body.
Washington connects with a leg kick. Hendricks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Washington slips under a jab.
Washington slips under a jab.
Washington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendricks 's calf.
Washington tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hendricks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Washington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Washington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendricks cracks Washington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Washington misses with a leg kick.
Hendricks fakes the leg kick and cracks Washington in the body.
Washington takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington thows a leg kick but Hendricks checks it
and Washington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hendricks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Xavier Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Washington tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Washington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hendricks is out of range.
Hendricks throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Hendricks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Washington counters with a nice body shot.
Hendricks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Washington.
Hendricks swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Washington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendricks . That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hendricks - that will leave a mark!
Washington throws a leg kick
and Hendricks counters with a leg kick.
Washington closes the distance and pushes Hendricks back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Hendricks .
Washington effectively controlling the action here.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Hendricks .
Hendricks prevents a body shot from Washington.
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
Washington trying to stall but Hendricks improves his position.
Hendricks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Washington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with some punches.
Washington struggles to land a body shot inside as Hendricks controls his hands.
Hendricks controlling the action here for a moment.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hendricks 's elbow.
Hendricks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendricks blocks a body shot from Washington.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Hendricks controls the action.
Hendricks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Washington's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hendricks 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Hendricks misses with a looping left.
Hendricks misses with a hook. Washington ducked under it nicely.
Hendricks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Washington jabs at Hendricks 's body.
Washington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hendricks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hendricks swings widly with a right hand
and Washington counters with a thumping low kick.
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Washington misses
and Hendricks counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendricks throws an off balance right hand
and Washington counters with a leg kick.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendricks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Hendricks misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Hendricks will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hendricks .
Hendricks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Hendricks is predictable there
and Washington counters with a slapping leg kick.
Washington works Hendricks 's body with a nice hook.
Washington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hendricks thows a leg kick but Washington checks it
and Washington counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Washington throws a lazy uppercut
and Hendricks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Washington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendricks 's calf.
Hendricks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hendricks throws the left hand but Washington avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Washington misses.
Hendricks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Washington counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a lazy right hand but Washington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Hendricks is predictable there
and Washington counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hendricks 's knee momentarily.
Washington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Washington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hendricks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hendricks is breathing heavily.
Washington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendricks .
Hendricks misses with a lunging right hand
and Washington counters with a nice leg kick.
Washington throws a nice head kick!
Washington lands a leg kick that knocks Hendricks off balance momentarily.
Washington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington throws a head kick that half lands.
Washington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hendricks swats away the attempt to clinch by Washington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Washington punishes Hendricks 's body with a nice straight punch.
Xavier Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Washington misses.
Hendricks thows a leg kick but Washington checks it
and Washington counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Washington.
Washington cracks the inside of Hendricks 's front leg.
Washington wants to clinch.
Washington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hendricks misses
and Washington counters with a nice leg kick.
Hendricks wants to slow Washington down by chopping away at his legs.
Washington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington is looking to wear down Hendricks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Washington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington lands a high kick!
Hendricks takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Hendricks avoids the head kick by Washington.
Washington wants to clinch.
Washington connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hendricks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Washington counters with an outside leg kick.
Hendricks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Hendricks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Washington counters with a slapping leg kick.
Washington cracks the inside of Hendricks 's front leg.
Left hook, right uppercut from Washington.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Washington. That one must have hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Washington.
Hendricks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Washington dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Washington scores with a shot to the body.
Washington is looking to clinch.
Washington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Washington wants to slow Hendricks down by chopping away at his legs.
Washington throws a leg kick
and Hendricks counters with a big head kick but Washington shrugs it off.
Washington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hendricks 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hendricks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Washington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hendricks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Washington lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendricks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Washington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendricks . That did some damage!
Washington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Washington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hendricks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hendricks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Washington closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hendricks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hendricks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Washington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Washington tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hendricks is able to avoid easily.
Washington lands a nice hook to Hendricks 's body. Hendricks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a lazy body kick
and Washington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Washington throws a leg kick but Hendricks checks it.
Washington thows a leg kick but Hendricks checks it
and Hendricks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Washington throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hendricks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hendricks throws a leg kick
and Washington counters with a good low kick that Hendricks was not able to check.
A solid leg kick lands there for Washington.
Hendricks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Washington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Hendricks misses with the body kick
and Washington counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hendricks 's knee momentarily.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendricks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Washington throws a shot from downtown. Hendricks moves away and avoids it.
Washington avoids the body shot from Hendricks .
Hendricks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Washington counters with an inside leg kick.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Hendricks is out of range.
Washington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Washington thumps Hendricks with a low kick.
Hendricks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Washington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hendricks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Washington tenderised Hendricks 's leg. Hendricks is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Hendricks blocks the leg kick.
Washington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendricks . That did some damage!
Washington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Washington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendricks 's calf.
Washington tries a low kick but Hendricks avoids it.
Washington lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Hendricks blocks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendricks .
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Washington 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Washington!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Graeme Faellen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cup Coffee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cup Coffee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Graeme Faellen's chin.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Graeme Faellen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cup Coffee!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Coffee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coffee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Graeme Faellen has been cut.
A combination from Coffee does no damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Coffee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Faellen blocks an elbow strike from Coffee.
Coffee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Faellen up against the cage.
Faellen tries to break free but Coffee pushes him back against the cage.
Coffee stalling in the clinch.
Coffee continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Coffee digs a right hand underneath Faellen's ribcage. Faellen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Coffee has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Faellen is trying to keep an underhook but Coffee manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Faellen wants to get back to full guard.
Coffee is looking for a kimura but Faellen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Coffee to get the leverage.
Coffee wants to pass the guard but Faellen is defending well.
Coffee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Faellen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Coffee content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faellen is trying to stand back up but Coffee is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faellen is trying to control but can't.
Coffee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faellen defending well though.
Faellen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coffee on the ground.
Coffee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coffee slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like Coffee might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coffee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Faellen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Faellen scores with a head kick.
Faellen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters circling a little - Faellen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Coffee misses with an uppercut
and Faellen counters with a body kick.
Graeme Faellen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coffee takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Faellen thuds his shin into the meat of Coffee's side.
Coffee looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coffee tries to bum rush Faellen with a series of wild strikes but Faellen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coffee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faellen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coffee fails with a takedown attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Faellen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faellen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Faellen throws a head kick that Coffee semi-blocks.
Faellen scoring well with a low kick there.
Faellen misses with a wild combination.
Coffee throws out a loose jab but Faellen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faellen scores with a shot to the body.
Faellen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Faellen lands with a slapping head kick.
Faellen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faellen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Faellen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faellen throws a head kick that half lands.
Coffee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Faellen. That one must have hurt.
Faellen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Coffee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faellen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coffee.
Coffee blocks a head kick by Faellen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Faellen. Coffee shrugs it off though.
Faellen scores with a spinning back kick!
Faellen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coffee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Faellen - that will leave a mark!
Coffee blocks a head kick by Faellen.
Faellen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Coffee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faellen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Faellen lands a high kick!
Coffee takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Faellen scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters circling a little - Faellen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Faellen. Coffee shrugs it off though.
Coffee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Faellen throws a head kick that half lands.
Faellen works over Coffee's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Cup Coffee has been cut.
A combination from Faellen does no damage.
Faellen throws a series of punches but Coffee moves out of range.
Faellen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Faellen.
Faellen keeps Coffee at a distance using the push kick.
Some wild striking there from Faellen.
Faellen fails to land with a series of punches.
Coffee throws a big shot that misses.
Coffee misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Faellen lands with a slapping head kick.
Coffee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Faellen lands a front kick.
Faellen feints a jab promting Coffee to slip. Faellen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Coffee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cup Coffee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faellen throws a right hand that Coffee ducks under and follows up with a left that Coffee also avoids with ease.
Faellen scoring well with a low kick there.
Coffee blocks a head kick by Faellen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faellen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coffee tries to bum rush Faellen with a series of wild strikes but Faellen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coffee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Faellen throws a nice head kick!
Faellen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graeme Faellen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Coffee misses with a body shot.
Faellen checks a leg kick.
Coffee tests Faellen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Faellen throws a head kick that Coffee semi-blocks.
Faellen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coffee has time to react.
Coffee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Faellen.
Faellen jabs at Coffee's body.
Coffee misses with a two punch combination.
Faellen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Coffee misses with an uppercut
and Faellen counters with a head kick.
Faellen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coffee doesn't seem bothered though.
Faellen scores with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Faellen.
Faellen thumps Coffee with a low kick.
Faellen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coffee. That did some damage!
Coffee is breathing heavily.
Faellen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Faellen.
Coffee throws a hook but Faellen avoids it easily.
Graeme Faellen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coffee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Faellen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coffee can do to turn this around?
Coffee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faellen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Coffee takes a step back to recover.
Faellen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Faellen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Faellen connects with a solid leg kick.
Faellen fails to land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Faellen slams his shin into Coffee's torso.
Faellen lands a head kick!
Coffee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Faellen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Faellen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Faellen misses with a head kick.
Faellen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Faellen is looking to wear down Coffee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Faellen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Coffee eats them both and turns towards Faellen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Coffee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Coffee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Faellen lands with a kick to the temple. Coffee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Faellen.
Faellen scores with a push kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Faellen!
Faellen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coffee doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faellen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Faellen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Faellen.
Faellen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Coffee misses with a two punch combination.
Faellen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Coffee's head.
Coffee misses with a wild combination.
Faellen scores with a head kick. Coffee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Coffee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Faellen checks the leg kick.
Coffee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coffee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A slapping body kick lands there for Faellen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Faellen.
Faellen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Coffee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Coffee takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Faellen fakes the leg kick and cracks Coffee in the body.
Coffee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Coffee fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faellen defending well as Coffee loads up on a big left hand.
Faellen misses with a head kick.
Faellen scores with a nice body kick.
Faellen misses with a double jab.
Coffee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Faellen throws a nice looking combination but Coffee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faellen thuds his shin into the meat of Coffee's side.
Faellen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Coffee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faellen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Faellen - that will leave a mark!
Faellen lands a head kick. Coffee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Coffee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice body kick there by Faellen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Faellen.
Faellen scores with a head kick. Coffee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Graeme Faellen is winning the standup battle so far.
Faellen scores with a spinning back kick!
Faellen works over Coffee's head and body with a nice combination.
Faellen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Coffee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coffee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crunch! Faellen slams his shin into Coffee's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faellen lands a head kick. Coffee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sloppy strikes from Coffee. Those never looked like landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Faellen.
Faellen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Faellen.
Faellen throws a head kick but Coffee moves out of range.
Faellen scores with a body shot.
Faellen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Faellen throws a leg kick which misses Coffee's front leg but catches the back leg as Coffee tries to avoid it.
Faellen lands with a kick to the temple. Coffee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters circling a little - Faellen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Coffee thows a leg kick but Faellen checks it
and Faellen counters with a nice leg kick.
Faellen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coffee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Faellen.
Faellen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Faellen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Coffee.
Faellen throws a series of strikes that have Coffee backpedaling.
Faellen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Coffee takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graeme Faellen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Faellen throws a front kick that sends Coffee stumbling back into the cage.
Faellen lands a high kick!
Faellen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faellen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Coffee backs up against the cage.
Coffee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faellen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faellen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Coffee takes a step back to recover.
Coffee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Coffee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faellen counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick from Faellen lands but Coffee takes it in his stride.
Faellen slips under a jab.
Coffee throws a right hand that Faellen ducks under and follows up with a left that Faellen also avoids with ease.
Faellen throws a front kick that sends Coffee stumbling back into the cage.
Faellen scores with a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Faellen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Faellen.
Coffee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Faellen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faellen connects with a leg kick. Coffee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Faellen thuds his shin into the meat of Coffee's side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Faellen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faellen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Faellen scores with a head kick.
Faellen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coffee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Faellen.
Faellen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Coffee will feel that in the morning.
Faellen lands a head kick. Coffee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Faellen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Faellen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coffee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coffee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice body kick there by Faellen.
Faellen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coffee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coffee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Faellen scores with a shot to the body.
Faellen lands with a nice body kick.
Faellen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Faellen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Faellen throws a head kick that misses.
Faellen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Faellen.
Faellen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faellen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coffee circles away quickly and effectively.
Faellen throws a head kick that half lands.
Faellen throws out a powerful jab.
Faellen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Faellen tries a head kick but it misses.
Faellen misses with a series of wild punches.
Faellen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Faellen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Faellen jabs Coffee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Faellen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coffee misses with a straight left.
Coffee fails to land with a series of punches.
Faellen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coffee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faellen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Faellen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faellen throws a leg kick which misses Coffee's front leg but catches the back leg as Coffee tries to avoid it.
Faellen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Faellen connects with a body shot that sends Coffee's belly button to the back.
Coffee throws a series of punches but Faellen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faellen looks to land a combination but Coffee avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coffee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faellen lands a nice looking body shot.
Coffee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crunch! Faellen slams his shin into Coffee's torso.
Good leg kick by Faellen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Faellen lands with a nice body punch.
Faellen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coffee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Faellen slips a jab from Coffee.
Faellen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Coffee will feel that in the morning.
Faellen dodges the punch combination from Coffee.
Faellen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Coffee misses with an uppercut. Faellen saw that one coming.
Faellen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coffee counters with a body kick that stops Faellen in his tracks momentarily.
Faellen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Faellen scores with a one two! Coffee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Coffee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Faellen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cup Coffee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faellen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Faellen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Coffee does no damage.
Faellen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faellen lands a two punch combo.
Coffee takes one to the chin there.
Faellen dodges the punch combination from Coffee.
Faellen scores with a kick to the body.
Faellen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Faellen cracks the inside of Coffee's front leg.
Faellen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Coffee eats them both and turns towards Faellen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Faellen scores with a head kick. Coffee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faellen stuns Coffee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Faellen throws a head kick that Coffee semi-blocks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faellen lands a high kick!
Faellen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coffee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Faellen lands an overhand right.
Coffee just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graeme Faellen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faellen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graeme Faellen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corallus Hortulanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hortulanus has chosen The Great White - Once Bitten, Twice Shy as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Corallus Hortulanus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corallus Hortulanus!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hortulanus tries to clinch up but Martell circles away and keeps his distance.
Hortulanus staying out of range there.
Martell throws a right hand that misses
and Hortulanus counters by clinching up.
Martell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hortulanus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hortulanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus lands an elbow that stopped Martell in his tracks for a moment.
Martell has Hortulanus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hortulanus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Martell.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body.
Martell is breathing heavily.
Hortulanus scores with a knee to the head.
Hortulanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on Hortulanus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hortulanus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hortulanus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hortulanus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hortulanus with a knee to the head.
Hortulanus working Martell over with knees to the body.
Hortulanus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hortulanus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martell letting Hortulanus take a breather here.
Martell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hortulanus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oberyn Martell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martell fails to pull guard.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hortulanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hortulanus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hortulanus working Martell over with knees to the body.
Hortulanus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martell tries to score a body lock takedown but Hortulanus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hortulanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus lands an elbow inside that Martell shrugs off.
Hortulanus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls for Hortulanus to work.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into Martell's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hortulanus just leaning against Martell, taking a breather.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into Martell's ribcage.
Hortulanus just leaning against Martell, taking a breather.
Martell can't break the clinch.
Martell managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Hortulanus lands an elbow that stopped Martell in his tracks for a moment.
Hortulanus lands a nice elbow.
Martell is working for takedown but Hortulanus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martell avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Martell is looking to control Hortulanus's arms but Hortulanus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martell has his back to the cage.
Martell can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hortulanus.
Martell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hortulanus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martell pulls guard.
Hortulanus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell wants to improve his position but instead Hortulanus has moved into half guard.
Martell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Martell is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martell is trying to control but Hortulanus manages to pass to mount!
Martell is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hortulanus avoids the attempt from Martell to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corallus Hortulanus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martell throws a big shot that misses.
Hortulanus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Martell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hortulanus under the eye.
It looks like Corallus Hortulanus has been cut.
Hortulanus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hortulanus instigates a clinch.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hortulanus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martell is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Hortulanus to work.
The crowd are getting on Hortulanus's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hortulanus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hortulanus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martell tries to pull guard but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Hortulanus is pressed up against the cage. Martell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hortulanus down to the mat. Hortulanus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oberyn Martell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hortulanus.
Martell fails to land with a series of punches.
Martell swats away the attempt to clinch by Hortulanus.
Hortulanus doesn't manage to clinch there - Martell circles away.
Hortulanus defending well as Martell loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Martell.
Oberyn Martell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martell throws a jab when Hortulanus was well out of range.
Hortulanus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martell.
Hortulanus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martell.
Martell lands with an overhand left.
Martell misses with a hook
and Hortulanus counters with a big head kick but Martell shrugs it off.
Martell throws an off balance right hand
and Hortulanus counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martell looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell wants a takedown but no success here.
Martell tries for a takedown but Hortulanus manages to get underhooks.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
Hortulanus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hortulanus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hortulanus in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hortulanus working Martell over with knees to the body.
Hortulanus scores a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into Martell's ribcage.
Martell letting Hortulanus take a breather here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the head.
Hortulanus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hortulanus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Hortulanus to work.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hortulanus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hortulanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Martell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martell lands a right hand.
Hortulanus avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
Martell goes for a takedown attempt but Hortulanus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Martell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hortulanus counters with a nice leg kick.
Hortulanus instigates a clinch.
Hortulanus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hortulanus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martell blocks it with crossed arms.
Martell tries to circle away but Hortulanus has him pinned against the cage.
Martell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hortulanus stalling in the clinch but Martell improves position.
Hortulanus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hortulanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martell.
Hortulanus is pressed up against the cage. Martell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hortulanus down to the mat. Hortulanus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Martell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hortulanus was well out of range. Poor timing from Martell.
Hortulanus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martell misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hortulanus rushes Martell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hortulanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hortulanus scores a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the head but Martell blocks with his arms.
Hortulanus pushes off an throws an elbow but Martell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martell misses with a knee strike.
Martell effectively controlling the action here.
Hortulanus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Martell is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
Hortulanus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martell blocks it with crossed arms.
Martell tries to pull guard but Hortulanus holds him up against the cage and eventually Martell drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martell looking to stall.
Hortulanus lands a damaging elbow.
Martell tries to score a body lock takedown but Hortulanus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corallus Hortulanus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Corallus Hortulanus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Martell throws an off balance right hand
and Hortulanus counters with a nice body kick.
Martell tries to bum rush Hortulanus with a series of wild strikes but Hortulanus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hortulanus forces Martell back against the cage and clinches.
Hortulanus stalling against the cage.
Corallus Hortulanus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hortulanus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Martell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hortulanus.
Hortulanus tries a knee to the head but Martell blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hortulanus lands an elbow just above Martell 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martell is trying to drag Hortulanus to the mat but Hortulanus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martell is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hortulanus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell is looking to control Hortulanus's arms but Hortulanus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martell has his back to the cage.
Martell is looking to break free of the clinch but Hortulanus has double underhooks.
Martell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
Martell is looking to break free of the clinch but Hortulanus has double underhooks.
Martell tries to score a body lock takedown but Hortulanus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hortulanus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martell's efforts to push away.
Hortulanus stalling the fight.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martell as Hortulanus tries to tie him up.
Martell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hortulanus walks away with a smile on his face. Martell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oberyn Martell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martell misses with a hook. Hortulanus ducked under it nicely.
Martell throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martell throws an overhand right that lands on Hortulanus's shoulder, as Hortulanus tries to avoid the shot.
Martell misses with a hook
and Hortulanus counters with a head kick.
Hortulanus scores with a spinning back kick!
Martell misses with a left hand
and Hortulanus counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hortulanus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martell blocks it with crossed arms.
Martell jumps guard and drags Hortulanus to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Martell wants to control but Hortulanus passes easily into half guard.
Hortulanus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Martell!
Hortulanus prevents Martell from getting the reversal.
Martell is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hortulanus prevents Martell from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hortulanus controlling from the full mount.
Martell working to try and regain half guard.
Oberyn Martell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Hortulanus controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martell swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corallus Hortulanus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hortulanus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corallus Hortulanus!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrea Hermias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semmy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermias comes into the arena with Gang Starr - Code Of The Streets blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrea Hermias!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Semmy Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermias avoids the head kick by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that half lands.
Hermias tries for a takedown but Bonjasky circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hermias connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bonjasky's hands.
Hermias is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bonjasky's half guard.
Bonjasky looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hermias is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bonjasky sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermias throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hermias is looking for a kimura but Bonjasky is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hermias to get the leverage.
Bonjasky tries to roll over but Hermias keeps him under control.
Hermias has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bonjasky looking for submissions off his back.
Bonjasky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hermias.
Hermias is stalling here. Bonjasky is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hermias seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bonjasky has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hermias is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bonjasky's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hermias is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hermias moves into full guard.
Bonjasky trying to control but Hermias is working from the bottom.
Bonjasky drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hermias looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hermias looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hermias!
Hermias is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bonjasky knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hermias is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bonjasky is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bonjasky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hermias. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hermias scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermias trying to control the action but Bonjasky is working from the bottom.
Hermias is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bonjasky has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hermias is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bonjasky knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hermias wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bonjasky, who protects the arm well.
Hermias is looking to take a break and control but Bonjasky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hermias is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bonjasky is trying to escape and Hermias transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bonjasky is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hermias! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrea Hermias!
Andrea Hermias retains his bantamweight title!
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