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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Pippen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dewayne Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye of the Tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan Pippen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dewayne Wayne!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dewayne Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pippen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pippen scores with a punch to the head.
Wayne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pippen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Dewayne Wayne has been cut.
Wayne tries for a takedown but Pippen circles away easily
and Pippen counters with a right hand to the body.
Pippen misses with a wild combination.
Pippen throws a series of punches but Wayne avoids them all with ease.
Pippen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wayne under the eye.
Wayne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wayne moves out of range of the strikes.
Wayne tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pippen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pippen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pippen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pippen has closed the distance and engaged Wayne in a clinch.
Pippen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wayne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jordan Pippen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dewayne Wayne.
Pippen digs a good hook to Wayne's body.
Wayne looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne tries for a takedown but Pippen circles away easily
and Wayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pippen lands a slapping body shot.
Pippen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wayne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pippen has Wayne up against the cage in a clinch.
Pippen digs a right hand underneath Wayne's ribcage. Wayne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pippen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pippen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wayne.
Pippen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wayne momentarily.
Pippen lands with a shot to the body.
Wayne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pippen clinches.
Pippen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pippen leaves Wayne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pippen throws a one two combo.
Wayne drops his hands momentarily and Pippen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pippen connects with a looping right hand.
Pippen cracks Wayne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wayne is rocked!
A big left from Pippen misses.
Wayne is still on wobbly legs! Can Pippen finish him?
Pippen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pippen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pippen lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Wayne is looking to close the distance but Pippen sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Wayne crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Wayne is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jordan Pippen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valery Demyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demyan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amazing Grace. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Valery Demyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Teddy Sheehan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehan shoots in and drives through. Demyan sprawls well.
Demyan thumps Sheehan with a low kick.
Demyan darts in trying to clinch
and Sheehan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sheehan is trying to work for a kimura but Demyan is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demyan is trying to get back to full guard.
Demyan is working hard here to advance position.
Demyan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Demyan looking for a sweep. Not yet Demyan, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demyan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sheehan's guard.
Demyan wants to control from the top but Sheehan keeps moving.
Sheehan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sheehan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Demyan is aware though and is defending well.
Demyan throws and elbow that misses. Sheehan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Demyan's guard. Nice move by Sheehan!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demyan pulls Sheehan in to control the position.
Demyan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Demyan keeping full guard, as Sheehan tries to pass.
Sheehanis looking to pass into half guard but Demyan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Demyan is in guard.
Sheehan working a defensive guard here.
Demyan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sheehan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sheehan trying to keep a closed guard but Demyan is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Demyan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Demyan trying to control but Sheehan is working from the bottom.
Sheehan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Demyan wants to control from the top but Sheehan keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sheehan pulls Demyan in close to prevent any damage.
Demyan thows a big elbow that misses.
Demyan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sheehan's head.
Demyan 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.
Sheehan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Demyan throwing strikes from guard but Sheehan blocks nicely.
Sheehan has control of Demyan's left arm, preventing Demyan from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan keeping moving, preventing Demyan from controlling successfully.
Sheehan has control of Demyan's left arm, preventing Demyan from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sheehan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Demyan's guard.
Sheehan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Demyan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sheehan is one step ahead there.
Demyan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sheehan!
Demyan tries to control but Sheehan wriggling away.
Demyan looking to finish Sheehan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sheehan!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Demyan.
Sheehan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Demyan looking to finish Sheehan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sheehan!
It looks like Teddy Sheehan has been cut.
Demyan lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demyan avoids the attempt from Sheehan to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demyan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Demyan dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valery Demyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Sheehan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sheehan tries to bum rush Demyan with a series of wild strikes but Demyan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sheehan lands a nice hook to Demyan's body. Demyan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Demyan throws a leg kick which misses Sheehan's front leg but catches the back leg as Sheehan tries to avoid it.
Demyan tries to clinch
and Sheehan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Demyan tries to clinch but Sheehan moves away
and Sheehan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sheehan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Demyan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sheehan.
Sheehan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Demyan works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sheehan is thwarting Demyan's attempts to control the position.
Sheehan seems to be working for a kimura but Demyan defends the submission attempt.
Demyan kicks off Sheehan and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demyan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sheehan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sheehan.
Sheehan trying to control but Demyan is working from the bottom.
Sheehan wants to pass the guard but Demyan is keeping the position.
Demyan wants to stand up but Sheehan is controlling him.
Demyan is trying to keep Sheehan in close.
Demyan looking for a sweep. Not yet Demyan, not yet.
Demyan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sheehan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Demyan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demyan is trying to get back to full guard.
Demyan is controlling Sheehan's trapped leg to prevent Sheehan from advancing to side control.
Sheehan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Demyan is pressing down on Sheehan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Demyan keeping moving, preventing Sheehan from controlling successfully.
Sheehan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sheehan trying to control but Demyan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sheehan thows a big elbow that misses.
Demyan is looking for a triangle but Sheehan pushes his legs off easily.
Sheehan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Demyan keeping moving, preventing Sheehan from controlling successfully.
Sheehan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Demyan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sheehan trying to control but Demyan is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sheehan is fighting to break Demyan's control of his arms but Demyan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sheehan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Demyan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sheehan working away.
Sheehan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Demyan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sheehan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Demyan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Demyan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sheehan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demyan gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Sheehan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Teddy Sheehan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Demyan darts in trying to clinch
and Sheehan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Demyan wants to clinch but Sheehan slips to the side
and Sheehan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sheehan content to control rather than advance.
Sheehan is trying to work for a kimura but Demyan is defending well.
Demyan is pressing down on Sheehan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Demyan is trying to keep Sheehan in close.
Sheehan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sheehan stopping the sweep attempt from Demyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan looking to pass the guard.
Demyan looking for a sweep. Not yet Demyan, not yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Demyan controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Demyan darts in trying to clinch
and Sheehan counters with a stiff right hand.
Sheehan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Demyan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sheehan!
Sheehan is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan wants to hold on but Demyan pushes him away.
Demyan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The cut above Teddy Sheehan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Demyan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sheehan's face.
Teddy Sheehan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Teddy Sheehan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Valery Demyan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Evaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gil Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez has chosen Requiem for a Dream by Lux Aeterna as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Evaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gil Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evaby misses with a combination
and Evaby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Evaby shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense.
Evaby closes the distance and pushes Hernandez back into the cage.
Evaby fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hernandez pulls guard effortlessly.
Hernandez is looking to stand up but Evaby isn't so interested in that idea.
Hernandez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evaby!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez controlling the pace for now.
Hernandez tries to control but Evaby wriggling away.
Hernandez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Evaby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hernandez on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez scoring with strikes but Evaby is staying in there.
Hernandez manages to capitalize on a mistake by Evaby to take his back!
Hernandez working for the choke.
Evaby looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Hernandez controlling the position well here. Evaby rolled but Hernandez kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Evaby holding both Hernandez 's hands and preventing any damage.
Hernandez is hanging on to Evaby's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez connects with a big shot to the side of Evaby's head.
Hernandez controlling from the back.
Hernandez wants to control but Evaby manages to buck him off and is now in Hernandez's guard! Nice work there by Evaby!
Hernandez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Evaby doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Evaby manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evaby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Evaby is posturing up here but Hernandez has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Evaby tries to roll out but it's too tight and Evaby has to tap! Slick submission there by Hernandez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gil Hernandez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Samsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregor Samsa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregor Samsa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samsa fails to land with a series of punches.
Samsa connects with a high kick.
It looks like Aaron Koscheck has been cut.
Samsa wants to clinch but Koscheck slips to the side
and Koscheck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samsa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Koscheck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samsa moves to clinch but Koscheck breaks away
and Koscheck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Samsa throws a head kick but Koscheck moves out of range.
Samsa throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Koscheck to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Koscheck bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Samsa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koscheck remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Samsa is looking to reverse the position.
Samsa trying to remain calm as Koscheck controls from the top position.
Samsa is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Koscheck advances nicely into full mount.
Koscheck knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samsa on the ground.
Koscheck controlling his opponent.
Samsa can't escape the position.
Koscheck controlling from mount.
Koscheck lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Samsa hang on?
BOOM! Koscheck connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Samsa tries to reverse the position but Koscheck maintains control.
Koscheck sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samsa flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Koscheck controlling from the full mount.
Aaron Koscheck has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Koscheck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Samsa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Koscheck controlling from side mount.
Samsa is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samsa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Koscheck controlling the position from side mount.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aaron Koscheck just wasn't active enough.
Koscheck shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Samsa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Koscheck takes a little break here. Samsa wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Koscheck's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Samsa for as long as he can get away with.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Samsa is looking for a sweep.
Samsa manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Koscheck not doing much here.
Aaron Koscheck has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Koscheck shoots in and gets a takedown into Samsa's guard.
Samsa looking for a guillotine here but Koscheck defends easily.
Samsa is looking for a triangle but Koscheck pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samsa wants to sweep here but Koscheck controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Koscheck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Koscheck's cut.
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.
Samsa throws a sloppy head kick
and Koscheck counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Samsa!
Koscheck looking to control and managing it successfully.
Aaron Koscheck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samsa is trying to escape the mount.
Samsa flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Koscheck content just to control the position here.
Samsa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Samsa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Koscheck is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Samsa is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Samsa prevents Koscheck from improving position.
Koscheck takes a little break here. Samsa wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aaron Koscheck just wasn't active enough.
Samsa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Samsa tries to sprawl but Koscheck drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Samsa looking for submissions off his back.
Koscheck looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Koscheck is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Still in half guard, Koscheck seems content to control.
Samsa gets full guard.
Samsa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koscheck is aware though and is defending well.
Samsa keeping full guard, as Koscheck tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samsa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koscheck has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Samsa is breathing heavily.
Koscheck works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samsa won't allow Koscheck to pass to mount.
Samsa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koscheck sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Koscheck stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Samsa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Koscheck to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Samsa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Samsa wants to sweep here but Koscheck controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck advances to half guard.
Koscheck is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Samsa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Koscheck pulls his head out easily.
Koscheck tries to pass the half guard into mount. Samsa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Koscheck looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Koscheck is pressing down on Samsa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Samsa is holding on for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Aaron Koscheck has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick misses from Samsa.
Samsa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koscheck counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Samsa!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Koscheck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Koscheck's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Koscheck feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Koscheck stays in close to Samsa's body and controls the position.
Koscheck wants to pass the guard but Samsa is keeping the position.
Samsa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koscheck defends well.
Koscheck not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Koscheck has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aaron Koscheck just wasn't active enough.
Koscheck misses with a head kick.
Samsa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Koscheck's head.
Samsa with a poor takedown
and Koscheck counters with a shoot takedown. Samsa fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Samsa working for a triangle but Koscheck defends it easily.
Samsa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koscheck looking to pass the guard.
Samsa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koscheck is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Samsa has an active guard here but Koscheck has managed to pass into half guard.
Koscheck tries to pass to full mount but Samsa defends it.
Koscheck moves nicely into side control.
Koscheck taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samsa is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Koscheck stalls from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aaron Koscheck.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Samsa enables Koscheck to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Samsa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Samsa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koscheck gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koscheck passes Samsa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Koscheck controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck wants to pass the guard but Samsa is defending well.
Samsa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Samsa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Koscheck pulls his head out easily.
Koscheck with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gregor Samsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Samsa actively working from the bottom here.
Koscheck frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Koscheck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koscheck, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Koscheck!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cordes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
210 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
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215 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jorge Cordes!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cordes's calf.
A shot to the liver by Cordes. Beautiful body shot.
Gunn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gunn misses with a wild combination.
Cordes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gunn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gunn is trying to control the position but Cordes postures up.
Cordes thows a big elbow that misses.
Cordes tries to stand but Gunn is controlling from the bottom.
Cordes trying to move into half guard but instead Gunn has managed to sweep!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gunn throwing strikes but missing.
Cordes wants to sweep but no luck.
Cordes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn wants to control from the top but Cordes keeps moving.
Gunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gunn connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cordes is on top in guard.
Cordes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gunn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cordes is working Gunn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cordes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cordes tries to free his leg and advance position but Gunn is retaining full guard.
Cordes throwing strikes but missing.
Cordes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cordes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cordes is aware though and is defending well.
Cordes trying to control but Gunn is working from the bottom.
Gunn is looking for a triangle but Cordes pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cordes works over Gunn with some ground and pound from guard.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Cordes from controlling successfully.
Cordes throwing strikes from guard but Gunn blocks nicely.
Cordes thows a big elbow that misses.
Gunn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cordes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cordes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cordes chips away with some ground and pound.
Cordes advances to half guard.
Cordes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cordes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gunn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cordes with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cordes with shots to the head and body - Gunn looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gunn taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Cordes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cordes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cordes is landing with some decent strikes but Gunn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cordes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gunn is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Cordes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cordes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cordes landing shots from mount.
Gunn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Cordes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cordes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gunn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cordes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gunn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cordes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gunn's head.
Cordes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cordes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cordes wants to control from the top but Gunn keeps moving.
Cordes slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordes lands strikes from half guard.
Cordes trying to advance position but Gunn counters by regaining guard.
Cordes looking to sit in guard and control but Gunn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cordes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cordes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cordes is keen to just control but Gunn is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordes wants to pass to mount but Gunn is defending the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cordes connects with a nice short shot to Gunn's temple.
Jorge Cordes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cordes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cordes with good strikes from the mount here!
Cordes punching from mount but Gunn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gunn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gunn throwing strikes from guard but Cordes blocks nicely.
Cordes keeping moving, preventing Gunn from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cordes is on top in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordes looking to pass the guard.
Cordes throws a big right hand that misses.
Cordes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gunn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cordes stands and throws Gunn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cordes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gunn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cordes is breathing heavily.
Cordes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gunn keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cordes is putting a hurting on Gunn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cordes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gunn is trying to get back to half guard.
Cordes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gunn regains half guard.
Cordes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gunn is refusing to be controlled, as Cordes sits in half guard.
Cordes working over Gunn with some ground and pound. Gunn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Cordes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cordes wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.
Gunn tests Cordes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gunn lands a leg kick that knocks Cordes off balance momentarily.
Gunn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gunn throws a lazy uppercut
and Cordes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cordes.
Gunn controls Cordes momentarily but Cordes frees himself.
Gunn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gunn keeping full guard, as Cordes tries to pass.
Cordes passes Gunn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cordes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordes thows a huge punch but Gunn dodges it nicely.
Gunn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cordes pulls his head out easily.
Gunn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gunn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cordes slips a nice elbow through Gunn's hands, connecting with Gunn's forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gunn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cordes winds up and cracks Gunn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cordes stalling away here and it's allowed Gunn to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gunn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordes throws a big right hand that misses.
Cordes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cordes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cordes is working Gunn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gunn trying to control the position.
Cordes pushes down on Gunn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordes trying to advance position but Gunn counters by regaining guard.
Cordes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gunn's guard.
Cordes thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gunn to regain full guard.
Tommy Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cordes pushing down on Gunn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gunn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gunn tries to roll over but Cordes keeps him under control.
Gunn is not content to let Cordes control the position.
Jorge Cordes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gunn is trying to control but can't.
Cordes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jorge Cordes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cordes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Cordes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cordes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Cordes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Castle Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phi Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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24
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Castle Irons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phi Cho!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Irons.
Cho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Irons working aggressively here.
Irons avoiding damage as Cho throws knees to the body.
Irons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Irons is pressed up against the cage. Cho has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Irons down to the mat. Irons avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Irons tries to keep at a distance but Cho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cho tries to break free but Irons pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Irons.
Irons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cho misses with a body punch.
Cho is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Irons gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Irons letting Cho take a breather here.
Cho looking to slow down the pace here.
Cho effectively controlling the action here.
Irons stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Irons seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Irons lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho tries a knee to the head but Irons blocks it.
Cho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Irons avoids it.
Cho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Castle Irons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phi Cho.
Irons lands a body punch in the clinch.
Irons lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cho looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Cho.
Irons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cho avoiding damage as Irons throws knees to the body.
Irons lands a shoulder strike.
Irons being controlled against the cage.
Cho tries to land knees in the clinch but Irons avoids the damage to the body.
Cho lands with a short shot to the head.
Irons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Irons avoiding damage as Cho throws knees to the body.
Irons's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Irons.
Cho trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Irons.
Irons tries to land a knee to the head but Cho blocks with his arms.
Cho tightens his grip and picks Irons up, before dumping him to the ground. Irons manages to land in guard.
Irons looking for a sweep. Not yet Irons, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cho trying to control the position from guard on top but Irons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irons pulls Cho in close to his closed guard and prevents Cho from doing any damage or advancing position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good leg kick by Irons there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castle Irons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irons counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cho is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cho has managed to clinch.
Cho cracks Irons with a nice body shot.
Cho digs a right hand underneath Irons's ribcage. Irons let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cho is looking to control Irons's arms but Irons gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cho has his back to the cage.
Cho lands a shot to the body.
Cho has Irons pushed against the cage.
Irons pushes Cho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Irons.
Cho controlling the action here for a moment.
Irons lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cho.
Good body shot from Irons.
Irons stalls.
Cho blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Irons breaks the clinch.
Cho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cho forces Irons back against the cage and clinches.
Irons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Irons.
Cho controlling the action here for a moment.
Irons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Irons gets underhooks to prevent Cho's takedown attempt.
Irons tries a knee to the head but Cho blocks it.
Cho pushes Irons back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Irons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Cho.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Irons.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cho.
Irons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cho backwards.
Cho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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 Castle Irons will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Irons.
Irons trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cho.
Irons keeps control of Cho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cho missing with knees to the body.
Cho missing with knees to the body.
Irons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Irons stalling against the cage.
Cho is trying to break the clinch but Irons is controlling him.
Cho landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cho is working for takedown but Irons is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Irons avoids it.
Irons tries to land knees in the clinch but Cho avoids the damage to the body.
Cho has picked Irons up - he's going for a ride! Cho dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Irons pushes Cho off looking to stand but Cho dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, if Cho is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Phi Cho hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cho has closed the distance and engaged Irons in a clinch.
Irons tries to work over Cho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Irons will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cho up against the cage.
Cho is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Irons pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Irons lands with a right to the head.
Cho is trying to maintain a safe position but Irons gets an underhook and turns Cho into the cage.
Cho tries to break the clinch but Irons is controlling the position.
Cho missing with knees to the body.
Cho is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Irons pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Castle Irons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phi Cho.
Cho tries a knee to the head but Irons blocks it.
Cho takes a knee to the side of the body.
Irons works on Cho's body with a couple of short punches.
Irons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Irons prevents it.
Irons throws a head punch that misses.
Castle Irons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cho manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Irons is looking to work some ground and pound but Cho has wrist control.
Irons stopping the sweep attempt from Cho.
Irons is in close to Cho's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho keeping moving, preventing Irons from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Irons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cho keeping moving, preventing Irons from controlling successfully.
Irons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Irons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Irons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Irons tries to free his leg and advance position but Cho is retaining full guard.
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.
Irons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Irons trying to control the position from guard on top but Cho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irons sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We're going to have a standup here because Castle Irons wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Irons takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Irons misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cho shoots in and drives through. Irons sprawls well.
Cho pushes Irons up against the cage in a clinch.
Cho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Irons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Irons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Irons prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cho goes for a takedown attempt but Irons pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Irons throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phi Cho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Irons rushes Cho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Irons looking to slow down the pace here.
Cho lands a shoulder strike.
Cho trying to land knees to the body.
Irons keeps control of Cho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Irons is keeping busy.
Irons digs a right hand underneath Cho's ribcage. Cho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cho tries to pull guard but Irons won't allow it.
Cho working Irons over with knees to the body.
Cho is working for takedown but Irons is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irons.
Nice body punch from Cho.
Cho wants a takedown but no success here.
Castle Irons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phi Cho.
Irons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cho tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short body shot lands from Irons as the two fighters clinch.
Irons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irons swings wildly with an uppercut but Cho uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Irons takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons trying to control the position but instead, Cho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Irons into the cage.
Cho goes for a takedown attempt but Irons pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Irons throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Irons!
Cho clinches with his opponent.
Cho stalling in the clinch but Irons improves position.
Irons is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cho trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Irons.
Cho managing to block the knees to the body from Irons.
Irons avoiding damage.
Irons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cho tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Irons.
Irons throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Irons will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cho up against the cage.
Irons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Irons unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Irons swings wildly with an uppercut but Cho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irons throws a head punch that misses.
Irons gets underhooks to prevent Cho's takedown attempt.
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as Irons controls the action.
Cho tries to land knees in the clinch but Irons avoids the damage to the body.
Irons stalling in the clinch but Cho improves position.
Cho is trying to maintain a safe position but Irons gets an underhook and turns Cho into the cage.
Irons lands a shoulder strike.
Irons misses with a body punch.
Cho fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Irons is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Irons lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cho backwards.
Irons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Irons.
Irons is trying to stall.
Cho blocks a body shot from Irons.
Irons dodges an elbow strike from Cho.
Cho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cho blocks an uppercut.
Cho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Irons is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A body shot lands from Irons.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Irons lands with a light punch inside.
Cho looking to stall.
Irons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as Irons controls the action.
Irons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cho's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Irons.
Irons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cho is trying to break free.
Cho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Irons has Cho pushed against the cage.
Cho drops down looking for an ankle pick but Irons pulls his leg out and moves away.
Irons drops his hands momentarily and Cho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cho has Irons up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Irons takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cho tightens his grip and picks Irons up, before dumping him to the ground. Irons manages to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irons wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Castle Irons showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Irons has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Castle Irons!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abrahms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sando Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sando Han acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tank Abrahms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sando Han!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrahms clinches up against the cage.
Abrahms tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Han avoids it.
Abrahms with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Han blocks an elbow strike.
Han has a couple of punches blocked by Abrahms.
Han tries a knee to the head but Abrahms blocks it.
Han working Abrahms over with knees to the body.
Abrahms misses with a knee to the head.
Han lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abrahms backwards.
Han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Han lands a shoulder strike.
Han blocks an uppercut.
Han scores with a knee to the head.
Han trying to land knees to the body.
Abrahms avoiding damage as Han throws knees to the body.
Han is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abrahms is defending well for now.
Abrahms throws a knee to the head but misses.
Han tries a knee to the head but Abrahms blocks it.
Abrahms throws an elbow that misses.
Han throws a punch but it's blocked by Abrahms.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Han works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abrahms lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Sando Han has been cut.
Abrahms lands a damaging elbow.
Abrahms takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Tank Abrahms has been cut.
Abrahms misses with an elbow over the top.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
Han is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
Abrahms creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abrahms landing knees to the head.
Han tries to land knees in the clinch but Abrahms avoids the damage to the body.
Han is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abrahms.
Abrahms tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrahms throws an elbow but misses.
Han missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrahms throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Han.
Abrahms pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Han takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Sando Han's cut even more.
Han throws a knee to the head but misses.
Han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Han tries to land knees in the clinch but Abrahms avoids the damage to the body.
Han comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Han managing to block the knees to the body from Abrahms.
Han with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Han lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Han lands a hook to the side of the head.
Han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Han tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Han misses with a knee to the head.
Abrahms with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Han scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Han leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Han obliges.
Abrahms utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Han looks gassed!
Han throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abrahms blocks it with crossed arms.
Han is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abrahms is defending well for now.
Han landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Han with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Han.
Han misses with a knee strike.
Abrahms lands an elbow inside.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Han using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abrahms has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Han blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Han missing with knees to the body.
Abrahms landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrahms throws an elbow but misses.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abrahms lands a damaging elbow.
Abrahms tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Han avoids it.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Han leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrahms managing to block the knees to the body from Han.
Abrahms landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Han misses with a punch to the body.
Abrahms lands a nice elbow.
Abrahms lands an elbow inside that Han shrugs off.
Abrahms lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The cut above Sando Han's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Abrahms missing with knees to the body.
Han avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrahms.
Han missing with knees to the body.
Abrahms comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Han avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Han's defenses.
Sando Han's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
Abrahms avoids a wild elbow strike from Han.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Abrahms.
Abrahms blocks an elbow strike.
Abrahms lands an elbow just above Han 's eye.
Abrahms connects with a nasty looking knee right to Han's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sando Han's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tank Abrahms!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Ziskie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mogul Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phillip Ziskie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mogul Khan!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a combination that misses
letting Ziskie counter with a right hand.
Ziskie misses with a two punch combination.
Ziskie throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan slips a jab from Ziskie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Ziskie sizes up Khan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khan shoots and misses
and Ziskie counters with a big head kick but Khan shrugs it off.
Khan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ziskie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khan scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ziskie keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Khan won't allow Ziskie to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Khan trying to control but Ziskie is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Khan advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ziskie sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Khan trying to pass the guard but Ziskie defending well.
Khan trying to control the pace.
Khan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ziskie keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khan is trying to control. Ziskie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Khan seems to be working for a kimura but Ziskie defends the submission attempt.
Khan is looking for a kimura but Ziskie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khan to get the leverage.
Khan is working for a submission of some sort.
Khan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ziskie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziskie wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mogul Khan 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.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Ziskie rushes Khan and presses him up against the cage.
Ziskie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Khan.
Ziskie manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie lands with a kick to the temple. Khan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ziskie misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Ziskie counters with a left and a right that stings Khan.
Khan throws a lazy head kick
and Ziskie counters with a nice uppercut.
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.
A swing and a miss from Ziskie.
Ziskie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ziskie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Khan misses with a takedown
and Ziskie counters with a left and a right that stings Khan.
Phillip Ziskie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mogul Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Khan misses with a takedown
and Ziskie counters with a two punch combo.
Ziskie throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ziskie throws an off balance right hand
and Khan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ziskie won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Phillip Ziskie 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. This is the final round!
Khan misses with a right hand
and Ziskie counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan misses with a leg kick
and Ziskie counters with a one-two to the body.
Ziskie fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie connects with a nice looking jab.
Ziskie rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ziskie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Khan jumps into guard, dragging Ziskie to the mat.
Khan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ziskie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ziskie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Khan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ziskie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ziskie wanted to stand there but Khan had control of the position.
Khan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ziskie defends it easily.
Khan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ziskie defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie wants to get up but he can't break Khan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ziskie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Khan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ziskie has managed to get both his arms back between Khan's legs - danger averted.
Khan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ziskie has passed into half guard!
Khan is looking to control Ziskie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khan avoid being mounted?
Khan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ziskie gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Khan misses with an uppercut. Ziskie saw that one coming.
Ziskie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Khan throws a combination that misses
and Ziskie counters with a three punch combo that has Khan backing up. Khan nods at Ziskie to acknowledge the strikes.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Khan misses with a combination
and Ziskie counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mogul Khan.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Demedici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adnan Catic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Catic's choice of entrance music: tool - the pot. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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29
210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Demedici!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adnan Catic!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catic lands a glancing blow to the side of Demedici's head.
Demedici tries to clinch but Catic is having none of it.
Catic drops Demedici with a beautiful combination! Demedici stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Catic is looking for the KO!
Demedici is rocked!
It looks like Vincent Demedici has been cut.
Catic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Demedici defending well as Catic loads up on a big left hand.
Catic misses with a right hand
and Demedici counters with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Catic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Demedici is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Demedici looks to score with a jab to the body but Catic is just out of range.
Catic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Demedici!
Catic stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Catic dances in with a quick combination. Demedici is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Catic snaps Demedici's head back. Demedici stumbles backwards against the cage. Catic steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Demedici's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Demedici just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adnan Catic!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilfried Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj Paninii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bj Paninii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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27
155 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wilfried Schulz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bj Paninii!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paninii tries to clinch but Schulz moves away
enabling Schulz to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Paninii finds it's target.
Paninii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paninii is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paninii falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schulz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paninii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schulz throws a right and a left that Paninii avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Paninii as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schulz. Paninii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schulz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paninii.
Schulz swings for the body but Paninii moves out of range.
Paninii throws a jab but it's blocked by Schulz.
Schulz tries to keep at a distance but Paninii has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paninii tries to pull guard but Schulz holds him up against the cage and eventually Paninii drops back down to his feet.
Paninii jumps guard but Schulz stands there with Paninii around his waist. Paninii gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Schulz lands a nice shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Schulz.
Schulz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paninii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paninii closes the distance and clinches.
Schulz manages to break the clinch.
Schulz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schulz throws a big shot that misses.
Paninii tries to clinch but Schulz moves away
and Schulz counters with a three punch combo that has Paninii backing up. Paninii nods at Schulz to acknowledge the strikes.
Schulz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Paninii.
Schulz misses with an uppercut
and Paninii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paninii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paninii swinging wildly here.
A shot to the liver by Schulz. Beautiful body shot.
Paninii moves in looking to clinch but Schulz pushes him off.
Schulz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schulz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Paninii misses the jab.
Paninii avoids the body shot from Schulz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paninii moves away from the strike by Schulz.
Paninii ducks under a wild hook from Schulz.
Schulz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paninii instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paninii jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schulz walks away with a smile on his face. Paninii gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wilfried Schulz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bj Paninii.
Paninii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paninii fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Schulz.
Schulz throws a series of punches but Paninii moves out of range.
Schulz misses with an uppercut. Paninii saw that one coming.
Schulz misses the body punch
and Paninii counters with a nice uppercut.
Schulz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paninii lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Schulz is rocked!
Paninii is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Paninii shuts the power down on Schulz. Lights out, game over! Paninii is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bj Paninii!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
86% |
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