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Triumph 4 [ Mayhem ] PBP Commentary |
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 Andrew Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevenson has chosen "Sandstorm" - Darude as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan Pippen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pippen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pippen tries to clinch but Stevenson is having none of it.
Stevenson shoots in for a double leg but Pippen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pippen lands a slapping body shot.
Stevenson throws a head kick but Pippen moves out of range.
Pippen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pippen misses the shot to the body.
Pippen looks to land a combination. Stevenson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stevenson shoots for a takedown but Pippen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stevenson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stevenson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pippen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Stevenson has a takedown stuffed.
Jordan Pippen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Stevenson.
Pippen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Pippen cracks Stevenson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pippen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Pippen misses.
Stevenson avoids the body shot from Pippen.
Stevenson pushes Pippen up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevenson.
Stevenson jumps guard but Pippen stands there with Stevenson around his waist. Stevenson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stevenson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stevenson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pippen smiles and moves away.
Pippen wants to clinch but Stevenson slips to the side
and Stevenson counters with a shoot takedown. Pippen fights it but they end up in guard.
Stevenson drops back looking for a leg! Pippen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pippen manages to kick Stevenson off! Stevenson jumps back into Pippen's guard.
Stevenson stopping the sweep attempt from Pippen.
Stevenson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pippen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pippen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pippen!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pippen wants to control but Stevenson is keeping him busy.
Pippen laying and praying for a moment but Stevenson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Stevenson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pippen wants to stand up but Stevenson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to get back to full guard but Pippen has mounted him!
Stevenson tries to reverse the position but Pippen maintains control.
Pippen throws a sloppy strike and Stevenson uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Stevenson has ended up in Pippen's guard.
Pippen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pippen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stevenson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pippen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Stevenson, into his guard.
Pippen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stevenson looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stevenson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pippen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pippen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stevenson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pippen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrew Stevenson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stevenson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Horrible takedown by Stevenson or perhaps it was just good defense by Pippen which made him look bad.
Stevenson shoots in looking for a takedown. Pippen tries to sprawl out of it but Stevenson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pippen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pippen works the jab nicely.
A left and a right from Pippen both land. Nice combination.
Pippen throws a shot to the body.
Stevenson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pippen avoids it really well and circles away.
Jordan Pippen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Stevenson.
Pippen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stevenson counters by clinching up.
Pippen misses with some punches.
Pippen can't break the clinch.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
Stevenson jumps guard but Pippen stands there with Stevenson around his waist. Stevenson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pippen wants to break free but Stevenson has control.
Pippen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pippen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pippen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stevenson jumps guard and drags Pippen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pippen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stevenson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pippen wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
Pippen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stevenson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pippen advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pippen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stevenson keeps working.
Pippen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stevenson on the ground.
Pippen wants to stand but Stevenson is controlling his arm.
Pippen wants to control for a moment but Stevenson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Stevenson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pippen pulls his head out easily.
Pippen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is not content to let Pippen control the position.
Stevenson won't allow Pippen to pass to mount.
Stevenson looking for submissions off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stevenson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pippen pinned against the cage. Pippen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jordan Pippen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pippen with a hook.
A shot to de liver by Pippen. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevenson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jordan Pippen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pippen doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Stevenson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pippen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pippen is looking to clinch but Stevenson is avoiding it.
Pippen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stevenson walks into a straight right hand from Pippen.
Stevenson fails with the takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Pippen there.
Pippen with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Pippen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pippen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stevenson in his tracks.
Stevenson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stevenson manages to pull guard.
Stevenson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pippen is aware though and is defending well.
Pippen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pippen passes Stevenson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pippen is looking to take a break and control but Stevenson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stevenson gets full guard.
Stevenson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stevenson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stevenson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stevenson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pippen trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pippen throwing strikes but missing.
Stevenson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pippen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pippen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pippen throwing strikes but missing.
Pippen wants to stand but Stevenson is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Pippen as Stevenson shoots in.
Stevenson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pippen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pippen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stevenson clinches up with Pippen and pushes him back against the cage.
Pippen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stevenson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pippen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pippen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevenson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pippen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jordan Pippen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Stevenson.
Pippen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stevenson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pippen walks away with a smile on his face. Stevenson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pippen doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Pippen as he connects with a hook.
Pippen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stevenson on the side of the head.
Pippen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pippen struggling a bit here.
Pippen prevents Stevenson from moving into mount.
Stevenson blocks the strikes from Pippen.
Pippen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pippen is looking to control Stevenson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pippen avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pippen sees it coming and defends easily.
Pippen is looking to improve his position.
Pippen moves into full guard.
Pippen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pippen, not yet.
Pippen is trying to keep Stevenson in close.
Pippen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrew Stevenson.
I think Stevenson 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Stevenson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quinlin Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Vasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matheus Vasco is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quinlin Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matheus Vasco!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vasco looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Berg is taking a breather. Vasco says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasco is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Berg slips a nice elbow through Vasco's hands, connecting with Vasco's forehead.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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. Berg connects with a nice short shot to Vasco's temple.
Berg seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Berg working over Vasco with some ground and pound. Vasco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Berg uses his free foot to push down on Vasco's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vasco.
Berg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vasco has left one of his arms exposed and Berg doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Vasco screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Quinlin Berg!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julio Manucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Manucho has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Manucho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akira Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishikawa shoots in for a double leg but Manucho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Manucho looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Manucho stuffs the takedown.
Ishikawa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Manucho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Julio Manucho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Ishikawa.
Manucho moves into range and clinches up with Ishikawa.
Ishikawa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ishikawa has eaten all the pies!
Manucho landing knees to the body.
Manucho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Manucho breaks the clinch.
Manucho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manucho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good exchange - Ishikawa coming out on top.
Ishikawa shoots in but no luck this time.
Ishikawa tries to clinch there but Manucho circles away.
Manucho slaps away a takedown attempt from Ishikawa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ishikawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Manucho circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Ishikawa or perhaps it was just good defense by Manucho which made him look bad.
Ishikawa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manucho's waist but Manucho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ishikawa off to one side.
Manucho tries to clinch but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Ishikawa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ishikawa avoids the head kick by Manucho.
Manucho tries to bum rush Ishikawa with a series of wild strikes but Ishikawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manucho fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ishikawa is defended easily by Manucho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ishikawa shoots in and drives through. Manucho sprawls well.
Manucho throws a series of strikes that have Ishikawa backpedaling.
Nice sprawl there from Manucho as Ishikawa shoots in.
Ishikawa misses with a head kick.
Manucho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Manucho. No joy for Ishikawa on that attempt.
Manucho throws a combination. Ishikawa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ishikawa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Manucho counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manucho stands up.
Ishikawa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Manucho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ishikawa somewhat.
Manucho misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa tries to clinch but Manucho moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manucho fails to land with a series of punches.
Ishikawa shoots in looking for a takedown. Manucho tries to sprawl out of it but Ishikawa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manucho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manucho swinging wilding here.
Ishikawa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manucho as he avoids it easily.
Manucho throws a right and a left that Ishikawa avoids nicely.
Manucho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manucho finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Ishikawa or perhaps it was just good defense by Manucho which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Manucho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ishikawa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manucho defends it nicely.
Manucho looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Manucho preventing the sweep.
Manuchois looking to pass into half guard but Ishikawa pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ishikawa is in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ishikawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Manucho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ishikawa throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa wants to control from the top but Manucho keeps moving.
Manucho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ishikawa wants to stand but Manucho is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ishikawa drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Ishikawa seems to have locked his on tight now - Manucho screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ishikawa, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Akira Ishikawa!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stones Mahones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stones Mahones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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271 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Ballantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stones Mahones!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballantine clinches with his opponent.
Mahones tries to break the clinch but Ballantine is controlling the position.
Ballantine prevents Mahones from breaking the clinch.
Ballantine avoids a wild elbow strike from Mahones.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mahones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ballantine.
Mahones has had enough of the clinch but Ballantine keeps him there for the moment.
Mahones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ballantine has Mahones pressed against the cage, preventing Mahones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mahones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mahones has had enough of the clinch but Ballantine keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahones tries to break free but Ballantine pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mahones fails to land.
Mahones wants to break free but Ballantine has control.
Ballantine manages to break the clinch.
Ballantine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Ballantine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballantine darts in and clinches Mahones up against the cage.
Mahones tries to break free but Ballantine pushes him back against the cage.
Mahones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ballantine is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mahones to the mat. Mahones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mahones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ballantine.
Mahones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Jimmy Ballantine has been cut.
Ballantine dodges the punch combination from Mahones.
Mahones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ballantine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ballantine connects with a body shot.
Mahones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mahones throws a nice looking combination but Ballantine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ballantine misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ballantine is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ballantine.
Mahones lands with a big right hook that stumbles Ballantine - he's out on his feet here! Mahones follows up with another monster hook that separates Ballantine from consciousness! Ballantine falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Mahones stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stones Mahones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between EF Hutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rommel Agomaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, EF Hutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rommel Agomaa!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agomaa tries to clinch but Hutton moves out of range.
Hutton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hutton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Agomaa's efforts to push away.
Hutton manages to break the clinch.
Hutton gets a takedown into half guard.
Hutton drops an elbow to the side of Agomaa's head.
Hutton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Agomaa defends it well.
Hutton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hutton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Agomaa's head.
Hutton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hutton thows a huge punch but Agomaa dodges it nicely.
Hutton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hutton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agomaa pushes Hutton off looking to stand but Hutton dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hutton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice takedown defense from Hutton. No joy for Agomaa on that attempt.
Agomaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Hutton circles away.
Hutton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Agomaa finds it's way round the side to connect with Hutton's head.
A swing and a miss from Agomaa.
Hutton slips a jab from Agomaa.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hutton fails to land the takedown.
Agomaa misses the shot to the body.
Agomaa looks gassed!
Hutton throws a leg kick which misses Agomaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Agomaa tries to avoid it.
Agomaa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
EF Hutton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hutton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hutton gets the takedown into side control.
Agomaa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hutton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hutton 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.
Hutton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Agomaa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Agomaa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutton lands a nice forearm strike.
Hutton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Agomaa to see if he's OK.
Hutton prevents Agomaa from escaping the position.
Hutton controlling the position.
Agomaa is pushing Hutton's head away, looking to escape. Hutton manages to hold on to the position though.
Hutton stands up.
Hutton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hutton manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutton scores a takedown into full mount!
Agomaa trying desperately to get to his feet.
Agomaa taking shots to the head.
Hutton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Hutton.
Hutton lands a heavy elbow.
Agomaa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hutton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Agomaa hang on?
Agomaa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hutton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hutton working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Hutton.
Hutton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hutton with shots to the head and body - Agomaa looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agomaa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hutton lands with some strikes.
Hutton landing strikes from the mount and Agomaa is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
EF Hutton 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.
Hutton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hutton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Agomaa tries to clinch up.
Agomaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hutton in his tracks.
Hutton shoots in but Agomaa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Agomaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hutton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Agomaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Hutton keeps the fight on the outside.
Agomaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Agomaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
EF Hutton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Agomaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hutton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hutton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Agomaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hutton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Agomaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Agomaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hutton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hutton slaps away a takedown attempt from Agomaa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutton swats away the attempt to clinch by Agomaa.
Hutton connects with a single shot there.
Agomaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hutton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hutton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hutton.
Agomaa pushes Hutton up against the cage in a clinch.
Hutton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hutton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hutton keeps the fight on the outside.
Agomaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Agomaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hutton darts in and clinches Agomaa up against the cage.
Hutton breaks the clinch.
Agomaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hutton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agomaa. Hutton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hutton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Agomaa moves in looking to clinch but Hutton pushes him off.
Agomaa moves into range and clinches up with Hutton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agomaa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Agomaa is trying to break the clinch but Hutton has him pressed against the cage.
Hutton wants the takedown. Agomaa is fighting it off but Hutton persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Agomaa's guard against the cage.
Agomaa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hutton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hutton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hutton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hutton postures up and lands a big shot to Agomaa's brow.
Hutton pushes down on Agomaa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hutton is looking to take a break and control but Agomaa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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. Hutton connects with a nice short shot to Agomaa's temple.
Agomaa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hutton.
Agomaa is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutton throwing shots but Agomaa is blocking nicely.
Hutton trying to control from half guard but Agomaa is working away.
Hutton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hutton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Agomaa missing with a left hand there. Hutton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hutton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Agomaa, pushing him back against the cage.
Hutton breaks the clinch.
Hutton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Agomaa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hutton defends it nicely.
Hutton slaps away a takedown attempt from Agomaa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
EF Hutton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rommel Agomaa.
Agomaa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agomaa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hutton scoring with some ground and pound.
Agomaa wants to stand up but Hutton is controlling him.
Hutton throwing strikes but missing.
Hutton trying to control the position from guard on top but Agomaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
EF Hutton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hutton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hutton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Agomaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hutton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Agomaa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hutton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Agomaa swinging wilding here.
Hutton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Agomaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hutton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hutton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Agomaa can do to turn this around?
Hutton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hutton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hutton.
Agomaa dives in and grabs Hutton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hutton pushes down on Agomaa's head and hops out.
Agomaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Agomaa is looking to clinch.
Hutton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hutton dives in and grabs Agomaa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Agomaa pushes down on Hutton's head and hops out.
EF Hutton is winning the standup battle so far.
Agomaa tries to clinch but Hutton moves out of range.
Agomaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hutton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Agomaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hutton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Agomaa is trying to stand back up but Hutton is controlling him
Hutton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Agomaa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hutton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hutton is looking to advance position but Agomaa won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Hutton.
Hutton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Agomaa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hutton tries to pass to full mount but Agomaa defends it.
Hutton stops Agomaa from getting back to his feet.
Hutton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Agomaa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hutton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Agomaa but Agomaa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for EF Hutton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agomaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hutton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Agomaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hutton.
Agomaa throws out a loose jab but Hutton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hutton has a takedown stuffed.
Agomaa is looking to land body kicks.
Agomaa moves in looking to clinch but Hutton pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agomaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hutton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Agomaa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hutton stands up and waves to Agomaa to follow him.
Agomaa throws a nice looking combination but Hutton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hutton scores with a push kick.
Hutton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Agomaa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
EF Hutton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hutton moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Agomaa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
EF Hutton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hutton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Agomaa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rommel Agomaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agomaa pushes Hutton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hutton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hutton working the ground and pound from side control.
Hutton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hutton slips a jab from Agomaa.
Hutton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hutton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
EF Hutton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hutton 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... EF Hutton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Smythinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francis Smythinton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francis Smythinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Steel!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smythinton circles away quickly and effectively.
Steel throws a series of punches but Smythinton avoids them all with ease.
Smythinton stuns Steel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steel wants to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smythinton.
Smythinton throws a one two combo.
Steel looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smythinton misses with a head kick.
Smythinton with a nice cross.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smythinton was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
Smythinton connects with a stiff jab that staggers Steel - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Francis Smythinton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Wiliam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Baijllknusar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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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
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Herman Wiliam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jonas Baijllknusar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiliam keeps the fight on the outside.
Baijllknusar slips a straight right by Wiliam.
Wiliam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wiliam keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiliam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baijllknusar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Baijllknusar passes to side control.
Wiliam is not content to let Baijllknusar control the position.
Baijllknusar decides to stand back up.
Jonas Baijllknusar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baijllknusar gets the takedown into side control.
Baijllknusar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baijllknusar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wiliam is looking for a sweep.
Baijllknusar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sloppy strikes there by Baijllknusar.
Wiliam is not content to let Baijllknusar control the position.
Baijllknusar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wiliam managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Baijllknusar.
An elbow from Baijllknusar crashes against the mat.
Baijllknusar is putting a hurting on Wiliam here, landing some big shots from side control.
Baijllknusar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wiliam some visible discomfort.
Baijllknusar advances to mount.
Wiliam is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baijllknusar throws some wild stikes that Wiliam manages to avoid easily.
Wiliam is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Baijllknusar throwing strikes here but Wiliam is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Baijllknusar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Baijllknusar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Baijllknusar is landing with some decent strikes but Wiliam is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Baijllknusar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Baijllknusar unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baijllknusar content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiliam taking shots to the head.
It looks like Herman Wiliam has been cut.
Baijllknusar throwing strikes here but Wiliam is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wiliam really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baijllknusar dominating with strikes here.
Wiliam takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Baijllknusar controlling his opponent.
Wiliam in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Herman Wiliam's cut is getting worse.
Baijllknusar unloading with bombs!
Herman Wiliam's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiliam is bucking up trying to escape but Baijllknusar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jeez, Herman Wiliam's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Herman Wiliam's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jonas Baijllknusar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Show out. Raven has chosen Bleed it Out by Linkin Park as his entrance music. James Raven acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Raven!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Raven shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raven but Raven pushes him off and we're back to square one.
James Raven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown with a nice cross.
It looks like James Raven has been cut.
Raven pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Raven moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Raven has taken the fight into the clinch.
Raven trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Raven into the cage.
Raven tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raven is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brown is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Raven to the mat. Raven regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Raven throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown wants to stand and escape but instead Raven has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Raven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brown is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Raven, into his guard.
Raven looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brown passes into side control.
Brown has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown darts in and clinches Raven up against the cage.
Raven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raven changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Raven manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Raven holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Raven is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Raven lands a knee to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Raven manages to pull guard.
Raven doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Raven trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raven controlling from the top position.
Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown trying to control the position.
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 Will Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Raven's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raven darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with a single leg into guard. Raven didn't expect that.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brown wants to stand and escape but instead Raven has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Raven looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raven stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Raven chips away with some ground and pound.
Raven trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raven working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raven.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raven controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Raven throwing strikes but missing.
Raven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Raven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.
Raven bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Raven landing some decent shots from guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Raven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raven 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.
Raven forces his way into half guard.
Raven is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Raven will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Raven's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Raven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Raven looks to clinch
and Brown counters with a single leg into guard. Raven didn't expect that.
Brown trying to control but Raven is working from the bottom.
Raven working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Raven wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brown is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Raven.
Raven tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raven keeps working.
Raven is looking to reverse the position.
That's two 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.
Brown tries for a kimura but Raven is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raven is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Raven's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Raven darts in trying to clinch
and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Raven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raven's waist but Raven gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown moves into the clinch.
Raven breaks the clinch.
Raven closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Raven doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Raven clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brown off and has taken his back!
Brown prevents Raven from getting a body triangle.
Brown looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Raven scores with punches and elbows.
Raven is looking to control Brown but Brown is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Will Brown!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Adolfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cordes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adolfson comes into the arena with homie hymne blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quinton Adolfson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jorge Cordes!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Adolfson was covering up waiting for the punch and Cordes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cordes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cordes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cordes wants to stand but Adolfson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Adolfson has his foot on Cordes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cordes works his way back into a safe position though.
Cordes is in close to Adolfson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cordes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Adolfson, up you get!
Cordes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cordes lands a with a good body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adolfson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adolfson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cordes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cordes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adolfson defending well though.
Cordes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cordes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Cordes there.
Cordes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adolfson keeps working.
Adolfson is breathing heavily.
Adolfson wants to get back to his feet.
Cordes wants to free his trapped foot but Adolfson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cordes seems to be looking for submissions.
Cordes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Cordes.
Ground and pound from Cordes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordes is keen to just control but Adolfson is a slippery customer.
Cordes decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Adolfson avoids the head kick by Cordes.
Adolfson has his takedown stuffed
and Cordes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Adolfson's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Adolfson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cordes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cordes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cordes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cordes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cordes works over Adolfson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cordes connects with a couple of short punches.
Cordes is pushing down on Adolfson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Adolfson is fighting to maintain full guard but Cordes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cordes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Adolfson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cordes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cordes working Adolfson over with strikes.
Cordes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adolfson's head.
Cordes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cordes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adolfson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cordes scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cordes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cordes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cordes stands up out of the half guard.
Cordes clinches.
Adolfson wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cordes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cordes pulls guard successfully.
Cordes trying to control the position.
Adolfson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cordes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Adolfson has Cordes in his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cordes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Cordes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cordes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cordes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Adolfson really wants to buck Cordes off and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Cordes.
Adolfson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cordes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cordes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cordes throws some wild stikes that Adolfson manages to avoid easily.
Cordes scoring with strikes but Adolfson is staying in there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cordes dominating with strikes here.
Cordes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cordes with shots to the head and body - Adolfson looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adolfson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cordes working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Cordes.
Adolfson is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Cordes! Adolfson is hurt baaadly! Cordes is firing away with more strikes - Adolfson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jorge Cordes!
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