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FCD 42: Night Before Christmas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Silvestry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvestry has chosen Street Fighter as his entrance music. Brandon Silvestry acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonny Gambler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Silvestry!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambler thows a body shot but no joy.
Silvestry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silvestry showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvestry stalling.
Silvestry is trying to control the action in half guard but Gambler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gambler looking for submissions off his back.
Silvestry stands up out of the half guard.
Gambler misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestry moves into range and clinches up with Gambler.
Silvestry gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gambler working for a triangle but Silvestry defends it easily.
Silvestry trying to control the position from guard on top but Gambler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvestry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silvestry trying to control but Gambler is working from the bottom.
Gambler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambler keeping moving, preventing Silvestry from controlling successfully.
Silvestry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gambler working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silvestry has passed into half guard!
Silvestry passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gambler!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvestry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestry controlling the pace for now.
Silvestry is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gambler is surviving well by controlling Silvestry's body position as best he can.
Silvestry lands a heavy elbow.
Gambler is breathing heavily.
Silvestry content just to control the position here.
Gambler's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestry looking to control but Gambler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silvestry with the ground and pound from mount.
Silvestry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gambler is squirming around, avoiding Silvestry's attempts to control the action.
Silvestry with shots to the head and body - Gambler looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestry controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestry lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Silvestry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silvestry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gambler lands with a nice body punch.
Silvestry wants to clinch.
Silvestry moves into the clinch successfully.
Silvestry wants a takedown but no success here.
Silvestry misses with a punch to the body.
Silvestry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gambler prevents it.
Silvestry wants to take the fight to the mat but Gambler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jonny Gambler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Silvestry.
Silvestry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silvestry lands a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestry landing with the ground and pound.
Silvestry gets to his feet. Gambler looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silvestry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gambler as he jumps to the side.
Silvestry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gambler.
Silvestry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jonny Gambler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvestry shoots in and drives through. Gambler sprawls well.
Silvestry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gambler as he avoids it easily.
Silvestry clinches up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silvestry manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestry has a closed guard, preventing Gambler from standing up.
Silvestry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gambler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silvestry is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambler wants to get up but he can't break Silvestry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gambler throwing strikes but missing.
Silvestry is adopting a defensive guard.
Gambler advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestry manages to get to full guard.
Silvestry throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silvestry trying to control the position here.
Silvestry lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gambler!
Gambler is trying to stand up.
Silvestry with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silvestry breaks from Gambler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silvestry is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Jonny Gambler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silvestry feints and as Gambler raises his hands in defense, Silvestry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Gambler throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silvestry escapes and throws Gambler's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gambler takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gambler seems a little lost for a moment, as Silvestry dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Silvestry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silvestry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gambler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gambler is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silvestry off and has taken his back!
Silvestry breaks Gambler's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Silvestry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silvestry stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gambler throws a poor cross that misses
and Silvestry moves into the clinch.
Silvestry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silvestry has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gambler is trying to keep an underhook but Silvestry manages to get the takedown into half guard.
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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silvestry in particular looking to stall.
Silvestry is looking to take a break and control but Gambler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brandon Silvestry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestry stops Gambler from getting back to his feet.
Silvestry decides to stand up.
Silvestry scores with a head kick.
Silvestry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gambler, pushing him back against the cage.
Silvestry gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gambler regains guard.
Gambler being controlled here, momentarily.
Silvestry looking to sit in guard and control but Gambler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gambler postures up.
Silvestry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silvestry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brandon Silvestry hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silvestry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silvestry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silvestry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gambler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silvestry with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestry is trying to control. Gambler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gambler is in trouble now - Silvestry has advanced to mount!
Gambler tries to reverse the position but Silvestry maintains control.
Silvestry working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silvestry controlling from mount.
Silvestry wants to finish this one by submission but Gambler is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silvestry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gambler tries to reverse the position but Silvestry maintains control.
Silvestry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestry dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Silvestry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silvestry 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Silvestry!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dany Doan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralle Pihl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pihl is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Run to the hills. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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24
140 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dany Doan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ralle Pihl!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pihl shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pihl was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Doan working to try and regain half guard.
Doan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pihl tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Doan is trying to stand.
Pihl lands a big elbow.
Doan is working to get back to half guard.
Doan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pihl not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doan wants to get back to full guard.
Pihl thows a huge punch but Doan dodges it nicely.
Pihl wants to stand up but Doan is controlling the position.
Pihl thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doan's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doan is looking to control Pihl's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doan avoid being mounted?
Pihl is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Doan sees it coming and defends easily.
Pihl trying to control the action but Doan is working from the bottom.
Pihl is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Doan is trying to stand back up but Pihl is controlling him
Pihl is looking for a kimura but Doan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pihl to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doan gets back to full guard.
Pihl must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pihl tries to free his leg and advance position but Doan is retaining full guard.
Doan looking to control.
Doan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pihl tries to stand but Doan is controlling from the bottom.
Pihl wants to stand and escape but instead Doan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Doan is looking to stand up but Pihl won't let him.
Pihl looking for a sweep. Not yet Pihl, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pihl is pulling down on Doan's head. It's preventing any offense from Doan, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pihl looking to control but Doan passes into half guard.
Pihl is trying to stand up here but Doan is controlling him well.
Pihl looks gassed!
Pihl has one foot on Doan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Doan lands with a shot to the body.
Doan has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Doan as Pihl shoots in.
Doan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pihl as he avoids it easily.
Doan scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Doan.
Pihl tries to close the distance and clinch but Doan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pihl dives in and grabs Doan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Doan pushes down on Pihl's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Doan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pihl doesn't seem phased though.
Pihl takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doan misses with a series of wild punches.
Doan throws a right hand that Pihl ducks under and follows up with a left that Pihl also avoids with ease.
Doan tries to bum rush Pihl with a series of wild strikes but Pihl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pihl darts in and clinches Doan up against the cage.
Pihl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pihl is looking to clinch but Doan is avoiding it.
Doan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pihl tries to clinch there but Doan circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pihl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doan swats away the attempt to clinch by Pihl.
Doan misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ralle Pihl will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Doan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pihl shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Doan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pihl connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Doan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pihl looking to finish with strikes here!
Pihl looking to finish with strikes here!
Pihl punching from mount but Doan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pihl looking to ground and pound but Doan is blocking nicely.
Pihl throwing strikes here but Doan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Doan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doan is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihl not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pihl sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doan defending well though.
Doan is trying to get back to full guard.
Pihl thows a huge punch but Doan dodges it nicely.
Doan wants to control but Pihl is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pihl missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pihl wants to control but Doan is keeping him busy.
Pihl stalling away here and it's allowed Doan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pihl trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pihl is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pihl wants to stand and escape but instead Doan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Doan is looking to stand up but Pihl won't let him.
Doan trying to control the position from guard on top but Pihl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pihl is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pihl has a closed guard, preventing Doan from standing up.
Pihl manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pihl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pihl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doan.
Pihl fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Doan to the ground. Pihl is now in Doan's guard.
Ralle Pihl has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pihl wants to stand but Doan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Doan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pihl is one step ahead there.
Pihl postures up in Doan's guard and throws a big left but Doan blocks it.
Doan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pihl trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pihl stands up from Doan's guard - Pihl perhaps looking for a knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pihl.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pihl closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Doan did well to prevent Pihl getting side control.
Doan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pihl postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doan has a closed guard, preventing Pihl from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralle Pihl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.
Pihl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doan throws a one two combo.
Doan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dany Doan is winning the standup battle so far.
Pihl tries to clinch up but Doan circles away and keeps his distance.
Doan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pihl in his tracks.
No joy there for Doan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pihl tries to clinch up but Doan circles away and keeps his distance.
Doan fails to land with a series of punches.
Pihl has managed to clinch.
Pihl lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doan wants to stand but Pihl is controlling the position.
Pihl throws a big right hand that misses.
Doan wants to stand but Pihl is controlling the position.
Pihl working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihl would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pihl preventing the sweep.
Pihl trying to control but Doan is working from the bottom.
Doan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pihl wants to stand but Doan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pihl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pihl doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Doan is tightening it up a little... Pihl has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Pihl reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Pihl taps out! Nice BJJ there by Doan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dany Doan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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160 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Melvin Gabriel !
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hale eats them both and turns towards Gabriel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hale throws a shot to the body.
Hale tries to clinch up.
Hale connects with a solid leg kick.
Gabriel looks gassed!
Gabriel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hale listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Justin Hale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hale is stalling in the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hale has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hale wants to pass the guard but Gabriel is keeping the position.
Gabriel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hale gets to his feet - Gabriel follows without any prompting.
Hale cracks Gabriel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Melvin Gabriel has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gabriel is defended easily by Hale.
Hale lands with a nice combination. Gabriel backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale rushes Gabriel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hale lands with a nice body kick.
Hale cracks the inside of Gabriel 's front leg.
Hale lands a left and a right that send Gabriel crashing to the mat, dazed. Hale thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gabriel is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hale lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Gabriel is looking to close the distance but Hale sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Gabriel crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Gabriel is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Justin Hale!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doran Connell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rob Kelly - Rockstar. Doran Connell has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doran Connell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sharp scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Connell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sharp scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sharp looking to finish with strikes here!
Sharp is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Connell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sharp misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Connell tries to lock up and control but Sharp gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sharp connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sharp thowing shots but they're missing.
Connell tries to reverse the position but Sharp maintains control.
Connell tries to lock up and control but Sharp gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sharp has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Connell's face.
Sharp throws some wild stikes that Connell manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp punching from mount but Connell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Connell wants to control but Sharp is having none of it.
Connell controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connell tries to hold on but Sharp pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connell is working to get back to half guard.
Sharp can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Connell is looking to escape.
Connell tries to lock up and control but Sharp gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sharp unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Connell wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sharp.
Sharp cracks Connell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Connell is rocked!
Sharp postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Connell out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Sharp goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Curtis Sharp!
Curtis Sharp took some time post fight to say the following; 'I've had an up and down career thus far and of late I've found my groove. Winning the title accomplishes my final goal in the sport and my future retirement will go down alot smoother.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Susanin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Berndt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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23
272 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Susanin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Berndt!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berndt tries to clinch up but Susanin circles away and keeps his distance.
Berndt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Susanin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berndt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Susanin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Berndt has picked Susanin up - he's going for a ride! Berndt dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Susanin is trying to get back to full guard.
Berndt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Susanin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Susanin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Berndt looking to sit in guard and control but Susanin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Susanin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Susanin lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susanin wants to control from the top but Berndt keeps moving.
Susanin has gone for a leg lock! Berndt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Susanin's guard.
Susanin keeping moving, preventing Berndt from controlling successfully.
Berndt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Susanin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Berndt controlling from the top position.
Berndt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Susanin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Susanin has escaped and now he's on top!
Susanin trying to control the position from guard on top but Berndt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susanin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Berndt looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Berndt looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Berndt!
Berndt working the ground and pound.
Susanin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Susanin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Berndt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Susanin.
Susanin is looking to take a break and control but Berndt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susanin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Berndt's head.
Susanin uses his free foot to push down on Berndt's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Berndt.
Susanin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Berndt is looking to improve his position but Susanin isn't that keen on the idea.
Berndt gets back to half guard.
Berndt is trying to control but can't.
Susanin wants to pass the guard but Berndt is defending well.
Susanin trying to control the action but Berndt is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susanin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Berndt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Susanin.
Berndt tries to roll over but Susanin keeps him under control.
Susanin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Berndt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Berndt trying to hold on to Susanin's head to control him but Susanin postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Susanin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Berndt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Berndt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Berndt throws a sloppy head kick and Susanin moves out of range easily.
Berndt tries to clinch but Susanin moves out of range.
Susanin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Berndt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Berndt stopping the sweep attempt from Susanin.
Berndt tries to free his leg and advance position but Susanin is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berndt scoring with some ground and pound.
Berndt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Susanin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Berndt!
Susanin misses with a head shot.
Berndt holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Susanin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Berndt is squirming around, avoiding Susanin's attempts to control the action.
Berndt has given up his back.
Susanin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Berndt has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berndt fending off the submission attempt from Susanin.
Susanin is looking for a choke. Berndt gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Berndt manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Berndt is working Susanin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Berndt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Berndt trying to control the position from guard on top but Susanin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berndt throwing strikes but missing.
Ivan Susanin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berndt is working Susanin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Berndt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Susanin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Berndt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Susanin's head.
Berndt stands up and waves to Susanin to follow him.
Susanin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Berndt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berndt rushes Susanin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Berndt.
It looks like Ivan Susanin has been cut.
Susanin is trying to stall.
Berndt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Susanin's face.
Susanin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Berndt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Berndt breaks the clinch.
Berndt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Susanin on his heels. He'll look to pass Susanin's guard now, I'm sure.
Susanin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berndt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berndt trying to control the position but Susanin is working away.
Susanin manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Berndt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Susanin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Berndt drives through and clinches with Susanin against the cage.
Berndt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Susanin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Berndt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Susanin's guard now.
Berndt throws a big elbow that misses.
Berndt throwing strikes from guard but Susanin blocks nicely.
Susanin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Susanin is trying to keep Berndt in close.
Susanin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Berndt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berndt connects with a couple of short punches.
Susanin trying to keep a closed guard but Berndt is proving a slippery customer.
Susanin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Susanin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Berndt puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Berndt trying to control the action but Susanin is working from the bottom.
Susanin taking some punishment here, with Berndt in his half guard.
Berndt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Susanin keeps working.
Berndt is controlling the pace.
Berndt wants to take a breather but Susanin is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susanin won't allow Berndt to pass to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Berndt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Berndt wants to clinch up but Susanin keeps it at a distance.
Berndt tries to clinch but Susanin is having none of it.
Berndt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Berndt. No joy for Susanin on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berndt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Susanin on his heels. He'll look to pass Susanin's guard now, I'm sure.
Susanin controls Berndt momentarily but Berndt frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berndt chips away with some ground and pound.
Berndt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Susanin looking for a sweep. Not yet Susanin, not yet.
Berndt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Susanin has a closed guard, preventing Berndt from standing up.
Berndt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Susanin is trying to keep Berndt in close.
Susanin wants to stand but Berndt is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berndt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Berndt tries to clinch but Susanin is having none of it.
Susanin gets tackled into the cage by Berndt. Berndt maintains the clinch.
Berndt has picked Susanin up - he's going for a ride! Berndt dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
James Berndt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Susanin manages to get to full guard.
Berndt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Berndt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Berndt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Berndt!
James Berndt managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, THELEMA Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hamilton Eslay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez has chosen It's A Fight as his entrance music. Hamilton Eslay is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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200 lbs
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22
200 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hamilton Eslay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eslay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Eslay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Eslay.
Eslay digs a right hand underneath Alvarez's ribcage. Alvarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Eslay misses.
Alvarez works Eslay's body with a nice hook.
Eslay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eslay scores with a nice head shot.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eslay is defended easily by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Eslay avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez throws a hook but Eslay avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eslay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Eslay lands a really nice looking cross but Alvarez seems unphased.
Eslay lands with a hook. Alvarez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Eslay misses the target.
Eslay throws a good cross that connects.
Eslay scores with a jab. Alvarez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eslay misses with an uppercut.
Eslay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez throws a poor cross that misses
and Eslay decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alvarez's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Eslay trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Eslay works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet.
Alvarez looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eslay content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Eslay maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Alvarez could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Eslay has cracked it and Alvarez is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Eslay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hamilton Eslay!
After winning the bout, Hamilton Eslay thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lewis McLay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Deimon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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29
133 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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140 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis McLay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phil Deimon!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deimon closes the distance and clinches.
McLay blocks an uppercut.
McLay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McLay being controlled against the cage.
McLay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McLay enables Deimon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McLay manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McLay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Deimon looking for submissions off his back.
Deimon tries to roll over but McLay keeps him under control.
Deimon looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Deimon defending well though.
Deimon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McLay.
McLay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Deimon actively working from the bottom here.
Deimon is trying to control but can't.
McLay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Deimon is refusing to be controlled, as McLay sits in half guard.
McLay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Deimon pushes McLay off looking to stand but McLay dives back in and keeps control.
McLay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McLay wants to work for an arm triangle but Deimon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deimon is trying to stand up here but McLay is controlling him well.
Deimon wants to control but McLay is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McLay is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Deimon as he works his way to full guard.
McLay keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Deimon's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deimon has momentary wrist control but McLay slips an elbow through the middle.
McLay postures up in Deimon's guard and throws a big left but Deimon blocks it.
McLay with a nice head shot there.
McLay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Deimon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McLay passes into half guard.
McLay landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Deimon trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deimon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McLay scores with a couple of nice shots.
Deimon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Deimon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Deimon looks gassed!
McLay lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McLay 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.
McLay is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McLay trying to control from half guard but Deimon is working away.
McLay is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Deimon defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deimon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Deimon wants to sweep but no luck.
McLay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Deimon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McLay has managed to get both his arms back between Deimon's legs - danger averted.
McLay throws a big elbow that misses.
McLay really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McLay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McLay cracks Deimon with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deimon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLay wants to control from the top but Deimon keeps moving.
McLay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deimon is keeping the position for now.
McLay is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis McLay dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Deimon does it's job there.
Deimon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Deimon wants it to stay on the feet.
McLay shoots in and drives through. Deimon sprawls well.
Deimon gets the takedown into side control.
Deimon cracks McLay with a big right hand but McLay just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McLay is looking to regain half guard here but Deimon keeps moving and retains side control.
McLay is working to avoid the ground and pound but Deimon connects with a decent elbow.
McLay is looking for a sweep.
McLay wants to get back to his feet but Deimon drags him back down.
Deimon landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deimon decides to stand back up. Deimon steps back and let's McLay get back to his feet.
Phil Deimon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLay shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lewis McLay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deimon rushes McLay and presses him up against the cage.
McLay throws a head punch that misses.
McLay lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
McLay working the head and body with strikes.
McLay tries to pass to full mount but Deimon defends it.
McLay prevents Deimon from improving his position.
Lewis McLay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Deimon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Deimon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McLay postures up in Deimon's guard and throws a big left but Deimon blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deimon controls McLay momentarily but McLay frees himself.
McLay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Deimon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McLay defends it easily.
Deimon is breathing heavily.
McLay trying to control the position from guard on top but Deimon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deimon looking for a guillotine here but McLay defends easily.
McLay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deimon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McLay trying to control the position from guard on top but Deimon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deimon is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! McLay rolls with it to try and escape but Deimon cranks on the arm and McLay is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Phil Deimon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Quadros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quadros kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pride Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stephen Quadros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Al Capone!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capone throws a series of punches but Quadros avoids them all with ease.
Capone shoots in looking for a takedown but Quadros manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Capone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Quadros avoids a punch combination nicely.
Capone throws a low kick but Quadros avoids it.
Capone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Capone misses with a takedown attempt - Quadros sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quadros throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quadros misses with a head kick.
Capone throws a leg kick but Quadros sees it coming and moves out of range.
Quadros displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Capone.
Stephen Quadros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Capone.
Capone cracks the inside of Quadros's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Quadros checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Capone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Capone avoids a kick to the body.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses.
Capone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Quadros tries to avoid it but Capone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Quadros to the ground. Quadros escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Capone fails to land the takedown.
Capone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quadros walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Quadros.
Capone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quadros scores with a nice body kick.
Stephen Quadros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Capone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Quadros is trying to defend but Capone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Capone wants to work for an arm triangle but Quadros is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Quadros is pressing down on Capone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Quadros being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone wants to control from the top but Quadros keeps moving.
Capone throwing strikes from guard but Quadros blocks nicely.
Capone tries to free his leg and advance position but Quadros is retaining full guard.
Quadros pulls Capone in to control the position.
Quadros keeping moving, preventing Capone from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Capone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quadros avoids it really well and circles away.
Capone takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone takes a kick to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Capone is defended easily by Quadros.
Capone looking to score a takedown here. Quadros is defending well but Capone drives through and ends up in Quadros's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quadros looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capone being controlled here momentarily.
Capone postures up in Quadros's guard and throws a big left but Quadros blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Capone 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.
Capone misses with a takedown attempt - Quadros sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quadros blocks a head kick by Capone.
Capone throws the kick towards the body but Quadros avoids it.
Capone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Quadros.
Capone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quadros. Quadros obviously looking to wear him down.
Quadros moves into the clinch.
Capone tries to score a body lock takedown but Quadros shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Quadros throws a knee to the head but misses.
Capone is looking for a takedown.
Stephen Quadros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Capone.
Capone is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quadros working Capone over with knees to the body.
Quadros taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Quadros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros missing with knees to the body.
Capone drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quadros gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Quadros slowing the pace effectively.
Quadros tries to land a knee to the head but Capone blocks with his arms.
Quadros is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Quadros misses with an elbow over the top.
Capone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Quadros is defending well.
Capone drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quadros gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Capone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Quadros is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone avoiding damage as Quadros throws knees to the body.
Capone is trying to drag Quadros to the mat but Quadros just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Quadros pressing his opponent against the cage.
Quadros lands an elbow that stopped Capone in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Quadros.
Capone wants a takedown but no success here.
Quadros unloads a knee to the mid-section. Capone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quadros with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Quadros.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadros is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Quadros throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Quadros to work.
Capone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Quadros prevents it.
Capone drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quadros gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Quadros leaning against his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quadros.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quadros trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Quadros - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Quadros trying to control the position but instead, Capone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Quadros into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Quadros.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stephen Quadros.
A combination from Capone does no damage.
Quadros is looking to slow Capone down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quadros delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quadros lands a head kick. Capone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Al Capone has been cut.
Quadros throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Quadros dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Al Capone's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Quadros scores with a leg kick.
Quadros fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quadros scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stephen Quadros is winning the standup battle so far.
Quadros lands with a thumping leg kick.
Quadros throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quadros plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quadros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Capone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Capone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quadros circles away.
Capone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice inside leg kick there by Quadros. That's going to slow Capone down.
An inside leg kick lands from Quadros.
Quadros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quadros.
Capone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quadros lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quadros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Capone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quadros.
Quadros fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Capone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quadros scoring well with a low kick there.
Al Capone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capone avoids a kick to the body.
Al Capone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quadros throws a nice inside leg kick.
Capone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Quadros thows a body kick. Capone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Capone blocks a head kick by Quadros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Quadros lands but Capone takes it in his stride.
Capone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quadros turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Quadros.
Quadros drives through and clinches with Capone against the cage.
Quadros using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quadros manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Quadros throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quadros crunches a lovely knee into Capone's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quadros throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quadros lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Capone misses with a few strikes there.
That kick from Quadros tenderised Capone's leg. Capone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quadros throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quadros looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Quadros. Capone shrugs it off though.
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!
Quadros clinches up with Capone and pushes him back against the cage.
Quadros manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Quadros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Capone can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quadros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quadros throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Capone.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quadros.
Capone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Quadros tries to avoid it but Capone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Quadros to the ground. Quadros escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Quadros tries to clinch up but Capone circles away and keeps his distance.
Quadros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quadros moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quadros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Capone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Quadros.
Capone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Quadros looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Quadros showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Quadros 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Quadros!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fou Rthihovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Fou Rthihovsky has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fou Rthihovsky seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fou Rthihovsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noah Ho!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rthihovsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rthihovsky circles away quickly and effectively.
Rthihovsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rthihovsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho throws out the jab.
Ho lands a two punch combo.
Rthihovsky shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ho napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rthihovsky tries to move to full mount but Ho actually manages to regain half guard.
Ho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rthihovsky's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rthihovsky's back!
Ho is trying to stick to Rthihovsky's back but Rthihovsky is turning into Ho. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ho's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rthihovsky.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rthihovsky sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ho's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ho is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho gets full guard.
Rthihovsky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rthihovsky has managed to get both his arms back between Ho's legs - danger averted.
Rthihovsky trying to control but Ho is working from the bottom.
Rthihovsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Ho is retaining full guard.
Rthihovsky controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rthihovsky wants to control from the top but Ho keeps moving.
Rthihovsky is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Fou Rthihovsky just wasn't active enough.
Rthihovsky looks to land a right hand but Ho moved out of range.
Rthihovsky lands a jab to Ho's midsection.
Ho scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho misses the target.
A big left from Ho misses.
No luck for Ho with that takedown attempt.
Rthihovsky throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
Rthihovsky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rthihovsky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rthihovsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho misses with a combination
letting Rthihovsky counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rthihovsky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rthihovsky connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ho. Ho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rthihovsky with a hook.
Ho scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rthihovsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ho is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rthihovsky manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ho trying to control the position from guard on top but Rthihovsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho throwing strikes from guard but Rthihovsky blocks nicely.
Rthihovsky wants to sweep here but Ho controlling him for the moment.
Ho wants to control from the top but Rthihovsky keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rthihovsky pulls Ho in close to his closed guard and prevents Ho from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ho won't allow Rthihovsky to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ho with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Noah Ho will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ho throws a nice looking combination but Rthihovsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ho walks into a straight right hand from Rthihovsky.
Rthihovsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rthihovsky cracks Ho with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Rthihovsky connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rthihovsky putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ho gets back to half guard.
Ho wants to control but Rthihovsky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rthihovsky slows the pace down in half guard.
Rthihovsky is pressing down on Ho's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ho is holding on for now.
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. Rthihovsky connects with a nice short shot to Ho's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rthihovsky controlling the pace.
Rthihovsky works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ho is trying desperately to improve position.
Rthihovsky with shots to the head and body - Ho looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rthihovsky takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky landing shots from mount.
Ho is trying desperately to improve position.
Ho sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rthihovsky is nestled in close to Ho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rthihovsky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rthihovsky pulls his head out easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rthihovsky looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rthihovsky controlling the pace.
Rthihovsky wants to take a breather but Ho is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rthihovsky pulls his head out easily.
Rthihovsky is looking to take a break and control but Ho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rthihovsky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fou Rthihovsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rthihovsky has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ho is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rthihovsky jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ho keeps working.
Rthihovsky in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ho is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fou Rthihovsky!
Fou Rthihovsky retains his bantamweight title!
Fou Rthihovsky thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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