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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamar Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daizo Shimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shimura is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Two Steps From Hell - Archangel. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamar Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daizo Shimura!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimura misses with a wild combination.
Shimura swats away the attempt to clinch by Mason.
Mason fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mason takes one on the button.
It looks like Jamar Mason has been cut.
Mason slips under a jab.
Mason tries to clinch but Shimura moves out of range.
Mason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shimura.
Mason tries to clinch there but Shimura circles away.
Shimura jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Shimura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mason is looking to clinch.
Mason doesn't manage to clinch there - Shimura circles away.
Shimura fails to land with a series of punches.
Mason avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shimura connects with a right hand. Mason shakes it off.
Shimura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shimura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shimura throws an overhand right that lands on Mason's shoulder, as Mason tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimura looks to throw the jab but Mason is out of range.
Shimura misses with a hook.
Mason tries to clinch but Shimura is having none of it.
Mason showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shimura.
Mason tries to clinch up.
Mason is looking to clinch.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but Shimura pushes him off.
Shimura gets tackled into the cage by Mason. Mason maintains the clinch.
Shimura is trying to break the clinch but Mason is controlling him.
Shimura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mason with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shimura has had enough of the clinch but Mason keeps him there for the moment.
Mason scores with a knee to the head.
Mason can't break the clinch.
Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shimura lands a glancing blow to the side of Mason's head.
Mason wants to clinch up but Shimura keeps it at a distance.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimura fails to land with a series of punches.
Shimura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mason fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shimura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mason.
Mason tries to clinch there but Shimura circles away.
Mason tries to clinch there but Shimura circles away.
Mason tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shimura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shimura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason takes the fight into the clinch.
Mason effectively controlling the action here.
Mason lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shimura is looking to break free of the clinch but Mason has double underhooks.
Shimura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jamar Mason's cut is getting worse.
Mason connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shimura's face.
A knee to the head by Mason.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimura wants to break free but Mason has control.
Mason with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shimura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mason tries to circle away but Shimura has him pinned against the cage.
Shimura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mason tries a knee to the head but Shimura blocks it.
Shimura has had enough of the clinch but Mason keeps him there for the moment.
Shimura is trying to break the clinch but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Mason stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shimura connects with a combination that backs up Mason into the cage. Shimura lands a flurry of punches that gets past Mason's guard. Mason is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Shimura bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daizo Shimura!
Daizo Shimura took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I Will Return Thakn for everybody thakn you.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Ladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ladin comes into the arena with Good times never last blaring out of the sound system. Werdum has chosen Undisputed as his entrance music. Ben Ladin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Ladin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fabricio Werdum!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Fabricio Werdum has been cut.
Werdum should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ladin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ladin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Werdum looks gassed!
Ladin connects with a stiff jab that staggers Werdum - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ben Ladin!
In his post fight interview, Ben Ladin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Sakazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Who Da (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryo Sakazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Who Da!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakazaki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick from Sakazaki lands but Da takes it in his stride.
Da lands a slapping body shot.
Sakazaki scores with a nice body kick.
Da tries to bum rush Sakazaki with a series of wild strikes but Sakazaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakazaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakazaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Da. Da gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakazaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Da drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sakazaki wants to stand up but Da is controlling him.
Da throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakazaki keeping moving, preventing Da from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakazaki is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Da dives into side control.
Sakazaki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Da wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sakazaki managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Da.
Da tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Da has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sakazaki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Da.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Da is looking to take a break and control but Sakazaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Da politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Da prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sakazaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Da on the ground.
Sakazaki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Da has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sakazaki explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da misses the shot to the body.
Da fails to land the takedown.
Sakazaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Da catches Sakazaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sakazaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Da throws a nice looking combination but Sakazaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da shoots in looking for a takedown. Sakazaki tries to sprawl out of it but Da keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sakazaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryo Sakazaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Who Da.
Sakazaki misses with a head kick.
Who Da seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakazaki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Da.
It looks like Who Da has been cut.
Da closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sakazaki did well to prevent Da getting side control.
Da not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da is trying to control. Sakazaki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sakazaki wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Da is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Da throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Who Da dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Who Da's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Da closes the distance and clinches up with Sakazaki, looking for a takedown. Da pushes Sakazaki against the cage but Sakazaki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sakazaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Da with that takedown attempt.
Da fails with a takedown attempt.
Ryo Sakazaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Who Da.
Sakazaki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Da to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Da throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sakazaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sakazaki wants to stand up but Da is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakazaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Da missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Da is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sakazaki pushes Da off and gets back to his feet.
Da throws a nice looking combination but Sakazaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakazaki misses with a head kick.
Da fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Da fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakazaki throws a right hand that misses
and Da counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da takes a kick to the side of the head.
Da lands the left hand.
Da connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sakazaki's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da drives through with a takedown into guard.
Da stops Sakazaki from standing up.
Sakazaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Da looking to pass the guard.
Sakazaki has control of Da's left arm, preventing Da from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Da tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakazaki is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakazaki pushes Da off and gets back to his feet.
Sakazaki lands a leg kick that knocks Da off balance momentarily.
Da shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sakazaki but Sakazaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sakazaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sakazaki throws a sloppy head kick and Da moves out of range easily.
Da displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakazaki throws a sloppy head kick and Da moves out of range easily.
Da shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sakazaki pinned against the cage. Sakazaki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Da shoots in looking for a takedown but Sakazaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Da's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Da avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakazaki feints a jab promting Da to slip. Sakazaki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Da slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Da's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Da duly obliges.
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!
Da shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sakazaki sprawls well. Sakazaki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Da gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Sakazaki does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Who Da will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Who Da's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sakazaki misses with a shot to the body
and Da counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Da lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sakazaki dodges the punch combination from Da.
Da wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Da throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakazaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Da lands a lovely overhand right.
Da drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sakazaki 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.
Who Da has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sakazaki manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Sakazaki.
Da shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sakazaki but Sakazaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Da avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakazaki looks for the body kick but Da saw that one coming.
Ryo Sakazaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakazaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Da shoots in and drives through. Sakazaki sprawls well.
Da throws a right and a left that Sakazaki avoids nicely.
Ryo Sakazaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da avoids the head kick by Sakazaki.
Da takes a swing at Sakazaki's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Sakazaki misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakazaki throws a series of punches but Da avoids them all with ease.
Da fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ryo Sakazaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Who Da.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da shoots in looking for a takedown but Sakazaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Da's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Da works Sakazaki's body with a nice hook.
Sakazaki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Da shoots in but no luck this time.
Sakazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Da paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da throws a right and a left that Sakazaki avoids nicely.
Da lands with a cross.
Sakazaki throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakazaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Da lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sakazaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakazaki tries to land a front kick but Da steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Da connects with a looping right hand.
Da paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ryo Sakazaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakazaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Da lands a slapping body shot.
Sakazaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Da dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakazaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ryo Sakazaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Da is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sakazaki rather than just go for the knockout.
Da blocks the body kick.
Da throws a combination. Sakazaki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sakazaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Da tries for a takedown but Sakazaki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Da rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakazaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Da checks a leg kick.
Sakazaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakazaki misses with a low kick.
Sakazaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Da moves out of range as Sakazaki throws a body kick.
Da fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakazaki throws a nice looking combination but Da bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da connects with a right hand. Sakazaki shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sakazaki eats them both and turns towards Da to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Da slips under a jab from Sakazaki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da scores with a three punch combo!
Sakazaki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sakazaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Who Da is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Da fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Who Da.
I've got Da winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Who Da!
Who Da decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mijain Lopez Nunez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mijain Lopez Nunez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mijain Lopez Nunez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, BJ Walters!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lopez Nunez did well to prevent Walters getting side control.
Walters trying to control from half guard but Lopez Nunez is working away.
Lopez Nunez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lopez Nunez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Walters defends well.
Lopez Nunez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Walters defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lopez Nunez is on top in guard.
Walters is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walters being controlled here, momentarily.
Lopez Nunez won't allow Walters to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lopez Nunez gets to his feet. Walters looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lopez Nunez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mijain Lopez Nunez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez Nunez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez Nunez avoids the head kick by Walters.
Lopez Nunez dives in and scores a takedown into Walters's guard.
Lopez Nunez gets to his feet. Walters looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lopez Nunez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez Nunez gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez Nunez trying to control from half guard but Walters is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Walters avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lopez Nunez.
Lopez Nunez 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.
Lopez Nunez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Walters is looking to control Lopez Nunez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walters avoid being mounted?
Walters makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lopez Nunez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Walters tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lopez Nunez is in Walters's guard.
Walters keeping moving, preventing Lopez Nunez from controlling successfully.
Walters is looking to sweep but instead, Lopez Nunez has passed into half guard.
Lopez Nunez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters is refusing to be controlled, as Lopez Nunez sits in half guard.
Lopez Nunez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Walters is refusing to be controlled, as Lopez Nunez sits in half guard.
Lopez Nunez controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walters is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Nunez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lopez Nunez misses with a head shot. Walters uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lopez Nunez connects with a couple of short punches.
Walters keeping moving, preventing Lopez Nunez from controlling successfully.
Lopez Nunez prevents Walters from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez Nunez postures up in Walters's guard and throws a big left but Walters blocks it.
Lopez Nunez trying to control the position from guard on top but Walters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez Nunez throwing strikes from guard but Walters blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mijain Lopez Nunez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lopez Nunez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walters defends it nicely.
Walters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez Nunez fails with the takedown
and Walters counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Walters throws a lazy head kick
and Lopez Nunez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Walters won't be happy with that.
Lopez Nunez is looking to take a break and control but Walters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez Nunez is trying to get an arm triangle but Walters is defending well.
Lopez Nunez wants to control but Walters is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters is looking for a sweep.
Lopez Nunez throws an elbow but Walters slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lopez Nunez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Walters regains half guard, as Lopez Nunez was trying to land strikes.
Lopez Nunez looks to land a strike but Walters avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lopez Nunez 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. Lopez Nunez seems to have locked his on tight now - Walters screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Lopez Nunez, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mijain Lopez Nunez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shigeru Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansen has chosen Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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145 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shigeru Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen shoots and misses
and Miyamoto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hansen!
Hansen is trying to stand up.
Hansen 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.
Miyamoto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miyamoto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hansen!
The referee warns Hansen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Miyamoto landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hansen can't escape the position.
Miyamoto cracks Hansen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Miyamoto unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hansen wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Miyamoto celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shigeru Miyamoto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sho Shinjo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sho Shinjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Flanders!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinjo throws an off balance right hand
and Flanders counters with a low kick, right behind Shinjo 's knee.
Flanders lands a lovely overhand right.
Shinjo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flanders.
Donk. Shinjo catches Flanders right on the button with a cross.
Shinjo lands with an uppercut that bounces Flanders off the cage and back into range.
Shinjo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flanders connects with an inside leg kick.
Shinjo throws a body punch but Flanders moves out of range.
Shinjo throws the kick towards the body but Flanders avoids it.
Shinjo throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Flanders misses.
The crowd cheers as Flanders lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shinjo doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinjo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Flanders. Beautiful body shot.
Shinjo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flanders moves away.
Shinjo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flanders moves away.
Flanders works Shinjo's body with a nice hook.
Shinjo misses with a head kick.
Flanders misses with a low kick.
Shinjo throws an off balance right hand
and Flanders counters with a nice body shot.
Flanders takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shinjo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shinjo takes a swing at Flanders's ribcage but misses.
Flanders paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Flanders misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flanders manages to avoid it.
Flanders thows a leg kick but Shinjo checks it
and Shinjo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flanders drives through and clinches with Shinjo against the cage.
Shinjo taking a breather.
Flanders is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flanders.
Shinjo can't find room to land a body shot as Flanders controls the action.
Flanders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinjo's elbow.
Flanders is leaning against Shinjo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shinjo working aggressively here.
Flanders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shinjo backwards.
Flanders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Flanders stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Flanders lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shinjo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flanders's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shinjo.
Still in the clinch, Flanders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flanders blocks an uppercut.
Shinjo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shinjo working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flanders.
Flanders misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Flanders.
Flanders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flanders lands a hook that snaps the head of Shinjo backwards.
Flanders scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flanders lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shinjo backwards.
Flanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Flanders.
Shinjo is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanders pounces like a tiger and cracks Shinjo with a vicious hook! Shinjo is down but not out! Flanders follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Todd Flanders!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John De Vito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Ticon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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190 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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John De Vito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Ticon!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Ticon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Vito shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ticon trying to control from the bottom.
Ticon wants to get back to full guard.
De Vito thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ticon's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Vito is looking for a kimura here.
De Vito knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ticon on the ground.
De Vito is thwarting Ticon's attempts to control the position.
De Vito thows a huge punch but Ticon dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vito wants to stand up but Ticon is controlling the position.
Ticon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Vito content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ticon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Vito wants to stand but Ticon has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ticon trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ticon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ticon wants to control but De Vito is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ticon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ticon.
Ticon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Vito is fighting to break Ticon's control of his arms but Ticon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ticon looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ticon is controlling De Vito's posture.
De Vito is looking to stand up but Ticon won't let him.
Ticon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Vito got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ticon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Vito has managed to get both his arms back between Ticon's legs - danger averted.
Ticon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Vito is aware though and is defending well.
De Vito tries to free his leg and advance position but Ticon is retaining full guard.
De Vito has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ticon seems keen to control De Vito's posture.
Ticon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Vito throws a strike but Ticon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ticon trying to control but De Vito is working from the bottom.
De Vito is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Ticon 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.
De Vito drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ticon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
De Vito is defending against the submission attempts here by Ticon.
De Vito tries to kick Ticon off but Ticon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ticon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ticon passes into side control, despite De Vito's attempt to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ticon goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, De Vito has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ticon but great work by De Vito.
Ticon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Vito's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
De Vito tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ticon controls his leg.
Ticon trying to control from the bottom.
Ticon gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ticon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Vito can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Vito trying to control but Ticon is working from the bottom.
Ticon is trying to control the position but De Vito postures up.
Ticon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Vito is aware though and is defending well.
De Vito wants to stand but Ticon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bruce Ticon has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ticon has De Vito pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vito wants to control from the top but Ticon keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ticon managing to control the position.
De Vito trying to control but Ticon is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John De Vito just wasn't active enough.
De Vito doesn't manage to clinch there - Ticon circles away.
Ticon fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vito darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ticon is trying to get back to full guard.
Ticon gets full guard.
Ticon is pulling down on De Vito's head to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ticon is trying to keep De Vito in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Ticon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Ticon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ticon throws a hook to the side of De Vito's head but De Vito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Vito scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
De Vito trying to control the action but Ticon is working from the bottom.
Ticon is looking to improve his position.
De Vito is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Vito is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ticon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ticon.
Ticon looking for a triangle here. De Vito is fighting it but it looks tight! Ticon pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, De Vito is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bruce Ticon!
A very excited looking Bruce Ticon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziguey Efray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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19
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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171 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Alkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ziguey Efray!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkofer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Efray tries to roll over but Alkofer keeps him under control.
Alkofer working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alkofer lands a nice short elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Efray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alkofer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Efray's head.
Alkofer slips a nice elbow through Efray's hands, connecting with Efray's forehead.
Alkofer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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!
Efray is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alkofer connects with a nice short shot to Efray's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer thows a huge punch but Efray dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alkofer lands a nice short elbow.
Alkofer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Efray defending well though.
Efray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alkofer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Efray sees it coming and defends easily.
Alkofer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alkofer thows a huge punch but Efray dodges it nicely.
Alkofer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alkofer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Efray's head.
Alkofer working over Efray with some ground and pound. Efray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Efray is rocked!
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!
Efray on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Efray is still in real trouble! Can Alkofer finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Efray's head.
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. Alkofer connects with a nice short shot to Efray's temple.
Alkofer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Efray regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Alkofer.
Efray looking for a sweep. Not yet Efray, not yet.
Alkofer cracks Efray with a solid left hand.
Alkofer throws a big elbow that misses.
Efray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alkofer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alkofer is looking to take a break and control but Efray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alkofer is trying to get an arm triangle but Efray is defending well.
Efray seems to have recovered his senses.
Alkofer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Efray is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Alkofer.
Alkofer 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.
Alkofer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Alkofer landing strikes.
Alkofer trying to control the action but Efray is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Efray!
Alkofer lands a big elbow - Efray is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Efray is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Daniel Alkofer!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump comes into the arena with Fucking Hostile - Pantera blaring out of the sound system. John Malaka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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271 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Malaka!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump drops Malaka with a beautiful combination! Malaka stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gump is looking for the KO!
Malaka is rocked!
It looks like John Malaka has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gump throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Gump finish him?
Gump throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malaka.
A shot to the liver by Gump. Beautiful body shot.
Malaka looks gassed!
Gump misses with a series of wild punches.
Malaka slips a jab and a cross from Gump.
Gump throws a nice looking combination but Malaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gump will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gump throws a right and a left that Malaka avoids nicely.
Crack! Gump connects with the perfect overhand right and Malaka falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Gump!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bubba Gump!
After the fight, Bubba Gump was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robson Siqueira Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hagel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
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195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Good wrestler
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robson Siqueira Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Hagel!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagel throws a head kick but Siqueira Campos moves out of range.
Siqueira Campos rushes Hagel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hagel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Siqueira Campos walks away with a smile on his face. Hagel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hagel with a nice cross.
Siqueira Campos takes one on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Hagel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hagel.
Siqueira Campos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hagel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Siqueira Campos wants to pass the guard but Hagel is keeping the position.
Siqueira Campos passes Hagel's left leg - he's now in 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!
Siqueira Campos trying to control the action but Hagel is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hagel tries to get to full guard but Siqueira Campos has control of the leg.
Siqueira Campos is working for a submission of some sort.
Hagel is pressing down on Siqueira Campos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siqueira Campos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hagel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Siqueira Campos won't allow Hagel to sweep him here.
Siqueira Campos cracks Hagel with a solid left hand.
Hagel keeping full guard, as Siqueira Campos tries to pass.
Siqueira Campos throwing strikes but missing.
Siqueira Campos looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hagel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hagel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Siqueira Campos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Siqueira Campos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siqueira Campos lands a couple of elbows.
Siqueira Campos wants to control from the top but Hagel keeps moving.
Siqueira Campos is really struggling to control Hagel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Siqueira Campos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hagel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hagel is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hagel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Siqueira Campos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hagel throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siqueira Campos keeping moving, preventing Hagel from controlling successfully.
Siqueira Campos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hagel defends it easily.
Hagel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Siqueira Campos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Siqueira Campos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Siqueira Campos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Siqueira Campos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hagel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Siqueira Campos keeping full guard, as Hagel tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagel won't allow Siqueira Campos to sweep him here.
Hagel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Siqueira Campos is keeping the position for now.
Siqueira Campos keeping moving, preventing Hagel from controlling successfully.
Siqueira Campos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Siqueira Campos throws a couple of heel strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hagel stands and throws Siqueira Campos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hagel cracks Siqueira Campos with a big right hand but Siqueira Campos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robson Siqueira Campos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hagel avoids a kick to the body.
Hagel moves out of range of the body kick from Siqueira Campos.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hagel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Siqueira Campos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Siqueira Campos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hagel avoids the head kick by Siqueira Campos.
Siqueira Campos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siqueira Campos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Siqueira Campos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Siqueira Campos is in close to Hagel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Siqueira Campos pushing down on Hagel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hagel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hagel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Siqueira Campos is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siqueira Campos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Siqueira Campos pushes down on Hagel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Siqueira Campos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siqueira Campos prevents Hagel from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hagel is breathing heavily.
Siqueira Campos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hagel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Siqueira Campos.
Siqueira Campos is looking for a kimura here.
Hagel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Siqueira Campos.
Robson Siqueira Campos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Siqueira Campos seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hagel is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Robson Siqueira Campos!
In his post fight interview, Robson Siqueira Campos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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