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B!47: Bottlers! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryder Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Golden Earring - Twilight Zone. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryder Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rivera fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivera connects with a single shot there.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Rivera finds it's way through James's defenses.
Rivera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryder Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rivera keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rivera drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rivera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rivera wants to stand up but James is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James throwing strikes from guard but Rivera blocks nicely.
James throwing strikes from guard but Rivera blocks nicely.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Rivera has wrist control.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rivera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James drops back looking for a leg! Rivera is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rivera manages to kick James off! James jumps back into Rivera's guard.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James looking to pass the guard.
Rivera scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rivera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Rivera cracks James with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rivera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rivera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Rivera misses.
Rivera takes the fight into the clinch.
Rivera is struggling to control the position.
James has had enough of the clinch but Rivera keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivera throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Rivera jabs James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James shoots in looking for a takedown but Rivera manages to keep the fight standing, pushing James's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Rivera.
James is breathing heavily.
Rivera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivera won't allow it.
Rivera lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
James creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James avoids the head kick by Rivera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryder Rivera dominated that round.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Rivera scores with a four punch combination!
A leg kick checked by James.
Nick James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rivera instigates a clinch.
Rivera drags the fight down to the ground.
James 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.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rivera can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rivera pushes James off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivera goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rivera thuds a left hand into James's body.
Rivera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab from Rivera.
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rivera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down James.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivera.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James wants to break free but Rivera has control.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivera won't allow it.
Rivera digs a right hand underneath James's ribcage. James let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rivera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rivera has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rivera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rivera scores with a one two! James had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands a big head kick that sends James tumbling to the mat! Rivera takes a step backwards and waves James back to his feet - he wants the finish!
James is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera wobbles James with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Rivera dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts James to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryder Rivera!
Ryder Rivera decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Obvious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Captain Obvious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Obvious tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Obvious fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Obvious counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Obvious.
Obvious tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Obvious has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch but Obvious keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obvious misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Obvious misses with a knee to the head.
Obvious blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Henderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Obvious pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obvious tries to clinch up.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson looks for a takedown but Obvious sprawls well.
Captain Obvious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Henderson.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Obvious displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henderson.
Obvious tries to clinch up.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Obvious moves out of range easily.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Obvious avoids them all with ease.
Henderson shoots in for a double leg but Obvious sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Obvious.
Henderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Obvious swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obvious looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obvious is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obvious slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Obvious avoids it well.
Henderson misses with a double jab
and Obvious moves into the clinch.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Obvious is controlling him.
Obvious blocks a body shot from Henderson.
Henderson 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.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Obvious is controlling the position.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Obvious tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Obvious misses with a knee strike.
Obvious tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Obvious fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Obvious moves into range and clinches up with Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Obvious holds him up against the cage and eventually Henderson drops back down to his feet.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson pulls Obvious into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Obvious wants to stand but Henderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Obvious trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Obvious stands up and waves to Henderson to follow him.
Obvious fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Obvious has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Obvious utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obvious looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Obvious tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson managing to block the knees to the body from Obvious.
Obvious throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
Obvious tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obvious's elbow.
Obvious with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Obvious smiles and moves away.
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Captain Obvious will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Obvious circles away.
Obvious tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obvious tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Obvious avoids it well.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Obvious counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Obvious.
Henderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Obvious prevents it.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson jumps guard but Obvious turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Captain Obvious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Henderson.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obvious has him pressed against the cage.
Obvious with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Fred Henderson has been cut.
Henderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obvious misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
Obvious tries to land knees in the clinch but Henderson avoids the damage to the body.
Obvious misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obvious has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Henderson wants to break free but Obvious has control.
Henderson wants to stall.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Obvious won't allow it.
Obvious misses with a knee strike.
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Obvious has double underhooks.
Captain Obvious has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obvious connects with a knee to the head.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Obvious won't allow it.
Obvious using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson wants to take the fight to the mat but Obvious manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Obvious lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Obvious tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Obvious walks away with a smile on his face. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henderson moves into range and clinches up with Obvious.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henderson is trying to force a seperation but Obvious has the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson can't break the clinch.
Obvious throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Obvious keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obvious tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Obvious with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obvious misses with a knee strike.
Henderson tightens his grip and picks Obvious up, before dumping him to the ground. Obvious manages to land in guard.
Obvious scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obvious.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obvious looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Obvious counters by moving into the clinch.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to circle away but Obvious has him pinned against the cage.
Obvious tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Obvious has double underhooks.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Obvious is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obvious has him pressed against the cage.
Obvious using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obvious keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henderson's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obvious tries to land knees in the clinch but Henderson avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Obvious has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fred Henderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Fred Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obvious fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Obvious tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson works over Obvious's head and body with a nice combination.
Obvious fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obvious has managed to clinch.
Obvious connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Henderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Obvious is defending well.
Obvious with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Obvious won't allow it.
Captain Obvious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Henderson.
Henderson fails to pull guard.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson jumps into guard, dragging Obvious to the mat.
Henderson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Obvious stands up from Henderson's guard - Obvious perhaps looking for a knockout.
Obvious tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson clinches up with Obvious and pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson tries to break free but Obvious pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Obvious obliges.
Obvious looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Obvious with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obvious misses with a knee to the head.
Obvious misses with a knee strike.
Obvious throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to stall but Obvious improves his position.
Obvious landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henderson is trying to drag Obvious to the mat but Obvious just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Obvious.
Henderson trying to control the position but instead, Obvious has worked for underhooks and has pushed Henderson into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obvious is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Obvious has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henderson can't get the takedown.
Henderson wants to break free but Obvious has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but Obvious has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but Obvious turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Obvious throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obvious putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Obvious with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obvious tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
Obvious looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Obvious holds him up against the cage and eventually Henderson drops back down to his feet.
Obvious tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
Henderson has Obvious pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Obvious manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Henderson can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obvious misses with a knee strike.
Obvious lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Obvious tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson decides to pull guard.
Obvious stands up and waves to Henderson to follow him.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Obvious pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Obvious won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Obvious using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Obvious avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Obvious prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Obvious showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Obvious 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Obvious!
Our winner, Captain Obvious, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wile Coyote (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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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wile Coyote!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coyote ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coyote is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lopez showed some decent athleticism there.
Lopez seems to be working for a kimura but Coyote defends the submission attempt.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lopez with the ground and pound but Coyote uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Coyote is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Coyote gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lopez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Coyote got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Coyote has managed to get both his arms back between Lopez's legs - danger averted.
Lopez has a closed guard, preventing Coyote from standing up.
Coyote got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Coyote has managed to get both his arms back between Lopez's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez controls Coyote momentarily but Coyote frees himself.
Lopez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lopez tries to get out of the position.
Lopez striking off his back but it's not causing Coyote any problems.
Lopez looking for a sweep. Not yet Lopez, not yet.
Coyote tries to stand but Lopez is controlling from the bottom.
Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lopez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lopez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Coyote has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Lopez there.
Lopez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Coyote to regain full guard.
Lopez forces his way into half guard.
Lopez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to pass to mount but Coyote is defending the position.
Lopez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Coyote defends it well.
Lopez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lopez passes to full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez working Coyote over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Lopez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coyote sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coyote moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Coyote uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coyote steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Alberto Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coyote tries to clinch up.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez wants to land a leg kick but Coyote is out of range.
Coyote tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez misses with a leg kick.
Coyote throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coyote tried to score with a low kick but Lopez checks it.
Lopez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Coyote was covering up waiting for the punch and Lopez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lopez 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 throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez looking to pass the guard.
Lopez throws an elbow that misses. Coyote uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lopez's guard. Nice move by Coyote!
Coyote must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Coyote trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lopez's guard.
Coyote preventing the sweep.
Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lopez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Coyote passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to get back to full guard.
Lopez trying to hold on to Coyote's head to control him but Coyote postures up.
Lopez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lopez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Coyote has picked Lopez up and slammed him! Lopez can't keep hold of the triangle and Coyote manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coyote has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lopez misses the jab.
Coyote scoring well with a low kick there.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Coyote.
Coyote gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coyote is trying to stall.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coyote has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez taking a breather.
Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coyote.
Lopez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Coyote fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lopez avoiding damage as Coyote throws knees to the body.
Coyote gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lopez.
Lopez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coyote unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lopez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lopez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Coyote to keep the fight standing.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Lopez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coyote missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez is looking to control Coyote's arms but Coyote gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lopez has his back to the cage.
Maybe Lopez would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Coyote creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Lopez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Coyote blocks a jab.
Coyote clobbers Lopez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Coyote did well to prevent Lopez getting side control.
Coyote is trying to stand back up but Lopez is controlling him
Lopez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Coyote has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nice strikes from Lopez there.
Lopez is working for a kimura here but Coyote manages to reverse the position and he's now in Lopez's guard.
Lopez is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Coyote frees his head nicely. Oh but Lopez has switched to an armbar! Coyote is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Alberto Lopez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Rudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Goss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudd comes into the arena with Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up blaring out of the sound system. Goss has chosen Sybreed: Emma-0 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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179 lbs
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180 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Rudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Goss!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goss darts in trying to clinch
enabling Rudd to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goss, right into the meat.
Goss fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rudd swats away the attempt to clinch by Goss.
Goss gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Goss lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goss thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rudd's head.
Rudd tries to roll over but Goss keeps him under control.
Rudd is trying to stand back up but Goss is controlling him
Goss throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rudd trying to control here.
Goss thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rudd's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd is defending against the submission attempts here by Goss.
Goss is thwarting Rudd's attempts to control the position.
Goss is trying to work for a kimura but Rudd is defending well.
Goss sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rudd defending well though.
Rudd actively working from the bottom here.
Goss lands strikes from half guard.
Goss looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudd works his way to full guard. Good work.
Goss landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rudd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goss throws a big right hand that misses.
Goss working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goss postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Goss throwing strikes from guard but Rudd blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goss postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rudd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goss can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Goss with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goss's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rudd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goss scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rudd is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goss trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goss working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goss's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Goss postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goss throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rudd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goss preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goss tries to free his leg and advance position but Rudd is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rudd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goss.
Goss looking to pass the guard.
Rudd uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Goss gets a clinch.
Goss tries a knee to the head but Rudd blocks it.
Rudd tries to break free but Goss pushes him back against the cage.
Goss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rudd is breathing heavily.
Goss is pressed up against the cage. Rudd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Goss down to the mat. Goss avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goss moves in looking to clinch but Rudd pushes him off.
Rudd looks to land a combination but Goss avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Goss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Goss dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rudd dives in and grabs Goss's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goss pushes down on Rudd's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown by Rudd or perhaps it was just good defense by Goss which made him look bad.
Goss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goss throws a head kick that misses.
Goss changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rudd looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rudd is trying to get back to half guard.
Goss cracks Rudd with a big right hand but Rudd just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Goss creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Goss tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Goss has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goss working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Goss seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Goss is chipping away with strikes.
Rudd taking a bit of punishment here - Goss scoring with strikes.
Rudd managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Goss.
Goss is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rudd is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Goss creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rudd sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Joseph Goss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rudd is looking for a sweep.
Rudd is trying to control Goss's posture but Goss avoids it.
Goss misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudd taking a bit of punishment here - Goss scoring with strikes.
Goss is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rudd is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rudd manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Goss drops an elbow to the side of Rudd's head.
Goss throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rudd to regain full guard.
Goss postures up and lands a big shot to Rudd's brow.
Goss keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rudd's head.
Rudd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goss postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rudd is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Goss, into his guard.
Rudd wants to control from the top but Goss keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goss working for a triangle but Rudd defends it easily.
Rudd trying to control but Goss is working from the bottom.
Goss is striking off his back. Rudd thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Goss has hold of Rudd's hands but Rudd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rudd trying to pass the guard but Goss defending well.
Goss misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goss is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rudd pulls his head out easily.
Goss tries to roll over but Rudd keeps him under control.
Rudd is looking for a kimura here.
Rudd is trying for a kimura here. Goss looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rudd wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Rudd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twilight Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is This is your life. Saga has chosen You are going to the Twilight of your Career as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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27
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Twilight Saga!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden lands a two punch combo.
Durden scores with a decent looking hook.
Durden tries to clinch but Saga is having none of it.
Durden lands with a cross.
Durden feints a jab promting Saga to slip. Durden then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saga slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Saga is rocked!
Saga gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Durden gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Durden!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cup Tea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy Brown will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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24
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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23
185 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cup Tea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Murphy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tea throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brown tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tea is in Brown's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tea pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Tea trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cup Tea wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Tea takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea gets the takedown into side control.
Tea working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tea creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brown sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Tea drags him back down.
Tea in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tea looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Tea drags him back down.
Tea tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brown is not content to let Tea control the position.
Tea has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Brown is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Tea yanks on the arm and Brown is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Tea.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cup Tea!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Les Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Forrester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forrester is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Rooster by Alice and Chains. 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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273 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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22
225 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Les Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathaniel Forrester!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forrester just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stroud.
Stroud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Forrester checks a low kick from Stroud.
Stroud throws a nice inside leg kick.
Forrester avoids the head kick by Stroud.
Stroud fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Forrester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stroud tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Forrester is able to avoid easily.
Good work by Forrester as he checks the leg kick.
Stroud throws a leg kick but Forrester moved away.
A head kick misses from Stroud.
Forrester throws a jab but it's blocked by Stroud.
Forrester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroud moves away.
Forrester avoids the head kick by Stroud.
Stroud misses with a head kick.
Stroud tries a head kick but it misses.
Forrester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroud was well out of range. Poor timing from Forrester.
Forrester avoids the head kick by Stroud.
Forrester misses with a jab, cross combination.
Forrester blocks a head kick by Stroud.
Stroud does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Forrester blocks a head kick by Stroud.
Stroud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Forrester punishes Stroud's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrester works Stroud's body with a nice hook.
Stroud is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Forrester.
Forrester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Forrester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forrester blocks the body kick.
Stroud throws a head kick that misses.
Forrester misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Forrester thows a body shot but no joy.
Stroud tries a head kick but it misses.
Stroud slips a jab from Forrester.
Nice jab there from Forrester.
Stroud misses with a head kick.
Forrester is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stroud rather than just go for the knockout.
Forrester lands a nice hook to Stroud's body. Stroud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stroud throws a leg kick but Forrester sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Forrester looks to land a combination but Stroud avoids it well.
Forrester misses with a body shot.
Stroud motions for Forrester to come forward. Stroud throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Forrester fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forrester lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stroud has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Forrester. Beautiful body shot.
Forrester lands with a good body shot.
Stroud is looking to land body kicks.
Forrester throws a right and a left that both miss.
Forrester lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Forrester.
Stroud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Forrester.
Sloppy strikes from Forrester. Those never looked like landing.
Stroud throws a sloppy head kick and Forrester moves out of range easily.
Forrester tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Forrester lands a jab to Stroud's midsection.
Forrester swinging wildly here.
Forrester lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Forrester.
Forrester misses with a wild combination.
Forrester lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forrester throws a combination. Stroud tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Forrester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stroud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Forrester.
Forrester moves out of range of the body kick.
Forrester connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stroud is rocked!
Forrester cracks Stroud's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Stroud slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Forrester can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathaniel Forrester!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taka Hana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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270 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taka Hana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Stein!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hana throws a jab but it's blocked by Stein.
Hana scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hana throws a body punch but Stein moves out of range.
Hana blocks a head kick by Stein.
Stein tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Stein misses
and Hana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stein looks gassed!
Stein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stein throws a sloppy head kick and Hana moves out of range easily.
Hana stuns Stein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hana throws a looping overhand right but Stein ducks down to avoid it.
Stein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hana.
Stein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hana throws a hook but Stein avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Stein.
Stein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hana lands a really nice looking cross but Stein seems unphased.
Stein drops his hands momentarily and Hana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hana throws a lazy right hand but Stein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick by Stein misses
and Hana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hana shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stein eats them both and turns towards Hana to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hana throws a series of punches but Stein moves out of range.
Hana lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Stein falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hana dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taka Hana!
Taka Hana gave a mention to MMA ANIMAL in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Carlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benigno Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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182 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Carlo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benigno Aquino!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aquino throws out the jab.
Carlo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aquino misses with a body kick.
Carlo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aquino is fending him off so far but Carlo persists. Nope, Aquino circles away and we're back to standing.
Aquino throws a head kick that misses
letting Carlo counter with a right hand.
Carlo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aquino avoids it really well and circles away.
Aquino lands with a shot to the body.
Aquino lands with a shot to the body.
Aquino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aquino misses with a wild combination.
Aquino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benigno Aquino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlo dodges the punch combination from Aquino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino stuffs the takedown attempt from Carlo. Carlo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Carlo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aquino misses with a series of wild punches.
Carlo lands a glancing blow to the side of Aquino's head.
Aquino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carlo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlo tries for a takedown but Aquino sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aquino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aquino takes a swing at Carlo's ribcage but misses.
Aquino leaves Carlo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aquino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aquino wants it to stay on the feet.
Aquino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Carlo.
Aquino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carlo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carlo avoids the head kick by Aquino.
Aquino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aquino throws an off balance right hand
and Carlo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aquino's guard.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlo pushes down on Aquino's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Carlo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carlo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquino is looking to escape.
Aquino is in trouble now - Carlo has advanced to mount!
Aquino wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Carlo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aquino is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carlo prevents Aquino from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aquino defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Carlo.
Carlo has control of Aquino's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Aquino regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Carlo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Aquino has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Carlo trying to control but Aquino is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aquino tries to buck Carlo off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Carlo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carlo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aquino pinned against the cage. Aquino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Aquino misses.
Aquino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Jim Carlo has been cut.
Carlo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aquino.
Aquino lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Carlo sprawling to the canvas. Aquino follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Carlo hang on?
Carlo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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. Aquino connects with a nice short shot to Carlo's temple.
Oh Carlo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aquino lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aquino lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Aquino.
Carlo is defending against the submission attempts here by Aquino.
Carlo seems to have got his legs back now.
Aquino scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino thows a huge punch but Carlo dodges it nicely.
Aquino is nestled in close to Carlo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Aquino working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Aquino is just content to waste time from the top position. Carlo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Aquino must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aquino got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carlo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aquino has managed to get both his arms back between Carlo's legs - danger averted.
Carlo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aquino in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carlo trying to keep a closed guard but Aquino is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlo is retaining full guard.
Carlo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Aquino!
Aquino tries to lock up and control but Carlo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aquino is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carlo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Aquino is trying to escape the mount.
Carlo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Aquino really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlo with a couple of short strikes.
Aquino is bucking up trying to escape but Carlo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Aquino defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Carlo.
Jim Carlo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carlo content just to control the position here.
Carlo trying to control but Aquino is having none of it.
Aquino is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Aquino is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Aquino and Carlo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
An elbow from Carlo crashes against the mat.
Aquino is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Carlo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Carlo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Aquino knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aquino avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Carlo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benigno Aquino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Carlo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Aquino closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carlo circles away.
Aquino falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Carlo counter with a right hand.
Aquino falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Carlo to counter with a crisp jab.
Carlo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aquino.
Aquino shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carlo sprawls well. Carlo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aquino gets slowly back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Carlo. Beautiful body shot.
Carlo shoots in and gets a takedown into Aquino's guard.
Aquino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aquino looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Carlo looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino is looking to stand up but Carlo isn't so interested in that idea.
Carlo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carlo trying to control but Aquino is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carlo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carlo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carlo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aquino wants to sweep here but Carlo controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlo wants to control from the top but Aquino keeps moving.
Carlo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aquino wants to get back to his feet but Carlo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carlo wants to pass the guard but Aquino is keeping the position.
Carlo passes Aquino's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carlo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aquino doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Carlo.
Carlo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aquino's head.
Carlo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Aquino is defending against the submission attempts here by Carlo.
Aquino is looking for a sweep. Carlo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carlo trying to control the action but Aquino is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aquino pushes Carlo off looking to stand but Carlo dives back in and keeps control.
Aquino has one foot on Carlo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Carlo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Carlo or perhaps it was just good defense by Aquino which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Aquino misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aquino lands with an uppercut that bounces Carlo off the cage and back into range.
Carlo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Aquino tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Carlo is in Aquino's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Carlo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carlo 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Carlo!
Jim Carlo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MMA ANIMAL for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhys Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scope has chosen Marry the Canvas! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rhys Cao has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rhys Cao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Scope!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cao connects with a jab.
Cao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Michael Scope has been cut.
Cao feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Scope sprawling to the canvas! Scope rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cao finish him?!
Scope is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scope walks straight into a right hand from Cao - that's dropped him! Cao jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Scope from any more punishment! Scope complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rhys Cao!
Rhys Cao retains his welterweight title!
Rhys Cao took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MMA ANIMAL for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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