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B!52: Waggin' School! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marlo Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marlo Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Henderson!
The fight stays on the outside here - Stein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stein tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Henderson is in Stein's guard.
Stein not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Stein is keeping the position.
Henderson stopping the sweep attempt from Stein.
Stein is trying to keep Henderson in close.
Henderson passes into half guard.
Henderson uses his free foot to push down on Stein's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Henderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stein really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henderson trying to control but Stein is having none of it.
Stein really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Henderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henderson trying to control but Stein is having none of it.
Stein wants to try and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Henderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henderson is landing with some decent strikes but Stein is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
Henderson landing punches.
Henderson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stein keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henderson lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking to control but Stein is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henderson wants to finish this one by submission but Stein is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Henderson.
Henderson thowing shots but they're missing.
Henderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Henderson has hold of Stein's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stein manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Henderson unloads with some shots from mount but Stein bucks and avoids them well.
Stein knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henderson on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking to control but Stein is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henderson looking to control but Stein is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henderson controlling from mount.
Stein on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stein tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson prevents Stein from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Henderson dominated that round.
That's time! Stein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stein circles away quickly and effectively.
Stein forces Henderson back against the cage and clinches.
Stein gets underhooks to prevent Henderson's takedown attempt.
Stein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
Stein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henderson's defenses.
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.
Stein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson blocks an elbow strike from Stein.
A short uppercut from Stein.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Stein has him pressed against the cage.
Stein just leaning against Henderson, taking a breather.
Stein lands a left hand.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Stein has him pressed against the cage.
Stein makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henderson has Stein pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stein manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stein blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Fred Henderson has been cut.
Nice elbow from Stein.
Stein throws an elbow but it misses.
Stein has Henderson pushed against the cage.
Stein creates a bit of distance and cracks Henderson with a massive left hook! Henderson crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Stein stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marlo Stein!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilhelmet Cheesara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wilhelmet Cheesara!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheesara 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.
Scott gets a clinch.
Cheesara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheesara misses the shot to the body.
Cheesara throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Cheesara sizes up Scott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cheesara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scott at a distance.
Scott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cheesara is fending him off so far but Scott persists. Nope, Cheesara circles away and we're back to standing.
Cheesara gets tackled into the cage by Scott. Scott maintains the clinch.
Scott has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cheesara uses from the top position.
Cheesara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Scott is on top in guard.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Cheesara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheesara wants to improve his position but instead Scott has moved into half guard.
Cheesara 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheesara tries to kick Scott off but Scott keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Scott is thwarting Cheesara's attempts to control the position.
Scott in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Cheesara tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Scott!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Scott!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malietoa Feti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balls Deep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feti comes to the cage accompanied by Feuer Frei. The key to victory for Malietoa Feti has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malietoa Feti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Balls Deep!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feti connects with a solid leg kick.
Deep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Feti works the jab nicely.
Deep tries to clinch but Feti is having none of it.
Deep fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Feti slaps away a takedown attempt from Deep, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Feti swats away the attempt to clinch by Deep.
Feti connects with a leg kick. Deep looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deep on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Deep looks gassed!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Feti. Deep shrugs it off though.
Deep takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deep takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Feti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Deep will feel that in the morning.
Deep takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Feti.
Feti cracks Deep with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Feti has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Deep to stand back up!
It looks like Balls Deep has been cut.
Feti lands a nice looking body kick.
Feti lands with a right and another and another! Deep is in big trouble! Feti lands again and this time it's lights out for Deep! A quality knockout there for Feti.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Malietoa Feti!
An out of breath Malietoa Feti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arturro Affi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twilight Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Affi comes to the cage accompanied by Men at work - Land of down under. Saga has chosen You are going to the Twilight of your Career as his entrance music. The key to victory for Arturro Affi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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, Arturro Affi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Twilight Saga!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Affi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Affi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saga manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saga. Affi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Affi misses with a wild combination.
Affi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saga fails to land the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Affi. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Affi as Saga shoots in.
Affi misses with the combination.
Saga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Affi defends it nicely.
Arturro Affi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twilight Saga.
Affi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saga.
Saga dodges the punch combination from Affi.
Arturro Affi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Saga or perhaps it was just good defense by Affi which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Affi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saga 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.
Saga wants to control from the top but Affi keeps moving.
Saga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saga trying to control the position from guard on top but Affi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saga preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saga wants to control from the top but Affi keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Twilight Saga was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Affi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saga circles away quickly and effectively.
Arturro Affi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Affi. Those never looked like landing.
Saga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Affi defends it nicely.
Saga shoots in for a takedown but Affi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Affi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A left and a right from Affi both land. Nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Affi!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Affi.
Saga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Affi throws a hook but Saga blocks it.
Saga misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saga throws a leg kick
and Affi counters with a left to the body.
Affi throws a right hand that Saga ducks under and follows up with a left that Saga also avoids with ease.
Affi misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot by Affi.
Affi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saga. Saga circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saga misses with the combination.
Affi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Affi keeping moving, preventing Saga from controlling successfully.
Affi striking off his back but it's not causing Saga any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saga sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Saga preventing the sweep.
Saga throws a big right hand that misses.
Saga looking to sit in guard and control but Affi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Affi stops Saga from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Twilight Saga will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Affi lands with a hook. Saga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Affi lands with a nice body punch.
Affi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Affi as Saga shoots in.
Saga scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Saga is looking to take a break and control but Affi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Affi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Affi dodges the ground and pound from Saga.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saga scoring with punches and elbows.
Saga remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Saga misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga is looking to take a break and control but Affi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saga throwing strikes but Affi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Saga is not content to let Affi control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Twilight Saga hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Affi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Affi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saga.
Affi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Saga.
Affi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arturro Affi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twilight Saga.
No joy there for Affi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saga bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Affi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Affi pushes Saga away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Saga gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Saga trying to control the action but Affi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi is trying to control Saga's posture but Saga avoids it.
Saga trying to control the position but Affi is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Affi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Affi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Saga content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Twilight Saga was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Saga misses with a takedown attempt - Affi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arturro Affi is winning the standup battle so far.
Saga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saga shoots in for a takedown but Affi shows good takedown defense.
Affi with a nice cross.
Affi lands a nice shot to the body.
Affi throws a right hand that Saga ducks under and follows up with a left that Saga also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twilight Saga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck for Saga with that takedown attempt.
Saga throws out a leg kick but Affi moves out of range and Saga only half commits.
Affi misses with a combination
so Saga counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Saga trying to control but Affi is working from the bottom.
Affi being controlled here, momentarily.
Saga wants to control from the top but Affi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Twilight Saga wasn't active enough on the ground.
Saga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Affi misses.
Saga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Affi as he avoids it easily.
Arturro Affi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twilight Saga.
Saga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Affi with a nice cross.
Affi scores with a hook.
Arturro Affi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Affi does no damage.
Saga throws a body punch but Affi moves out of range.
Affi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Affi. Beautiful body shot.
Affi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saga backs up against the cage.
Affi throws a right and a left that Saga avoids nicely.
Twilight Saga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Affi misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Affi - just one landing.
Affi misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Affi misses.
Affi slaps away a takedown attempt from Saga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Saga with that takedown attempt.
Saga shoots in for a takedown but Affi shows good takedown defense.
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!
Affi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Affi misses with a hook.
Saga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi sizes up Saga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Affi.
Affi thuds his right hand into Saga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saga looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Affi is fending him off so far but Saga persists. Nope, Affi circles away and we're back to standing.
Affi tries to bum rush Saga with a series of wild strikes but Saga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Affi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saga backs up against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saga.
Saga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Affi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Affi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arturro Affi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Affi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saga.
Saga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Affi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saga fails with the takedown.
Affi tests Saga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saga avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Affi misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arturro Affi.
I think Saga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamish McGibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Ruthman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGibbs comes into the arena with Pepper blaring out of the sound system. Ruthman has chosen Special Teamz - Get Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish McGibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reijo Ruthman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGibbs is looking to slow Ruthman down with leg kicks.
McGibbs throws a chopping leg kick but Ruthman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruthman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGibbs tries to land a leg kick but Ruthman saw it coming and moves away.
Ruthman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ruthman looks to land a left hand but McGibbs moved out of range nicely.
McGibbs throws a head kick that misses
and Ruthman counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ruthman in the domination position with McGibbs hanging on.
McGibbs is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McGibbs is looking to get back to his feet here but Ruthman is keeping cool and he's managed to take McGibbs's back.
Ruthman is looking to control McGibbs but McGibbs is wriggling around and keeping busy.
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!
Ruthman has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of McGibbs's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGibbs trying to control but not successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruthman tries to get the hooks in deep but McGibbs pushed the leg off.
McGibbs is really stuck here.
Ruthman trying to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthman controls the action.
McGibbs trying to control the action but Ruthman just sinks the hooks in.
McGibbs is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ruthman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruthman misses the shot to the body.
McGibbs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A leg kick checked by Ruthman.
Ruthman fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamish McGibbs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruthman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGibbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruthman.
McGibbs connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGibbs feints and then cracks Ruthman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruthman down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGibbs slips under a jab.
Ruthman moves out of range as McGibbs throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGibbs, right into the meat.
McGibbs lands with a slapping head kick.
Ruthman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruthman throws a body punch but McGibbs moves out of range.
A head kick misses from McGibbs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGibbs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGibbs throws a leg kick but Ruthman moved away.
Ruthman slips under a jab from McGibbs.
A good leg kick by McGibbs.
McGibbs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hamish McGibbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGibbs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruthman circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGibbs wants to slow Ruthman down by chopping away at his legs.
McGibbs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGibbs misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGibbs.
McGibbs wants to land a leg kick but Ruthman is out of range.
Ruthman digs a good body shot into McGibbs's ribs.
A head kick misses from Ruthman.
A big left from Ruthman misses.
Ruthman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGibbs throws a leg kick but Ruthman sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruthman checks a leg kick.
Ruthman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGibbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish McGibbs dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ruthman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGibbs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruthman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGibbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruthman.
Ruthman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGibbs manages to avoid it.
McGibbs misses with a low kick as Ruthman jumps back.
A punch lands to the side of McGibbs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGibbs!
McGibbs cracks Ruthman with an open hand slap.
McGibbs tries to work over Ruthman's front leg with a kick but Ruthman checks it.
McGibbs misses with a hook
letting Ruthman counter with a right hand.
McGibbs is looking to score with low kicks.
Ruthman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGibbs. McGibbs obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGibbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruthman misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGibbs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGibbs throws a sloppy head kick and Ruthman moves out of range easily.
Ruthman with a nice cross.
A low kick from McGibbs misses
and Ruthman counters with a left to the body.
Ruthman misses with a straight left.
McGibbs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGibbs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruthman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick lands from McGibbs.
McGibbs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGibbs scores with a jab to the jaw.
McGibbs throws a head kick that misses.
McGibbs moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthman looks to land a combination but McGibbs avoids it well.
A big right from Ruthman misses.
McGibbs throws a head kick that misses
and Ruthman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McGibbs scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGibbs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruthman is breathing heavily.
McGibbs throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGibbs feints and then cracks Ruthman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruthman down.
Ruthman slips a jab and a cross from McGibbs.
McGibbs connects with a solid leg kick.
McGibbs throws a head kick but Ruthman moves out of range.
McGibbs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruthman.
McGibbs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGibbs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthman blocks a leg kick.
McGibbs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruthman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGibbs.
McGibbs slips a jab from Ruthman.
Ruthman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGibbs, right into the meat.
Ruthman throws a big shot that misses.
McGibbs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruthman misses the shot to the body.
McGibbs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruthman's sensitive parts.
McGibbs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGibbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGibbs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruthman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGibbs misses with a head kick.
Ruthman dodges the punch combination from McGibbs.
Ruthman blocks a head kick by McGibbs.
McGibbs thows a leg kick but Ruthman checks it
and Ruthman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGibbs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGibbs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from McGibbs.
McGibbs needs to keep his hands up - Ruthman had a free shot at his head there.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruthman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish McGibbs dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McGibbs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruthman 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 McGibbs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGibbs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ruthman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGibbs.
A low kick from McGibbs misses
and Ruthman counters with a nice body shot.
McGibbs throws a head kick that misses.
McGibbs misses with a looping right.
Ruthman checks a low kick from McGibbs.
McGibbs throws a leg kick but Ruthman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ruthman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGibbs.
Ruthman throws a right hand that misses
and McGibbs counters with an inside leg kick.
McGibbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGibbs lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGibbs slips a jab from Ruthman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGibbs tries to score with a low kick but Ruthman moves his leg out of the way.
McGibbs throws a sloppy head kick and Ruthman moves out of range easily.
McGibbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruthman can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruthman throws a jab but it's blocked by McGibbs.
McGibbs throws a low kick but Ruthman moves out of range easily.
McGibbs lands a front kick.
Ruthman misses with a body shot.
Ruthman blocks a leg kick.
Ruthman motions for McGibbs to come forward. Ruthman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruthman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ruthman blocks a leg kick.
McGibbs throws a chopping leg kick but Ruthman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from McGibbs is predictable there
enabling Ruthman to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by McGibbs.
McGibbs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruthman is out of range and McGibbs settles back down.
McGibbs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGibbs thows a leg kick but Ruthman checks it
and Ruthman counters with an inside leg kick.
Ruthman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McGibbs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGibbs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruthman is out of range.
McGibbs blocks a jab.
Ruthman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McGibbs throws a sloppy head kick and Ruthman moves out of range easily.
McGibbs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruthman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGibbs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGibbs.
Ruthman throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGibbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruthman throws a lazy right hand but McGibbs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from McGibbs lands.
McGibbs is looking to land body kicks.
Ruthman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reijo Ruthman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruthman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ruthman avoids the head kick by McGibbs.
McGibbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGibbs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruthman is out of range and McGibbs settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McGibbs is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruthman is trying to take his opponent's back.
Ruthman controlling the position easily from mount.
McGibbs is trying to escape the mount.
Hamish McGibbs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruthman tries to control but McGibbs wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hamish McGibbs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGibbs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamish McGibbs!
Hamish McGibbs spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny SparBJJ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tiny SparBJJ!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Glover scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Tiny SparBJJ has been cut.
SparBJJ takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
SparBJJ tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Glover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Glover misses.
Glover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Glover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glover misses with a wild body shot.
Glover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
SparBJJ avoids a kick to the body.
Glover checks a leg kick.
SparBJJ attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
SparBJJ lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover lands a high kick!
SparBJJ slips a jab from Glover.
SparBJJ avoids the head kick by Glover.
SparBJJ throws a front kick aimed at Glover's knee but Glover avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
SparBJJ misses with a low kick.
SparBJJ blocks a head kick by Glover.
SparBJJ misses with an attempted mid kick.
SparBJJ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Glover.
SparBJJ is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
SparBJJ throws a wild body kick that Glover sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from SparBJJ 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 Glover has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Glover and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but SparBJJ manages to avoid it.
SparBJJ pushes Glover up against the cage in a clinch.
SparBJJ wants to break free but Glover has control.
SparBJJ wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Glover escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glover throws a sloppy head kick and SparBJJ moves out of range easily.
SparBJJ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
SparBJJ avoids a punch combination nicely.
SparBJJ throws a low kick but Glover avoids it.
Glover fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches SparBJJ on the side of the head.
Glover throws a hook but SparBJJ avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Glover.
Glover connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice cross by Glover.
SparBJJ is looking to land body kicks.
Glover keeps SparBJJ at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
SparBJJ moves out of range as Glover throws a body kick.
SparBJJ misses with a body kick.
SparBJJ fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
SparBJJ takes one on the chin but seems OK.
SparBJJ misses with a low kick as Glover jumps back.
SparBJJ throws a body kick that misses.
SparBJJ misses with a body kick.
SparBJJ misses with a low kick.
SparBJJ attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Glover.
SparBJJ steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Glover. That one must have hurt.
Glover checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Glover misses.
SparBJJ moves away from the strike by Glover.
Glover checks a leg kick.
Glover tries to land a front kick but SparBJJ steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Glover moves out of range of the body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Glover. Those never looked like landing.
Glover throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Glover. Those never looked like landing.
Glover dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on SparBJJ. That did some damage!
SparBJJ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
SparBJJ misses with a kick to the body.
Glover throws a jab when SparBJJ was well out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Glover!
SparBJJ avoids the head kick by Glover.
Glover takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
SparBJJ is looking to clinch.
SparBJJ tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Glover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Glover throws a half hearted mid kick.
SparBJJ doesn't manage to clinch there - Glover circles away.
SparBJJ keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glover.
Glover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from SparBJJ.
SparBJJ moves into the clinch.
SparBJJ tries to circle away but Glover has him pinned against the cage.
Glover escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Glover checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Glover moves out of range as SparBJJ throws a body kick.
Glover throws a hook but SparBJJ blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as SparBJJ blocks the leg kick.
Glover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
SparBJJ tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Glover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiny SparBJJ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
SparBJJ 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.
Glover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but SparBJJ moves away.
Glover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
SparBJJ misses with a leg kick.
Glover throws a right and a left that SparBJJ avoids nicely.
SparBJJ misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
SparBJJ takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
SparBJJ throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Glover checks the leg kick nicely there.
SparBJJ finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
SparBJJ slips a jab and a cross from Glover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Glover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiny SparBJJ's cut.
That's time! Glover's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
SparBJJ has taken the fight to the clinch.
Glover breaks from the clinch.
Glover blocks a leg kick.
SparBJJ throws a solid leg kick but Glover takes the impact on his shin and smiles at SparBJJ.
SparBJJ displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glover throws out the jab.
SparBJJ misses with a low kick.
Glover tries to keep at a distance but SparBJJ has taken the fight into the clinch.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glover lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
SparBJJ misses with a body kick.
Glover moves out of range of the body kick from SparBJJ.
A head kick misses from Glover.
SparBJJ throws a front kick aimed at Glover's knee but Glover avoids it well.
Jason Glover is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Glover. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Glover.
SparBJJ throws a head kick that misses.
SparBJJ misses with a head kick.
Glover looks to land a right hand but SparBJJ moved out of range.
Glover throws a head kick but SparBJJ moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Glover blocks the low kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Glover misses the jab.
Glover just misses with a punch to the body.
SparBJJ tries to clinch there but Glover circles away.
SparBJJ walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Glover checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tiny SparBJJ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
SparBJJ throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Glover missing with a left hand there. SparBJJ was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Glover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
SparBJJ misses with a head kick.
Glover moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Glover keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Glover looking to land some kicks to the body here.
SparBJJ tries to clinch there but Glover circles away.
SparBJJ is looking to land body kicks.
SparBJJ throws a head kick that misses.
SparBJJ is breathing heavily.
SparBJJ takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from SparBJJ in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Glover throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
SparBJJ misses with a low kick.
Glover connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover cracks SparBJJ with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SparBJJ looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Glover scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
SparBJJ tries to work over Glover's front leg with a kick but Glover checks it.
Glover darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Glover checks a leg kick nicely.
Glover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glover swats away the attempt to clinch by SparBJJ.
Glover cracks SparBJJ with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
SparBJJ throws a low kick but it's checked well by Glover.
SparBJJ throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
SparBJJ throws a sloppy head kick and Glover moves out of range easily.
Glover with a jab.
Glover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
SparBJJ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glover with a jab.
Glover lands a lovely overhand right.
SparBJJ looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from SparBJJ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover swats away the attempt to clinch by SparBJJ.
Glover smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
SparBJJ takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Glover throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice cross by Glover.
SparBJJ is rocked!
Glover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glover misses with a head kick.
Glover throws a series of punches but SparBJJ avoids them all with ease.
Glover avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
SparBJJ tries to work over Glover's front leg with a kick but Glover checks it.
SparBJJ tries to clinch up but Glover circles away and keeps his distance.
SparBJJ avoids a kick to the body.
SparBJJ throws a head kick that misses.
SparBJJ moves out of range as Glover strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Glover checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Glover blocks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Glover swings for the body but SparBJJ moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SparBJJ moves away from the strike by Glover.
Glover misses with a looping right.
Glover blocks a head kick by SparBJJ.
SparBJJ ducks right into an uppercut from Glover.
Glover lands a really nice looking cross but SparBJJ seems unphased.
SparBJJ throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Glover misses with a head kick.
SparBJJ misses with a body kick.
SparBJJ takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Glover.
SparBJJ closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
SparBJJ has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
SparBJJ looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
SparBJJ looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Glover lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glover getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Glover slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Glover darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
SparBJJ is still on wobbly legs! Can Glover finish him?
SparBJJ looks for the body kick but Glover saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Glover dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tiny SparBJJ's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Glover throws a big shot that misses.
SparBJJ seems to have recovered his senses.
Glover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Glover blocks the low kick.
SparBJJ throws a head kick but Glover moves out of range.
SparBJJ tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
SparBJJ blocks a head kick by Glover.
SparBJJ wants to slow Glover down by chopping away at his legs.
Glover throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from SparBJJ misses
and Glover counters with a head kick. That will keep SparBJJ thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
SparBJJ looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
SparBJJ slips under a jab from Glover.
SparBJJ looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Glover misses with a head kick.
SparBJJ throws a low kick, looking for Glover's leg but Glover calmly moves out of range.
SparBJJ walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
SparBJJ misses with a head kick.
Glover is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
SparBJJ takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Glover lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good work by Glover as he checks the leg kick.
SparBJJ tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Glover blocks the leg kick.
Glover looks to land a combination but SparBJJ avoids it well.
Glover avoids a kick to the body.
SparBJJ moves out of range as Glover strikes.
SparBJJ fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glover lands a jab to the nose.
Glover throws a head kick but SparBJJ moves out of range.
Glover throws out a loose jab but SparBJJ uses good head movement to avoid it.
SparBJJ throws a chopping leg kick but Glover manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Glover punishes SparBJJ's body with a nice straight punch.
Glover throws a sloppy head kick and SparBJJ moves out of range easily.
Glover fails to land with a series of punches.
SparBJJ bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
SparBJJ throws a wild body kick that Glover sees coming a mile off.
Glover avoids a kick to the body.
SparBJJ is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
SparBJJ with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Glover to score with a decent uppercut.
Glover checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
SparBJJ throws a leg kick that misses.
Glover lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
SparBJJ tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Glover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Glover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by SparBJJ.
Glover avoids a kick to the body.
Glover misses with a wild combination.
Glover fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. SparBJJ looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Glover misses with a looping right.
SparBJJ tries to clinch but Glover is having none of it.
Glover scores with a jab to the head.
SparBJJ throws a low kick, looking for Glover's leg but Glover calmly moves out of range.
Glover lands a front kick.
SparBJJ goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Glover looks to land a body kick but SparBJJ moved away.
Glover misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SparBJJ throws a wild body kick that Glover sees coming a mile off.
Glover looking to land some kicks to the body here.
SparBJJ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
SparBJJ looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Glover moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
SparBJJ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
SparBJJ throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
SparBJJ tries to clinch but Glover moves out of range.
Glover misses with a series of wild punches.
Glover throws a head kick but SparBJJ moves out of range.
SparBJJ misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by SparBJJ.
SparBJJ throws a push kick but Glover slaps the foot to one side.
SparBJJ tries a low kick but Glover avoids it.
A head kick misses from SparBJJ.
Glover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - SparBJJ looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by SparBJJ.
A head kick misses from Glover.
SparBJJ throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
SparBJJ is looking to score with low kicks.
Glover throws a head kick that SparBJJ semi-blocks.
SparBJJ misses with a leg kick.
SparBJJ throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Glover thuds his right hand into SparBJJ's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
SparBJJ tries to score with a low kick but Glover moves his leg out of the way.
Glover moves out of range of the leg kick from SparBJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
SparBJJ throws a sloppy head kick and Glover moves out of range easily.
SparBJJ tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glover checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jason Glover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Glover.
SparBJJ tries a head kick but it misses.
SparBJJ throws a front kick aimed at Glover's knee but Glover avoids it well.
Tiny SparBJJ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glover connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Glover showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Glover, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Glover!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jason Glover thanked MMA ANIMAL for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Vayrynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Socially Awkward Penguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paavo Vayrynen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Socially Awkward Penguin's chin.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paavo Vayrynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Socially Awkward Penguin!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vayrynen leaves Penguin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vayrynen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penguin moves in looking to clinch but Vayrynen pushes him off.
Penguin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Penguin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Penguin landing shots from mount.
Vayrynen is desperately trying to improve his position but Penguin has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Vayrynen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vayrynen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Penguin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penguin is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Penguin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Socially Awkward Penguin!
An out of breath Socially Awkward Penguin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Wylde Rhoads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall has chosen Never Quit as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andrei Marshall was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Wylde Rhoads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylde Rhoads misses with a body shot.
Wylde Rhoads throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall misses the jab.
Wylde Rhoads scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wylde Rhoads lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a looping left.
Marshall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marshall gets a clinch.
Marshall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marshall prevents a body shot from Wylde Rhoads.
Wylde Rhoads tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Marshall.
Marshall connects with a knee to the head.
Marshall scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall slows down the pace here.
Marshall lands a knee to the head.
Marshall connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jake Wylde Rhoads has been cut.
Marshall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wylde Rhoads in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marshall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wylde Rhoads working aggressively here.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshall landing knees to the head.
Wylde Rhoads goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshall working Wylde Rhoads over with knees to the body.
Wylde Rhoads is breathing heavily.
Marshall lands a knee to the head.
Wylde Rhoads trying to control the position but instead, Marshall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wylde Rhoads into the cage.
Marshall scores with a knee to the head.
Marshall connects with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wylde Rhoads tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marshall avoids it.
Marshall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wylde Rhoads's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wylde Rhoads misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshall.
Marshall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marshall pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a knee to the head.
Wylde Rhoads throws a head punch that misses.
Wylde Rhoads lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marshall controlling the action here for a moment.
Wylde Rhoads struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshall.
Marshall working Wylde Rhoads over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshall.
Marshall with a knee to the head.
Wylde Rhoads looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marshall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marshall lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshall.
Marshall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marshall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marshall pushes Wylde Rhoads back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marshall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marshall scores a nice knee to the body.
Wylde Rhoads tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marshall crunches a lovely knee into Wylde Rhoads's ribcage.
Marshall stalling.
Marshall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marshall connects with a knee to the head.
Marshall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marshall lands an elbow just above Wylde Rhoads 's eye.
Marshall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wylde Rhoads in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wylde Rhoads letting Marshall take a breather here.
Marshall pushes Wylde Rhoads back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marshall connects with a knee to the head.
Wylde Rhoads tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads takes a shot to the head.
Marshall connects with a knee to the head.
Marshall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wylde Rhoads in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marshall lands an elbow inside.
Marshall utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marshall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marshall prevents a body shot from Wylde Rhoads.
Marshall is struggling to control the position.
Marshall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marshall connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wylde Rhoads takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marshall blocks a body shot from Wylde Rhoads.
Wylde Rhoads takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wylde Rhoads takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Marshall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Wylde Rhoads's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marshall is defended easily by Wylde Rhoads.
Marshall fails to land the takedown.
Wylde Rhoads fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marshall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wylde Rhoads throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Wylde Rhoads scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marshall is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wylde Rhoads has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wylde Rhoads looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marshall has one of Wylde Rhoads's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marshall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marshall is not content to let Wylde Rhoads control the position.
Wylde Rhoads wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marshall, who protects the arm well.
Marshall sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Marshall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marshall tries to roll over but Wylde Rhoads keeps him under control.
Wylde Rhoads wants to pass the guard but Marshall is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is trying to stand back up but Wylde Rhoads is controlling him
Marshall trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Wylde Rhoads manages to pass to mount!
Marshall tries to lock up and control but Wylde Rhoads gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marshall wants to get back to his feet.
Wylde Rhoads wants to take Marshall's back but he can't do it this time.
Wylde Rhoads wants to finish this one by submission but Marshall is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wylde Rhoads.
Marshall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads is working for a guillotine from mount but Marshall frees his head quite easily.
Wylde Rhoads looking to control but Marshall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marshall is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marshall tries to hold on but Wylde Rhoads postures up.
Marshall looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Wylde Rhoads's arms.
Marshall turns into Wylde Rhoads and is now in his guard.
Wylde Rhoads is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marshall defends well.
Marshall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde Rhoads is trying to keep Marshall in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall advances to half guard.
Jake Wylde Rhoads overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Marshall there.
Wylde Rhoads blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marshall.
Marshall is nestled in close to Wylde Rhoads, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrei Marshall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jake Wylde Rhoads's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Marshall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Wylde Rhoads.
Marshall blocks an elbow strike.
Wylde Rhoads trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Marshall.
Marshall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marshall lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Marshall.
Marshall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wylde Rhoads up against the cage.
Marshall lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Marshall.
Marshall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wylde Rhoads's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshall.
Marshall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshall scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshall.
Marshall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall working Wylde Rhoads over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Marshall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marshall lands an elbow that stopped Wylde Rhoads in his tracks for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Marshall.
Marshall scores with a shot to the side of Wylde Rhoads's head.
Wylde Rhoads takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Marshall.
Marshall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marshall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marshall lands an elbow that stopped Wylde Rhoads in his tracks for a moment.
Marshall scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wylde Rhoads tries to pull guard but Marshall holds him up against the cage and eventually Wylde Rhoads drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Marshall.
Wylde Rhoads tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marshall avoids it.
Marshall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marshall crunches a lovely knee into Wylde Rhoads's ribcage.
Marshall scores with a knee to the head.
Jake Wylde Rhoads has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde Rhoads.
A knee to the head by Marshall.
Wylde Rhoads tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshall avoids the damage to the body.
Marshall prevents a body shot from Wylde Rhoads.
Marshall working Wylde Rhoads over with knees to the body.
Marshall with a knee to the head.
Wylde Rhoads tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marshall avoids it.
Marshall landing knees to the head.
Wylde Rhoads takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshall obliges.
Marshall prevents a body shot from Wylde Rhoads.
Andrei Marshall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marshall avoiding damage as Wylde Rhoads throws knees to the body.
Marshall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wylde Rhoads's defenses.
Marshall landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall with a knee to the head.
Wylde Rhoads tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wylde Rhoads goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Marshall as the two fighters clinch.
Marshall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wylde Rhoads lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marshall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wylde Rhoads's face.
Wylde Rhoads tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marshall scores with a knee to the head.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a body punch.
Andrei Marshall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marshall blocking some punches.
Wylde Rhoads being controlled against the cage.
Marshall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wylde Rhoads tries a body shot but Marshall blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads tries to work over Marshall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wylde Rhoads struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
Wylde Rhoads with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marshall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marshall lands a knee to the head.
Marshall landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall lands a nice elbow.
Marshall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wylde Rhoads's face.
A knee to the head by Marshall.
Marshall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshall prevents a body shot from Wylde Rhoads.
Marshall lands a damaging elbow.
Wylde Rhoads goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall working Wylde Rhoads over with knees to the body.
Wylde Rhoads has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall.
Marshall prevents a body shot from Wylde Rhoads.
Wylde Rhoads tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Marshall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marshall 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Marshall!
Andrei Marshall 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Bensin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Lidae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidae comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crack A Bottle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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208 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alvin Bensin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Lidae!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bensin throws an overhand right that lands on Lidae's shoulder, as Lidae tries to avoid the shot.
Lidae throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bensin.
No joy there for Lidae, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lidae darts in and clinches Bensin up against the cage.
Lidae is trying to pull guard but Bensin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bensin working hard to break the clinch.
Lidae manages to pull guard.
Bensin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lidae swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bensin is sitting in close to Lidae's body. Lidae has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bensin is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bensin is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Lidae.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Steven Lidae!
Steven Lidae very nearly forgot to thank MMA ANIMAL amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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