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DUFF 24 - Kang vs Roode PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dusty WarHorse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dusty WarHorse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Jones!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones lands a body punch.
WarHorse tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
WarHorse jumps guard but Jones stands there with WarHorse around his waist. WarHorse gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
WarHorse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
WarHorse misses with a two punch combination.
WarHorse feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but WarHorse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
WarHorse manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
WarHorse postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
WarHorse is stalling in the full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones wants to stand and escape but WarHorse is having none of it.
WarHorse is standing up over Jones. Jones looks to escape but WarHorse dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
WarHorse controls the position from side control.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with WarHorse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
WarHorse is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but WarHorse keeps moving and retains side control.
WarHorse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones is not content to let WarHorse control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
WarHorse controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WarHorse working the ground and pound.
WarHorse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
WarHorse stands up and beckons Jones to his feet.
Mark Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
WarHorse misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
WarHorse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dusty WarHorse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones throws a series of punches but WarHorse avoids them all with ease.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. WarHorse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
WarHorse avoids a punch combination nicely.
WarHorse dodges the punch combination from Jones.
WarHorse rushes Jones and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
WarHorse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
WarHorse throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jones misses with the combination.
WarHorse thumps Jones with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
WarHorse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones looks to land a combination but WarHorse avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
WarHorse moves into the clinch.
Jones tries to circle away but WarHorse has him pinned against the ropes.
WarHorse wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but WarHorse moves away.
Mark Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice combination there by Jones.
WarHorse clinches with his opponent.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of WarHorse backwards.
WarHorse can't break the clinch.
Jones tries to break the clinch but WarHorse is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
WarHorse manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and WarHorse counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
WarHorse misses with a looping left.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but WarHorse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones throws a combination. WarHorse tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
WarHorse fails with a takedown attempt.
WarHorse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Dusty WarHorse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
WarHorse scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
WarHorse closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
WarHorse wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
WarHorse stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
WarHorse advances position into side control!
Jones is not content to let WarHorse control the position.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
WarHorse has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jones connects with a right hand. WarHorse shakes it off.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WarHorse has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
WarHorse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by WarHorse or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
WarHorse feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, WarHorse changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones wants to stand but WarHorse is controlling the position.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones is looking to stand up but WarHorse isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WarHorse tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones throws a series of punches but WarHorse moves out of range.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones gets caught napping as WarHorse dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
WarHorse decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
Jones misses with a body shot.
WarHorse scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, WarHorse cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
WarHorse is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
WarHorse 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to improve his position but WarHorse has taken his back! WarHorse has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Jones tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! WarHorse pushes Jones away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dusty WarHorse!
Our winner, Dusty WarHorse, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Endez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Flair has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roger Endez's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Endez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Flair!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Endez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Flair's head.
Endez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Flair. Flair circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Endez misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Endez.
Flair takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Endez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Flair back to the ropes. Endez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Flair shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Endez is trying to defend but Flair finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Flair throwing shots but Endez is blocking nicely.
Endez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Flair not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flair thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flair sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Endez defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Flair not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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. Flair connects with a nice short shot to Endez's temple.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Endez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Flair takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Endez is breathing heavily.
Flair is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like Roger Endez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flair scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roger Endez's cut is getting worse.
Flair lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Endez is rocked!
Flair unloads with some huge strikes here! Endez is out! Flair wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Flair!
An out of breath Mike Flair 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Joshua Ashkenazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhou Fei Chi Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Joshua Ashkenazi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhou Fei Chi Song!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei Chi Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fei Chi Song.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fei Chi Song controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Ashkenazi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fei Chi Song controls the position.
Fei Chi Song lands a few punches from side control.
It looks like Gabriel Joshua Ashkenazi has been cut.
Ashkenazi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ashkenazi is working hard here to advance position.
Ashkenazi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fei Chi Song stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song dives in and scores a takedown into Ashkenazi's guard.
Fei Chi Song gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fei Chi Song misses with a left hand
and Ashkenazi counters with a head kick.
Ashkenazi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fei Chi Song lands a nice hook to Ashkenazi's body. Ashkenazi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ashkenazi is breathing heavily.
Fei Chi Song ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Ashkenazi.
Fei Chi Song scores with a hook to the body. Ashkenazi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice combination there by Fei Chi Song.
Nice body punch from Fei Chi Song.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song looking to score a takedown here. Ashkenazi is defending well but Fei Chi Song drives through and ends up in Ashkenazi's guard.
Fei Chi Song engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ashkenazi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fei Chi Song content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ashkenazi is rocked!
Fei Chi Song decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fei Chi Song is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ashkenazi's half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fei Chi Song stands up and beckons Ashkenazi to join him on the feet.
Fei Chi Song ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ashkenazi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Ashkenazi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song misses with a two punch combination.
Fei Chi Song cracks Ashkenazi on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ashkenazi falls backwards against the ropes. Fei Chi Song follows up with more strikes that drop Ashkenazi to his knees. Fei Chi Song keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ashkenazi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zhou Fei Chi Song!
Zhou Fei Chi Song seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Piltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Lockdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piltz comes to the ring accompanied by I'm too Sexy. 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Piltz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trevor Lockdown!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockdown tries to score with a low kick but Piltz moves his leg out of the way.
Lockdown shoots in but Piltz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lockdown walks into a jab.
Piltz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Piltz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lockdown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Piltz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Piltz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Piltz is working for a submission of some sort.
Lockdown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lockdown keeping moving, preventing Piltz from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Piltz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lockdown wants to sweep but no luck.
Piltz postures up.
Piltz lands a couple of digs.
Lockdown looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Piltz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Piltz working the head and body with strikes.
Lockdown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Piltz.
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. Piltz connects with a nice short shot to Lockdown's temple.
Lockdown punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piltz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lockdown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Piltz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Piltz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lockdown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Piltz.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lockdown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Piltz is working away from the top position though.
Lockdown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Piltz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lockdown's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lockdown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lockdown is trying to control the position but Piltz postures up.
Piltz throws an elbow that misses. Lockdown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Piltz's guard. Nice move by Lockdown!
Piltz working for a triangle but Lockdown defends it easily.
Piltz working for a triangle but Lockdown defends it easily.
Lockdown throwing strikes from guard but Piltz blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Piltz is keeping the position for now.
Lockdown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lockdown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lockdown looking to pass the guard.
Lockdown trying to control the position from guard on top but Piltz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piltz looking for a guillotine here but Lockdown defends easily.
Lockdown scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piltz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lockdown moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Piltz dominated that round.
That's time! Piltz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot by Lockdown.
Piltz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Piltz working the head and body with strikes.
Lockdown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Piltz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lockdown keeps working.
Piltz is looking to advance position but Lockdown won't allow it.
Piltz 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.
Piltz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lockdown gets back to full guard.
Lockdown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockdown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mark Piltz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lockdown moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Piltz.
Lockdown scoring with punches from side control.
Piltz can't do much from the bottom here.
Lockdown working the ground and pound.
Lockdown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Piltz dodges the ground and pound from Lockdown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Lockdown crashes against the mat.
Lockdown tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lockdown trying to control the action but Piltz is working from the bottom.
Piltz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lockdown's best efforts.
Lockdown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Piltz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Piltz tries to get to full guard but Lockdown has control of the leg.
Piltz is pressing down on Lockdown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Piltz looking for a guillotine here but Lockdown defends easily.
Piltz trying to keep a closed guard but Lockdown is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lockdown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Piltz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lockdown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Piltz looking to control.
Lockdown works over Piltz with some ground and pound from guard.
Piltz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Piltz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Piltz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lockdown works over Piltz with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lockdown defends well.
Lockdown stands up from Piltz's guard - Lockdown perhaps looking for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lockdown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Piltz circles away quickly and effectively.
Lockdown looks to land a left hand but Piltz moved out of range nicely.
Mark Piltz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piltz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lockdown.
Piltz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lockdown's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lockdown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lockdown misses with a takedown attempt - Piltz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trevor Lockdown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lockdown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piltz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lockdown jabs Piltz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lockdown fails with the takedown
letting Piltz counter with a right hand.
Piltz misses with a series of wild punches.
Piltz moves away from the strike by Lockdown.
Piltz throws a series of punches but Lockdown avoids them all with ease.
Trevor Lockdown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piltz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lockdown throws out the jab.
Lockdown is looking to score with low kicks.
Lockdown misses with a lunging right hand
and Piltz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Piltz scores with a four punch combination!
Lockdown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Piltz misses.
Piltz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lockdown has his takedown stuffed
and Piltz counters by moving into the clinch.
Lockdown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piltz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lockdown is trying to push Piltz away but Piltz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Piltz misses with an elbow strike.
Piltz tries to land knees in the clinch but Lockdown avoids the damage to the body.
Lockdown breaks the clinch.
Lockdown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Piltz is out of range.
Piltz lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lockdown on his heels. He'll look to pass Lockdown's guard now, I'm sure.
Piltz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piltz is working Lockdown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Piltz looking to sit in guard and control but Lockdown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lockdown wanted to stand there but Piltz had control of the position.
Piltz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lockdown is aware though and is defending well.
Lockdown throws a big elbow that misses.
Piltz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lockdown's guard.
Lockdown isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Piltz stacks Lockdown on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Piltz!
Piltz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz cracks Lockdown with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Piltz working the head with strikes.
Piltz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lockdown is avoiding damage well.
Piltz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Piltz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lockdown gets back to half guard.
Piltz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lockdown sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown manages to get to full guard.
Piltz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lockdown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Piltz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lockdown manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Piltz has Lockdown in his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lockdown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Piltz's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Piltz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Piltz 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Piltz!
A very excited looking Mark Piltz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Gito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumble comes to the ring accompanied by Click Click Boom. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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225 lbs
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245 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leon Gito!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumble throws out a leg kick but Gito moves out of range and Rumble only half commits.
Rumble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gito.
Rumble feints and as Gito raises his hands in defense, Rumble changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gito is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rumble is controlling him.
Gito is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rumble looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rumble accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rumble pushes down on Gito's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gito is trying to get back to full guard.
Rumble is looking to take a break and control but Gito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rumble trying to pass the guard but Gito defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rumble working over Gito with some ground and pound. Gito looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rumble wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gito keeps working.
Gito is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rumble pulls his head out easily.
Rumble throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rumble wants to take a breather but Gito is having none of it.
Rumble is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rumble is thwarting Gito's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Rumble connects with a nice short shot to Gito's temple.
Gito is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rumble scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gito is not content to let Rumble control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gito is looking to improve his position.
Rumble is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gito!
Gito is looking to get to half guard.
Gito tries to lock up and control but Rumble gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gito tries to reverse the position but Rumble maintains control.
BOOM! Rumble connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble landing shots from mount.
Gito is rocked!
Rumble putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gito is still in real trouble! Can Rumble finish him?
Rumble 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.
Rumble cracks Gito with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Austin Rumble!
After winning the bout, Austin Rumble thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Alphen Martirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Requiestas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rene Requiestas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Alphen Martirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rene Requiestas!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Requiestas misses with a looping left.
Requiestas misses with a body shot
and Martirez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Requiestas's guard.
Martirez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rene Requiestas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martirez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Requiestas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Martirez is in Requiestas's guard.
Requiestas uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Requiestas misses with a two punch combination.
Requiestas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Requiestas wants to stand but Martirez is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Requiestas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martirez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martirez controlling from the top position.
Martirez stops Requiestas from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Martirez drops back looking for a leg! Requiestas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Requiestas manages to kick Martirez off! Martirez jumps back into Requiestas's guard.
Martirez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Martirez wants to control from the top but Requiestas keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Alphen Martirez just wasn't active enough.
Martirez shoots in and bounces Requiestas off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martirez wants to control from the top but Requiestas keeps moving.
Requiestas wants to get back to his feet but Martirez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martirez gets to his feet. Requiestas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No joy there for Requiestas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Requiestas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martirez shoots in and drives through. Requiestas sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Requiestas throws a jab but it's blocked by Martirez.
Requiestas tries to bum rush Martirez with a series of wild strikes but Martirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Requiestas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martirez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Requiestas but Requiestas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Requiestas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martirez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Requiestas is trying to stand back up but Martirez is controlling him
Martirez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Martirez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Martirez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Martirez wants to work for an arm triangle but Requiestas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Requiestas wants to get back to his feet.
Martirez wants to take a breather but Requiestas is having none of it.
Martirez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Requiestas wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martirez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Requiestas defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Requiestas is trying to stand.
Requiestas looks gassed!
Martirez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Requiestas is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Alphen Martirez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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154 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joao Pires!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pires throws a right and a left that Torres avoids nicely.
Torres throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pires tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Torres is in Pires's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pires being controlled here, momentarily.
Pires looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torres is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pires has his foot on Torres's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Torres works his way back into a safe position though.
Torres not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Torres landing some decent shots from guard.
Torres 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.
Torres is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Torres has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Torres is pushing down on Pires's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pires is fighting to maintain full guard but Torres has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pires manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Torres stays in close to Pires's body and controls the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Josh Torres wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pires misses with a two punch combination.
Torres throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pires's waist but Pires gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Torres off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pires misses with a combination
and Torres counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Torres.
Torres not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Torres lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pires is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Torres works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Torres controlling the action here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Josh Torres wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pires throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pires scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No luck for Torres with that takedown attempt.
Pires swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pires being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torres tries for a kimura but Pires is defending well.
Torres content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Torres dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torres drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pires has his foot on Torres's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Torres works his way back into a safe position though.
Torres showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Josh Torres has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pires.
Torres darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pires trying to control but Torres postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Torres content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pires tries to roll over but Torres keeps him under control.
Pires looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pires is breathing heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Josh Torres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pires looking for submissions off his back.
Torres lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pires actively working from the bottom here.
Torres trying to control the pace.
Torres scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pires looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Torres controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Josh Torres just wasn't active enough.
Torres scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Torres content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pires is looking to regain half guard here but Torres keeps moving and retains side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands a decent elbow from side control.
Torres staying calm.
Pires tries to improve position but can't.
Torres content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Josh Torres wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Torres checks a low kick from Pires.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Torres dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Torres misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pires misses with a two punch combination.
Torres shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pires but Pires pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Torres is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pires sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pires gets caught napping as Torres dives in and scores a takedown. Pires manages to retain guard.
Torres controls from within his opponent's guard.
Torres passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres controls the position.
Torres scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pires to see if he's OK.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pires is looking for a sweep.
Pires takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pires tries to bench press Torres off him but Torres keeps the position.
Pires takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pires manages to work his way to half guard, despite Torres's best efforts.
Torres lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Torres looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Josh Torres.
Torres is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pires's half guard.
Torres stalling.
Torres lands with a punch from half guard.
Torres slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Torres wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pires throws a series of punches but Torres avoids them all with ease.
Pires displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pires throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Josh Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres shoots in but no luck this time.
Torres fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pires throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torres 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.
Pires throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Torres sitting in guard here, content to control.
Joao Pires has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torres, 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... Josh Torres!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piki Hoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Vanhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanhorn has chosen Cult of Personality as his entrance music. Lex Vanhorn has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Piki Hoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lex Vanhorn!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Hoki. No joy for Vanhorn on that attempt.
Vanhorn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoki sprawls well. Hoki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vanhorn gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vanhorn.
Hoki tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanhorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Vanhorn does it's job there.
Vanhorn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Piki Hoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lex Vanhorn.
Vanhorn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoki sprawls well. Hoki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vanhorn gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoki throws a head kick but Vanhorn moves out of range.
Vanhorn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
You can see the frustration on Hoki's face as Vanhorn controls the position.
It looks like Vanhorn might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Hoki defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoki is trying to control Vanhorn's posture but Vanhorn avoids it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vanhorn stands up.
Vanhorn throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Hoki colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Vanhorn as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Hoki is left battered and dazed whilst Vanhorn and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lex Vanhorn!
Our winner, Lex Vanhorn, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agung Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Roode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Agung Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Roode!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang gets caught napping as Roode dives in and scores a takedown. Kang manages to retain guard.
Kang looking for a guillotine here but Roode defends easily.
Kang thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Roode is fighting to break Kang's control of his arms but Kang is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kang will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Roode with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kang tries to get out of the position.
Roode postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kang is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Roode, into his guard.
Kang stopping the sweep attempt from Roode.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roode not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kang wants to control from the top but Roode keeps moving.
Roode has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Roode keeping moving, preventing Kang from controlling successfully.
Roode had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kang defends it easily.
Kang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roode swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang wants to control from the top but Roode keeps moving.
Kang stopping the sweep attempt from Roode.
Kang seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Agung Kang.
Kang darts in and clinches Roode up against the ropes.
Kang wants the takedown. Roode is fighting it off but Kang persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Roode's guard against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roode throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Roode working for a triangle but Kang defends it easily.
Roode wants to hit a switch here but Kang passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Roode there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roode tries to hold on but Kang pushes him away.
Roode slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Roode looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kang is looking for a kimura but Roode is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kang to get the leverage.
Kang is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Roode is staying active underneath Kang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kang prevents Roode from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Roode is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kang scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roode is looking for a sweep. Kang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roode is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Roode is defending against the submission attempts here by Kang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kang wants to control but Roode is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agung Kang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roode shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Roode wants to control from the top but Kang keeps moving.
Kang looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Roode passes into half guard.
Kang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roode works his way into side control.
Roode wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kang, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Roode looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kang is looking to improve his position.
Roode is looking for a kimura but Kang is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Roode to get the leverage.
Roode is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roode.
Roode is breathing heavily.
Roode is looking to advance position but Kang won't allow it.
Kang actively working from the bottom here.
Kang moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roode would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bobby Roode has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kang is trying to keep Roode in close.
Roode trying to control the position from guard on top but Kang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kang trying to control the position.
Roode avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Roode wants to control from the top but Kang keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roode slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kang manages to get back to half guard.
Kang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kang flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kang gets back to full guard.
Kang has control of Roode's left arm, preventing Roode from doing any damage.
Kang throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kang thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kang looking for subs off his back but Roode has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kang keeps control of the position for the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kang trying to control from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roode is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Agung Kang will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kang swinging wildly here.
Kang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kang lands in his opponent's guard.
Roode wants to sweep here but Kang controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roode keeping moving, preventing Kang from controlling successfully.
Kang postures up.
Kang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kang looking to sit in guard and control but Roode gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roode is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kang is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kang has escaped and now he's on top!
Roode working for submissions but it's allowed Kang to get to half guard.
Kang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roode is just riding it out for now. Kang eventually gives up the hold.
Roode is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kang stops Roode from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang seems to be looking for submissions.
Roode wants to improve his position but Kang is controlling well.
Roode takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roode is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kang pulls his head out easily.
Kang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kang looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roode with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Roode is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kang has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kang works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang wants to control the pace but Roode is squirming around nicely.
Roode takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roode is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kang jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Roode is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Roode and Kang has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kang lands a nice forearm strike.
Kang grinds an elbow into Roode's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kang in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bobby Roode has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roode is trying to improve his position.
Roode is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kang in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kang tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kang cracks Roode with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Roode is trying to get back to half guard.
Kang taking a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kang is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Roode looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kang gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Roode is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kang lets go of the hold and Roode can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Agung Kang!
During a confident post fight interview, Agung Kang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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