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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Sizemore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horton has chosen Ironman as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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210 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Markus Sizemore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Horton!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sizemore avoids the head kick by Horton.
Horton avoids the head kick by Sizemore.
Sizemore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sizemore looking to score a takedown here. Horton is defending well but Sizemore drives through and ends up in Horton's guard.
Sizemore passes into half guard.
Horton is pressing down on Sizemore's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Horton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sizemore decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sizemore displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Horton.
Horton shoots in for a takedown but Sizemore shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sizemore is fending him off so far but Horton persists. Nope, Sizemore circles away and we're back to standing.
Markus Sizemore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Horton.
Sizemore misses with a body kick.
Sizemore tries to clinch up.
Sizemore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sizemore throws a sloppy head kick and Horton moves out of range easily.
Horton tries for a takedown but Sizemore circles away easily
and Sizemore counters with a low kick, right behind Horton 's knee.
Horton tries to clinch up but Sizemore circles away and keeps his distance.
Horton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sizemore swivels and escapes.
Horton looks gassed!
Horton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sizemore is out of range.
Sizemore throws a wild body kick that Horton sees coming a mile off.
Horton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Horton is defended easily by Sizemore.
Sizemore gets a clinch.
Sizemore tries to throw a body punch but Horton avoids it by throwing Sizemore back against the cage.
Horton breaks the clinch.
Sizemore throws a series of punches but Horton moves out of range.
Sizemore throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Horton was covering up waiting for the punch and Sizemore finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sizemore decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Horton, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton fails to land the takedown.
Sizemore throws a nice looking combination but Horton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sizemore is looking to clinch but Horton is avoiding it.
Sizemore drives through with a takedown into guard.
Horton wants to hit a switch here but Sizemore passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Horton there!
Sizemore tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Horton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sizemore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sizemore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Sizemore dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horton closes the distance and clinches up with Sizemore, looking for a takedown. Horton pushes Sizemore against the cage but Sizemore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sizemore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sizemore throws a head kick that misses.
Sizemore misses with a takedown attempt - Horton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sizemore was well out of range. Poor timing from Horton.
Sizemore could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Horton tries for a takedown but Sizemore circles away easily
so Sizemore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Horton is trying to control the position but Sizemore postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sizemore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Horton keeping moving, preventing Sizemore from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizemore won't allow Horton to sweep him here.
Sizemore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Horton is breathing heavily.
Sizemore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Markus Sizemore just wasn't active enough.
Horrible takedown by Horton or perhaps it was just good defense by Sizemore which made him look bad.
Markus Sizemore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Horton.
Sizemore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Horton.
Horton swats away the attempt to clinch by Sizemore.
Sizemore shoots in and gets a takedown into Horton's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Horton is keeping the position for now.
Horton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sizemore defends it easily.
Sizemore content to stall in guard here.
Horton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sizemore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Horton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Horton keeping full guard, as Sizemore tries to pass.
We're going to have a standup here because Markus Sizemore wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Horton gets a clinch.
Horton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sizemore avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Horton keeps control of Sizemore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sizemore keeps control of Horton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Horton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sizemore after a bit of a struggle.
Sizemore is trying to force a seperation but Horton has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton wants a takedown.
Sizemore wants to get back to striking at distance but Horton won't allow it.
Sizemore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Horton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sizemore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Horton smiles and moves away.
Sizemore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sizemore fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horton shoots and misses
and Sizemore counters with a nice double leg into side control. Horton won't be happy with that.
Markus Sizemore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sizemore creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Sizemore dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sizemore shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sizemore was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Horton is squirming around, avoiding Sizemore's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Sizemore.
Sizemore wants to control the pace but Horton is squirming around nicely.
Sizemore working Horton over with strikes here.
Horton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Horton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizemore content just to control the position here.
Sizemore is landing with some decent strikes but Horton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sizemore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Horton is trying desperately to improve position.
Sizemore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Horton on the ground.
Sizemore connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sizemore scoring with strikes but Horton is staying in there.
Horton wants to hold on but Sizemore pushes him away.
Sizemore tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Horton looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Sizemore is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Horton has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sizemore trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Sizemore.
Sizemore is not going to allow Horton to sit and survive in this position.
Sizemore is looking for the choke from the back position but Horton is controlling his hands well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sizemore's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sizemore looking to break Horton's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Horton remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Sizemore will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sizemore doesn't have the hooks in and Horton manages to turn into his guard.
Sizemore looking to control.
Sizemore managing to control the position.
Sizemore looking for a sweep. Not yet Sizemore, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Sizemore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sizemore has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Sizemore!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Markus Sizemore made sure he mentioned Nature's Edge Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Prototype (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boo Estep (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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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Prototype!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boo Estep!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estep tries to clinch there but Prototype circles away.
Estep takes a swing at Prototype's ribcage but misses.
Estep gets a takedown into half guard.
Estep winds up and cracks Prototype with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Prototype wants to get back to full guard.
Prototype tries to kick Estep off but Estep keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Estep looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prototype with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Estep is trying for a kimura here. Prototype looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Estep wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Boo Estep!
Boo Estep gave a mention to Saving Grace Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Estep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Estep comes to the cage accompanied by Courageous. Jon Conner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Estep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Conner!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estep scores with a one two! Conner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Jon Conner has been cut.
Conner looks to clinch
and Estep counters with a takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Estep decides to stand back up. Estep steps back and let's Conner get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner pushes Estep up against the cage in a clinch.
Conner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Conner jumps guard and drags Estep to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Conner trying to strike off his back.
Estep trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Estep gets to his feet - Conner follows without any prompting.
Estep shoots in and bounces Conner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Conner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conner is working an open guard so Estep takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estep walks forward, straight into a front kick from Conner.
Estep is breathing heavily.
Conner wants to clinch
and Estep counters with a straight right hand.
Estep rushes Conner and presses him up against the cage.
Conner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Estep avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Conner is trying to break the clinch but Estep is controlling him.
Estep pulls Conner into guard.
Estep wants to sweep here but Conner controlling him for the moment.
Conner stays in close to Estep's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Conner 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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jon Conner wasn't active enough on the ground.
Estep shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conner as he jumps to the side.
Conner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Estep finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conner moves to clinch but Estep breaks away
and Estep counters with a three punch combo that has Conner backing up. Conner nods at Estep to acknowledge the strikes.
Estep tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Conner swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner tries to clinch but Estep moves out of range.
Estep leaves Conner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Conner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Estep shoots in and drives through. Conner sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Estep. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conner throws a head kick that half lands.
Conner works Estep's body with a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from Conner as Estep shoots in.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Estep paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Estep swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Estep tries to keep at a distance but Conner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Conner obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estep has Conner pushed against the cage.
Estep drags the fight down to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner forces his way into half guard.
Estep is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Estep is concentrating on defense, preventing Conner from advancing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conner wants to free his trapped foot but Estep is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Estep gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Estep dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Conner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Conner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Estep preventing the sweep.
Estep controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Estep working some strikes from top position.
Conner wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Estep swivels and escapes.
Conner is breathing heavily.
Conner tries to clinch
and Estep makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Conner tries to clinch but Estep is having none of it.
Conner throws a sloppy head kick and Estep moves out of range easily.
Estep closes this distance looking for a takedown but Conner circles away.
Estep shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Conner but Conner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Conner tries to clinch but Estep moves out of range.
A combination from Estep does no damage.
Estep throws a right hand that Conner ducks under and follows up with a left that Conner also avoids with ease.
Estep has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Estep. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner doesn't manage to clinch there - Estep circles away.
Conner is looking to clinch but Estep is avoiding it.
Estep stuffs the takedown attempt from Conner. Conner gets slowly back to his feet.
Jon Conner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Conner duly obliges.
Estep shoots in for a takedown but Conner shows good takedown defense.
Conner is looking to clinch but Estep is avoiding it.
Conner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conner wants to clinch
and Estep counters with a nice double leg into side control. Conner won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conner regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estep stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Conner to get to his feet.
Conner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Conner tries to clinch there but Estep circles away.
Estep shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Conner tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Estep has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Estep controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estep punishing his opponent with strikes.
Estep looking to control and managing it successfully.
Estep in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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.
Conner has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Estep dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Conner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Conner looks to clinch
and Estep counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Conner lands a right hook to the body.
Conner tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Estep.
Estep will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Conner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Estep. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conner scores with a body shot.
Estep tries to move into range but Conner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conner tries to clinch there but Estep circles away.
Conner lands a big head kick that sends Estep tumbling to the mat! Conner takes a step backwards and waves Estep back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Estep is rocked!
It looks like Brian Estep has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conner lands a big right hook! Estep looks hurt but is still standing! Conner lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Estep falls down and Conner dives in with a huge hammer fist! Estep's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Conner runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jon Conner!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jon Conner thanked Saving Grace Clothing 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 Kenny Blankenship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson David (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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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, Kenny Blankenship!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samson David!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
David blocking the ground and pound.
David wants to hold on but Blankenship pushes him away.
Blankenship takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
David can't escape the position.
David defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Blankenship.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Blankenship there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Blankenship controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship'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.
David tries to hold on but Blankenship pushes him away.
Blankenship is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. David can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
David working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but David is surviving well by controlling Blankenship's body position as best he can.
Blankenship tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
David is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blankenship jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but David manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship staying calm.
Blankenship seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down David for as long as he can get away with.
David is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blankenship off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Blankenship holds on, trying desperately to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blankenship bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blankenship is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blankenship throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blankenship content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Blankenship dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
David will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
David fails with an attempt to clinch.
David looks to clinch
and Blankenship counters by clinching up.
Blankenship wants a takedown but no success here.
David is trying to force a seperation but Blankenship has the dominant position.
Blankenship looking for a takedown.
Blankenship breaks from the clinch.
Blankenship fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but David avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Blankenship. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blankenship counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship keeps the fight on the outside.
David gets cracked there but stands up to it.
David darts in trying to clinch
and Blankenship counters with a head kick.
David is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blankenship circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blankenship counters with a good low kick that David was not able to check.
David throws a head kick that misses
and Blankenship counters with an outside leg kick.
Blankenship circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blankenship counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blankenship works to advance to full mount. David defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blankenship controlling the position easily from mount.
David is breathing heavily.
David sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
David really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blankenship. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
David is in trouble now - Blankenship has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… David is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by David and Blankenship has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Blankenship tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blankenship has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blankenship in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blankenship is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down David's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Blankenship dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Blankenship circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blankenship looks for a takedown but David sprawls well.
David lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
David wants to clinch
and Blankenship counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
David leaves Blankenship with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
David tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blankenship counters with a nice kick to the body.
David tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blankenship paws at him with a jab and circles away.
David darts in trying to clinch
and Blankenship decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in David's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship gets to his feet. David looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship instigates a clinch.
David gets underhooks to prevent Blankenship's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Blankenship. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blankenship breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samson David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blankenship closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blankenship circles away from the clinch attempt.
David darts in trying to clinch
and Blankenship counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blankenship throwing strikes from guard but David blocks nicely.
Blankenship controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Blankenship with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blankenship stays in close to David's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kenny Blankenship.
David looks to clinch
and Blankenship counters by clinching up.
Blankenship drops to a knee looking for a takedown but David gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blankenship dodges an elbow strike from David.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt David or not.
Blankenship changes levels and goes for a takedown here. David fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blankenship on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Kenny Blankenship has been cut.
David tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blankenship counters with a nice leg kick.
David fails in his attempt to clinch.
David tries to clinch
and Blankenship counters with a flying knee. Nice.
David lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blankenship lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blankenship throwing strikes from guard but David blocks nicely.
Blankenship stands and throws David's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blankenship tries to score with some ground and pound. David controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Blankenship stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David throws a series of punches but Blankenship moves out of range.
Samson David has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenny Blankenship is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
David throws a lazy head kick
and Blankenship counters with a takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Blankenship showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blankenship, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Blankenship!
Kenny Blankenship very nearly forgot to thank Nature's Edge Nutrition 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Don't Stop Believing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franks swings for the body but Logan moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Franks.
It looks like Frankie Logan has been cut.
Logan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Logan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Logan feints and then cracks Franks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franks down.
Logan wants to clinch up but Franks keeps it at a distance.
Franks takes the fight into the clinch.
Franks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Logan's elbow.
Franks pulls Logan into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Franks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Logan manages to get himself to full guard.
Logan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Logan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Logan trying to keep a closed guard but Franks is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Frankie Logan.
Logan tries to clinch but Franks is having none of it.
Mike Franks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Franks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Logan tries to clinch but Franks moves out of range.
Franks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Logan wants to get back to full guard.
Franks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan wants to get back to full guard.
Franks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Logan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Franks is thwarting Logan's attempts to control the position.
Franks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Franks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Franks working over Logan with some ground and pound. Logan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks controlling the action here.
Franks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Franks decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Franks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Logan tries to clinch but Franks moves away
and Franks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Logan won't be happy with that.
Logan is looking for a sweep.
Logan is holding Franks down, trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franks stands up.
Franks is breathing heavily.
Franks moves into the clinch.
Franks goes for a takedown attempt but Logan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Logan connects with a solid leg kick.
Frankie Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Logan throws a sloppy head kick and Franks moves out of range easily.
Logan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Logan cracks a nice hook into Franks's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Franks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Logan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Logan doesn't manage to clinch there - Franks circles away.
Logan throws a sloppy head kick and Franks moves out of range easily.
Logan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Franks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mike Franks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Logan wants to stand but Franks is controlling the position.
Franks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Franks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Logan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks stops Logan from standing up.
Logan working a defensive guard but Franks passes into half guard.
Logan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Franks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Franks is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Logan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Franks avoids the attempt from Logan to control.
Logan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Franks controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan tries to hold on but Franks postures up.
Logan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franks looking for a guillotine from mount but Logan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan is working to get back to half guard.
Logan wants to control but Franks is having none of it.
Franks is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Franks controlling from mount.
Franks lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan is just holding on here. Franks manages to take his back.
Franks looking for the choke but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franks has managed to slip his arm under Logan's chin. This could be all over... yep, Logan is tapping out! Submission win for Franks.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Franks!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mike Franks thanked Saving Grace Clothing 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 Henry Hagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Hagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathaniel Price!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagan lands with a kick to the temple. Price shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Nathaniel Price has been cut.
Hagan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hagan to the mat! Hagan manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price stands up and waves to Hagan to follow him.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hagan enables Price to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hagan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Price not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Price preventing the sweep.
Hagan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Price doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Price manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hagan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hagan wants to get back to his feet but Price is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Price controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Price tries to free his leg and advance position but Hagan is retaining full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nathaniel Price hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Price fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagan with a lazy takedown attempt
so Price counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Price trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price advances position into side control!
Price taking a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price swings around for an armbar but Hagan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Price's guard.
Price managing to control the position.
Hagan trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price keeping full guard, as Hagan tries to pass.
Hagan trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hagan stopping the sweep attempt from Price.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Henry Hagan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hagan fails to land the takedown.
Hagan looks to clinch
and Price counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hagan!
Price jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hagan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hagan and Price has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Price controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hagan is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Price dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Price'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.
Hagan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Price sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hagan shoots in for a double leg but Price sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hagan lands a nice looking body kick.
Hagan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Price counters with a good low kick that Hagan was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Hagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hagan scores with a leg kick.
Hagan dives in and grabs Price's left leg, looking for a takedown. Price pushes down on Hagan's head and hops out.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hagan!
Price thows a body shot but no joy.
Price decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Price decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hagan tries a head kick but it misses.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry Hagan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagan tries to clinch up but Price circles away and keeps his distance.
Price works over Hagan's head and body with a nice combination.
Price shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hagan is trying to defend but Price finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Price looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hagan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Price controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price wants to control but Hagan is keeping him busy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nathaniel Price was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Price tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hagan swivels and escapes.
Hagan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Price counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hagan is trying to escape the position but Price is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Price wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hagan keeps working.
Price thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Price working the body and head with strikes.
Hagan is trying to get back to half guard.
Hagan is trying to control Price's posture but Price avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagan throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Price is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Price swings around for an armbar but Hagan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Price's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price looking to control.
Hagan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Price showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Price's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hagan has his takedown stuffed
and Price counters with a shoot takedown. Hagan fights it but they end up in guard.
Price stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hagan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hagan misses with a few strikes there.
Hagan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Price dives in and scores a takedown into Hagan's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price stands up from Hagan's guard - Price perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice takedown defense from Price. No joy for Hagan on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Hagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Price closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hagan to the mat! Hagan manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Price controlling from the top position.
Price decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Price closes the distance and clinches.
Price missing with knees to the body.
Price jumps guard but Hagan stands there with Price around his waist. Price gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hagan tries to circle away but Price has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagan wants to take the fight to the mat but Price manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hagan jumps into guard, dragging Price to the mat.
Price stands and steps away. Hagan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hagan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Price looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A solid leg kick lands there for Price.
Hagan tries to keep at a distance but Price has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Price will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Price has a closed guard, preventing Hagan from standing up.
Hagan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Price's guard.
Price pulls Hagan in to control the position.
Price scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Price tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Price trying to keep a closed guard but Hagan is proving a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Price or perhaps it was just good defense by Hagan which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hagan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Price to his feet.
Price has taken the fight to the clinch.
Price gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Price trying to mount his opponent but Hagan defends it.
Price wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hagan keeps working.
Henry Hagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathaniel Price is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Price comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Price 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Price!
Nathaniel Price gave a mention to Nature's Edge Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Del Estep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Anderson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Del Estep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Anderson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson gets a clinch.
Estep escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Estep looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Estep is looking to clinch.
Anderson clinches up with Estep and pushes him back against the cage.
Estep wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Estep won't allow it.
Anderson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Estep uses from the top position.
Estep with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Estep trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Estep stacks Anderson 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 Estep!
Anderson parries the strikes from Estep easily there. Estep is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Anderson to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Estep wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anderson regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estep is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Estep lands a nice short elbow.
Estep throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson kicks off Estep and gets to his feet.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Estep is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Del Estep has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Anderson.
Estep breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estep shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Estep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Estep throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Estep is in Anderson's guard.
Estep trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Estep is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Estep is proving a slippery customer.
Estep throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estep postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Estep working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Estep is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Anderson frees his head nicely. Oh but Estep has switched to an armbar! Anderson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Del Estep!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Stamper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Stamper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Morris's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Stamper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Morris!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris moves in looking to clinch but Stamper pushes him off.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stamper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stamper rushes Morris and presses him up against the cage.
Morris goes for a takedown attempt but Stamper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stamper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morris swivels and escapes.
Stamper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stamper fails with a takedown attempt.
Morris rushes Stamper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stamper has Morris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Stamper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stamper is trying to pull guard but Morris has him pressed against the cage.
Stamper is trying to break free.
Morris blocks an elbow strike.
Morris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stamper is pressed up against the cage. Morris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stamper down to the mat. Stamper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morris scores with a head kick. Stamper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Harry Stamper has been cut.
Morris shoots in for a takedown but Stamper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morris lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stamper is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stamper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morris wants it to stay on the feet.
Morris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stamper sprawls well initially but Morris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stamper won't allow Morris to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stamper's head.
Morris thows a huge punch but Stamper dodges it nicely.
Stamper wants to control but Morris is keeping busy.
Morris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morris looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Morris is nestled in close to Stamper, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stamper wants to get back to his feet.
Morris decides to stand and escape the position.
Morris shoots in but Stamper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stamper sprawls well. Stamper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Morris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morris clinches up with Stamper and pushes him back against the cage.
Morris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stamper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stamper breaks from the clinch.
Stamper closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamper prevents Morris from improving his position.
Stamper wants to stand but Morris has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Morris gets back to full guard.
Morris trying to keep a closed guard but Stamper is proving a slippery customer.
Stamper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stamper postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Morris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Stamper's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stamper tries to clinch up.
Stamper tries to keep at a distance but Morris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stamper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stamper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stamper turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stamper's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stamper wants to pass the guard but Morris is defending well.
Morris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morris is looking for a sweep. Stamper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stamper is looking to stall here but Morris recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamper wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
Morris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morris trying to control the position here.
Stamper stopping the sweep attempt from Morris.
Chris Morris has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Stamper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morris will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stamper postures up.
Morris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stamper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Stamper prevents Morris from getting back to his feet.
Stamper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morris on the ground.
Stamper wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
Morris trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stamper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stamper is working hard here to advance position.
Morris is trying to control the position but Stamper postures up.
Stamper stopping the sweep attempt from Morris.
Morris seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chris Morris wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stamper looks to clinch
and Morris counters by clinching up.
Stamper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morris wants to clinch.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick
and Stamper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Stamper from controlling successfully.
Morris pushes Stamper off and scrambles back to his feet.
Chris Morris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris tries for a takedown but Stamper circles away easily
and Stamper counters with a head kick. That will keep Morris thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stamper throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Morris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Harry Stamper's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Morris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morris lands in his opponent's guard.
Morris trying to control but Stamper is working from the bottom.
Stamper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stamper tries to get out of the position.
Stamper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morris being controlled here momentarily.
Morris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morris wants to control from the top but Stamper keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Morris hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stamper moves away.
Stamper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick
and Stamper counters with an outside leg kick.
Stamper leaves Morris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stamper shoots in looking for a takedown. Morris tries to sprawl out of it but Stamper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stamper shoots in looking for a takedown but Morris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stamper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stamper closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morris is doing well to control the position and prevent Stamper from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris is looking to control Stamper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morris avoid being mounted?
Morris is refusing to be controlled, as Stamper sits in half guard.
Morris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morris trying to control from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morris closes the distance and clinches.
Morris has Stamper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stamper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
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!
Morris manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stamper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morris lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stamper hang on?
Morris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stamper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stamper is squirming around, avoiding Morris's attempts to control the action.
Stamper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morris takes Stamper's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris is landing with strikes. Stamper can't take much more of this.
Morris struggling to keep hold of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris looking for the choke from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stamper won't enjoy being in this position. Morris looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Stamper is tapping - it's over boys! Morris picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Morris!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chris Morris made sure he mentioned Saving Grace Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Five Sixteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lloyd Christmas (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Five Sixteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lloyd Christmas!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christmas shoots for a takedown but Five Sixteen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Christmas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Five Sixteen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Five Sixteen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Christmas is keeping the position for now.
Christmas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Five Sixteen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Five Sixteen trying to control the position from guard on top but Christmas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Five Sixteen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Christmas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Christmas can't keep his opponent in guard - Five Sixteen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Five Sixteen is pressing down on Christmas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Christmas is holding on for now.
Christmas keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Five Sixteen thows a huge punch but Christmas dodges it nicely.
Christmas wants to control but Five Sixteen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Five Sixteen trying to pass the guard but Christmas defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas trying to control here.
Five Sixteen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lloyd Christmas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Christmas tries to clinch but Five Sixteen moves out of range.
Five Sixteen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Five Sixteen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Five Sixteen has hold of Christmas's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Christmas manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Five Sixteen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Christmas is surviving well by controlling Five Sixteen's body position as best he can.
Five Sixteen working Christmas over with strikes here.
Five Sixteen controlling the position easily from mount.
Christmas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Five Sixteen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Five Sixteen throwing strikes here but Christmas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Christmas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Five Sixteen looking to control but Christmas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Christmas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Five Sixteen controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Five Sixteen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Five Sixteen dominated that round.
That's time! Five Sixteen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Five Sixteen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Five Sixteen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Five Sixteen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Five Sixteen with the ground and pound but Christmas uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Christmas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Five Sixteen's guard.
Five Sixteen wants to sweep but no luck.
Five Sixteen has his foot on Christmas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Christmas works his way back into a safe position though.
Christmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Five Sixteen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas has gone for a leg lock! Five Sixteen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Christmas's guard.
Christmas trying to control the position.
Five Sixteen gets to his feet - Christmas follows without any prompting.
Christmas misses with a takedown attempt
and Five Sixteen counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas tries to circle away but Five Sixteen has him pinned against the cage.
Five Sixteen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Christmas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Five Sixteen is keeping the position for now.
Christmas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Five Sixteen's head.
Christmas postures up.
Christmas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Christmas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Five Sixteen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Christmas has managed to get both his arms back between Five Sixteen's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christmas looking to pass the guard.
Matthew Five Sixteen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christmas trying to control but Five Sixteen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Five Sixteen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Five Sixteen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christmas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Five Sixteen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Five Sixteen keeping moving, preventing Christmas from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Five Sixteen is trying to keep Christmas in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Christmas throws a big right hand that misses.
Five Sixteen working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Five Sixteen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Christmas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Five Sixteen is in Christmas's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christmas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Christmas being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Five Sixteen dominated that second round.
That's time! Five Sixteen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Christmas misses with a takedown attempt
and Five Sixteen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Christmas!
Five Sixteen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Five Sixteen controlling from mount.
Five Sixteen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Five Sixteen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Christmas working to try and regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christmas tries to control the position but Five Sixteen now has his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Five Sixteen is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Christmas. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Christmas tries to break free.
Five Sixteen controls the action.
Christmas is trying to break free.
Christmas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Five Sixteen loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Christmas hold on?
Five Sixteen wants to control the position but Christmas frees himself and scrambles - Five Sixteen manages to regain control in side control.
Christmas stops Five Sixteen from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Five Sixteen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Five Sixteen throws a series of punches but Christmas avoids them all with ease.
Christmas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Five Sixteen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christmas wants to stand up but Five Sixteen is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Five Sixteen wants to control from the top but Christmas keeps moving.
Christmas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Five Sixteen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Christmas keeping full guard, as Five Sixteen tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matthew Five Sixteen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Five Sixteen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Christmas!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Five Sixteen trying to control but Christmas is having none of it.
Christmas is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Five Sixteen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lloyd Christmas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthew Five Sixteen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Five Sixteen wants to control the pace but Christmas is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Five Sixteen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Five Sixteen, 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... Matthew Five Sixteen!
Matthew Five Sixteen took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thank you Jesus.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaine Lovell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McCoy's choice of entrance music: Voices. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
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18
210 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zaine Lovell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy fails with the takedown
letting Lovell counter with a right hand.
It looks like Austin McCoy has been cut.
Lovell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCoy circles away quickly and effectively.
Lovell falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCoy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lovell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McCoy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lovell is fending him off so far but McCoy persists. Nope, Lovell circles away and we're back to standing.
Lovell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McCoy to the mat! McCoy manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lovell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lovell throwing strikes from guard but McCoy blocks nicely.
Lovell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovell wants to stand and escape but instead McCoy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lovell is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lovell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lovell takes a swing at McCoy's ribcage but misses.
McCoy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lovell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zaine Lovell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin McCoy.
McCoy moves into the clinch.
Lovell has dropped down and is working for a takedown. McCoy is trying to keep an underhook but Lovell manages to get the takedown into half guard.
McCoy tries to get to full guard but Lovell has control of the leg.
Lovell lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCoy wants to get back to full guard.
Lovell is keen to just control but McCoy is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McCoy moves into full guard.
McCoy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lovell is aware though and is defending well.
McCoy looks gassed!
Lovell looking to pass the guard.
McCoy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lovell is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lovell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lovell stands and steps away. McCoy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McCoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lovell can pounce on him.
McCoy wants to clinch up but Lovell keeps it at a distance.
Lovell throws a series of punches but McCoy moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lovell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whack! Lovell lands a heavy head kick that drops McCoy. The ref tackles Lovell to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because McCoy was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Zaine Lovell!
Zaine Lovell retains his heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Zaine Lovell waved his t-shirt featuring Saving Grace Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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FIGHT
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